{"id":1158,"date":"2019-04-07T13:28:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T13:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:22:21","slug":"the-recognition-of-our-own-heart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/the-recognition-of-our-own-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Recognition of Our Own Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1158\" class=\"elementor elementor-1158\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df27be0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"df27be0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b822f5\" data-id=\"7b822f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcb383f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcb383f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-782585a\" data-id=\"782585a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72362a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d72362a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:60,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#heart\">the recognition of our own heart<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#video\">author videos<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#sanskrit\">sanskrit erratum<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#invocation\">invocation audio<\/a><br \/><a href=\"#praise\">praise<\/a><\/p><h1 id=\"book-cover\" style=\"color: #ba4d3e;\">\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ef40a0\" data-id=\"3ef40a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d85520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8d85520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"heart\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe8664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfe8664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Recognition of Our Own Heart<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe7d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fe7d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Joan Ruvinsky<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4feec4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4feec4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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1200w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-500x714.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pbBookCoverHighResFixedWA.png.web_-700x1000.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9795f2\" data-id=\"e9795f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78776d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f78776d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn this interpretive translation of and commentary on the Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101h\u1e5bdayam, one of the foundational texts of Kashmiri Shaivism, Joan Ruvinsky conveys the richness and incandescence so characteristic of the lineage without losing sight of the last 400\u00a0years of philosophical inquiry, spiritual revelation, and scholarship. Part poetry, part guidebook, part art, The Recognition of Our Own Heart invites you into discovery of the unknown \u2014 living directly, moment to moment, in the mystery.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247561b elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"247561b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/product\/the-recognition-of-our-own-heart-pratyabhijnah%e1%b9%9bdayam-ebook-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">order now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5657278 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5657278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/the-recognition-look-inside.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">look inside<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a168b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d7a168b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"video\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55a5ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c55a5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a05973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a05973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author Videos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8682b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8682b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joanReadin3.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564cb85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"564cb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoan Ruvinsky, reading the 20 verses of the Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101h\u1e5bdayam, from her book, \u201cThe Recognition of Our Own Heart,\u201d shortly before her death in March of 2016.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03045ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"03045ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/joanReadingCoverFix.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5884c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa5884c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joan Ruvinsky reading from a promotional sample of <em>&#8220;The Recognition of Our Own Heart\u201d<\/em> moments after it arrived in January of 2016, two months prior to her death. It was the only version of the book she saw. The final book was completed and published in 2019.\u00a0<\/p><p><em>&#8220;In 2014, after our years of studying and translating this text, Joan Ruvinsky was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She embraced the news with grace, curiosity and enthusiasm, heading straight to her spiritual home in the mountains of southeastern Arizona where, from a cabin accessible only by four-wheel-drive or on foot, she continued to hike, meditate and write, frequently joking that she was now working under a strict \u201cdeadline.\u201d It was there that the commentary of this book was composed.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Kathleen Knipp\u00a0<br \/>From the Afterword to <em>&#8220;The Recognition of Our Own Heart&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3fbaab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3fbaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac75150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ac75150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/god.