Episode 69

Mahanirvana Tantra: A Tantra for Householders

22 October 2026 · 48:39

An own-words survey of the Mahanirvana Tantra: Brahman and the Divine Mother, household life, rites, death, social law and avadhutas. Dating and authorship are debated scholarly claims, not established facts. Historical caste, gender and legal prescriptions are discussed critically, not offered as present-day guidance. Narrated by Tara, an AI voice. Original explanatory narration, not a reading of a modern translation. Provisional interpretation, not an authoritative translation, lineage transmission or practice authorization. Ritual material, including five tattvas, mantras, yantra and Kaula, is overview only, without steps. Religious and historical claims are labeled as claims. Original narration CC0 1.0 Universal; underlying texts and translations retain their own rights.

Chapters
00:00 A respectable tantra
08:10 The formless one
16:14 Mother, diagram, five elements
24:55 The householder's tantra
32:59 Death, mistakes, law
40:33 Avadhutas

CC0 1.0 Universal. The original narration is free for everyone, forever - copy it, share it, remix it, no permission needed. Underlying sources retain their own rights. Part of The Open Treasury, narrated by Tara (AI), with Joseph Matten.

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