March 28-30, 2007 Web Surfing Tracker of A Mad Schizophrenic



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(March 28-30, 2007)

(Revised: Tuesday, December 18, 2007)

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By any other name would smell as sweet.

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8 "... Freely you received, freely give”.

- Matthew 10:8 :: New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The attempt to make God just in the eyes of sinful men will always lead to error.

- Pastor William L. Brown.

1 “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.

2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,

4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,

7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.

9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.”

- 2 Timothy 3:1-9 :: New International Version (NIV)

The right to be left alone – the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by a free people

- Justice Louis Brandeis, Olmstead v. U.S., 1928.

15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

- Revelation 3:15-16 :: King James Version (KJV)

6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

- Hebrews 5:6 :: King James Version (KJV)

3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

- Hebrews 7:3 :: King James Version (KJV)

Therefore, I say:

Know your enemy and know yourself;

in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.

When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself,

your chances of winning or losing are equal.

If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself,

you are sure to be defeated in every battle.

-- Sun Tzu, The Art of War, c. 500bc

There are two ends not to be served by a wanderer. What are these two? The pursuit of desires and of the pleasure which springs from desire, which is base, common, leading to rebirth, ignoble, and unprofitable; and the pursuit of pain and hardship, which is grievous, ignoble, and unprofitable.

- The Blessed One, Lord Buddha

3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

- Isaiah 56:3 :: King James Version (KJV)

19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

- Matthew 19:12 :: King James Version (KJV)

21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

- Matthew 17:21 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Ahobalam - Nava Narasimha kshetra

Guha Nrsimha - the self manifesting Shaligram of Lord Nrsimhadev in a cave at upper Ahobalam. There's a small knoble on the Deity's knee that represents Sri Prahlad. The Deity is also wearing a garland of Shaligrams. This Salagram stands about two feet tall and wears a garland of salagrams also.

Devotees often take the Tadiya stones from the river bed and rever Them with the same as one does the Lord in the Shalagram form. As one walks up the river bed to reach the temples scattered in the region one will see that there are red blotches on the stones in the river. These red blotches are said to be the blood of Hiranyakashipu, the demon who was ripped to pieces by Lord Nrsimhadeva. Seeing that Lord Narasimha made these hills and vallies by the heavy pressing of His feet upon the ground. After chasing the demon, as depicted in the Jvala Nrsimha Deity that is just abouve the tree line, and source of the flowing river, He toyed with the demon as a cat toys with a mouse prior to killing it.

When He finally had the right time to enact His pastimes He tore the demon Hiranyakashipu to pieces with the nails of His claw-like hands. The blood was spilled all around the area. Scientists have analyzed the compounds that create the red blotches to find they are the same compound as makes up blood. So these stones are taken and worshipped as coming in contact with the Lord's lila vichitra pastimes.



Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams

The Deity is called Vyenkateshwar, Venkatachalapati, Balaji etc., and there's many wonderful pastimes and stories in connection with Him and His Divine appearance. The above picture is one of two only ever taken, as they do not allow cameras into the inner sanctum.

Sri Ugra Narasimha - Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir



Sri Ranganath ji of Rangam





"Çré Raìga-kñetra (Çré Raìgam) is a very famous place. It lies in the district of Tiruchchiräpalli, about ten miles west of Kumbhakonam and near the city of Tiruchchiräpalli, on an island in the Käveré River. The Çré Raìgam temple is the largest in India, and there are seven walls surrounding it. There are also seven roads leading to Çré Raìgam. The ancient names of these roads are the road of Dharma, the road of Räjamahendra, the road of Kulaçekhara, the road of Älinäòana, the road of Tiruvikrama, the Tirubiòi road of Mäòamäòi-gäisa, and the road of Aòa-iyävala-indäna. The temple was founded before the reign of Dharmavarma, who reigned before Räjamahendra. Many celebrated kings like Kulaçekhara and Yämunäcärya (Älabandäru) resided in the temple of Çré Raìgam. Yämunäcärya, Çré Rämänuja, Sudarçanäcärya and others also supervised this temple.

The incarnation of the goddess of fortune known as Godädevé or Çré Äëòäl was one of the twelve Älvärs, liberated persons known as divya-süris. She was married to the Deity of Lord Çré Raìganätha, and later she entered into the body of the Lord. An incarnation of Kärmuka named Tirumaìga (also one of the Älvärs) acquired some money by stealing and built the fourth boundary wall of Çré Raìgam. It is said that in the year 289 of the Age of Kali, the Älvär of the name Toëòaraòippaòi was born. While engaged in devotional service he fell victim to a prostitute, and Çré Raìganätha, seeing His devotee so degraded, sent one of His servants with a golden plate to that prostitute. When the golden plate was discovered missing from the temple, there was a search, and it was found in the prostitute’s house. When the devotee saw Raìganätha’s mercy upon this prostitute, his mistake was rectified. He then prepared the third boundary wall of the Raìganätha temple and cultivated a tulasé garden there.

There was also a celebrated disciple of Rämänujäcärya’s known as Küreça. Çré Rämapilläi was the son of Küreça, and his son was Vägvijaya Bhaööa, whose son was Vedavyäsa Bhaööa, or Çré Sudarçanäcärya. When Sudarçanäcärya was an old man, the Muslims attacked the temple of Raìganätha and killed about twelve hundred Çré Vaiñëavas. At that time the Deity of Raìganätha was transferred to the temple of Tirupati, in the kingdom of Vijaya-nagara. The governor of Gingee, Goppaëärya, brought Çré Raìganätha from the temple of Tirupati to a place known as Siàha-brahma, where the Lord was situated for three years. In the year 1293 Çaka (A.D. 1371) the Deity was reinstalled in the Raìganätha temple. On the eastern wall of the Raìganätha temple is an inscription written by Vedänta-deçika relating how Raìganätha was returned to the temple." (Sri Chaitanya Charitamritam Madhya-lila 9:79. purport)

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Shiva Shakti Mandalam







Introduction

Only when Shiva is united with Shakti does he have the power to create – Saundaryalahari

Second-hand knowledge of the self gathered from books or gurus can never emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only direct realisation will do that. Realise yourself, turning the mind inward. - Tripura Rahasya, 18: 89

Tantra, or more properly tantrika, is a diverse and rich spiritual tradition of the Indian sub-continent. Although in recent years, in the Western world, it has become almost exclusively associated with sex, in reality this is one aspect of what is a way of life. In India itself, tantra is now, nearly always, associated with spells and black deeds.