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d24658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d24658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A Little GOD Intermission. Episode 01 * S T I L L N E S S *<\/h4><p><em>This morning I was doing some sun salutations with my eyes closed. I felt \u201cstillness&#8221; while moving. The feeling was so clear and beautiful. I used to think of stillness as something you carry with you. Now, I prefer the wallpaper interpretation. I made this video to explain it as clearly as possible:<\/em><\/p><p><em>Let\u2019s say \u201cstillness&#8221; ( AKA God ) is like a huuuuuge wallpaper.<\/em><br \/><em>Our bodies\/character are like masks or contours that allow parts of the &#8220;god wallpaper\u201d to appear.<\/em><br \/><em>The character is empty, just a white silhouette !!!<\/em><br \/><em>We, the characters, are \u201cfilters&#8221; that reveal parts of god, who is perfectly still.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Orazio Fantini<br \/>Musical artist and long-time student of Joan Ruvinsky<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb4f27 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9bb4f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927b335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"927b335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sanskrit\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd8216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdd8216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sanskrit Erratum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13763fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13763fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d28eda\" data-id=\"2d28eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfca1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfca1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A short document of the 20 verses in Sanskrit, transliteration and interpretive translation, which can be of support when studying this sacred text.<\/p><p>Click on the image to download.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fae7e34\" data-id=\"fae7e34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3de10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb3de10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pbh7.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/reco-315h-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1521\" alt=\"\" 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&#8220;live&#8221; recording of Joan and the other translators reciting the invocation in Sanskrit and English before a study session. <br \/><br \/><em>&#8220;Kshemaraja\u2019s invocation is traditionally recited before the contemplation of the verses as an aid in assimilating the understanding of the text more deeply.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Joan Ruvinsky,<i> The Recognition of Our Own Heart,&#8221; <\/i>p. 29<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4333523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4333523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"praise\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa703cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget 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swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoan Ruvinsky's book The Recognition of Our Own Heart arrived two days ago. I opened the envelope and slipped it carefully out. I glazed at the cover and l hold this precious object in my hands. Sacred! Unfortunately, l didn't stay with the experience for long.\n\nYet, l can't open the book, as if I don't want to disturb the silence that is holding. It feels special, like a beautifully rapped up gift. The desire to find out what's inside is strong, but the urge to wait is even stronger. \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Slavka<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Australia<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nI feel so honoured to have received this book. Yet, I know it is much more than a book... it is the heart of being\u2019s invitation. The presentation and the pictures are so beautiful; I can\u2019t wait to see them all in their context. Thank you so much to Joan and all of you for creating this piece of love.\n\nUpdate: I have read it many times, the book is next to me on my bedside table. Its essence is near mine...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Margaret Guerra Rojas<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">London, England<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nThe Recognition of Our Own True Heart is a work of spiritual art. The production elements, from layout to Peter Bowers' stunning, illustrative photographs to the typeface to the quality of the paper, are all clearly the product of detailed, graceful attention.\n\nBut, more importantly, beyond the sheer beauty of the materials, one finds a transformative, wonderfully poetic rendering of a seminal text, a rendering imbued with the Universe's love. The word that best describes the version conjured up by Joan, Kathleen, Tina, and Susheela is \"luminous.\" More than an addition to an expanding literature of Kashmiri Saivism, The Recognition of Our Own True Heart will join the ranks of the few books that truly can be a lifelong companion on one's unfolding journey of understanding.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">John Reid<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Tucson, AZ<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI had always wanted to attend one of Joan\u2019s retreats but it wasn\u2019t to be, so I bought Joan\u2019s book, \n\u201c The Recognition of Our Own Heart.\u201d It has been such a joy and I feel as if I have now met Joan. This book has become a part of my daily practice and I truly love it!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Catherine Sherlock,<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Bilpin, Australia<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nJuste un mot pour dire que j'ai presque termin\u00e9 la lecture de The Recognition of Our Own Heart et en suis tout \u00e9bloui. Simple, \u00e9l\u00e9gant, tr\u00e8s tongue in cheek par moment et immens\u00e9ment aidant pour avancer en se d\u00e9barrassant de tant de scories et d'\u00e0 prioris.\nBref, merci. C'est comme boire dans ses mains une eau limpide \u00e0 la source.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Michel Mongeau<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Montreal, QC<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExquisite! That's the word that describes the book. Yes. Exquisite. You did such a fine, fine job.