Can we remove our Karma by going to a temple? -  Excerpts from Upayas Course
Creators: name: Timalsina, Staneshwar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Tripurasundari
vimarsha-foundation
Guhyakālī
shakta upāya
Bhairava
Shaiva
Spanda
krama
sarvamnaya-oral-tradition-archive
yantra
sarvamnaya
Shiva
anava upaya
Divine Mother
mahadeva
Kali
agama
Abhinavagupta
Kaula
Tantric philosophy
Devi Mahatmya
Kashmir Shaivism
advaita vedanta
Mahakali
Īśāna
Kubjika
shambhava
Mālinīvijayottaratantra
Vasugupta
trika
Chandi
amnaya
Tripura Rahasya
Saundaryalahari
Camunda
timalsina
tantraloka
Tantra
Sarvamnaya
consciousness
Kula
shakti
vedanta
sthaneshwar timalsina
Shiva Sutra
tripura
saivadvaita
Durga
Sadāśiva

description: Upayas - The Means To Achieve Divine Union is now out on our website. Ācārya Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina offers an in-depth exploration of Tantra in this special course. It primarily rests on Abhinavagupta's masterpiece, the Tantrāloka. At the same time, it also draws from his other works and the seminal Āgamas such as the Vijñānabhairava. As such it becomes an integral part of any sadhaka's learning. Rooted in both rigorous scholarship and the living practice of Tantra, Ācārya Ji brings a nuanced approach that illuminates traditional teachings in modern ways making them approachable to everyone.

In this course, Ācārya Ji dives deep into the four Upayas - Anupāya, Śāmbhavopāya, Śāktopāya & Āṇavopāya along with two special lectures on The Mātṛkā Chakra & The Wheel Of Kālī. The lectures, all Q&A sessions were also conducted live and in-person at the first-ever Vimarsha workshop in Odisha.

We now make this course available for the welfare of all. We invite you to immerse yourself in these profound teachings and discover the pathways to divine realization. 

Welcome to - Upayas - The Means To Achieve Divine Union.

Link To The Course - 
https://www.vimarshafoundation.org/challenge-page/bb4a3d24-4d11-4622-98fa-c5891c011299?programId=bb4a3d24-4d11-4622-98fa-c5891c011299

Acharya Dr. Sthaneshwar Timalsina is an esteemed traditionally consecrated teacher of Shaiva-Shakta Hindu Tantra. He is also the Endowed Chair of Indic Studies in New York, U.S.A. at Stony Brook University's College of Arts & Sciences in the Department of Asian & Asian-American Studies. Acharya Sthaneshwar founded Vimarsha Foundation as a modern school (gurukula) for teaching and reflecting on the ancient wisdom of r̥ṣis and siddhas. Through Vimarsha Foundation, a non-profit organization, Acharya Sthaneshwar teaches shastra and sādhanā to students of all backgrounds. The Vimarsha Foundation hosts free semester length courses on classic texts of the Tantric Tradition and offers many more free video and written teachings.

About Vimarsha Foundation 
Vimarsha Foundation is a modern school (gurukula) for teaching and reflecting on the ancient wisdom of r̥ṣis and siddhas. Through Vimarsha Foundation, a non-profit organization, Acharya Sthaneshwar teaches shastra and sādhanā to students of all backgrounds. The Vimarsha Foundation hosts free semester length courses on classic texts of the Tantric Tradition and offers many more free video and written teachings. Visit our website to learn more: https://www.vimarshafoundation.org/

Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-5epYnK9Y

This presentation is part of the Sarvāmnāya Oral Tradition Archive.
Vimarsha Foundation. (2025). The Sarvāmnāya Oral Tradition Archive [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15188107