Host Michael W. Taft speaks with Tantra scholar and teacher Christopher Wallis concerning the word “enlightenment” in English and the words in Sanskrit it is often the interpretation for; the differences between awakening and liberation; karma, samskara, and the deep unconscious; Shiva-oriented practice and the importance of including Shakti, the teachings of Abhinavagupta, and the centrality of embodied awakening.
Christopher Wallis, also often known as Hareesh, is a Sanskritist and scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra with thirty years experience. He was initiated by a conventional Indian guru on the age of sixteen, and received education at yoga āshrams, each in India and the West. He holds several degrees including an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from Oxford, and a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley. Hareesh is the creator of everal books including, and a recent book entitled .
Hareesh.org – Christopher Wallis’ website
Take a look at his recent book, Near Enemies of the Truth
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