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SriChakraPuja
Amrita,Devipuram,India,531001 Prologue Thisbookhadtobewrittentofillagap.TherearemillionsofpeopleintheworldwhoaredoingSriChakraPuja. Butveryfewunderstandthemeaningsofthemantrasandprocedures,whytheyarebeingdone,whatisagood wayofdoingthings.Andtherearesimplynobooksavailableonthissubject. SriDeviinspiredDeviParvatitoseekthisinformationforthebenefitofeverydevoteeofSriVidyabyasking questionstoAmritaatDevipuram,India.Sheusedtoaskquestions,andtapetheanswers.Shetookpainstaking troubletotranscribewhatwassaid,typeditoutandAmritaediteditagain.Conversationalstylewaspreservedto alargeextenttopreservereadability.Redundancieshavenotbeentotallyremovedbecausetheyaresometimes neededasreminders;butanattempthasbeenmadetoreducethem. Thisisthefirstattemptthatreallytriestogointothemysteriesofeverymantra,andeveryprocedureintheSri ChakrapujaasdescribedinParashuRamaKalpaSutratoconveyadeeperunderstandingoftheritual.Itisthe author'sbeliefthatsuchanattempttoopenupthesemysterieshasnotbeenmadebeforeinabookwhichanyone canread.Muchofthematterpresentedhereisbeingspokenfromadirectpersonalrevelationalstandpoint,andso carriesnoreferences.Itisalsothefirsttimethattheauthentictextshavebeenexplainedthewaytheyarehere combiningthemodernandancientviews.Youmayormaynotagreewithwhatissaidhere.Buttohidethescience ofritualfrompubliceyebecauseitmaynotbeintunewiththepresentnormsisnotcorrect.Afterall,thepurpose ofthisbookistoinformaboutpracticesthatwerefollowedinoldendays.Topracticeornotisyourpersonal decision.Tosaythatabookongynecologyshouldnotbepublishedbecauseitshowsthepicturesofgenitalsis ridiculous.Whetheritworksforyou,youhavetodiscover.Thereisagoodchanceitwill,ifyouapproachthe subjectwithrespect. Itisnotacheapimitationorapruneddownversionoftheritual.Itistheactualstuff.Itdoesnothavethe patriarchalbiastotheageoldtraditionswhenwomanwasGod.Ittalksopenlyaboutsubjectssuchasuseofsexin ritualandhencebrushedasidebymanypractitionersasbeingaccessibleonlythroughsurrenderingyourbody, mindandsoultoaGuru. Eachheadingcanbeinterpretedasaquestionaboutatopic.Whatfollowsisananattempttoclarifytheconcepts involved.

Understanding

PUJA

ParashuramaisanAvatarofVishnu.HehasdividedtheSriChakraPujaintofourclearlydefinedtimeslots: Lalita,Rajashyamala,VarahiandPara.PujatoLalitaistobedoneinthemorninginthecreativecenter, Rajashyamalaintheheartduringmidday,Varahiintheeveningattheeyebrowcenter,andParaShaktiat midnightinthecrown.Thisvolumedealsonlywiththefirstpart, LalitaPuja. Somepeoplecombineallthesedifferntpujasintooneunmanageablylongpuja.Neithertheparticipantsnorthe peoplewatchingthepujasunderstandwhatisgoingon.Theythinkthatthelongerthepuja,thebetteritis.They keeponaddingtothepujafromthisbookandthatbook,andtheyarethenafraidtoletgoofthisorthatbitofthe puja.Theyloosetheirbalanceandbecomeangrywithslightestdisturbancestothepujalikeachildcryingforfood. Foradevoteetobecomeangryistogodown. YoufindafamousexampleofthisinthestoryofRamayana.Vishwamitrawasagreatkingwhowantedtoattainto thehighestknowledgeofGod.Hewasdoingausteritiesforalongtime.ThenIndra,afraidthathewilllosehis positionastherulerofGods,sentacelestialseductresscalledMenakatostophimfrompracticingcelebacyin

thought,wordanddeed.VishwamitragotattractedtoMenakaandspent10,000yearsenjoyingher.Thenhelost thepowerhehadobtainedfromhisausterities.Herealizedhismistakeandhetoldher"NoIdon'twantyour child,andIdon'twantyou,getlost".Hepushedherawayandthenstartedagainontheausteritiesgaininggreat merit.ThenhewenttoSageVashishta'sashram.Andhetoldhim,"LookIhavebecomegreatinausteritie.Now youhavetoproclaimthatIamaBrahmaRishi= selfrealizedsoul".Vishishtasays,"NoyouarenotaBrahmaRishi" totesthim.ThenVishwamitragotangryandcursedVishishta.Withthatsinglecursehelostallthepower. Themoralofthestoryisthatsexualenjoymentismuchlessharmfulthananger.Whereaslusthastaken10,000 yearstoremovehispower,hisangerremoveditinoneinstant.Thatisthedifference.Thatiswhytheysayifyou arepracticingsadhana=sinceredevotion,andyougetangryyouarenotmakingheadway.Thesignatureofbeing ontheproperpathisthatyoumustremainunperturbedbyangerorfear.Itisthenthatyouarereallyontheway.

ThreeShaktis
PujaisdonetoKriyaShakti,JnanaShaktiandIcchaShakti.Whatisthemeaningandimportanceofthese ShaktisintheMotherworship?Theyarethepowersresidingintheeroticjonesofawoman.AllGoddessesare powersofattention,awarenesses,residingincertainplacesortimes.Pureunboundedawarenessisconsideredto betheuniversalMother,Lalita.AllshaktisareHerbodyparts.Herbodyisspaceandtime. Gouri=Kriya,Lakshmi=Jnana,Saraswati=Iccha Theword"mother"bringstoourmindsusuallythe"onewhogivesbirthto".Iwasbornoutofherwombandthat ismyplaceofbirth.Thebirthchannel,theyoni=vaginaistheonlyentitythatreallyqualifiestobecalledthe mother.ItisindeedatemplewheretheGoddesswhogivesbirthislocated.WecalltheGoddessthereas Gouri=creatrix.Theyoniisalsotheplacewherebillionsofspermswhoaretryingtogetachancetoliveare destroyed.ThatiswhysheisknownasKali=destroyer.Gouriistheonewhoacceptstheseedandgivesitlife, andKaliisonewhoacceptstheseedbutdestroyingit.ThatiswhyitisimportanttoworshipKaliduring menstruation,whenconceptionisnotpossible.Theyaredifferent,yettheyarelocatedatthesameplace,calledby differentnamesatdifferenttimes.Theyarebothlocatedinthe MuladharaChakra.SoastheMotherofall,who givesbirthtousthroughheryoni, Gouriisworshippedintheyoni.SheisthebaseinwhichtheLinga=phallusof Sivastands.LalitaSahasramspeaksofBhagaradhya=worshippedinyoni.TherearesomanynamesintheLalita SahasranamathatrelatetosuchexplicitlysexualaspectsoftheMotherGoddessworship. Atonetimetherewerefertilityriteswherethelovebetweenmanandwomanwasofferedasanintimateserviceto theGoddess.DevitheuniversalmotherislocatedintheSwadhisthanachakra.Swabyself,adhisthanaresiding in.TheplacewhereDeviisresidingin,isthegenitals. TheseatoftheKundalinipower,theenergywhichgivessupremepleasureoforgasmislocatedinthegenitals.The startingpointofKundaliniisknownasKumara.HeisliketheyoungSiva.ThebigSivaisthemalelinga=phallus. Kumara,hisson,thesmalllingainthefemaleistheclitoris.Thefemale lingaistheseatofhappinessandpleasure andtheoriginofKundaliniShakti. ThefirstmovementoftheKundaliniistomakeyouloseyoursenseofbodyidentificatiion,andthatisexactlywhat happensinorgasm.Youareflowingoutofyourselfastheseedandyouloseallyourtensions. Thewordorgasmis usedinTantrainthebroadercontextaslosingallyourtensions. Ifyouareworried,losingyourworryisanorgasm. Therewasonefellowwhousedtowearshoesthreetimesundersize.Heusedtowalkwiththoseshoesalldaylong. Andheusedtohaveexcruciatingpainthroughouttheday.Andpeopleaskedhim,"Whydoyouwearthose undersizedshoesandbearthepain?"Hesaid,"ThereisonlyonehappinessleftinmylifeandthatiswhenI removethisshoefrommyfoot,onlythenIfeelextremelyhappy."Weareallwearingthisundersizeshoe,called thisbody,andonceyoufindthereleasefromthisbodyyoufindhappiness,theonlyhappinessthatweknow,and thatiscalledanorgasm.Wewantrepetionofthathappinessbecausewewanttobepermanentlyinthatstate.The onlywaytoachievethatistorecognizewheneverthereisstressdeveloping,andtobeletgoofthatstress.Thisis themainpointofTantra.Trytobeinastateofconstantorgasm,tobeintheperpetualunionbetweenSivaand Shakti. ThemotherwhogivesbirthiscalledGouri.Manisveryincidentaltotheprocessofcreation.Hejustdepositsa seedinthewombandthenwalksout.Andtherefinisheshisduty.Wethinkwearethemothersofourchildrenthat webeget.Butaretheyourchildren?Theyarenot,theyarethechildrenof Gouri.Doweknowhowtogiveformto