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bill Claassen<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Columbia, MO<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Recognition of Our Own Heart arrived yesterday. Upon opening it, I was so overtaken by the beauty of the book, I couldn\u2019t open the cover! But tonight, I have, and something surprising happened. I burst into tears of joy at this beautiful, ancient text rebirthed\/revealed by WOMEN! \n\nThat distinction, the quiet pain of the sacred being held in a public way by men for so many centuries, is apparently not fully healed in this one. How delighted I am to know this! Another pocket, unearthed to be met with love and understanding.\n\nUpdate: I still read in the book almost every night. I\u2019m going through it for the fourth time. It sings to me!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Amrita Skye Blaine<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Sebastopol, California<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nI've just begun reading Joan Ruvinsky's book, \"The Recognition of Our Own Heart.\" I never met Joan, but relished the occasional newsletters she sent out prior to her death. I even considered once signing up for one of her yoga retreats. Her beautiful prose was light-hearted, often even koan-like, nudging the reader to feel into mystery rather than spelling it out for you. I loved that about her writing.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bev<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Seattle<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe book is beyond beautiful ...... just holding it fills the space with sweetness, let alone the depth of love and beauty that pours from each page.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mandee Labelle<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Halifax, Nova Scotia<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Suivant\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55fb75 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c55fb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf19698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf19698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI cannot lie. Joan Ruvinsky\u2019s new book, The Recognition of Our Own Heart \u2013 an interpretive translation of the Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101h\u1e5bdayam \u2013 moved me. When it arrived I experienced the kinetic power Jeanette Winterson writes about. It didn\u2019t throw me across the room, but for some inexplicable reason it would not permit me to open its covers. I walked around for some time clutching it to my heart. Then I sat down with it in my lap for an hour or more. It demanded deep stillness and undivided attention. Eventually I could open it, handle it and bathe in its sensuous beauty, its visceral wisdom.\u201d<\/p><p>Continue reading:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thisunlitlight.com\/2019\/08\/03\/the-recognition-of-our-own-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thisunlitlight.com\/2019\/08\/03\/the-recognition-of-our-own-heart\/<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Miriam Louisa Simons<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5518835 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5518835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582e4f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582e4f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOnce while sitting with my beloved teacher, Joan Ruvinsky, I asked her how I should structure my sadhana\u2014my spiritual practice.<\/p><p>She laughed and waved her hand, \u201cOne cannot do practice. One must be the practice.\u201d<\/p><p>Certainly, it was her extraordinary presence that taught and liberated. I sat in awe of how during time with Joan there could be so little formal practice or verbal teaching, while the depth of her transmissions felt as if they were infused into my cells in such a way that they became me. While Joan\u2019s measured words were wise and illuminating, she herself would say that they were irrelevant, really. Joan\u2019s teachings were an experience of Being\u2014direct perceptions into the nature of Reality.<\/p><p>Now, imagine if you will, that after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, Joan decided to spend the last months of her life meticulously giving birth to a creative expression of an ancient, little-known Kashmir Shaivist text called Pratyabhijnahrdayam. This is the importance of this work. This is the importance of Joan\u2019s recently published book, The Recognition of Our Own Heart. The pages of this book hold the quintessence of Being as experienced through the prism of Joan\u2019s rare perception. The text is a poetic and immersive heroine\u2019s journey through the dance of creation\u2014becoming embodied, exploring the changing physical realm, discovering how to recognize the unchanging Self, and then merging again with the Source. Together with three of the souls closest to her, Joan created not just a translation, but a vehicle to transmit the essence of this sacred text. \u200b\u201d<\/p><p>Continue reading:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irest.org\/blog\/non-dualism\/reading-joan-ruvinsky-student-s-tribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.irest.org\/blog\/non-dualism\/reading-joan-ruvinsky-student-s-tribute<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Molly Birkholm<\/strong><br \/>iRest Yoga Nidra teacher trainer and author<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f217e6c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f217e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8729e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e8729e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When I opened the shipping package that contained my copy of &#8220;The Recognition of Our Own Heart.&#8221; I was taken in by the pure beauty of the book, by the details of the design and layout, by the solidity of the book&#8217;s weight, so much so that all I wanted to do was to hold and admire the physical publication.\u00a0<\/p><p>At some point, I turned my attention to the text. I was not familiar with the basic text and was only slightly familiar with the &#8220;non-dual&#8221; history and writers. So, I had to spend some time orienting myself to where &#8220;Recognition&#8221; fell within that tradition and what the work was trying to accomplish.