The Open Door

The Guru

The calm one who will not reform the world — only walk a person to the other shore.

The Naths and Hatha Yoga

Sri Kapilnath. Where Nath work meets Hatha Yoga — Shakti, not physical immortality.
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On Shakti

Dhruvanath on Shakti: the power by which the Cosmic Spirit manifests, distinct from prana, and passed in initiation when the recipient can receive it.

The Avadhut

Sri Kapilnath on the avadhut, with Shri Mahendranath as example.

Avadhuta Gita

Sri Garudanath on a 1991 transmission of the Avadhuta Gita, two days after Guru Purnima.

Nath Keywords

Dhruvanath on the four keywords in the Scrolls: Sama, Sahaja, Svecchachara, and Samarasa — what an awakened state is, against the five kleshas.