thatformlessseed?Howtomaketheface,theeyes,theears,howtomakethetongue,howtoputthetasteinthe tongue?Howtocreatethelimbsthatcangrowandwhereeachshouldbelocated,inwhatproportion,whatsize? Whatcoloreyes,whatlooks?Noneofthesethingsweknow.Allofthishappensautomatically.Thereisapowerof transformationwhichiscodedinthegeneswhichisdoingthisjob.Andthatpower Gouriislocatedinthewomb. Itistheseedthatweareworshipping.Youcannotsaythattheseedismaleorfemale.Sobeforetheegg,which camefirst,theeggorthehen?Itwastheseedthatcamebeforeeitherofthem.Andthatseedisinformation, knowledgeinformation.ItistheseedthatisGouri,thebindu.Thatisthefirstmotherthatweknowof. Inthewomb,initiallyyouasthechildexperienceatremendousgrowthpotential.Everymomentyouare multiplyingyourselfintotwoanditappearsasifthereisaninfinitepossiblityofgrowth.Andyouareenjoying thathappinessandrichnessavailabletoyouofthemultiplicationofyourself.Butthenaftersometime,thewomb beinglimitedinsizeoffersresistancetogrowth.Andyouarebeingconfined.Andyoudon'tlikethatconfinement. Youwanttogrow.Andaftersometimeyouarepushedoutforcibly.Atfirstyoudonotknowwhatistouch,you werenotevenbreathing.Youwerefloatinginthewombforninemonths.Youwerebreathingthroughyournavel throughthebloodofthemother.Atthetimeofbirthyouwerepushedout,andsuddenlyacoldmetalcomesand graspsyourheadandpullsyououtandbeforeyouhavelearnedhowtotransferfromonesystemoflifetoanother system,yournavelthreadiscut.Atthetimeofbirthyouarefightingforlife.Thistraumaistremendous.You cannotsaythatthistraumaisnotpresentinceasareanbirthsbecausetheyalsocutthenavelcord.Fromnavel breathingyouhavegottomovetonasalbreathing,andthattransitionisverytraumatic. Afterthebirthprocess,thenimmediatelyprotectionhastobegiven,nourishmenthastobegiven.Wheredoesit comefrom?ItcomesfromtheMother'sbreastsashermilk.Theresheisknownas Lakshmi.Sheistheoceanof milkthatcomesfromthebreastsofthefemale.Therethechildfeeds.Thefirstmilkthatcomesoutofthemother's breastshasimmunizationproperties.Doyouknowhowtomakethatmilk?Youatefoodanditbecamemilk.That powertogivenourishmentiswhatwecallLakshmi.Thenipplesthroughwhichmilkcomesisthelocationofthe secondaspectoftheMotherweworship. Thenthechildgrowsandaftersometimeitleavesthemother'sbreastandlooksforoutsidefood.Thechildisnot interestedinreceivingnourishmentfromthemotheranymore.Neitheristhatmotherabletoprovideit.Itreceives nourishmentfromknowledge.Thenthethirdmothercomesintoexistence.Thatis Saraswati.Sheisinthetongue. Whenyouaretalking,areyouawareofwherethetonguehastogoinordertocreateacertainsequenceorsounds? No,youarenotaware.StillthatisthefunctionofSaraswati,toteach.Thislearningprocessstartsattheageof abouttwoandaquarteryears.Thefirstpartisforninemonths;thesecondpartfortwentysevenmonthsandin thethirdpartyouaretakencareoffromthento27x3=81months=about7yearsofageby Saraswati ,thethird mother. IntheDeviMahatmyam,inthefirstpartthereisonlyonechapter,thesecondparthasthreechaptersandthethird parthasninechapters,whereyouhavetodanceyourwaythroughlifewithhappinessandpleasure.Forthatyou havetoobstructionstoyourprogress.Inthispartyouwillfindagreatbattlebeingwagedagainstallthedemons andhowtheDevisovercomethemonebyone.TheworstofthesedemonsisRaktabija.Raktabijameansthe triggeringofonethoughtfromanother. TheIcchaShaktiislocatedasSaraswatiatthetipofyourtongue.JnanaShaktiisworshippedintheheartcenter, andKriyaShaktiisworshippedintheyoni.Ifyouwanttomanifestorcreateaphysicalform,worshipoftheyoni bringsthispowerintoyou.Allyourfearsandsexualityarelocatedinthefirsttwochakras.Worship=paying attentiontofeelingofrespect,removesyournegativitiesandpavesthewaytopowerandlove.Worshipofthe heartcentergivesyoutheblessingsofknowledge,ofprotection,ofimmunity,ofwealth,ofprosperity.Worshipof thefacegivesyouwillpowerandemotionalintelligencecalled IcchaShakti.Especiallywhenyouconcentrateon theeyebrowcenter=ajnachakra,itdevelopsyourpowertocontrolyourselfandothers. TheLalitaSahasranamatalksindetailaboutthesethesevariousaspects.Thereisamantraappropriateto worshippingtheDeviintheheartcenter,andthatisRajaShyamala.Thereisamantrawhichcoorespondstothe AjnacenterwhichiscalledVarahi.ThereisamantracoorespondingtotheBrahmarandhra,the Sahasrarachakra andthatisasinglelettermantracalledSouh.ItisPara.Itisthehissingsoundofthekundalinisnakeasitrisesup thespinalchord.Whenitreachesthe Sahasraraitopensitshoodupandimplodesthecosmosintoyou. Vishnuis sleepingunderthehoodoftheserpent Sesha.Itmeansthatthecosmosandcosmicconsciousness(Vishnu)is undertheprotectionofthisKundaliniforce.Itisbothacreativeandadestructiveforce.Itcreatesorderand destroysdisorder.

