Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra- tantric meditation for everyday living
112 micro meditations for intimacy with reality
Are you longing for a regular meditation practice, but haven't seemed to find a way to integrate it into your daily life? Are you craving spiritual teachings that are traditional, yet accessible and inspirational? Are you looking for a philosophical worldview that aligns with being a household practitioner, deeply immersed in the world? Then this is the course for you!
The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra, which can be translated as "Divine Consciousness" or "The Mystical Wisdom of Bhairava" is known as one of the most revered and referred meditation manuals in the world. Throughout thousands of years, it has inspired countless practitioners with its practical approach and breathtaking instructions. It contains no less than 112 different meditation techniques (or "types of yoga"), given straight from the mouth of Bhairava/Śiva, for the liberation of all! And the techniques are surprisingly simple, albeit not always easy to master. Sometimes they are referred to as "micro meditations" because they can be practiced anytime, anywhere. That is, in the middle of your every-day-life.
In the beginning of the text, the Goddess Bhairavi/Śakti (who represents energy and creative capacity) asks her husband Bhairava/Śiva (who represents consciousness or the ground of being) how one can attain him and get to know his true nature. Bhairava replies that the way to him is through her. Since Śakti is understood to be all energy (meaning every aspect of the world, including our thoughts and emotions) he is basically saying:
Whatever state of mind and whatever life situation you find yourself in- from there you attain me.
This is the great nondual promise of the text. This is what we will explore.
The course will run live through zoom on Mondays between 10 am CET- 12 pm CET on February 3rd, February 17th, March 10th and March 24th, with a bonus class on Wednesday 26th of February (Mahāśivarātri). All classes will be recorded and made available through the course page shortly afterwards. As with all my courses, participants keep life time access to all the material on the course page. Each class will combine philosophical teachings, storytelling and meditation practice. I hope that you will join us!
Your Instructor
Tova Olsson is a scholar of religion, author and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in educating. She is appreciated for her deep knowledge, her ability to explain esoteric ideas and philosophical concepts in an accessible way, for her skillful storytelling and humorous approach. As a 'scholar-practitioner', she strives to combine academic, critical understanding with the dedicated experience of a long-term practitioner, offering courses that provide liberating knowledge - on many different levels.
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