An open library in progress. Explanations are editorial drafts, with sources for further study. Translations await specialist review. How to read our labels.
These are supporting readings, not additional main tradition categories. Links from a tradition indicate a comparative relationship, not a shared lineage.
Background reading
Classical Yoga
Meet Patañjali’s vocabulary of mind, discernment and freedom through the Yoga Sūtras.
Background reading
Daoist Neidan
Discover internal alchemy’s language of refinement, and distinguish it from the wider world of qigong.
Background reading
Siddha Vedham
An introduction to the teachings of Swami Sivananda Paramahamsa and the vocabulary of Siddha Samaj.
Background reading
Vallalar
Read the language of boundless grace and compassion in Vallalar’s Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga.
Background reading
Vedānta
Ask how the self relates to ultimate reality while preserving the differences among Vedānta schools.
Background reading
Tantra & Kuṇḍalinī
Explore selected maps of channels and centres in the setting of their texts and lineages.
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Ananda Marga
An introduction to the cosmic cycle in the teachings of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.