Neither of these views is correct, and each wildly underestimates the wide-ranging nature of the different traditions. Further, there remains an ocean of tantrik and agamic literature still to be discovered and translated, spanning a period of time which at least reaches back to the 10th century of the common era (c.e.).

The tradition, or perhaps better, the traditions, underwent many phases and schools over this period of time, ranging from an extremely heterodox viewpoint to, in some cases, a very orthodox standpoint. Refer to this page to see the vast diversity of thoughts and practices subsumed under the word "tantra". Much of the material on this site is related to the Kaula tradition in many of its guises. The work kaula is cognate with clan and the communities venerated a huge number of gods (devas) and goddesses (devis).

On this large Web site you will find yantra, mantra, tantra and other material relating to some of the different traditions; texts on the siddhas, gurus and yogis of the Natha sampradaya including Gorakhnath, Matsyendranath and Dattatreya; much about kundalini, nadis, chakras; images of tantric kula devas (gods) and devis (goddesses) including Kali, Tripura, Shiva, Ganesha, Cchinnamasta, Durga and Tara; pujas and practices; meditations and dharanas; the inner meaning of kaulachara, vamachara and svecchacharya; an extensive bibliography, and original English translations as well as links to other sites.

Although some tantras appear at first glance to be straightforward, most, if not all of them, employ a type of language which can be taken on many levels. According to the tradition, everything has a gross, a subtle and a supreme meaning and as the Devi is the goddess of letters, she can bewilder with her Maya as well as enlighten.

Many terms used in the tantrik tradition have meanings which can be taken at face value but do not always have this meaning, thus making them difficult to understand to the literally-minded. The mentality of the pashu, or a person with a herd-disposition, is said to predispose him or her to misunderstand the meaning.

This cryptic way of speaking pervades many of the texts. Should a cremation ground, for instance, be understood as the yoni, as the real place where corpses are burnt, or as a symbol for the Absolute? The answer may be all three. Is a crossroad a symbol of the five elements, the place where roads meet, or four centres within the human body? Again, it may have one or any of these meanings. And is the union of Shiva and Shakti the symbol of sexual intercourse, the union of vital breaths within the body or an eclipse?

We can probably find the answers to these questions by going to the root philosophy of the tantrik traditions. There is no Shiva without Shakti and yoga is a realisation of the unity of all things. That is not to say that everything in tantrik texts is figurative; many describe practices which are said to bring about this realisation.

It is also important to remember that legends and stories within the tradition may be intended to appeal to parts of the human mind which are not solely connected with logic.

For example, in the Tripurarahasya (secrets of Tripura), a wonderful work available in an English translation (see Bibliography), much of the teaching and practical philosophy of the tradition is told in story form, easy to digest but pregnant with meaning. Bear these considerations in mind when browsing this site.

If you are new to the subject, we suggest you visit the glossary page, where many of the terms on this site are explained in a simple manner. The headings below each open out into sub-pages where you can sample many of the mysteries of this ancient tradition.

The sections and the topics left also need some explanation. Very broadly speaking, tantras fall into traditions belonging to greater or lesser schools. The Kali tradition, for example, has a large literature and there are specific areas in India where her worship is concentrated. The Lalita, or Shri Vidya tradition, also has a very extensive literature, much of which is still unplumbed.

The Natha Sampradayas or lines relate to sects said to have originated mostly from Matsyendranath and Gorakhanath, and occupy an important position in the yoga schools of the mediaeval period.

Under other topics, we have included a selection of tantrik topics, each of which could form vast topics on their own.

Tantrik ritual is included because above all else the adepts of these schools insisted on practical work. Many tantras are practical manuals and this section will be expanded in the future.

We have also included some translations of parts of the tantrik literature along with abstracts of other texts to give a feel for the whole subject. If there are mistakes in the translations, please forgive us. Also, let us know, and we will fix them.

The Sanskrit texts section will also be expanded in the future to include material hard to find, out of print and also out of copyright.

Because the tradition still lives on in the last years of this millennium, we have also included material written by HH Shri Gurudev Mahendranath, the 23rd guru of the Adinatha Sampradaya, who died just a few years ago.

To charges that in some way we have breached rules about publishing mantras and the like, we can only respond that a great deal of this information is available in Hindi and Sanskrit books which are not hard to obtain, and also in manuscripts available to anyone who takes the time to dig them out of libraries.

Suggestions, corrections and comments about the site are very welcome.

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S. Suresh. (Saturday, April 06, 2002) Treasure from Travancore. Young World, The Hindu.



Online edition of India's National Newspaper

Saturday, Apr 06, 2002 The Hindu

Young World

Treasure from Travancore

S. SURESH

Many beautiful coins in different metals were minted by the Travancore kings. Their earliest coins were hand-made.



Travancore in the present-day state of Kerala was one of the most prosperous and powerful kingdoms of medieval India. The famous rulers of this kingdom were Marthanda Varma and Balarama Varma. These kings were devout worshippers of Lord Vishnu or Padmanabha. They proudly called themselves Padmanabha dasa (servant of Padmanabha). They ruled the kingdom in the name of God Padmanabha.

