Described variously as divine activity, the dynamic aspect of Shiva, and the creative primordial vibration, spanda (“quiver” or “vibration”) is a prominent technical concept in Kashmiri (or Northern) [..]

Great Lord.

Opening in the crown of the head; the ending point of sushumna nadi.

Throbbing, breaking, bursting forth, or pulsing; vibration.

and the Supreme Absolute (Brahman

Advaita Vedanta is probably the best known of all Vedanta schools of Hinduism, the others being Dvaita and Vishishtadvaita. Nondual Vedanta is considered the pearl of Indian philosophy and it has infl [..]

Primordial; original.

Normally the personal pronoun “I” (aham ) refers to the conditional ego, the ahamkâra. The word ahamkâra means literally “I-maker.” This is the ego, or principle of individuation. However, often it si [..]

Ignorance; lack of knowledge.

Space; ether.