Thesymbolismofthesnakeisauniversalarchtypeovertheagesinvariouscultures.Imagineasnakecrawlingover yourbodyandthatyouareasmallchildandthatyouarenotawarethatitisasnake.Oryouhavenotlearnedto nameitasasnake.Whatdoyoufind?Youfindasupremepleasureinitstouch.Itcoilsaroundyourlimbsanda beautifulmassageisbeinggiventoyoubythesnake.Inthissituationyouarenotnamingitandnotidentifyingit withasituationthatispotentiallydangerous.Youjustplaywiththat.ThisisthenatureofSiva.Themomentyou associatethatsituationwiththenotionoffearthatitcankillyou,thenthefearisrelatedtothemuladharachakra. Ontheonehandthereispleasureandontheotherhandthereisfear.Thiscombinationofthepleasurefear complexiswhatissymbolizedbythesnake. Ifyoulookatthephilosophicalstructurebehindthis,youfindthatthesnakeissomethingthatmovesinawavy curvyfashion,notstraight.Theysaythatwhenyouaredrunkyoumoveinawavyfashion,youarenotclearin whatdirectionyouaremoving.Butifasnakebecomesdrunk,whatdoesitdo?Itmovesstraight.Themindandits thoughtpatternsarelikethesnakes,goinghitherandditherinwavyfashions.Butwhenthemindbecomessteady andonepointed,whenitflowsrelativelystraightthenitis"drunken".Thisisthedrinkthattheyrefertointhe tantra.Thedrink,theambrosiawhichmakesyourmindonepointedandstraight.The Kundalinishaktiisflowing upthesushumnachannelsinsteadofgoingroundthepetalsinwhateverwayitwants.Thisisthesymbolofthe snake. Youcanworshipthepancadasiinaparticularportionofyourbody.TheusualportionassociatedwiththeDeviis theswadhisthanachakra.Thatiswheresheresides.Whenthe Kundaliniissleepingthenyouareawareofthe worldandyoufeelthatyouareseparatefromtheworld.Whenthe Kundaliniisawakening,yourseparatenessis gettingloststepbystep. Whatcausesthisseparateness?Youareinteractingwiththeworldthroughyourfivesensorymodesofperception. Theyarealllocalmagnifiers.Soyouarenotknowingtheworldasitexists,butthroughthefiltersofyoursenses. WhenKundaliniawakens,itenablesyoutotranscendthesesensorylimitations.Forexample,youcansmelldistant odours,tasteremotejuices,seedistantforms,touchdistantobjects,hearmusiccontinentsapart.Oneaftertheother thesesensesarebeingtranscended. SotheascentoftheKundalini,thisconsciousnessprovoking,dynamicpoweristhelossofyourseparationfrom cosmos,yoursource.Soitcanbecalledworshipoftheyonifromwhichyoucametobe. Kundaliniisthussaidto besleepinginthemuladharachakra,coilingitself3&1/2timesaround.Goingroundthewaist(manipura), chest(anahata),andneck(visuddhi)arethethreecoilsofthesnake.Andthentheheadofthesnakeisgoingintothe vaginathroughthevulva(swadhisthana)tothecervix(muladhara)andthatiswherethetipofthelingamisgoing tobe.Thatiswheretheheadofthesnakeissleeping. Whenthekundalinireversesitsflow,thenfromthemuladharacenteroftheshaktiitentersthemuladharacenterof themaleandflowsinareverseactionandcomestotheswaddhisthana,whichisthebaseofthelingamandthen movesupthespinalchordbehindandcomesuptothesahasrara.ThisisthetransferofenergyfromtheShaktito theSivaintheyogicpostureofunion.Thispostureisareversalprocess.Theexchangeofenergycantakeplace betweentheSivaandShaktiinunion.Youoscillate.Andthisoscillationcanbuilduptothenavelcenterandthen fromtheheartcentertotheheartcenter,andthenromthethroatcentertothethroatcenterandthentotheajna center.Andthenthecirclegetsclosed.Whenthecircuitgetsclosed,thenthecosmicconsciousnessissupposedto happen.ThentheSivaandShaktidonotexperiencetheirseparateness.Theybecomeoneanditisthusthatthe consummationbetweenSivaandShaktitakesplace.Thisisthepurposeofthemarriagetoexperiencethiscosmic onenessofonesoulmovingintwobodies,betweenhusbandandwife.Thatiscalledmoksha. Youhavepassedalifelongtermofimprisonmentonyourselfstatingthatyouaregoingtoliveinthisbody,this mind,andlivewiththesethoughts.Whenyouareabletoescapefromthesethreesetsofnotionsthenyouare Pasupati,youareSiva.Whenyouareconfinedbythesenotions,youareapasu,abeast.Abeastistiedbystrings. Thesestringsthatbindyouareyourfear,yourseekingforsensations,yourpoweraddictions,andinalimiting fashiontheloveyouhaveforothers.Theseareallstrings. ORIGINOFSOUNDS TheMaheswaraSootra NrittaavasaaneNataRajaRajo NanaadaDhakkaamNavaPanchavaaram

UddhartukaamahSanakadiSiddhaan

EtadvimarseSivaSootraJaalam

Thestanzameans,"Attheendofthedance,thekingofdancers,Sivabeatonhisdrum14times,(9+5)wantingto furtherenlightengreatasceticsstartingeithSanaka.Weshalldiscusssomeoftheseimportantaphorisms,known asMaheswaraSootra". ThisMaheswaraSootraoccupiesaseminalplaceinthehistoryofHindureligion.TheyformthebasisofBharata's danceform,Panini'sGrammarofSanskritliterature,andPatanjali'sYoga. ThereisastorythattheCreatorbecametiredofcreatinghimself.SohecreatedfourchildrenSanaka,Sanandana, SanatkumaraandSantsujathaandrequestedthemtocontinuethejobofprocreation.However,theyrefusedtodo so,thinkingthatthelowlysexualmodeofreproductionwasnotforthem,whichtheirfatherwasdoing.Sothey chosetoremaineternallyyoungattheageoffour,whensexhasnotyetknockedattheirdoor.Tohelpthem understandlifeanditspurposesbetter,thekingofdancers,(dance=life)Siva,whoiseroticinthenineworlds belowandanasceticinthefiveworldsabove,playedonhisdrum9+5=14times,representingthepathstobe foundinallthefouteenworlds.Asweshallseepresently,thesedrumbeatsarenoneotherthantheseedmantras (sounds)ofSanskritalphabets. Thedrumbeatsare: 1.AIUn.2.ArAlUk.3.EOng.4.AiOuch.5.HaYaVaaRat.6.Lan. 7.NgaMaJnaNnaNam.8.JhaBhany.9.GhaDhaDhash. 10.JaBaGaDaDash.11.KhaPhaChchaThthaThthaCaTaTav. 12.KaPay.13.ShaShshaSar.14.Hal. 1.AIUn Athefirstletterstandsfornegation.Awarenessexistsintwostates,awarenessthatisnotevenawareofitself thatisthefirststate,"A",likeazero;andawarenessthatisawareofitself,likeazerothatisthesumofopposites forex.(1.5)+(1.5)=0.Asmalldeviation,asmallmovementthatisthesecondstate.Awarenesshasthesetwo propertiesofonenessandmanyness. Iisthesecondletter.Itisthedesireoftheawarenesstoknowitselfbysplittingintosubjectandobject. Utopreservethedesireiscalled"u".ThatisSthiti(preservation). Sristi,thecreationhasnotoccuredin"A".Onlywhen"A"desirestomanifestitselfitbecomesanorgasmically elongated"Aa".Thisdesireisrepresentedby"I".When"I"isfullyexpresseditbecomes"Ii"(long).Thedesireto preservethatalteredstateofawarenessis"U"and"Uu". 2.AruAluk Whenawarenessisobservingapartofitself,theobservedpartappearstoitasifitdoesnothaveanawareness. Soawarenessiscreatinganonawarenessrelativetoitinthisprocess.Thisisrepresentedby"Aru"and"Alu". Thesevowelsoundsareconsideredtobeofneutralgender,denotingobjectswhicharenotexperiencedthesame wayasthesubjectexperiencesitself. 3.EOng 4.AiOuch Thencreationproceedsfurtherthroughtheletters,E,ong;Ai,Auch.A+iisE.A+uisO.E+aisAi.E+uis Au.Amistheseedheldwithinthesubject;Ahistheseedexpressedoutsideitselfasanobject.Socreation, preservationanddisolutionoftheobjectarebeingmappedbythevowelsoundsoftheSanskritalphabet.This completestheformationofthevowelsounds. 5.HaYaVaRat Thedesiretoprocreatecomesdownfromtheskytoearthastheconsonants.Ha,Ya,Va,Ra.Hameansspace.Ham isthecenteroftheVisshudhi,thethroatchakra.Yameanslife,prana.YamisthecenteroftheAnahata,theheart

chakra.Vameanswaters,thesourceoflife.VamisthecenteroftheManipura,thenavelchakra.Rameansheat. Ramisattheswadhisthanachakra,thesexcenter.