The Travancore kings minted many beautiful coins in different metals such as silver and copper. While their earliest coins were hand made, the later ones were mostly machine made. These coins have smooth edges and are more pleasing to look at.

Not surprisingly, the majority of the Travancore coins feature objects and symbols connected with Lord Vishnu. A unique copper coin of Travancore features Lord Padmanabha in slumber (Anantasayana). According to numismatists, this is one of the rarest representations of the sleeping Vishnu on a coin.

The conch and the wheel — the two main objects carried by Lord Vishnu — also figure in Travancore coins. The conch is frequently depicted in the later Travancore coins. Sometimes, the conch is seen on both sides of the coin. The conch is enclosed within a circle or a flower-wreath or a star.

A few of the late Travancore coins portray the bust of the ruler on the obverse. Due to British influence, these coins show the Travancore king in European dress — shirt, coat, tie and a feather cap.



A little-known Travancore silver coin features a four-armed Goddess (Parvati?) on the obverse and a trident on the reverse.

The inscriptions on the Travancore coins are in Malayalam and English.

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Ten Kalis



Dasamahavidyas (Ten Forms of the Goddess Durga) by Shyamsunbar Chitrakar

When the father of Sati arranged a fire sacrifice he called all the gods and goddesses

but he left out Shiva becaue Shiva lives in a burning ghat and he was not ready to

accept him as his son-in-law. Then Durga [another name for Sati] said, "This is such a

big affair, I will go to my father's home." Shiva said, "No, don't go. You can't go. I won't go because I was not invited." Then Durga showed herself to him in ten forms of Kali. Then Shiva said, "Its okay, you can go." Shiva was thinking one form would stay with him and another would go. He would not stop her, but he would not go.

The ten avatars of kali.

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Slokam:

In one side vishNu, standing with folded hands, offering at the Feet of the Divine one of his eyes to complete (the shortfall) a thousand lotuses, from Which Lord got the disc weapon(chakra) and the blessing order to be renowned as lotus-eyed, that Lord of Creatures (pashupati) with axe, deer, boon giving posture, to that giver of disc, salutations.



purANa of the deity :

chakra pradar : The giver of disc (bhOga mUrti)

For the protection of the world mahA vishNu wanted to have a weapon that is very powerful. He wanted to worship Lord Shiva with thousand flowers to get the the sudarshana disc, which was created by Lord shiva for jala.ndhara samhAra. mahA viShNu collected the required flowers and started the worship. But during the worship, mahA vishNu found that he fell short of one flower to thousand. He did not want to stop at any cost the worship of Lord shiva. Immediately he plucked out and offered one of the eyes as the thousandth flower. Delighted by that devotion, Lord Shiva gave the disc to viShNu. Also mahA vishNu got the name "lotus eyed" (padmAksha) due to the devotion in offering the eye to make up for a lotus.



However the chakra was too powerful for viShNu to hold. So God made it into three parts, one given to viShNu, one to shakti and one kept with Himself. With that chakra the reverend Lord viShNu is protecting all the worlds. The form of Lord shiva blessing viShNu with the disc is the chakra prada mUrthi.

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chalandharAri (The Enemy of jalandhara)



jala.ndharAri

shlokam:

Smeared in red (blood), moving fierce, with three nice eyes, Protection posture, axe, deer, bow decorating the hands, cutting the head of jala.ndhara who is trying to hold the disc (chakra) of earth (ground), I pray, the destroyer of jala.ndhara.

purANa of the deity:

jala.ndhara ari : enemy of jala.ndhara (vIrA mUrti)

jalandhara was a demon king. After doing harsh austerities he got lots of boons. By the power he got out of those boons, he captured and ruled the worlds. He went to the dEvAs to fight against. Since nobody was ready to fight against such a powerful enemy, everybody subdued to him without much resistance. He then proceeded to more powerful worlds of satyalOka and vaikuNTha. There too nobody was ready to fight against him. But he was told that only Lord Shiva can fight against him. Stupid jalandhara not realizing what he is doing, went to KailAsa, the abode of Lord shiva, to fight with the God! Lord Shiva took the form of an old man and stood on his way. He asked jalandhara where he was going. jalandhara replied that he was going to fight against Lord Shiva. Smiling the Old Man marked a disc (chakra) on the ground. He said, "Before fighting with the powerful Lord shiva, check your strength by lifting this disc above your head." jalandhara laughed at the Old man that he did not realize jalandhara's strength. He decided to show off his strength by lifting that disc. As he started lifting jala.ndhara realized that it was not an easy job. He took that disc with great difficulty and placed on his head. The disc cut his head off cutting him into pieces!

(That disc is the sudarshana chakra part of which was given to mahAvishhNu by the Lord chakra pradhar)



thiruviRkudi is the temple associated with this valourous deed of Lord Shiva

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Thee Magickal Art Gallery



Kali-Chinnamasta Yantra © Linda Falorio



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Linda Falorio. Goddess Chinnamasta.



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"Kali-Chinnamasta with Dakini and Varnini"

23in x 13in, o/c, © Linda Falorio 1992, collection Atlantis Bookshop, London.

Chinna means "chopped-off," and masta means "head" — The goddess who has chopped off her own head is the sixth Mahavidya, or "transformation," of the Ten Great Transcendent Wisdoms of the Goddess Kali. Her seed mantra is HUM, used for mastery of the senses and annihilation of the mind. Chinnamasta, the patron of headLess Press, has chopped off her head (the five senses) to enhance her psychic abilities and to stimulate the Will. Thus she is associated with the powers of Daäth and the Abyss, as well as with Ajna Chakra. The shakti on the right is Varnini (knowing), and the one on the left is Dakini (action). The painting shows the goddess Chinnamasta (desire), distributing her life-energy freely to the Universe, bestowing upon her worshippers whatever they ask for and desire.

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Linda Falorio. Lilith.



