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Yoga. Tantra. Philosophy. Sacred hymns.  Hundreds of hours of work went into these writings over the past twelve years, and you can download them for free here, with more to come.  Of course I would love it if you make a donation for the downloads.  They are all .pdf's, so they should display correctly on any device, but let me know if you have problems reading any of them.  Please forgive any typos, and enjoy the learning!


Please consider making a small contribution for this work:

Suggested donation $10 per download. The devotion of my time working within these texts is significant.  
All support is accepted with great gratitude!

Writings available for download:

The following four files are academic writing, but quite readable. They constitute a great introduction to the study of original Tantra.
Shaiva & Buddhist Tantra: A Comparison
File Size: 368 kb
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Religious Experience in Tantric Shaivism
File Size: 350 kb
File Type: pdf
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Shaiva Philosophy and its Place in the Tradition
File Size: 322 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Descent of Power: academic article
File Size: 511 kb
File Type: pdf
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Outline of the History of the Yoga Tradition
File Size: 81 kb
File Type: pdf
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The following file contains definitions of the word 'yoga' drawn from Sanskrit sources:
Definitions of Yoga
File Size: 63 kb
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My own definition of 'yoga' that encompasses the essence of ten years of research:
The real meaning of the word 'Yoga'
File Size: 46 kb
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A clear introduction to early Buddhism
File Size: 223 kb
File Type: pdf
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A beautiful ancient hymn, here translated accurately for the first time:
Hymn to the Kundalini
File Size: 69 kb
File Type: pdf
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An excerpt from my forthcoming book:
The Five Acts of Shiva
File Size: 102 kb
File Type: pdf
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Dissertation on Prana by Scott Blossom et al.
File Size: 318 kb
File Type: pdf
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Yogasutra (partial) in my translation
File Size: 84 kb
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The Logical Flow of the Yoga-sutra
File Size: 102 kb
File Type: pdf
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Bhagavad Gita handout
File Size: 65 kb
File Type: pdf
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This paper explores the arguments of Vedanta philosophy and a partial Tantrik refutation thereof:
Medieval Hindu Philosophy
File Size: 116 kb
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Paper on yoginis in art history.pdf
File Size: 228 kb
File Type: pdf
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Mysticism in Yoga
File Size: 164 kb
File Type: pdf
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Mysticism in Art and Sensuality
File Size: 177 kb
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A Definition of Mysticism
File Size: 193 kb
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What is Death?
File Size: 95 kb
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The Opportunity of Death
File Size: 171 kb
File Type: pdf
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