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Intheyogicparlanceoftoday,waterisdescribedtobeatthegenitalsandfireatthenavel.Thisorderisreversedin Sivasootras,foragoodreason.Lustistheheatintheloinswhichmeltstheseedwhichgoesintothemother's tummyandgrowsthereinthewatersoflife.So,inthesesootras,waterissupposedtobeatthenavelcenter.This isalsotheviewofSankaraaspropoundedinhisSoundaryaLahari,ahymntotheMotherGoddess. 6.Lan ThenextsoundisLan.Itisshownseparatelyfromtheha,ya,va,ra,becauseitisthelastanddensest objectificationofthefivestatesofaggregationofmatter,(calledelementshere). Nexttheattributesoftheseelementsarediscussed. 7.NgaMaJnaNnaNam Ngameansanyvibration.Spacehasonlyoneattribute:sound. Mameanstouch.Airhastwoattributes:sound,touch. Jnameansform.Firehasthreeattributes:sound,touch,form. Nnameanstaste.Liquidhasfourattributes:sound,touch,form,taste. Nameanssmell.Solidhasallfiveattributes:sound,touch,form,taste,smell. ThefivestatesofaggregationSpace,Air,Fire,Water,andSolidhaveeachonemoreattributethantheir predecessor.Sinceanentityisknownbyitsattributes,wecansaytheseattributesaremakingtheseelements.Sowe observethatmatterisinformation(=information)ofthesensations;orarederivedfromthem. TheSutras8,9,10,11,12,13,14areelaborationsonthesamelines.Weshallignorethem,aswehavecoveredthe basicstructuresneededforourdiscussionsonSriChakra. EachletteroftheSanskritalphabethasaveryprecisemeaning.Eachletterhascosmic,individualandmicrocosmic meanings.Ifyoulookatthevediclanguage,youwillseethatthesentencesrarely,ifatall,repeatthemselves.Itis anirreduciblerepresentation.Youcannotcondenseitanyfurtherthanitalreadyis.Vedasarehighlycodedforms ofinformation,like,forexample,theRNAandDNAcodesofgenes.Theycodetheinformationoflifesotightly thatyoucannotreducethemanyfurther.Thevediclanguageiscondensedintothesealphabetswhichare irreduciblerepresentationsoftheoriginalmeaningsconnectedwiththesoundsfromthedrumbeatsofSiva. TheSriChakra Wordsandsentencesareauditoryformsinformingusaboutcreation,maintainenceanddissolution.Similarly,a highlycodedvisualgemetricalstructureexists.ItiscalledaSriChakra(thecircleofgrace).Itisthegeneticcodeof theCosmos,theindividualandmicrocosmos.Meditationonithasrevealedmanytruthstoseers;itisitselfrevealed inmeditation.Itisasymbolallofcreation,includingitsunitive(subjective)anddiverse(objective)aspects.The seerisalwaysone.Theseenaremany.SriChakraistheabodeofthecosmicawareness . WenowdiscusssubstructuresofSriChakra,startingfromthecenteroutwards. 9.TheSriChakrastartswithaCenter,theBindu,adimensionlesspoint.Itistheseer;neverseen. 8.Surroundingthatisthefirsttriangle,theseen,whichincludestheseer. 7.Surroundingthatthereare8triangles. 6,5.Surroundingthattherearetwosetsof10triangleseach. 4.Surroundingthatthereisthe14trianglefigure. 3.Surroundingthatthereisan8petalledlotus. 2.Surroundingthat,thereisa16petallotus. 1.Surroundingthattherearethreecirclesandasquareenclosurewiththreelinesinit.Thesquareenclosurehas fourentrances. ThesearethemaincirclesorsubsetsoftheSriChakra.TheSriChakraiscomposedof3setsof3.Lookingfrom outwardsgoingin,thefirst3thesquare,the16and8petalledlotuses,constitute Sristi,thecreativeaspectsofthe

Awareness.The14corneredfigure,the10corneredfigureandtheother10corneredfigurerepresentthe Sthiti,the maintenance.The8corneredfigure,thetriangleandthecenterpointrepresentthe Laya,thereabsorption.

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TheBindu Thecenterofeveryexperienceisyourself.ThatisSiva,calledtheinvariantpoint,bindu.Thewordbindumeans threethings:point,seedandmind.AllthatisexperiencedisShakti.ThefunctionofSivaistouniteyouintothe cosmicbeingthatyouare.ThefunctionofShaktiistoseparateyoufrombeingSivatobringanexperiencetothat awareness,thatflowingandmovementintime.Sivaistheawarenessfullofexperiencethatflowsnotintime.Itisa frozenexperiencethathasnoevolution.Thefirstmovement(intimeandspace)isthecreationofanintervalan intervalbetweentheknowerandtheknown,betweentheseerandtheseen,betweentheonewhichisawareand thatofwhichitisaware.Thechaitanyaandjada.Jadaiswhatyouareseeing,whichyouarenotpenetrating.Itis somethingthatsomehowseparatesitselffromitselfandthisseparationmanifestsitselfasanintervalbetweenthe seerandtheseen. Thisintervalcanbecomparedtothedistancebetweenapointanditsimageinthemirror.Apointisdimensionless. Thepointisreflectedinamirroranditappearsasifitisanotherpointuntoitself.Sothefirstpoint,thesecond point,andthedistancebetweenthesetwopointsexist,connectedbythespace(distance)andtime(requiredby lighttocoverthedistance)interval.Oncethespacetimeintervalisformed,somethinghastohavethepropertyof movement.Timeistheonewhichhasthecharacteristicofmovement.Thisstatementisnotabsolutelytrue,butisa goodfirstapproximation.(Itisequallypropertosaythatspace,nottimehasthepropertyofmovement).However, ourexperiencetellsusthatitisthetimewhichismovingandspaceisnotmovingandthisexperienceisvalidina sufficientlylargenumberofcasessothatwecanacceptthatitappearstobetrue.Thislawbreaksdownasyouare approachingthevelocityoflight.Thatiswheretherelativistictheorytakesover. Thespacetimeintervalisthefirstcreationandthatmanifestsitselfasinteractionbetweenspaceandtimeandout oftherotationofspacearoundtimematterisformed.Thebindu,thecenterpointisunique,itisdimensionless,itis awareness,butitisnotevenawareofitself.Soitcannotbeevencalledacreator.Itisalinga,acharacteristicof invariance.Itisawarenessandnonawarenesscombined.Whatyouseeandwhatyouareiscombinedinthat. Knowledgeandignorancearecombinedinthat.Itisnotnegatible.Itisinvarianttonegation.Ifyouhave knowledgealoneandwhenyounegateityouhaveignorance.Whenyouhaveignorancealoneandnegateit,it becomesknowledge.Butwhenyouhavethesumofthetwoandyoutrytonegatethesum,knowledgemovesover toignoranceandignorancemovesovertoknowledgeandsothesumtotalisnotchangedevenwhenyoudenyit.It cannotbedenied.Itisselfevident.Itisyourownknowledgethatyouexist.Itdoesnothavetobeprovedtoyou. Theawarenesshasthispropertyofselfproving,Svaprakasha.Awarenessisselfenlightening;thatdoesnotanother lighttoshowitsexistence,itisproofuntoitself.ThatpureawarenessisGod. Whatistobeenlightened?Ourownignorance.Whatisignorance?Oneseestheworldandwhatisseenappears differentfromoneself.Butifilluminationistherethenthisdifferenceisnotthere. AbsorptionoftheintervalbackintothepointisthefunctionofSiva.Creationoftheintervalisthefunctionof Shakti.Theyareoppositesofeachother.SivakillsyourindividualitytomakeyoutheCosmicBeing.Inbeinga killer,Sivaisgivingyoubirthintoyourcosmicconsciousness.Shaktiistryingtolimityourcosmicconsciousness intoyourindividualconsciousnessandthereforeShaktiappearstogivelife.Sivaappearstogivedeath.Whatwe interpretasdeathisthecosmicawareness.Whatweinterpretaslifeisthecosmicdeath.Thesearethefunctionsof thetwocreators,SivaandShakti.Theyarecocreatorsandtheyhaveequalpotencyandequalpowers.Thisisthe SivaShaktiidentity. TheCentralTriangle Fromthepoint(Bindu)youhavetwopointsandtheintervalbetweenthem.Fromoneyouaremovingintothree andthistriadissymbolizedbythecentraltriangleoftheSriChakra.Thetriangleisthecreationoftheinterval. Sincespacetimeandmatter(createdbythecurvingspacearoundtime)areallwaysoflookingatthisinterval,we knowthatSristi,SthitiandLayathecreation,sustenanceandreabsorptionareallthesame,butapperingto functiondifferentlyunderthepowerofthetriangle. Expansionofthebinduintothetriangleistheprojectionofthecosmicawarenessintoseparateness,throughawave likephenomenon.Itisalimitation.ItiscalledMaya.SymbolofMayaistheseedletter"Hrim".HrimmeansHara (Siva)+Hari(Vishnu)+andVirinci(Brahma).Haraisthesymboloftheunityandtime(mintervalmeasuredin