<\/p><p>I also had to become familiar with the basic structure of the &#8220;verses&#8221; and &#8220;commentary.&#8221;<\/p><p>The introductory material was very useful in providing a context for the work. The various presentations of the verses made the work approachable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>First, there was the &#8220;translation&#8221; of the verses, followed by &#8220;images and verses,&#8221; followed by &#8220;verse form,&#8221; followed by &#8220;ponderings,&#8221; followed by &#8220;practices.&#8221; There are several &#8220;books&#8221; within this &#8220;book.&#8221;<\/p><p>It&#8217;s hard for me to imagine the number of hours Joan, Susheela, Tina, and you devoted to this project. The payoff is tremendous \u2014 a version of &#8220;Recognition&#8221; for our times. Thanks to each of you. I&#8217;ll be integrating this text into my systematic practice.<\/p><p>I &#8220;read&#8221; the 20 verses and have pondered some of the &#8220;ponderings.&#8221; However, this is a book I will have &#8220;to live with,&#8221; much like the four members of your collective &#8220;lived&#8221; with the books you consulted.<\/p><p>While I&#8217;ve read the 20 verses, I feel like I&#8217;m &#8220;stuck on&#8221; verse one. I&#8217;ve been &#8220;pondering&#8221; several koan-like questions. For example: What is the &#8220;Unmanifested? How does the Unmanifest Manifest? These aren\u2019t questions for the &#8220;rational mind,&#8221; but for the \u201cnon-rational\u201d one or the &#8220;no\u201d mind.<\/p><p>Thank you for this offering in the form or &#8220;Recognition.&#8221; I&#8217;m blessed to be in a position to receive it.<\/p><p><strong>Jerome Paige<\/strong><br \/><strong>Washington, DC<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8cc59 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c8cc59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44dc922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44dc922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWith deep reverence for this 11th century text, four women sat with all the translations they could find, chanting the Sanskrit, studying, analyzing and finally sensing and feeling into each line, until there was consensus, a mutual \u201cah,\u201d and shimmer of recognition in the heart. Ruvinsky\u2019s final poetic ponderings, sourced from this deep exploration with her beloved colleagues, her own intuitive understanding, and burnished in the wisdom of pure consciousness, is her final gift to us. I am ever-grateful.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Amy Weintraub<\/strong><br \/>Founder, LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute and author,<br \/><em>Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6687e54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6687e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fc381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60fc381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis translation and commentary on <em>Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101h\u1e5bdayam<\/em>, a seminal text of Kashmiri Shaivism, is done with deep insight and grace.\u201d\n\n<strong>Phillip Charles Lucas, Ph.D.<\/strong>\nProfessor of Religious Studies, Stetson University\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23c68f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a23c68f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bf6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bf6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cJoan Ruvinsky\u2019s very free rendering will perhaps make some scholars raise their eyebrows\u2014which is not a bad thing. Her approach is fresh and relevant. It goes straight to the heart of our existence, and it is practical.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Jean Bouchart d\u2019Orval<\/strong><br \/>Author, <em>Reflets de la Splendeur-Le shiva\u00efsme tantrique du Cachemire<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a029746 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a029746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60ccea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f60ccea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI highly recommend this book for beginners as well as adepts of yoga as a joyous celebration and theoretical confirmation of practical experience.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Geetha Anand, Ph.D.<\/strong><br \/>Author, <em>Monistic Theism of the Tirumandiram and Kashmir Shaivism<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c0920 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51c0920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c063bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c063bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cLinger with the poetry, ponderings and practices and delve into the intimate mystery<br \/>of our everyday extraordinary aliveness.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Lorin Roche<\/strong><br \/>Author, <em>Radiance Sutras<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7719a9c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7719a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed60c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed60c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAn instant classic that will be honored, for generations to come. Brilliant and empowering.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Nischala Joy Devi<\/strong><br \/>Author, <em>The Healing Path of Yoga and The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman\u2019s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the recognition of our own heartauthor videossanskrit erratuminvocation audiopraise \u00a0 The Recognition of Our Own Heart by Joan Ruvinsky In this interpretive translation of and commentary on the Pratyabhij\u00f1\u0101h\u1e5bdayam, one of the foundational texts of Kashmiri Shaivism, Joan Ruvinsky conveys the richness and incandescence so characteristic of the lineage without losing sight of the last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1158"}],"version-history":[{"count":193,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9386,"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158\/revisions\/9386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pathlessyoga.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}