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The Lingam of Lord Bhairava

The Lingam of Lord Bhairava

September 8, 2007

By Dhruvanath The accompanying one minute video clip presents a moment Awakening deep into a Dhuni ritual. By this point the Nath sadhaks have been immersed in worship for hours. The air is thick with fragrant smoke from smoldering fire offerings, mixing with the swirling, expanding, multi-layered mantric vibrations. In the video, we first…

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Sri Kapilnath holding trishul.
The Avadhut

The Avadhut

June 9, 2007

We might do well to look at some attempts to define what an Avadhut may be. The definition over at the Nath Order site might serve as a backdrop or lighting effect. Avadhut…One who has cast off the fetters, returned and gone back. Back to the Spirit. Cosmic Spirit, Shiva, OM or Divine. It…

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Hand embroidered yantra by Rose Devi.
Avadhuta Gita

Avadhuta Gita

May 17, 2007

Adesh, Adesh, On a Sunday afternoon, two days after Guru Purnima, July 1991, after a gloriously intense ritual honoring Guru Mahendranath at a place called Syn Dhuni and a day spent reading the English translation of the Avadhuta Gita by Shree Purohit Swami and edited by S. Mokashi-Punekar (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers) in the company…

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Sri Kapilnath at retreat in Costa Rica, 2016
On the way to Shambhala Tapovan…

On the way to Shambhala Tapovan…

May 4, 2007

Greetings, I was reflecting on the short missive of the poster who wished to find an Indian disciple of Shri Mahendranath to bend their ear. Why some private person would want to discuss their relationship or experience of a holy man with a stranger is obscure, if not invasive, but it set me to…

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