"Lilith"



"Lilith"

14in x 11in, oil /linen, © Linda Falorio 1991, Private Collection.

This painting of the Sumerian Goddess Lilith, Eve's dark sister and first wife of Adam, representative of all that is dark, wild, intensely creative, and free in human nature, existing beyond the reach of society's boundaries or control. This painting was privately commissioned as a magickal altar-piece.

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Most Beautiful Dakini







Headless Dakinis





There was a time when headless dakinis prowled the Earth. (Some say they can still be found in certain environs.) They traveled surreptitiously, often helping those sincere practitioners who were (sometimes unbeknownst to themselves) at a pivotal place in their practice. The dakinis bestowed many wonderful gifts and were prized for their beauty, wisdom and intrigue. Some attained full Buddhahood. Others became fierce protectors of the Dharma.

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Justice Shiva Nath Katju. Kashmir Tantrism.



Glimpses of Kashmiri Culture



Kashmir News Network (KNN)

A Complete Repository of Information on Kashmiri Pandits



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The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava: The Indian Consort of Padmasambhava (Paperback)

by Sangye Khandro (Author)



Editorial Reviews

Janet Gyatso, Amherst College

"In the end, her story presents its readers with a complex image of a woman engaged in the difficult process of self- realization. What would have been most striking to its 'traditional' readers is the strength of its resolutely feminine heroine, who carved out a distinctive way to travel on the classical tantric path."

Book Description

Mandarava, a role model for women in tantric Buddhism, was the principal consort of the 8th century Indian master Padmasambhava, before he introduced tantric Buddhism to Tibet.

Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: Wisdom Publications (December 25, 1998)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0861711440

ISBN-13: 978-0861711444

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces

Mandharava the Female Buddha, July 24, 2004

Reviewer: D. Gerrard (Australia)

This book is an excellent insight into the life and times of both Princess Mandharava and the great Guru Padmasambhava, as told by Padmasambhava himself and recorded by his Tibetan consort Yeshe Tsogyal. This book is a terma (a teaching which was written down and then hidden for this present time). Also, it has a blessing prophecy attatched to it, making it very beneficial to read or even be near a copy of this text. The terma itself is very easy to read and follows Mandharava's extrordinary life, in a most interesting progression. It's a very inspiring story!

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Dakini Teachings : Padmasambhava's Oral Instructions to Lady Tsogyal (Dragon Editions Ser.) (Paperback)

by Erik P. (translator) Kunsang (Author)



Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English, Tibetan (translation)

Product Details

Paperback: 200 pages

Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated (2001)

ISBN-10: 0877735468

ISBN-13: 978-0877735465

Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces

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Tantra Reference



IMPORTANT HINDU AND BUDDHIST TANTRAS

AND OTHER TANTRIC TEXTS, SOME AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH

Hindu tradition has Tantras coming direct from archaic dialogs between Shiva "Lord of Yoga" and his Shakti, the "Great Goddess." Some of these dialogs got "overheard" or revealed to Yogi Siddhas, whose students eventually wrote them down. The Tantric teachings of Shiva and Shakti come to us from the distant past, perhaps as far back as the Indus Valley civilization, circa 2500 B.C.E. These secret teachings were preserved mostly in oral form, aided by the use of symbols and the sacred arts, such as sculpture, painting, music and dance.

Written Tantras are the latest of the Hindu sacred writings (Shastras), following the Vedas, Upanishads etc. South India has its own tradition of Tantras, also derived from Shiva, Shakti and the lineage of Siddhas. Hindu medical, alchemical and astrological texts are commonly termed Tantras, as are works dealing mainly with sorcery.

Buddhist occult tradition tells that Gautama the Buddha imparted esoteric teachings to select disciples, "by initiation and by word of mouth." Modern scholars suggest that many of the known early Tantras were "transmitted in utmost secrecy for 300 years or so," passed-on in dialogs between teachers and chosen students. It was not until the time of the Siddhas, circa 6th-11th century C.E., that they were written down. In Mahayana Buddhist culture, study of the Tantras naturally follows after study of the Sutras.

There are Tantras, both Hindu and Buddhist, compiled or created by Yogis, Yoginis, priests or scholars. These are generally based on fragments or compilations of earlier works, oral tradition, mystic songs or are the result of empirical scientific studies in medicine, chemistry, astronomy etc. When a sacred text is called a Tantra, it takes on added significance because of the traditions of lineage, historicity and revelation. Spiritual sex, literal or allegorical, is a topic discussed in many Tantras.

Some Tantras were written on palm-leaves, flimsy folios of paper and never published. Many were lost over the passage of time. Others were "discovered" and entered the mainstream of spiritual literature. These texts were generally regarded as radical, heretical even, but nevertheless viewed as authoritative in the present decadent aeon, the Kali Yuga.

Following is a list of Buddhist and Hindu Tantras, of significance, together with likely dates of their compilation and details of their English translation, if available:

SOME BUDDHIST TANTRAS

Guhyasamaja Tantra, the Sanskrit text edited with commentaries by Benoytosh Bhattacharya, Gaekwad's Oriental Series, 1934. Dr. Alex Wayman translated selected verses into English, published as Yoga of the Guyasamaja, Motilal, Delhi, 1977. This important "Mother" Tantra was probably compiled in the 4th century C.E.;

Manjusri Mula Tantra, edited by T. Ganapati Shastri, Trivandrum Sanskrit Series, vols. 70, 76 and 84, 1920, 1922 and 1925;

Chandamaharosana Tantra, chapters I-VIII, translated by Dr. Christopher George, published by the American Oriental Society, New Haven, 1974. Possibly compiled in the 7th century C.E., the earliest manuscript is from around the year 1100;

Hevajra Tantra, selected verses translated with substantial commentaries by Dr. David Snellgrove, Oxford University Press, London, 1959. This important text was probably compiled between the 7th and 8th centuries C.E.;

Chakrasambhara Tantra, selected verses translated by Lama Kazi Dawa Samdup, Luzac, London, 1910;

Mahakala Tantra, translated by Dr. William Stablein. Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1976.

