Jnana Sankalini TantraIndia is a civilisation of many images a culture of many visual feasts a tradition where th visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and gathas our songs and stories, where our temples are not only places of worship but equally a gallery of beautiful forms and figures where myth is as important as doctrine, where ancient memories are full of cherished narratives where mythic beings are real in many different ways and we enrich our lives by festivals which celebrate events from the lives of our mythic gods and goddesses and where knowledge is gained as much from itinerant performers as it is from learned discourses and where when the wind blows thorugh the Pipal tree is as if we hear the hymns of the Vedas. |
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Absolute achieve activities ajna chakra akshara Anahata attain avyakta becomes Bhagavad Gita bhava bhavet bliss Brahman breath calmness consciousness creation deep meditation deity described deva devi uvāca devotee disciple discipline dissolution Divine Mother elements energy experience fire five formless gunas guru inner ISBN Ishwara iśvara uvāca japa Jñana jñānam kala karma katham khechari mudra knowledge known Kriya Yoga kundalini liberation literally means Lord Shiva mamsa manifested Manipura master maya Metaphorical Interpretation mind mudra muladhara nadis Paramahamsa Paramahamsa Hariharananda Parvati pingala prakriti prana principle qualities rajasic realization restless rituals Rudra sacred sadhana sahasrara sahasrara chakra samadhi Sanskrit sarva scriptures self-discipline senses shakti shambhavi sincere seeker smruti soul sound spine spiritual aspirant spiritual evolution spiritual practice spiritual seeker spiritual wisdom Supreme sushumna Svadhisthana symbol Tantra tantric tantric practices tantric texts tattva teaches Translation Ishwara Truth un-manifested universe Upanishad Vayu Vedas Vedic Verse vidya Vishnu Vishuddha word worship yogi yogic