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Jacob Kyle

Jacob Kyle is a yoga and meditation teacher, writer, philosophy educator and the Founder of Embodied Philosophy, an online educational platform for wisdom studies and contemplative practices. Jacob holds three Masters Degrees: an MPhil in Sanskrit & Indian Philosophy and Religions from the University of Oxford (2023), an MA in the History of Philosophy from the New School for Social Research (2013), and an MSc in Political Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2007). Jacob received dīkṣā into a Tantric form of meditation in 2015, and has since that time been studying and practicing with Kashmir Shaivism scholar-practitioner Paul Muller-Ortega. In 2020, he was initiated as an Acharya (authorized teacher) of Neelakantha meditation and continues to dedicate his life to studying deeply the texts and traditions of the Śaiva-Śākta Darśana, as well as making available through the Embodied Philosophy platform transformative wisdom teachings, practices and perspectives.
Jacob Kyle
#Philosophy#Spirituality#Traditions

Spiritual Bypassing, Non-Dualism Explained, & the Fourth State of Consciousness (#180)

By Jacob Kyle

In this episode, Jacob Kyle offers a curated selection of teachings from Sādhana School, Embodied Philosophy’s year-long curriculum of contemplative study and practice. The episode weaves together reflections on states of consciousness, metaphysics, emotional transformation, and the pitfalls of spiritual bypassing, drawing deeply from Indian philosophical and Tantric traditions.

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On the Role of the Guru with Hari-kirtana das, Ken Rose, Trish Tillman & Stephanie Corigliano (#165)

By Jacob Kyle

The Luminous Self with Tracee Stanley (#164)

By Jacob Kyle

Body by Breath with Jill Miller (#163)

By Jacob Kyle

Subversive Sanskrit Studies with Bihani Sarkar (#166)

By Jacob Kyle

Bihani Sarkar is a Calcutta-born, Oxford-educated, scholar of classical Sanskrit literature and pre-modern Indian history and religious traditions. Her most recent book is Classical Sanskrit Tragedy: The Concept of Suffering and Pathos in Medieval India.

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#Philosophy #Traditions

On the Guru Principle

Don’t let the name of this place fool you. Here you won’t find Lululemon attire or slim, fit yoga bodies. Here there are no warrior poses or excessive handstands.

By Jacob Kyle
#Philosophy #Traditions

Two Zeros Take the Ring: Advaita Vedanta vs. Kashmir Shaivism

You can realize Truth in experience, but you cannot “think truth.” The best that thoughts can do is point you in the direction of that ultimate, essential truth.

By Jacob Kyle
an Alex-Grey like image of an enlightened human
#Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

Fearful Faith

If God is love, how could he ask anyone to sacrifice his only son? Isn’t it a sadistic God who would test his believer with such a torturous task, only to turn around last minute with a “just kidding”?

By Jacob Kyle
#Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

Sweet Surrender: the Story of Draupadi

Standing at the edge of a dark void, the seeker peeks over the precipice. Nothing but the dark unknown before her, she momentarily stands paralyzed, wishing she could return to familiarity.

By Jacob Kyle
historical depiction of sadhus
#Practice #Traditions #Yoga

How to Yoga

In a culture in which the imperative to do (to achieve, to be productive) is palpable to the point of driving daily life, we would do well to remember the other side of the practice.

By Jacob Kyle
#Interdisciplinary #Philosophy

Yogic Process & Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

They live in a world of shadows that they consider reality, and not surprisingly make assumptions and predictions based on the limited experience that is their only possibility.

By Jacob Kyle
the sun breaking through a gap in dark clouds
#Philosophy #Practice #Traditions #Yoga

A Monkey, a Mango, and a Sun Salutation

When Hanuman was just a little monkey god, he was completely enamored by the sun, because he thought the sun was, in fact, a giant mango. He dreamed of his opportunity to suck the sweet juice out of that King of mangos.

By Jacob Kyle
#Philosophy #Traditions

Not Higher Nor Lower: Comments on Dualism

Don’t let your toes curl. Tantra has had a bad wrap for centuries, too often reduced to that infamous text, the Kama Sutra, and its many contortionist prescriptions for sexual experimentation.

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