Abhidhanottara Tantra, partly translated by Dr. Martin Kalff;

Samvarodaya Tantra, selected chapters translated by Shinichi Tsuda, Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1974;

Kalachakra Tantra, a 10th century text, published in Tibetan facsimile and with commentary in English by Dr. Lokesh Chandra, New Delhi, 1966. Also selectively translated by Jeffrey Hopkins and published as Kalachakra Tantra Rite of Initiation, 1985 and Wisdom, Boston, 1989, and extracted in various English formats, including Gelong Jhampa Kelsang's translation of Ngawang Dhargyey's Commentary on the Kalachakra Tantra, Dharamsala, 1985.

There are very many other important Buddhist Tantras, mostly only now available in the Tibetan language. Among them are: the Kurukulla Tantra; Mahavairochana Tantra; Vajrapatala Tantra; Vajrayogini Tantra, Yogini Tantra and others too numerous to detail. The official compilation of Tibetan sacred books, known as the Kanjur and Tenjur, contain 22 volumes of Tantras and 86 volumes of commentaries on them. The Nyingmapa "old" sect of Tibetan Buddhists know of "over a hundred thousand Tantras"!

SOME HINDU TANTRAS

Mahavidya Tantra, possibly dating from before the 4th century C.E.;

Lakshmi Tantra, translated by Sanjukta Gupta, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1972, compiled sometime between the 9th and 10th centuries C.E.;

Kularnava Tantra, compiled around 1000 C.E. Available in English translation.

Kalivilasa Tantra, published by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroofe) in English, 1916;

Kalikapurana (Tantra), chapters 54-69 translated by K. R. Van Kooij, E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1972, compiled around the fourteenth century C.E.;

Kamaratna Tantra, translated by Hemchandra Tattabhusan, Shillong, 1928;

Mahanirvana Tantra, better known as the Tantra of the Great Liberation, translated by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe), Calcutta and London, 1913. A very late text, with radical reformist views.

Other important Hindu Tantras, mostly dating from between the 11th and 17th centuries are: Chinnamasta Tantra, Ganapati Tantra, Gandharva Tantra, Guptasadhana Tantra, Jnanarnava Tantra, the Kakachandishvarakalpa Tantra, translated by Jyotir Mitra, Varanasi, 1970, in manuscript; Kali Tantra, Kamakhya Tantra, Kaulavali Tantra, Kubjika Tantra, Kulachudamani Tantra, English translation available on the Internet at the Hindu Tantrik home page; Kularnava Tantra, compiled between the 11th and 15th centuries, translated by Rai, 1993 and selected parts by Goudriaan, 1992; Kundalini Tantra; Malinivijayottara Tantra, translated by V. D. Shastri, Punjab University, 1956; Matrikabheda Tantra; Maya Tantra; Netra Tantra, translation available on the Internet; Nila Tantra; Niruttara Tantra; Nirvana Tantra; Saraswati Tantra; Svacchanda Tantra, an early Shaivite work, partly translated by Teun Goudriaan, SUNY, 1992; Tantraloka; Tantraraja Tantra; Tara Tantra; Todala Tantra, available on the Internet; Vinashikha Tantra, translated by Teun Goudriaan, Motilal, Delhi, 1985; Yogini Tantra and Yoni Tantra, available on the Internet at the Mike Magee "Hindu Tantrik" home page.

There are many other "Kashmiri" Tantras, "Bengali" Tantras (mostly from a relatively late period, into this century) and "South Indian Tantras", which are sometimes referred to as Kalpas.

A Tantra generally is a "no holds barred" guide to spiritual liberation, presumably put together by a liberated enlightened person. The very large number of both Buddhist and Hindu Tantras that have survived in some form or another, suggests that spiritual enlightenment was not as difficult to achieve as is generally supposed.

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Chinnamasta : The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess (Paper Back)

by Elisabeth Anne Benard



Chinnamasta : The Aweful Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess (Paper Back)

by Elisabeth Anne Benard

Year of Publication : 2000

ISBN : 8120817486

Edition : Reprint

Place : New Delhi

Book Details : 22 cm; xiv, 162p.; 7 Plates; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; Reference

Price Rs. 125

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About Bogar



About Bogar

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Bogar was a legendary South Indian siddhar (a mystic, yogi). He was said to have miraculous powers. He is also said in some New Age circles to have been associated with Mahavatar Babaji. Bhogar was a South Indian by birth, belonging to the caste of goldsmiths, who became a siddhapurusha under the guidance of Kalanginaathar. In Bogar's Saptakanda he reveals details of various medicinal preparations to his disciple Pullippani (so named as he is believed to have wandered in the forests atop a puli or tiger) and at every stage he quotes his guru as the authority. Also Pulippani must have been a young man then, as he is often referred to as a balaka.

It is said that as per the last wishes of his guru, Bhogar proceeded to China to spread the knowledge of siddha sciences and his journey is said to have been made with the aid of an aircraft; he demonstrated to the Chinese the details of the construction of the aircraft and later built for them a sea-going craft using a steam engine. The details of these and other experi- ments demonstrated by Bhogar in China are clearly documented in the Saptakanda.

Bogar's guru, Kalangi Nathar, is believed to be a Chinese who attained siddhi in South India and thus became included among the Eighteen Siddhars.

