Depth Over Time

Depth Over Time is Swami Khecaranatha’s first book on Kundalini Sadhana and it presents a comprehensive overview of his fundamental teachings. His  words offer both inspirational and practical guidance to those who wish to make spiritual growth the focus of their lives. Topics include the connection between grace and individual effort, the importance of focusing on our wish to grow, the complexity of the teacher-student relationship, how selfless service frees us from personal limitations, the power of surrender, cultivating and abiding in stillness, and the critical need to consciously choose spirituality, moment by moment—so that we ultimately come to know that God dwells within us, as our Self.

Throughout the book he emphasizes that the highest spiritual liberation is a real possibility for all who seek it, and describes why attaining this state of unconditional freedom requires an unwavering commitment to practice, not just on the cushion but as we engage all aspects of life. In other words, an authentic spiritual life unfolds in depth, over time.

If you are new to Swami Khecaranatha’s teachings, Depth Over Time is the ideal place to begin your exploration.

The Divine Thread

The Divine Thread is an in-depth discussion of the nineteen “stillness sutras” composed by Swami Khecaranatha and presented in this book. These sutras offer profound insight into the practice of Kundalini Sadhana through the lens of stillness. In their exposition, Khecaranatha explores how the practice of stillness is a pivotal means for discovering the Divine Thread, which is our direct connection to the Heart of God and the pathway by which we can actualize our wish to know the highest Consciousness within us.

Khecaranatha asserts that by stilling and surrendering our thoughts, emotions, needs, desires, and even our own will, we can transcend all dualistic perception of ourselves as separate or different from the divine source that has created us. Through our unwavering and unconditional commitment to stilling ourselves in the face of all adversity and diversity, we can experience the Divine Thread as the joyous luminosity and effulgence that arises from our innermost depths and eternally connects us to every dimension of the fabric of supreme Consciousness.

The Heart of Recognition

THE PRATYABHIJNA HRDAYAM

The essence of this eloquent Tantric scripture, written in the eleventh century by Kshemaraja, is brought to life by Swami Khecaranatha’s in-depth commentary. His explanation of this powerful text reveals not only its philosophical meaning but the relevance of its ancient words to the modern reader’s life and spiritual practice. Khecaranatha explores the wisdom and practices embedded in the sutras and how to apply them to one’s own sadhana.

Throughout the book, Khecaranatha reiterates his central message: Our own heart is where we recognize the highest truth in life, which is that we are an individuated expression of the Divine. He illuminates the Tantric exposition of how manifest life arose from Supreme Consciousness, how that Divinity gave birth to us, and the choice each of us has to discover and permanently experience our own connection with our Source.

Shiva's Trident

Shiva’s Trident Mandala is integral to the nondual Kashmiri Shaivite practice of Anuttara Trika. In this pioneering exposition, Swami Khecaranatha elucidates the extraordinary spiritual tradition represented by this sacred image, offering modern practitioners a clear understanding of its enduring power, relevance, and ultimate purpose: the attainment of higher Consciousness and union with God.

Khecaranatha’s revelations in this book are focused around the following remarkable statement by Abhinavagupta, one of the greatest saints in the Shaivite tradition. Through these eloquent words, Abhinavagupta encapsulates centuries of esoteric knowledge embedded within the Trident:

The highest insight of Anuttara Trika is union with Shakti, the triad of energies of will, knowledge, and action. This is Shiva’s Trident, the three aspects of His absolute nature and freedom, which He possesses by virtue of His union with His own emission. In the practice of Anuttara Trika, the sadhaka penetrates the energy of emission, becoming one with Shiva, the source and holder of the powers of the universe. . . . This is done through the practice of Kundalini Yoga. There is no other Divine fire able to consume the whole of duality than kundalini.

Representing the marriage of Khecaranatha’s ardent study of Tantric scripture and his lifelong commitment to meditation, selfless service, and teaching, Shiva’s Trident is a work of profound depth and scope.

Wearing God's Mala

Wearing God’s Mala is an in-depth discussion of The Seva Sutras, composed by Swami Khecaranatha. These sutras offer profound insight into the practice of Kundalini Sadhana through the lens of selfless service, and the book explores why serving God is one of the pivotal means by which we express and actualize our wish to know the highest Consciousness within us. 
 
Swami Khecaranatha asserts that by selflessly serving we surrender our will to God’s will, transcending all dualistic perception of ourselves as separate or different from the divine powers that have created us. Through our unwavering and unconditional commitment to seva we experience the joyous effulgence of living as an individuated expression of the divine.

Merging With the Divine

With these 365 reflections, one for each day of the year, Swami Khecaranatha invites
readers to open to a new perspective. His daily teachings offer simple, practical, and
profound spiritual guidance for all who wish to bring more peace, joy, and
understanding into their lives. With wit, directness, and penetrating insight gleaned
from more than forty years of inner practice and teaching, these heartfelt sayings are
organized into such topics as living from an open heart, nonattachment, gratitude,
selfless service, and developing a disciplined inner practice.
Each section is rich with spiritual insight that could only come from a teacher of great
experience and wisdom. Whether opened at random or read sequentially, Merging With
the Divine offers readers daily access to the wisdom of an authentic spiritual master,
inspiring them to grow and to live from a place or openness and gratitude, no matter
what. The paragraph-a-day format is a wonderful way to focus on spiritual growth every
day, as it invites readers to take the time to sit with each passage and deeply savor its
meaning.
With these short, pithy, and profound offerings from the Guru, Khecaranatha offers a
vibrational resonance that is pure nourishment to a spiritual seeker, and deep
inspiration for one’s own growth. His boundless love for God, and his unwavering
commitment to guiding authentic students of spirituality to an understanding of their
true divine nature, shine forth from every page, making Merging With the Divine an
invaluable companion.