Sacred Repose: Abiding in Bliss and Freedom

This book is a manual for spiritual liberation from the prism of sacred repose. The reader will experience an in-depth journey into the non-dual Tantric teaching that there is only one knowing subject reposing in bliss and freedom. The principle of repose, or stillness, is the fundamental principle of creation and is examined from the perspective of five Tantric teachings:

• Repose (viśrānti)
• Nameless state (anākhya)
• Still point (bindu)
• Dynamic stillness (kṣobhākṣobha)
• Yoga of stillness (nirācārayoga)

The book weaves these five threads of sacred repose into a liberating energy-consciousness matrix for one purpose only - to serve the reader on their journey to liberation. Each of these teachings is made accessible through scriptural references, practice insights, meditations, and the personal experiences of the author. The book is designed in such a way as to invoke an inner inquiry within the reader to discover their own innate nature. It provides the practices to access and get established in one's deepest nature as luminous unbounded consciousness reposing in bliss and freedom. There are many visuals and charts in color to help assimilate the teachings as well as inspiring photography and art in color by the author.

This comprehensive book contains a treasure trove of teachings and practical content that can elevate your inner practice. The book begins with a chapter on the basic principles of non-dual Tantra of consciousness and energy, the veils of duality, the paths to liberation, and the levels of reality, and introduces the concept of repose. Following a chapter summarizing the key points of the book, each teaching is explored in detail separately. We also explore in-depth the progression of yogic experience: contact, union, absorption, and pervasion. We then delve into the levels of repose which map to the levels of breath, mantra, voids, energy body, and consciousness, forming a sacred map to spiritual liberation. Following this, the book describes bliss and freedom, which are the fruits of repose practices. The practice chapter includes 17 meditations across all paths to liberation (embodied, energy, consciousness). These meditations are also available in audio. This is followed by a Q&A chapter on the 17 meditations. Last but not least, the book makes suggestions on how to effectively practice repose in everyday life.

What lies ahead of you is a wonderful journey of learning a new language - the language of repose (stillness). All coming and going adds nothing to it and takes nothing away from it. We ultimately experience repose as consciousness at rest in itself. Simultaneously, consciousness is actively engaged in the creation, maintenance, and dissolution of all that exists. This is life's great mystery.

Author: Acharya Shambhu
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 12/19/2023
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.98lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798869632913

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