time),Hariisthesymbolofthedualityandspace(intervalmeasuredinspace),andVirinciisthesymbolofcreation andmatter(intervalmeasuredinspacetime).

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Youcanalsothinkofthemasthepast,thepresentandthefuture.Futureisdyingtocreatethepresentmoment, andthePresentisdyingtocreatepast.TheFutureisbeingpushedintothepresentandthepresentisbeingpushed intothepast.Thatiswhattimeisdoingwhenitismoving.Itismanifestingthefutureandpushingthepresentinto thepast.Lookingatitanotherwayyoucansaythepresentisthecreationofthefutureandthepastisthecreation ofthepresent.Soagainyouseetheidentityoftwowaysoflookingatthesameprocess. Letusthensaythatthereissomepowerinherentintheawarenessitselftoknowitselfandthatpoweris manifestingasifthereisamirror.Themirrorissopurethatyouarenotevenawarethatitisinfrontofyou.So whatyouareseeingisareflectionofyourself.Thatmirroriscalledyourmind,orthethecosmicmind.Inthe cosmicmind,Godreflectshis/herownimageandreflectsonit. Godisneithermalenorfemalenorneuter.Allgendersareincluded.Everything,everyoneisincludedinthe manifestedstate.Thisistrue,notonlyinthecaseofthecosmicintelligence,butalsooftheindividualintelligence. Yourmindisamirrorinwhichyouareseeingyourselfreflected.Nomatterhowcomplicatedtheworldseemsto mbe,itisonlyyourselfthatyouareseeing.Nomatterhowvarieditlookstrees,birds,males,females,things, land,sea,sky,sun,moon,stars,galaxies,noneofthesethingsexistedifyoudidnotexist.Forbillionsofyearsyou didnotexist.Wherewasthisworldthen? Existenceisawareness.Denyexistenceitself.Then,cantherebeawareness?Thusexistenceimpliesawareness. Awarenessimpliesexistencetoo,selfevidently.Sincethesetwoimplyeachother,theycontaineachother.Sothey arenottwoseparateentities,buttheyareindeedoneandthesameentity. ExistenceiscalledSiva,AwarenessiscalledShakti.SivaisthereforecalledSthanuunmoving.Theirunitycreates theflowofexperienceandtheflowofexperienceiscalledBlissAnanda,orSatchitananda.Youcansaythatthe3 pointsofthecentraltriangleareSatChitandAnanda.Youcandefineitintermsofcreation,sustenanceand destruction,or,youcandefineitintermsoftheSeer,theSeenandtheactofSeeing,or,theMeasurer,the MeasuredandtheactofMeasuringallthesethingsarethemeanings,associations,ofthistriangle. Nowitstandstoreasonthatifthereisacentrifugalpowerintheawarenesswhichexplodesthispointintoa triangle,theremustbeacentripetalpowerthatimplodesthetrianglebackintothepoint. WehavediscussedsofarthepointandthetriangleoftheSriChakra.Thesearethemostfundamentalthings.This itselfisagreatyantraapointfromwhichuniversecomesoutspirallingandtransformsitselfintoatriangle.Itis oneofthefirstseendiagrams,calledTripuraBhairavi.Thetriangleiscalledtheyoni,thesource,thegatethrough whicheveryonecomesintobeing.Itisthe"I",theKamaKala,thedesireforvariety,thedesireforlifetoexperience existence. "I"plus"A"theShaktiandSiva,thetriangleandthebinduisthecreativepowerbehindthecosmos.Thisisthe explosive,expansivepoweroftheawareness.Toshiftitselfawayfromitspointoffocusiscalled"Hrim",andacall backtothecenteriscalled"Srim".Botharegreatpowers."Srim"undoeswhatHrimdoes.TheseedletterHrim, createsindividuation,limitingthecosmicawarenesstoindividualawareness.TheseedletterSrimremoves limitationsandtheindividualisexplodedintocosmicawareness.SoHrimandSrimareinverseoperators. "Om"(=A+U+m)isthenameofGod.Wesay"OmHrimSrim"asamantratoimplythattheworldcameoutofGod andisgoingbacktoit.HrimisthepowerthatmakesthepointintothetriangleandSrimisthepowerwhich collapsesthetrianglebacktointothepoint. Interestingly,OmconsistsoftheseedlettersA+U+M.JustacyclicpermutationU+M+AreadsasUma.Omisthe nameofSivaandUmaisthenameofShakti.Itisjusttwowaysoflookingatthesameentity.Ifwebeginwith existenceA,itlookslikeSiva;ifwebeginwithawarenessU,itlookslikeShakti. The8TriangleFigure ExpansionofHrimisexpressedintermsofthe8groupsoflettersinSanskritstartingwitha..k..c..t..t..p..y..s.There isaverynicecorrelationbetweenthenumbersofsuccessivetrianglesyoufindintheSriChakrawiththenumbers foundintheelectronshellsoftheatomicstructure.1,3,8,10,10,14.ConsideringtheimportanceofSriChakraand theatomicstructure,wecannotdismissthiscorrespondenceasamerechance.

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(1s)2(2s)2 (2s)2(2p)6 (3d)10 (4d)10 (4f)14 =4 =8 =10 =10 =14 Thecenterandthreepointsoftriangle. 8corneredfigure,thesoundsofcreation. Inner10corneredfigure. Outer10corneredfigure. 14corneredfigure. Seer,Seen,Seeing WordsofGod,life 5Elements,5Properties 5Senses,5Motors 14worldsofexperience

