Shiva Sutra Online Study Group - A guide towards the path of liberation.
*** The live course is sold out.***
While the live Study Group is fully booked, the full course will be available for immediate access on December 1st
The Tantric tradition has left a trail guide to the illuminative teachings towards an awakened, liberated Self. This path is pointed out to us in the revealed teachings of the sages of the past. Perhaps most elegantly depicted in the tantras of Kashmir Shaivism.
The Shiva Sutras are a collection of 77 aphorisms that comprise the basic understanding of the tradition of Kashmir Shaivsim in the 9th century. Considered, perhaps the preeminate text on liberation. It continues to be a source of finding a way to unpack the reality of the awakened state. The relevancy of the teaching of Kashmir Shaivism has continued to inspire and influence modern thinkers because of it’s immediate accessibility and relevance to leading an awakened life.
I first met these sutras in the early 2000s and then in 2007, spent a year studying them in a small group wtih my meditation /philosophy teacher Sally Kempton. Since that time, I have read them almost daily, ruminated, chewed, tripped over and returned allow the seed mantras to unfold into the balance of living experience.
This course is intended as an immersive dive into the teachings of these Sutras. Through live sessions, we will unpack key Sutras and work with practices to pour into the felt sense of their meanings. All philosophy and sutras are only place holders until we have the living taste of the actual experience.
Whether you are a teacher deepening your understanding of yogic philosophy or a yogi wanting to deepen your own meditation and practice technology, this course is designed to forge deep relational pathways into the boundless reservoir of Source.
Classes will run live on Sundays through the month of November. We will have Zoom meetings once a week wherein we will discuss the meaning and the commentaries of the text, combined with weekly contemplations and practices designed to deepen your practice in the days in between. Recordings will be accessible via our teachable platform. Our collective intention is to bring the teaching deep into the marrow of our bones and make the experience of living tantrically come alive for us as practitioners and facilitators.
The study of a text of this nature elevates the student as we use this text as a backdrop to churn our own consciousness in these times.
The relevancy of the teaching of Kashmir Shaivism has continued to inspire and influence modern thinkers because of its immediate accessibility and relevance to leading an awakened life.
I hope you will join me for this month.
In light,
Tara
This course will cover:
History and context of the Shiva Sutras
Break down of the upayas, methods or means.
Review of tantric map of the universe
Breakdown of the Shiva Sutras combined with assignments and meditations to unpack.
One live Zoom every Sunday with lectures, meditation, and embodiment practices.
Cost is $129 for the month of November and includes:
5 live Zoom calls on Sundays 10-11:30 am CET November 1st - 29th.
The last call on Sunday, November 29th will be 10:00 - 12:00 CETAll calls will be recorded and available through Teachable for a lifetime
Additional pre-recorded videos
Supplemental written material, engagement prompts and practices for those that want to go deeper.
Dedicated Facebook Group for discussions and sharing
Recommended Reading :
Siva Sutras: The Supreme awakening by Lakshmanjoo