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Lao Tse - the founder of Taoism (5th century B.C.) was the first Chinese to propound the theory of duality of matter -- the male Yang and female Yin -- which conforms to the Siddha concept of Shiva - Shakti or positive-negative forces. This very same concept was first revealed by the adi-siddhar Agasthya Rishi, whose period is as old as the Vedas, which have been conservatively dated at 3500 B.C. Also alchemy as a science was practised in China only after B.C. 135 and was practiced as an art until B.C. 175 when a royal decree was enacted banning alchemical preparation of precious metals by the Celestial Empire; these details are recounted in the two existing Chinese books of alchemy Shih Chi and Treatise of Elixir Refined in Nine Couldrons, both dated to the first century B.C.

The emergence of Lao Tse with his theory of duality of matter and the journey of Bhogar to China seem to have taken place about the same time and it is even possible that Bhogar himself went under the name of Lao Tse in China, like another Siddharishi Sriramadevar, who was known as Yacob in Arabia.

This seems likely considering that: before Lao Tse the concept of duality of matter finds no mention in any Chinese treatise; alchemy as a science emerged only after B.C. 135, i.e. four centuries after Lao Tse; there was a sudden spurt of alchemical practice aher the emergency of Lao Tse; and the duality of matter and alchemy have been mentioned in South Indian scriptures that antidate Lao Tse by centuries.

Bogar anticipating that in due course of period, human beings will suffer from large number of disease. As an expert in medicine he used 4448 rare herbs and made 9 poisonous medicine, mixing these 9 poisons into one needs great knowledege and skill, to make a Master Medicine ( One medicine to cure all disease ). Thirumoolar also discuss one such Master Medicine in his book Thiru Mandiram. With the consultation of Agasthiar ( Father of Ayurvedic Medicine) and other siddhars Bogar mixed the 9 poisons ( Nava Bashanam ) and made the Master Medicine in the form of Lord Murugan which is currently worshiped at Palani Murugan temple. There is a place near Palani Hill called Thanasiappan Temple which is the place were Bogar mixed the Nava Bashanam and made the Murugan idol.

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Bogar and others then decided that by using the milk and panchamirtham ( a sweet recipe ) poured on the idol, one can extract the medicine from the idol. The milk and panchamritham then becomes medicine to cure disease. After installing Lord Murugan Navabashana idol at the Palani Hill, Bogar used to worship it with milk abishegam ( pouring milk on the idol ) and panchamirtha abishegam ( pouring panchamirtham on the idol).

His disciple Pulipani siddhar then took over the job of Lord Murugan pooja after Bogar went into Nirvigalpa Samadhi - the highest samadhi stage; where the Mind dissolves with Matter and Energy. Bogar Samadhi is inside Palani Murugan temple at Palani Hill. Actually Bogar himself constructed his samadhi exactly under the Lord Murugan Navabasha idol and went into Nirvigalpa Samadhi there. The entrance to his samadhi is a cave like structure, now also worship for this great siddhar is conducted at this entrance where he is last seen by his disciples which is at the Palani temple. The shrine at the top of the hill, though later than the Tiru Avinankudi temple, has overshadowed the older temple in the present century due to its popular appeal. Created by Bhogar, it was maintained after him by sage Pulippani and his descendants almost as their personal and private temple.

During the time of Tirumalai Nayak, his general Ramappayyan handed over the puja rights to newly brought Brahmin priests. The descendants of Pulippani were compensated for the loss of this right by being given: Certain duties of superintendence Right to some annual presents Right to shoot off, at the Dasara Festival, the arrow which symbolises Subramanya's victory over asuras. Right to be buried at the foot of the steps leading to the hill, if some of them so chose.

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Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Sastri)



Institute for Wholistic Education Dr. David Frawley Information

Dr. David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Sastri)

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"Dr. David Frawley is one of the most important scholars of Ayurveda and Vedic Science today. I have great respect and admiration for his knowledge and the way he has expounded the ancient wisdom of the Vedas." Deepak Chopra

"Frawley is an Indian in an American body. The ease with which he enters into the spiritual of the Indian tradition and renders its deeper concepts in terms of modern thought shows an unusual familiarity with this ancient wisdom." M.P. Pandit, Secretary of Sri Aurobindo Ashram

"Certainly America's most singular "practicing Hindu."" Ashok Malik, India Today

"Dr. David Frawley is a formidable scholar of Vedanta and easily the best known Western Acharya of the Vedic wisdom." Ashish Sharma, Indian Express, the Express Magazine

Dr. David Frawley is one of the few Westerners ever recognized in India as a Vedacharya or teacher of the ancient wisdom. In 1991 under the auspices of the great Indian teacher, Avadhuta Shastri, he was named Vamadeva Shastri, after the great Vedic Rishi Vamadeva. In 1995 he was given the title of Pandit along with the Brahmachari Vishwanathji award in Mumbai for his knowledge of the Vedic teaching. Over the years Vamadeva has received many awards and honors for his work from throughout India.

Vamadeva (Dr. Frawley) is a unusual western born knowledge-holder in the Vedic tradition. He carries many special Vedic ways of knowledge (vidyas), which he passes on to students in India and in the West. His vast knowledge is rooted in intuitive and past life influences, as it is more than could be gained in a single life experience, though he has studied many traditional texts and with many teachers.

In India, Vamadeva is recognized not only as a Vedacharya (Vedic teacher), but also as a Vaidya (Ayurvedic doctor), Jyotishi (Vedic astrologer), Puranic (Vedic historian) and Yogi, a rare feat for an American born in Wisconsin. He is now a visiting professor for the Vivekananda Yoga Kendra in Bangalore, India, a government approved deemed university for yogic and Vedic studies and also a teacher with the Sringeri Shankaracharya Math, the most central of the traditional Vedantic centers in India.

In India, his translations and interpretations of the ancient Vedic teachings have been given the highest acclaim in both spiritual and scholarly circles. In America he is well known as a teacher and practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine and of Vedic astrology (Jyotish) and has done pioneering work on both these subjects in the West. In Sept. 2000, he was regarded as one of the 25 most influential Yoga teachers in America by the magazine Yoga Journal.

