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

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 Diving 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/

#vimarshafoundation #tantra #kashmirshaivism #Trika #Abhinavagupta

Original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv8xUN0nZWY

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