Thiscompletesthecreationoftheelements.TheSriChakrarepresentsthemicrocosmoftheatoms,theindividual andalsothecosmos.Itrepresentsthesourceofthecosmos,andthegatewaytoindividuallife.Itisasymbolat threelevels. Thisexpansionprocesswhichbringsthepointtothetriangledoesnotendtherebecausespaceandtimestart interactingcreatingmatterandtheexpansionprocessisthenshownas8triangles,eachtrianglerepresentinga formofSaraswati. EachtriangleisaYoni.Yonimeansasource,agate,fromwhichlifecomes.Youcanalsointerpretyoniasthecause fortimetoflow.Inahumanmetaphor,yoniisthevulva,thegatethroughwhichlife'sjourneybegins,causing timetoflowforanindividual.Deathisalsoayoni;itcausestimetostopforanindividual.Cosmosbecomesan individualthroughaYoniofbirth;anindividualbecomescosmosthroughtheYoniofdeath. Theflowoftimeisreallyapredecessor/successorrelationship.Thisprecedesthat.Thisisthecauseofthat.This presentmomentisthecauseofthefuturemoment.Thiscontinuousrelationshipofcausestoeffectsisthe movementoftime.MovementoftimeiscalledKarma .Yousowtheseed,youreapthefruitaccordingly.Itisvery importanttorealisethatyourKarma,thewayyouexperiencelife,isnotdeterminedbyyoualone;alllifetogether hasaverybigpartinit.SorespectforlifeispartofgoodKarma. Astimecreateslife,andtimedestroyslifetoo.SosheisGouritheuniversalmother,thevulva.SheisalsoKalithe destroyer,thefuneralpyre.Boththeseaspectsarecombinedintoonetriangle. The10CorneredFiguresTheInnerandOutersetsofTriangles Thisprocessofexplodingthecosmosthroughtheinteractionofspaceandtimegoeson.Thecosmosexpressesitself intermsofthefiveelementsorthefivestatesofaggregation.ThewordelementisusedinSanskrittomeanstates ofaggregationthesolidstate,theliquidstate,plasmastate,thegaseousstateandthevacuumstate.Thesearethe fiveelementsandtheirpropertiesaresound,touch,form,tasteandsmell. Thissetoffiveelementsandtheirfive propertiesconstitutethesetofinnertentrianglesoftheSriChakra .TheoutertentrianglesoftheSriChakra constitutetheindividuationfromthecosmos.Theyarecalledthefivesensoryandfivemotororgans. Letmedrawasmalldiagramhere.Imaginethispaperisanfieldofconsciousness.Letusdrawapictureofapot. Onceyoudrawapotyoucansaythatthereissomethingoutsideitandsomethinginsideit,eventhoughtheinside isconnectedwiththeoutside.Letusnowdrawanarrowgoingintothepot.Yousay,ahathereisanarrow comingfromtheoutsidetotheinside.Thisisourordinaryperceptionoftheworld.TheworldisoutsideandIam inside.WhatIthinkIamisinside.ButIamconnectedtotheworld.ButIforgotaboutthat.Iseethispieceof informationiscomingtomefromtheoutsideworld.Thispieceofinformationiscalledknowledge.

Andifthereisanarrowgoingfrominsidetooutside?Thisiscalledaction.Youareactingintheworldandthe worldknowsaboutyouthroughyouractions.Supposingtheboundarywasnotthereandjustthearrowwasthere?

Whereisthearrowgoing,insideoroutside?Youcannotsay,becausethereisnoinsideandnooutsideifthepotis notthere.Inthatcaseitisboth.Whatthismeansthatwhatgoesinside,knowledge,isthesameasthatwhichgoes outside,action.ThefundamentalequationKnowledge=Action(K=A)isvalidonlywhentheboundaryisabsent. Thismeansthatyoucancreate,youcanmanifestonlywhenyougetridofyourbodyawareness.Aslongasyour consciousnessislimitedtoyourbodyawareness,thereisnomanifestation,andthisequationisinvalid,because youareabletodistinguishKfromA.WhenKbecomesAyouofnecessityhavetogetridofyourbodyawareness. Thatiscalledthedigambarastate.Thatiswherethesiddhismanifest. Aslongasyouareawareofyourbody,aslongasyouareawarethatyouareclothed,aslongasyouareawarethat youhaveanindividualmind,aslongasyourindividualthoughtsareflowingthroughyourindividualmind,so longyoudonothavesiddhi.SiddhimeanstheequationK=A.Justbythinkingdeeplyyoumanifest.Thereisno distinction,thereisnotimegap,thereisnointervalbetweenthethoughtanditscreation.Thatiswhatwecall manifestation.Thenecessaryandsufficientconditionforobtaininganysiddhiofanykindisthelossofbody awareness.Thismeanswehavetostopourmindfrombeingagitatedbyexternalinfluences. ThisiswhyinDeviyoufindthefivesenseswhicharethefivearrows.Thesearethechannelsthroughwhichyour mindcanbedisturbed.Sheholdsthemseparatefromthemindwhichisthebow.Thebowandthefivearrows,are indeedthemindandthefivesenses.Sheholdsthemseparately.Shedoesnotconnectthearrowtothebow,which meansthatDevirepresentstheyogicstatewhereyoudecoupleyourmindfromdisturbingsensoryinputs.But evenwhenthismindisdecoupledfromthesenses,thereisstillanotherpartofthemindwhichisthememory.The memorycontainsinitallthesensesanditkeepsonbringingthesethingsup.Allthosethingsalsohavetobe decoupled.Theminditselfhastogo.Itisthenthatyouareflowinginthecosmicawareness. Theoutersetof10trianglesrepresentthefivesensoryandthefivemotororgansoftheindividual .Asyouare movingoutfromtheBinduoftheSriChakra,youaremovingfartherandfartherawayfromyourself,frombeing thecosmostobeinganindividual. Youcandescribetheexplosionprocessofcreationintermsofthreestages:1.explosionoftheinterface,theactof seeingwhichisconnectingtheinsidewiththeoutsidemanifestingthe8triangles,2.theexplosionoftheouter universemanifestedintheinner10triangles,and3.theexplosionoftheinnerself,theegowhichistheouter10 trianglesoftheSriChakra. Thefourteenworldsofevolution Thisexplosioniscompletedin14differentstagesofyourexistence.Thereare7worldsbelowyou,youareinthe 8thworldnow,andthereare6aboveyou.Youhavegonethroughthemineralphase,thewater,fire,etc.andyou haveaggregatedyourselfandaccumulatedcellsandbecometheanimals,andfinallyyouhavebecomeahuman being.Thisisthe8thworldyouarepassingthroughnow.Afteryouleaveyourbodyyougothroughthefurther6 stagesofevolution.Thenwhenyouhaveachievedthe14thchakrayouhavecompletedtheprocessofevolution.So this14corneredfigurerepresentsthe14phasesofevolution.Thereare14correspondingpowers(goddesses) associatedwiththese14worldsandtheyareshownintheSriChakra. TheCirclesandtheEightPetalledLotus Thecircleisdrawntoshowthatthisevolutioniscomplete.Theinsidehasexplodedcompletelyandtheoutsidehas explodedcompletely.Thenyoustartexperiencingyourinteraction.Youhavestartedyourlifeasaseparateentity, theworldisformedandyouareinteractingwiththeworld,andyouareexperiencingtheworld.Youstart exclaiming,thisishard,thisistheearth.Thisisflowing.Itiswater.Thisfire,itburns.Thisisair,itiscooltothe touch.ThisisspaceinwhichIcanwalkaround.Thesearethedifferentexperiences.ThenIrealizethatIam separatefromtheotherpeople.Wesay,wearehumans,wearenotanimals.Thesedistinctionsarecreatedbyus. ThecosmicwealthofourexperiencesarecalledtheAnangadevatas.Angameansalimb.Anangameansnot havinganylimbs.AnangaKusuma,AnangaDevata,AnangaRekha,etc.Theseeightaretheformofwealth,the wealthofexperienceofGod,thecosmos. The8petalledlotusisthewealthofGod,the8formsofAiswarya. The16PetalledLotus Younotonlyexperiencethesethingsstatically,butyouexperiencethemdynamically.Timeismeasuredintermsof thelunarcalendarbecauseitisthefastestmovingobjectintheskynextonlytotheSun.Thatisthelunarclock.