It is very difficult to get authentic knowledge about Vedic teachings and its related traditions of Yoga, Tantra, Vedanta, Ayurveda and Vedic Astrology. Yoga is often reduced to mere asana or yogic postures. Tantra has become little more than sex. Vedanta has often been reduced to a mere conceptual philosophy or an Advaitic pop psychology. Academic presentations of these subjects, not being done by practitioners, remain caught in semantics and theoretical issues.

Vamadeva (Dr. Frawley) presents authentic Vedic knowledge in the Western world and in a lucid presentation recognized by the tradition itself. He has worked extensively teaching, writing, lecturing, conducting research and helping establish schools and associations in related Vedic fields over the last thirty years. He has studied and traveled widely gathering knowledge, working with various Vedic teachers and groups in a non-sectarian manner.

Vamadeva sees his role as helping to revive Vedic knowledge in an interdisciplinary approach for the planetary age. He sees himself as a teacher and translator to help empower people to use Vedic systems to enhance their lives and aid in their own Self-realization. He sees Vedic wisdom as a tool for liberation of the spirit, not as a dogma to bind people or to take power over them. Vedic knowledge is a means of communing with the conscious universe and learning to embody it in our own life and perception.

Though Vamadeva has worked in several different fields, which can be difficult and daunting, he has endeavored to approach each of these with a great deal of specificity and precision. The interconnectedness of Vedic disciplines makes this possible, along with perhaps some good past life samskaras!

You can find out more about his work by visiting his website at the American Institute of Vedic Studies.

The Writings of Dr. David Frawley

Ayurveda: Nature's Medicine

by Dr.David Frawley and Dr. Subhash Ranade

368 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0914955950

Ayurveda, Natures Medicine is an excellent introduction to the full field of Ayurvedic Medicine from diet and herbs to yoga and massage. It has a notable emphasis on practical self-care and daily life regimens that makes it helpful for everyone seeking health and wholeness. The book is an excellent primer for students beginning in the field and who wish to have a firm foundation to understand the entire system.

Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide

by Dr. David Frawley

468 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0914955977

Ayurvedic Healing presents the Ayurvedic treatment of common diseases, covering over eighty different ailments from the common cold to cancer. It provides a full range of treatment methods including diet, herbs, oils, gems, mantra and meditation. The book also shows the appropriate life-style practices and daily health considerations for your unique mind-body type both as an aid to disease treatment and for disease prevention. This extraordinary book is a complete manual of Ayurvedic health care that offers the wisdom of this ancient system of mind-body medicine to the modern reader relative to our special health concerns today. The present edition is an expanded version of the original 1989 edition, covering additional diseases and adding new treatments.

A number of books are now available on Ayurvedic medicine, the traditional natural healing system of India. These are generally of an introductory nature. Ayurvedic Healing, on the contrary, explains Ayurvedic treatment from constitutional life-style regimens to the treatment of over a hundred diseases. This comprehensive book explains the Ayurvedic approach to all major common health problems including the common cold, constipation, digestive disorders, menstrual problems, hypertension, and arthritis. It also examines complex diseases like cancer and Aids, recommending the appropriate diet, herbs, oils, aromas, mantras and meditation as required. It contains an extensive introductory section outlining Ayurvedic health regimens for disease prevention, including a complete guide to Ayurvedic diet. Anyone interested in Ayurveda will find this book useful and want to have it as a reference guide for healthful living.

Ayurveda and Marma Therapy

by Dr. David Frawley, Dr. Subhash Ranade and Dr. Avinash Lele

268 PP Paper Back

ISBN: 0940985594

This is the first book on marma therapy published in the West. It clearly describes the 107 main marma points in location, properties and usage. It explains in detail how to treat them with many methods including massage, aromas, herbs and yoga practices. Ayurveda and Marma Therapy is an essential reference guide for all students of Yoga, Ayurveda, massage or natural healing.

Yoga and Ayurveda

360 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0914955810

Yoga and Ayurveda together form a complete approach for optimal health, vitality and higher awareness. YOGA AND AYURVEDA reveals to us the secret powers of the body, breath, senses, mind and chakras. More importantly, it unfolds transformational methods to work on them through diet, herbs, asana, pranayama and meditation. This is the first book published in the West on these two extraordinary subjects and their interface. It has the power to change the lives of those who read and apply it.

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Other Writings of Dr. David Frawley:

Ayurveda and the Mind

From the River of Heaven

Gods, Sages and Kings

Oracle of Rama

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The Vedic Traditions:

Astrology of the Seers

304 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0914955896

Vedic Astrology, also called Jyotish, is the traditional astrology of India and its profound spiritual culture. It possesses a precise predictive value as well as a deep interpretation of the movement of life, unfolding the secrets of karma and destiny. Astrology of the Seers, first published in 1990, is regarded as one of the classic modern books on Vedic astrology, covering all the main aspects of its philosophy, background and practice. The present edition has been thoroughly revised and updated.

Wisdom of the Ancient Seers

280 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0910261369

"The Rig Veda is not only one of the oldest sacred scriptures of the world, but also one of the most misunderstood. Past scholarship has dismissed the hymns of the Rig Veda as being expressions of a primitive animistic mentality that only rarely rose to true spiritual and philosophical heights. David Frawley's book demonstrates that this judgmental view is ill-founded. His fine renderings of select Vedic hymns bear witness to the fact that their composers were sages and seers--powerful poets who knew the art of symbolic and metaphoric communication. The Vedic hymns give us a unique glimpse not into a primitive mentality but a mentality and culture that revolved around the highest spirtiual values and visions. This is an important and riveting book, ushering in a new and sounder tradition of Vedic interpretation and scholarship." Georg Feuerstein

Ayurvedic Herbalism:

The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine

by Dr. David Frawley and Dr. Vasant Lad

288 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0941524248

For the first time, here is a detailed explanation and classification of herbs, using the ancient system of Ayurveda. More than 270 herbs are listed, with 108 herbs explained in detail. Included are many of the most commonly used western herbs with a profound Ayurvedic perspective. Important Chinese and special Ayurvedic herbs are introduced. Beautiful diagrams and charts, as well as detailed glossaries, appendices and index are included.

