This is a set of essays by Woodroffe on Tantra.About the AuthorSir John Woodroffe (1865 - 1936)Sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose work helped to unleash in the West a deep and wide interest in Hindu philosophy and Yogic practices.Born on December 15th, 1865 as the eldest son of James Tisdall Woodroffe, Advocate-General of Bengal and his wife Florence, he was educated at Woburn Park School and University College, Oxford, where graduated in jurisprudence and the Bachelor of Civil Law examinations.In 1890, He moved to India and enrolled as an advocate in Calcutta High Court. He was soon made a Fellow of the Calcutta University and appointed Law Professor of Calcutta University.He was appointed Standing Counsel to the Government of India in 1902 and two years later was raised to the High Court Bench.After serving for eighteen years in the bench, he became Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1915.After retiring to England he became Reader in Indian Law at the University of Oxford, and finally moved to France in his retirement, where he died in 1936.Alongside his judicial duties he studied Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy and was especially interested in the esoteric Hindu Tantric Shakti system. He translated some twenty original Sanskrit texts, and under his pseudonym Arthur Avalon.He published and lectured prolifically and authoritatively on Indian philosophy and a wide range of Yoga and Tantra topics.His most popular and influential book, a major contribution to the appreciation of Indian philosophy and spirituality, is The Serpent Power - The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga (Dover Books), which is the source of many modern Western appropriation

Shakti and Shakta: Essays and Addresses on the Shakta Tantrashastra

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"The Serpent Power" is an important and influential text for the modern practice of Kundalini yoga in the West. Written by Sir John George Woodroffe, under his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, it is a scholarly and insightful study of both ancient texts and the philosophies of Kundalini, Shakti, meditation, and yogic practice. Woodroffe was born in Calcutta, India and followed in his father's footsteps in a successful legal career that included many years serving as the Chief Justice on the High Court of India. In addition to his professional judicial duties he also extensively studied Hindu philosophy and translated many Sanskrit texts. He wrote many books on Tantrism and yoga under his pseudonym and was a noted speaker and expert on Indian philosophy. "The Serpent Power" is his most popular and enduring work and is notable for its accurate and nuanced translations of two important ancient Tantric texts: "The Description of the Six Chakras" and "Five-fold Footstool". This classic text remains an important guide for all of those who are interested in Kundalini yoga as well as ancient Hindu philosophy and meditative practices. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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Woodroffe s The Serpent Power The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga, is a source for many modern Western adaptations of Kundalini yoga practice. It is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on, and translation of, the Satcakra-nirupana ( Description of and Investigation into the Six Bodily Centres ) of Purnananda (dated c. AD 1550) and the Paduka-pancaka ( Five-fold Footstool of the Guru ). The term Serpent Power refers to the Kundalini, an energy said to be released within an individual by meditation techniques.

The Serpent Power: Being the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana and Paduka-Pancaka

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Language: EnglishPages: 299About the BookThe Goddess or Devi is God in Its Mother aspect. Devi, who is existence, consciousness and bliss, is thought of as a female, a male or pure Brahman. This volume Hymns to the Goddess is an endeavour of Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon) to translate the Sanskrit hymns in praise of the Goddess or Devi, scattered in Tantra and Purana texts, Mahabharata, and in the hymns of Sankaracarya, who was an incarnation of devotion and a great philosopher, Valmiki and Indra. After a general introduction, the book starts with a hymn to Kalabhairava, the spouse of Devi, followed by Devi stotras. In these hymns, Devi is praised as Bhairavi, Bhuvanesvari, Adyakali, Laksmi, Tara, Mahisamardini, Annapurna, Sarasvati, Durga, Tripura in Tantra texts; Sarvavisvajanani, Ambika, Candika, Mahadevi and Jagadambika in Puranas, Durga, Arya, Durga in Mahabharata; Tripurasundari, Ganga, Ananadalahari, Yamuna, Narmada and Mahalaksmi. Hymn to Kali (Kurpuradi Stotra), another book within the book, is a celebrated Kaula stotra, having commentary on the hymns. It, in addition to mantroddharadhara, contains stotras of dhyana, yantra, sadhana, madya, mamsa, maithuna and phala-sruti matters.About the AuthorSir John George Woodroffe (1865-1936), also known by pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose work helped to develop in the West a deep and wide interest in Hindu philosophy and yogic practices. A lawyer by profession, he developed parallel interest in Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and religion. Sir Woodroffe wrote or translated more than a dozen books: Introduction to the Tantra Sastra; Tantra of the Great Liberation (Mahanirvana Tantra); Hymns to the Goddess; The Serpent Power; Hymn to Kali: Karpuradi-Stotra; The World as Power; The Garland

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Sir John Woodroffe has had immense knowledge on the subject of TANTRA and has contributed several Books. This is major work.

Sakti and Sakta

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Arthur Avalon

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Sir John Woodroffe has had immense knowledge on the subject of TANTRA and has contributed several Books. This is major work.

Atheism

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Tantra Sastra is not understood and practiced with ease.Sir John Woodroffe (Arthur Avalon),by his contributions on the subject,has brought this subject to everyone's door step of knowledge.

Introduction to Tantra Sastra

Many accounts on the subject of TANTRA have appeared in Book form over the years but most of these are cursory. These accounts are as a rule make general statements by way of condemnation of it. Sir John Woodroffe also known as Arthur Avalon, has on the other hand had researched solely on this subject and removed all the negative condemnation by strictly sticking to the facts. The Book "Principles of Tantra" brought out in two volumes says it all and can not be missed by any student of Tantra.

Principles of Tantra, Part I

This is the second part of the Book "Principles of Tantra". The description of this volume obviously is as that of the first volume.

Principles of Tantra, Part II

For the serious reader and practitioner of Tantra this Book forms the fifth of the Core Books on Tantra by the Author,others being "Sakti and Sakta","The Garland of Letters","Serpent Power",and "The Principles of Tantra".

The Great Liberation

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Shakti and Shakta: Essays and Addresses on the Shakta Tantrashastra

The Serpent Power Hardcover

The Serpent Power: Being the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana and Paduka-Pancaka

Hymns to the Goddess and Hymn to Kali

Sakti and Sakta

Sakti and Sakta

Introduction to Tantra Sastra

Principles of Tantra, Part I

Principles of Tantra, Part II

The Great Liberation