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Andthelunarclockisdividedinto16digitsorphasesofthemoon. Thephasesofmoonareshownasthe16 petalledlotus.Justasthewomanmenstruatesevery28thdayofthecycle,sothecosmoshasitscyclesandperiods. Youknowlunarisalsoassociatedwithlunatic,becausesometimeswegocrazy,disorderely,irrational,sometimes wemaintainourbalance.Therearecosmiccycleswithwhichwesometimesresonateandsometimesnot, sometimeswearelunaticandsometimessane. Eachdayoftheweekisalsoassociatedwithoneoftheplanetsandtherearedifferentpujasdoneonthesedays.On Sundaywedopujatoallthenineplanets,includingthesun.AndMondayweworshipSiva.AndTuesdayisfor thewarlikeDurga.WednesdayisverysacredtoRama.ThursdayisforGuruandMahalakshmi.Fridayisforthe worshipofthewoman.SaturdayisforworshippingSaturnorthecouple.Kanyas(virgingirls)areworshippedon Tuesdays,marriedwomenareworshippedonFridays,andboththehusbandandwifeareworshippedon Saturdays,andthemanisworshippedonMondays.Thesearethedaysforworship. TheSquareEnclosuresTheEightPassions Whenyoucometothesquareyouaredowntotheearth,downtothepresentlevelwherewethinkweare distinctfromeachother,wherewearefighting,whereweareplayingouregoandpowergames,andallthese things.Thisisrepresentedintheoutmostenclosures.Itisherethatsrstiiscompletelymanifested. LetustaketheexampleofthelittlepotthatIhavedrawnearlier.Thepotistheconceptoftheself,theego structure.Theindividualiscreated,thecosmosiscreatedandtheflowoftimeisbeingexperienced.Youare experiencingyourinteractionswiththeworld,andtheseinteractionsaresometimespleasantandsometimes unpleasant.Youexperiencefear,lust,anger,allthesethings.Theseexperienceswhicharegeneratedbythefive arrowsthatarecomingin,thefivesensesthatareagitatingyourmind.Yousay,"Ilikethis,Iwantthis.Without thisIcannotlive."LustiscalledthepassionBrahmi.Whenyouaredeniedthatlust,yougetangry. Angeris Maheswari.Koumariispossessiveness,Vaisnaviisdelusion,Varahiispride.Mahendriisjealousy . MahalaksmiisviceofattachmentandChamundaisthevirtueoflettinggo. WhyisMahalakshmicalledvice? Becausesattachmenttowealthcreatesenmitybetweeneventhemotherandherchild.Suchattachmentcanonlybe avice.ThesearetheEightpassions. ThetenMudraShaktisandtenSiddhis Therearewaysofovercomingthesedisturbinginfluencesandthesearecalledthe"MudraShaktis."The attainmentsthatyougetbycontrollingtheseinfluencesarecalledthe"Attainments"orthe"Siddhis". ThefirstmudrashaktiisSarvaSamksobini.Thismeansagitation.Youareagitatedbutyoutransferyouragitation overontoeverythingelse.Youinteractwitheveryone.Skhobanaactuallymeansinteraction,intercoursealso. Limitedinteractionwithinacircleispossibleforanyegoboundstructure.Butcanyouexpandittoincludethe wholecosmos?Howcanyoubeinlovewithacockroach?abird?aswan?aflea?astar?athermonuclearfusion?a hydrogenbomb?Whenyouhavethenotionthatyouloveeverything,thisovercomesyourlimitations.Yourealize thatthenotionoflovedoesnotmeantryingtopossessthethingyouarewantingtoholdontobutinlettinggoof theverything.Loveisnotimposingourwillonothers.Itistryingtofindoutwhatotherswantandtryingtogive ittothemtothebestofyourability.SarvaSamkshobhiniMudramovesyoufrominitialfeelingsoflusttolove. Thismudraistheactofexpressinglove.Lovetakesdifferentformsaccordingtotheobjectofyourlove.Itisnotthe samemodeineverycase.Youlovefirebynottouchingit.Embracingafriendisanexpressionoflove.Bothare expressionsoflove.BecauseIlovemychildIdon'twanttogiveittoomanychocolatesbecauseIknowitsbadfor thestomach.Chocolatestastenice,buttoomuchisbad.Iknowthisbutthechilddoesnotknow.Sotheparent's expressionoflovetothechildincludesdenyingsometimeswhatthechildwants,knowingthatitisnotgoodfor thechild. Lovedoesnotjustmeansexalone.Itmeansalltypesofinteractionswhereyouaretryingtogiveyourbestto others,wheregivingisgivingwhatthepartnerneeds,notwhatyouwantto;wherelettinggoislettinggoofthe fruitsofyouraction.Sometimes,yourgivingmayyieldyourexpectedresult,sometimesnot.Lovemeans detachmenttotheexpectationandresultboth,notdetachmenttoaction. Letmetellyouastory.Supposingthereisamaneatingtigerroamingaroundinavillage.Thereisawomanwho hearstheroarofthetigerandsheistryingtoprotectherselfbyrunningintoallthecloseddoorsandsomehow findsalittledoorwhereshecanentertohide.Thenextdaysheiscarryingherchildandthesametigercomes

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along.Allthedoorsareclosed.Thereisnowayshecanescape.Whatdoesshedo?Shekeepsthechildsomewhere elseandgoesandoffersherselfaspreytothetiger.Thisisanexpressionofherlovetowardsherchild.Love overcomesthefearofdeath.Soshegoesandoffersherselfandmakesthesupremesacrificetoprotectherchild. Lovehasthepowerovercomefear. Fearistheworstpossibleenemythatyouhavegot.Yourworstenemiesareallinsideofyou,notoutside.The enemiesofanycountryarenottheothercountries,butthefearsthatthegovernmentshaveaboutthem.Ifpeople couldonlyunderstandthatourenemiesareallinsideourselves,wewouldnotneedalltheseweapons,guns, shootings.Sometimesthewordswespeaktoeachotherareworsethanguns. ThustheSriChakraisanexpressionofthecosmos,ofyourself,anditisalsoameansofconnectingthesetwo.It representsaladderbywhichyoucancomeoutofyourlimitations. Thefourgatesarethefourbasictypesof knowledge;RgVeda,YajurVeda,SamaVeda,AtharvanaVeda.VedaiscalledSruti.Whatyouhearinyour meditationinthatdeepstateoftranquillityiscalledSruti.

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"Darsana"isanydirectrevelationfromGodwhichyouseeinyourmeditation.Geometricaldiagramscalled Yantrasareseeninyourdeepstateoftranquillity.ThebestofYantrasistherenownedSriChakraorSriYantra. SuchYantrasarecalledapaurusheyanotcreatedbypeople.Themeditatorhasspentnoeffortatallincreating them. Howdoyoudistinguishwhetherwhatyouexperienceinyourmind'seyeiscomingfromyourmindorfrom outside?Youcandistinguishinthefollowingway.Howmucheffortdidyouspendtryingtocreatethatobject?If youhavespentnoeffortatall,thenitisacreationofGod.Iopenmyeyesandtheworldmiraculouslyappears. WhateffortdidIdotocreateit?Nothing.ThatisGod'screationandIamjusthappeningtoseeit.Don'tthinkthat revelationissomethingthatyouseeonlywithyoureyesclosed.Thewholeworldthatyouseeisyourrevelation. TheworldisGod.Theworldisyourself.Youmustunderstandthatyourmindisamirrorinwhichyouareseeing yourself.Mindissuchapuremirrorthatwedonotevensuspectitsexistence.Youareonlyseeingyourself,but youarenotrealizingthatyouareseeingyourself.Thatisfromwhereyougetthenotionof"other". Outofthe notionofothercomesthefearandalltherestofthesethingskama,krodha,moha,etc.(lust,anger,delusion, etc.)whichflowoneoutoftheother. WorshipoftheSriChakra WhatdowemeanbyworshipoftheSriChakra?Itmeansworshipofyourself,lovingyourself,understanding yourself,understandingtheprocessbywhichyouhavebecomedifferentiatedfromothersandtryingtoretracethe stepsandthenmergingwithyourtrueself.Youdefineforyourselfarolemodelandthenlivethat:thatiswhat youare.Youhavetounderstandthatthislifeislikeadramainwhichyouhavetomakearoleforyourselfand learnhowtoplaythatrole.Youcantakeupadifferentrole.Itisyourchoicewhatroleyouwanttoplay."Iwantto beagoldsmith".Thatisfine."Iwanttobeamother".Thatisfine.Butrememberthatyouareplayingthegameand thattheseareonlyrulesforthegamethatyouhavedefinedforyourself.Onewhocanhireapersoncanfirethe person.Thosewhomaketherulescanalsobreaktherules. Sodon'tbeafraidtobreakrulesifyoufeeltheneedto outgrowthem. Thewholetroublecomeswiththeteachingbecausewhenapersoncomestoagurutheguruisacceptedasaguru aslongasthedisciplehearswhathewantstohearfromtheguru.Themomentthegurusayssomethingnotliked bythedisciple,thegurushipisdonefor,gone.Theguruisnomoreaguru.Youmaygoandsaytotheguru,"Oh,I willgivemylifetoyou,youonlyhavetoaskforit,I'llgiveyouevenmylife".Butifthegurusaysafteralittle while"Ihavetogetmydaughtermarried,canyougivemealoanof10,000$"?Thenheisnomoreaguru.You werepreparedtogiveyourlife,notthe$.Moneyhasahighervaluethanlife!Thatisanillusion,avalueaccepted byyouastrue! TheSriChakrasymbolizesreality.Thecenterpointisreality,andsoaretheouterenclosures,andsoisthepath. Theyareallaspectsofreality.Thesamerealityisseenfromdifferentperspectives.Therearedifferenthillsand differentviewsfromdifferentpeaksbutthesamesceneistherebelow.Inthesameway,ifyouareseeingtheworld fromtheperspectiveoftheworld,beingtheworld,fromallpossibleperspectives,thenyouareGod.Ifyousee

fromtheperspectiveoftheindividual,thenyouseeindividualpeoplewithsomanylifeforms.Thatisjustyour viewpoint.Thethingtorealizeisthatyoudon'tstopbeingGodwhenyouareanindividual.