Yoga for Your Type:

An Ayurvedic Guide to Your Asana Practice

by Dr. David Frawley and Sandra Summerfield Kozak

296 pp os

ISBN: 091026130X

This is the first book that details how to choose Yoga asanas (Yoga poses) most appropriate for your unique body type according to the five thousand year old system of Ayurvedic medicine. These two systems of healing and energy management have long been regarded as effective methods of relieving stress, creating personal balance, eliminating ailments, and relieving chronic pain. Yoga for Your Type presents a fundamental understanding of both Yoga and Ayurveda and provides the information needed for you to balance your energy and feel healthy. “Editor’s Choice” Yoga Journal

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Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses

260 pp Paper Back

ISBN: 0910261393

"Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses is an excellent introduction to the essence of Hindu Tantrism. The author discusses all the major concepts and offers valuable corrections for many existing misconceptions. He also introduces the reader to the core Tantric practices of meditation and mantra recitation, focusing on the ten Wisdom Goddesses" states Georg Feuerstein.

Tantra - perhaps the most popular and yet most misunderstood of the yogic teachings today - is a vast ocean of wisdom for enlightening the mind. It is not merely sex, with which most Westerners identify it, but an entire science of meditation.Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses describes the deeper system of Tantra in its psychological and spiritual sophistication - unfolding the mysteries of life and death, being and non-being. It reveals Tantra as a profound methodology for reaching the highest states of consciousness. Tantric Yoga delineates one of the most important Tantric teachings - the Ten Wisdom Forms of the Goddess (Dasa Mahavidya) - on all levels from image worship to formless meditation practices, including mantras for each Goddess. It explains these great Goddesses in beautiful poetic and deep philosophical language, making them accessible archetypes to the modern mind. These ten forms are Kali, Tara, Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Bagalamukhi, Dhumavati, Matangi, and Kamala. In a special section on the practice of Yoga, the book explains the subtle body, the chakras and their energy flows, and how these can be properly developed. For the first time in print in the West, it reveals the Ayurvedic system of inner transformation using the three principles of Prana, Tejas and Ojas, the spiritual energies of air, fire and water (Vata, Pitta and Kapha). It shows how we can develop these energies through outer and inner methods, including diet, herbs, gems, mantra and meditation. Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses is based on unpublished teachings of the great yogi Vasishta Ganapati Muni, the foremost disciple of the great guru Ramana Maharshi. It follows the Tantric approach of Advaita Vedanta and South Indian Tantric traditions.

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Avadhuta Upansihad, translated by Prof. A. A. Ramanathan, published by The Theosophical Publishing House, Chennai. A quote from this very exceptional Upansihad:

"If infrequency of worldly dealings is sought, let there be contemplation for you. Wherefore should I, to whom worldly dealings offer no hindrance, contemplate? Because I do not have distractions, I do not need concentration, distraction or concentration being of the mind that modifies. What separate experience can there be for me, whom am of the nature of eternal experience ? What has to be done is done, what has to be gained is gained for ever. Let my dealings, worldly, scriptural or of other kinds proceed as they have started, I being neither an agent (of action) nor one affected (by it) Or, even though I have achieved what has to be achieved, let me remain on the [sacred] path for the sake of the well-being of the world. What harm for me thereby?"

Mundaka Upanishad, Translated by Swami Gambhirananda. All the Upanishads belong to teh revealed teachings (supposedly revealing the specific details contained in the Vedas). They all bear their unique gifts, but the Mundaka is my favorite, being clear, straightforward, to the point, undilluted and accessible.

"There are two kinds of knowledge to be acquired – the higher and the lower; this is what, as tradition runs, the knowers of the import of the Vedas say. Of these, the lower comprises the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, Atharva-Veda, the science of pronunciation etc., the code of rituals, grammar, etymology, metre and astrology. Then there is the higher (knowledge) by which is attained that Imperishable. (By the higher knowledge) the wise realize everywhere that which cannot be perceived and grasped, which is without source, features, eyes, and ears, which has neither hands nor feet, which is eternal, multiformed, all-pervasive, extremely subtle, and undiminishing and which is the source of all. As a spider spreads out and withdraws (its thread), as on the earth grow the herbs (and trees), and as from a living man issues out hair (on the head and body), so out of the Imperishable does the Universe emerge here (in this phenomenal creation). Through knowledge Brahman increases in size. From that is born food (the Unmanifested). From food evolves Prana (Hiranyagarbha); (thence the cosmic) mind; (thence) the five elements; (thence) the worlds; (thence) the immortality that is in karmas."

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From the tantric yoga perspective providing some excellent articles and pictures on yantra, asana. laya, kundalini and tantra yoga. It is an excellent introduction to the Romanian based M.I.S.A. organization who publishes Tantra Magazine. Warning, this group explores (very consciously) the nature of human sexuality as a spiritual path.

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Published on internet: Thursday, July 05, 2007

Republished on internet: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Revised: Tuesday, December 18, 2007

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“Thou belongest to That Which Is Undying, and not merely to time alone,” murmured the Sphinx, breaking its muteness at last. “Thou art eternal, and not merely of the vanishing flesh. The soul in man cannot be killed, cannot die. It waits, shroud-wrapped, in thy heart, as I waited, sand-wrapped, in thy world. Know thyself, O mortal! For there is One within thee, as in all men, that comes and stands at the bar and bears witness that there IS a God!”

(Reference: Brunton, Paul. (1962) A Search in Secret Egypt. (17th Impression) London, UK: Rider & Company. Page: 35.)

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