For the Love of Yoga with Nish the Fish How To Get Possessed By Kālī
Oct 20, 2025
A deep dive into image-worship and how ritual invites a deity into a form. Clear explanations of pashu, anu, and why the embodied path suits most seekers. A close look at shaktipata, degrees of awakening, and the disciplined risks and preparations for becoming a suitable vessel for Kālī. Reflections on how ritual and nondual practices can complement each other.
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Pashu Defined As The Bound Sentient Who Yearns
- Pashu names any sentient being who experiences limitation and strives to overcome it as a spiritual quest.
- Nishanth explains pashutva as will, knowledge, action all limited, and the spiritual impulse arises when the soul senses that limitation.
Spiritual Life Is The Quest For Purna Ahamta
- Spiritual life is the project to move from a limited individual 'I am' to an all-encompassing Purna Ahamta.
- Nishanth frames Shiva/Purna Ahamta as recognizing oneself as everything while also beyond everything.
Shaktipata Is Grace With Many Degrees
- Shaktipata is grace that awakens recognition of limitation; Abhinava Gupta describes multiple degrees of its descent.
- Nishanth outlines nine (or more) gradations ranging from instant liberation to mild devotional interest.
