The Reality Sutras: Seeking the Heart of Trika Shaivism

The Reality Sutras is a handbook of teachings about the nature of the self and reality from the perspective of Trika Shaivism. Trika Shaivism also known as Shaiva Tantra and Kashmir Shaivism is a direct realization tradition from Northwest India. It shares with Dzogchen Daoism and Chan Buddhism an emphasis on direct embodied experience and on uncontrived naturalness as the fruit of spiritual practice. Shambhavi Sarasvati offers students of direct realization spiritual traditions a traditionally structured handbook with short sutra-style teachings followed by commentary. The sutras are intended to inform to guide and to serve as a source of contemplative material for practitioners.