Shakti Rising | Free Book
Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Gold Book Award!
The wisdom of the Mahavidyas, the ten wisdom goddesses who represent
the interconnected darkness and light within all of us, has been
steeped in esoteric and mystical descriptions that made them seem
irrelevant to ordinary life. But with this book, written by a
respected cardiologist who found herself on a spiritual search for
the highest truth, you’re invited to explore this ancient knowledge
and learn how it can be applied to daily struggles and triumphs—and
how it can help you find unreserved self-love and acceptance.
The pursuit of contentment is an innate part of the human experience, arising from a fundamental sense of lack or inadequacy—all the things we believe to be wrong with us when we compare or judge ourselves. In our search for peace and happiness, we may find ourselves fighting the shadows within us, trying to repress or disown certain qualities, especially our anger, violence, discomfort, craving, and disappointment. But in order to stop this fight, we must expand our understanding beyond the dualities of good versus bad, right versus wrong, and beautiful versus ugly, and accept the parts of ourselves we’ve tried to deny.
Pulling from Eastern traditions including tantra and yoga, and focusing on the feminine principle of divine energy also known as Shakti, this book bridges the divide between dualistic concepts and non-dual philosophy. By exploring the symbolism of the Mahavidyas (Kali, Tara, Tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Tripura Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Baglamukhi, Matangi, and Kamalatmika)—each with a veiled face representing a destructive quality that perpetuates ignorance and suffering, and a true face representing the wisdom that stimulates profound transformation and liberation—you’ll learn to embrace and incorporate every aspect of who you are.
With practices, self-inquiry prompts, and stories from the author’s own spiritual seeking, this exploration of the divine feminine will gently reveal the source of your fear, pain, and suffering, showing you that when you allow those parts of yourself to arise and simply be, you can finally begin to heal, overcome your limitations, and open to the light and beauty of your true nature.
In The Press
“Shakti Rising exposes in a deep way the practices of the
Mahavidyas as an ensemble to arouse and balance the energy of the
Shakti in us. Kavitha Chinnaiyan underlines the constant cosmic play
of the ten goddesses as if they were dancing in our unconscious, to
unify and bring out the balance between light and darkness. This guide
of self-discovery, based on a profound comprehension of yoga, Advaita,
and tantra, is also very practical, and the exercises proposed are
efficient. The images of the Mahavidyas will make the primal energy of
the Shakti shine and manifest in front of your eyes. The reading
itself is a sadhana. A precious book!”
—Daniel Odier, author of Tantric Kali,
Tantric Quest, and Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening
- Title: Shakti Rising | Free Book
- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-10-21 03:36:23
- Updated at : 2024-10-27 01:13:09
- Link: https://novels-ebooks.techidaily.com/95723543-9781626259119-shakti-rising/
- License: This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.