#146 Christopher Wallis - Non-dual Classical Tantra

Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis – Non-dual Classical Tantra or The
Teacher Drinks Bourbon? (www.hareesh.org | @hareeshwallis |
YouTube )


First yoga for householders | True Holistic Experience |
Digesting the remnants to incomplete experiences from the past |
Scholar & practitioner | Eastern spirituality upbringing
Siddha yoga | Powerful experience during meditation | Exploring
psychedelics | Classical Tantra teachings | Seeking in various
ways | Nondual tantra provided the context for everything in one
| Discipline is required for meaning | Paul Muller-Ortega |
Adyashanti | Unpacking transmissions | Tibetan Buddhism v
Classical Tantra v modern yoga | Revivalism of the Yoga Sutras |
Reincarnation and the soul | Connecting to the subtle body during
asana | Feeling the pain | Digesting our experiences to resolve
them


His new book Near Enemies of the Truth comes out on November 14
and is available for pre-orders now.


Christopher Wallis, also known as Hareesh, is a Sanskritist and
scholar-practitioner of Classical Tantra with thirty years of
experience. He was initiated by a traditional Indian guru at the
age of sixteen, and received education at yoga āshrams in India
and the West. 


Hareesh teaches classical Tantric philosophy and Tantric
practices, meditation, Sanskrit, and mantra-science to an engaged
online community of practitioners. He is the Founder of Tantra
Illuminated Online, an online learning portal where all his
courses and teachings are available. He also offers workshops,
retreats and classes in person in Portugal and around the world.


He combines his practice of more than 25 years with a rigorous
inquiry into the original Sanskrit sources to accurately
translate and bring this ancient nondual wisdom to modern
practitioners. The practices aim to facilitate both spiritual
awakening and enhanced well-being for people in all walks of
life. His community of students frequently praise his deep love
for the tradition and the clarity of thought and expression.


His teachers, mentors, and gurus, in chronological order,
include: Gurumayī Chidvilāsānandā (root-guru), Paul Muller-Ortega
(Śaiva Tantra and Classical Yoga); Alexis Sanderson (Śaiva and
Śākta Tantra and Sanskrit); Marshall Rosenberg (Nonviolent
Communication); Somadeva Vasudeva (Śaiva Tantra), Adyashanti
(Meditation), and others who wish to remain anonymous.


 His degrees include a B.A. in Religion and Classics from
the University of Rochester, an M.A. in South Asian Studies from
U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from
Oxford, and a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley.


Hareesh is the author of Tantra Illuminated: The Philosophy,
History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition, the first
comprehensive and accessible introduction to Classical Tantra in
English (also available in Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian), and
of The Recognition Sutras, a translation and commentary on a
1000-year-old masterpiece on experiential recognition of oneself
as a direct expression of universal divine Consciousness.


Tantra
Illuminated: https://www.amazon.com/Tantra-Illuminated-Philosophy-Practice-Tradition/dp/0989761304/ 


‘Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice by Mark
Singleton
https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Body-Origins-Posture-Practice/dp/0195395344 


‘The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography’ by David Gordon
White: https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutra-Patanjali-Biography-2014-05-25/dp/B01FGMV5S2/ 


Hamsamitthu: "Pātañjalayoga is Nonsense" by Somdev
Vasudeva: https://www.jstor.org/stable/23884110


The
Recognition Sūtras; https://www.amazon.com/Recognition-Sutras-Illuminating-000-Year-Old-Masterpiece/dp/098976138X/ 


The
Vātūlanātha-Sūtras: https://hareesh.org/blog/2023/7/30/the-sutras-of-the-intoxicated-lord-vatula-natha 


Christopher Wallis YouTube
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@christopherwallis751 


Christopher Wallis Blog: https://hareesh.org/blogpage 


Tantra Illuminated
Online: https://www.tantrailluminated.org/