The Heart of the Yogini: The Yoginihrdaya, a Sanskrit Tantric Treatise - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199982325 ISBN 13: 9780199982325

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Though many practitioners of yoga and meditation are familiar with the Shri Chakra, a sacred diagram, few fully understand the depth of meaning in this representation of the cosmos. The Yoginihrdaya, a Hindu tantric text dating back to the tenth or eleventh century CE, discloses to initiates the secret of the Heart of the Yogini, or the supreme Reality: the divine plane where the Goddess (Tripurasundari, or Consciousness itself) manifests her power and glory, through her yantra, mantra, and worship. André Padoux, with Roger Orphe-Jeanty, offers the first English translation of this seminal text. Padoux demonstrates that the Yoginihrdaya is not a philosophical treatise aimed at expounding particular metaphysical tenets. Rather it aims to show a way towards liberation, or, more precisely, to a tantric form of liberation in this life-jivanmukti, which grants both liberation from the fetters of the world and domination over it.

About this title

About the Author:

André Padoux is Senior Research Fellow (retired) at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Roger-Orphé Jeanty is an independent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism and Sri Vidya.

Review:

"This long-awaited English-language edition of André Padoux's classic study and translation of the Yoginihrdaya is a window onto a remarkably sophisticated ritual and metaphysical system. Presented in a clear and engaging format, it is an ideal introduction and guide to the world of Hindu Tantra." --David Gordon White, J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199982325
• ISBN 13: 9780199982325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208