Sublime

These imprints or cognitions are pratyayas.78 Although sometimes used synonymously with vṛtti by the commentators, it differs in my understanding insofar as it represents a singular momentary imprint, while a vṛtti is more a flow of thoughts or images

One Tantric tradition I have always loved is the inclusion of the four elements of nature—air, fire, water, and earth—in each ritual.

In Indian tradition this era is known as the Kali Yuga—from the pre-Vedic root word kal, which meant “black,” related to the dark-moon pole of menstruation, explaining Kali’s bloodthirsty iconography. She also represents the Cosmic Mother, the dark-matter mother, who spirals through the black ocean of naked space, birthing and dissolving creation

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