Daniel Odier began his studies with Kalu Rinpoche in 1968 and remained his disciple until his passing in 1989. In 2004 Odier received the Ch'an ordination in the Lin t'si and Caodong schools in China as well as permission to teach the Zhao Zhou Ch'an lineage in the West. He gives workshops in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the author of Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters, Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening, and Tantric Quest. He lives in Switzerland.

"The Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy."

• Preface The Ancient Text Spandakarika: The Tantric Song of the Sacred Tremor The Commentary First Flow (Stanzas 1-16): The Instructions Concerning the Independent Existence of the Self Second Flow (Stanzas 17-27): The Direct Perception of One’s Own Fundamental Nature Third Flow (Stanzas 28-52): The Universal Nature Reflected in the Power of One’s Own Nature Conclusion: Should One Practice Mahamudra? Appendix 1: Vijnanabhairava Tantra Appendix 2: The Natural Liberation through Naked Vision, Identifying Intelligence Notes

Daniel Odier began his studies with Kalu Rinpoche in 1968 and remained his disciple until his passing in 1989. In 2004 Odier received the Ch'an ordination in the Lin t'si and Caodong schools in China as well as permission to teach the Zhao Zhou Ch'an lineage in the West. He gives workshops in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the author of Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters, Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening, and Tantric Quest. He lives in Switzerland.

"The Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy."

• Preface The Ancient Text Spandakarika: The Tantric Song of the Sacred Tremor The Commentary First Flow (Stanzas 1-16): The Instructions Concerning the Independent Existence of the Self Second Flow (Stanzas 17-27): The Direct Perception of One’s Own Fundamental Nature Third Flow (Stanzas 28-52): The Universal Nature Reflected in the Power of One’s Own Nature Conclusion: Should One Practice Mahamudra? Appendix 1: Vijnanabhairava Tantra Appendix 2: The Natural Liberation through Naked Vision, Identifying Intelligence Notes

Daniel Odier began his studies with Kalu Rinpoche in 1968 and remained his disciple until his passing in 1989. In 2004 Odier received the Ch'an ordination in the Lin t'si and Caodong schools in China as well as permission to teach the Zhao Zhou Ch'an lineage in the West. He gives workshops in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the author of Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters, Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening, and Tantric Quest. He lives in Switzerland.

"The Yoga Spandakarika helped me realize how my human feelings are key tools to understanding this divinity, and that the Divine can be as close as a shiver of joy."

• Preface The Ancient Text Spandakarika: The Tantric Song of the Sacred Tremor The Commentary First Flow (Stanzas 1-16): The Instructions Concerning the Independent Existence of the Self Second Flow (Stanzas 17-27): The Direct Perception of One’s Own Fundamental Nature Third Flow (Stanzas 28-52): The Universal Nature Reflected in the Power of One’s Own Nature Conclusion: Should One Practice Mahamudra? Appendix 1: Vijnanabhairava Tantra Appendix 2: The Natural Liberation through Naked Vision, Identifying Intelligence Notes