Monthly Archives: November 2026

Narasimha in Tantra Narasimha in Tantra: Ugra Rahasya and the Hidden Alliance with Bagalamukhi In bahya drishti Narasimha kills a demon. In antar drishti he kills duality itself. Neither Neither: The Core Rahasya Hiranyakashipu is ahamkara protected by boons: neither inside nor outside, neither day nor night. Narasimha is neti neti made…

Borrowed Bhakti and the Silence Beneath Books Borrowed bhakti is not false, it is just unripened. Everyone begins by hearing someone else sing. In our tradition, shravana was always the first step. We hear a kirtan, we read a chalisa someone else wrote, we repeat a name someone else loved first. That is not wrong.…

Why Tantra Begins With Beej The Seed Before the Tree: Why Tantra Begins With Beej. In Tantra, a mantra is not given all at once. It is planted. That planting is called beej diksha, initiation into the seed syllable. Before the long mantra, before the nyasa and vidhi, the guru gives a single vibrating sound…

Dakshinamurthy as Jnana and Aghora The Silent Guru and His Shadow: Dakshinamurthy as Jnana and Aghora There is a Shiva who never speaks, and yet every mantra claims him as its source. That is where this story begins. The serene one under the banyan In Tamil Nadu temples he sits young and ash-smeared under the…