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EssenceoftheRitualoftheSriChakraPuja
Theritualisaprocessoftrainingbywhichyoutrytounderstandyourself,bywhichyoutrytorelateyourselfto theworldaroundyou,bywhichyoucansay,"yes,Ihavelivedarich,harmonious,empoweringlifeformyself.For thosearoundme,forwhomeverIhavecomeincontactwith,IhavetriedtohelptheminwhateverwayIcan.",To enableyoutohavethiskindoffeeling,theritualisuseful.Conductingyourlifewithhappinessisaritual. Everythingisaritual.WhenItalkwithyouitisaritual.WhenIgesture,itisaritual.WhenItakeabathitisa ritual.WhenItakefooditisaritual.WhenIgetupfromthebeditisaritual.Lifeitselfisaritual. Youcaninvokeanythingintoyourself.Youcaninvokealltheevilintheworldintoyourself.Youcaninvokeall thegoodintheworldintoyourself.Itisyourchoice.Howyouwanttoliveyourlifeandwhetheryouwantto makeyourlifehappyforyourself,oradisasterforyourselfandothersisinyourmind.Whatkindsofthoughts youentertainthat'sthekindofsituationsyouattracttoyourself.Thatistherealitywhichyoumanifestfor yourself. Thisiswherethepathsdiffer.Thosepathswhichmakeyouandothershappyarecalledtherightpaths.Those whichmakeyouunhappyandthosearoundyouunhappyarecalledthewrongpaths.Thewiseoneschoosethe rightpathsandtrytoavoidthewrongones.Thisiswherewisdomlies.Youarewiseifyoucanlearnfromyour ownexperiences.Youarewiserstillifyoucanlearnfromother'sexperiences.Youareafoolifyoudon'tlearneven fromyourownexperience! Andmostofusneverlearnevenfromourownexperiences.Wedevelopapatternofrepeatingthesamemistakes againandagainfoolishly,compulsively.Wecontinuefoolishlywithouroldpatternsofthinkingandoldmouldsof behavior,offindingfaultwithothers,asifwearefreeofthem!Iamarepositoryoffaults.Butnotasinglefaultof mineappearstome.Theslightestfaultofanotherappearstome. SaiBabakeepstellingpeople,"Don'tfindfaultwithothers.Ifthereissomelittlegoodthatyoucanfindinothers, tellittoyourfriends."Forgiveandforgetthefaultsofothers.Thiswayyoucanincreasetheareaofharmonyand cooperation,evenwiththosethatrestrictyou,youcanincreaseyourheartspaceinwhichyouallowotherstocome intoyou.Dountoothersasyouwouldliketodoneuntoyou ,Jesusoncesaid.Doyouliketobecriticized?You don't.Thenwhydoyoucriticizeothers?Doyouliketobeloved?Yes.Thenwhydon'tyouloveothers? Whatyougive,youreceive.Ifyoudon'tgive,youdon'treceive .Thebestthingtogiveislove,intimacy,affection, akinfdword.Wefinditsodifficulttodothis.Doyouliketoberejected?Youdon't.Thenwhydoyoureject others?Thisisthekindofunderstandingyoumusthave.Whatappliestoyouyoumustapplytoothersandsee thatyouarealwaysengagedinsuchactionswhichattractsimilaractionstoyou.Whatyouliketohappentoyou youmustdotoothers.Youwishtogetwealth?Giveittoothers.Youwishtogainknowledge?Teachothers.You wishtobepraised?Praiseothers. PraisingothersispraisingGod.IfyoupraiseGod,Godpraisesyou.WhatbetterthanhavingGodonyourside? TheritualofSriChakraisdividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartiscalled SriKramam.Initnectarisinvokedinto yourlife.ThesecondpartiscalledtheLalitaKramam.InittheGoddessisadoredinmanymanyintimateways youwouldliketobeadored.ThethirdpartiscalledtheNavavaranaPuja.Initallaspectsofcrativity,nourisment, knowledgeoftheGoddessarealladored.Thefourthpartiscalled ShaktiPuja.Initalivingwomanisworshipped asasymbolofthelivingGoddessandherwishesarefulfilled.Thisritualisveryempoweringbothtotheperformer andtherecipient.ThatiswhyShaktiPujaisconsideredtothelifeandsoulofSriChakraPuja.Theadeptscan performallpartsofthepujatoShakti,alivingperson.Shakticouldbeanylovableperson,male,female,oryour ownself.Shaktipujacanbedonebyagroupalso;thenitiscalledamandala.

ABriefGlimpseattheSriKramam
FirstyouworshiptheGuru,thenyoumakeyourbatharitualbyinvokingtheGoddessintoyouand worshippingHerinyourbody.Whenyouaretakingabath,youareindeedgivingabathtoHer,withoutanysense

ofshame.Thesenseofshamecomesfromthenotionoftheother.Fearandshamegoawaywhenyourealisethat whomyouareworshippingisyourownself.YoucanrecitetheSriSuktamandallthesuktamsthatyouknow whenyouaretakingbathbecauseyouareindeedtheGoddess.

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NextyouworshipthefortyfourtrianglesoftheSriChakra.ThinkofthecentralpartofSriChakraasa beautifulpalaceofjewelsandthemostbeautifulthingsintheworld,whereSivaandShaktiaremakingloveamong celestialdancers,andnymphs,inaveryeroticplacefilledwithbeautyandharmonyandgraceandlovingcouples. Yourealizethatyouareinaverylimitedstateofbeingandyoutrytoovercomethisstatebyresettingyourselfto thestateofbeingtheGoddess.Howdoyoudothat?Bythinkinglikethis: "OK,Iamsixtyyearsoldnow.Sowhat?Ageisjustaconcept.Iamalsoa16yearoldgirlbubblingwithjoyand happinessandnotcrippledbymyage,orpulleddownbymyworries. "IamfreeandIwanttolookateverymomentasanopportunitytogrowinwhateverwayIcanandtohelp othersinwhateverwayIcan. "Iwillsharemybeauty,sharemyjoy,andmybubblingenthusiasmandpowerwithothers. Thisis whatIam,thisiswhatIwilldo." Sosaying,Iresetmyselftothisstatebygettingridofthisold,useless,stupid,worrisome,kindofexistencethatI amgoingthroughandIsay, "LetmeburnthisbodyandgetridofallthemuckthatIhaveacquiredthroughsocialconditioningand programming.Iwillreconstitutemybodytobeforever16,beautiful,powerful" ThisaspectofthepujaiscalledtheVirajaHomam. Thenyouimaginethatyouhavejustbecomeabodyoflight.Andyoumergewiththecosmosandbecomea balloflight.Thisballoflightcondensesandturnsintothemostbeautiful,mostharmonious,mostloving,most wonderful,mostpowerful,mostenrichingkindofabeingthereis.Youarea16yearoldgirl,AnandaBhairavi. SheisenjoyingherselfnonstopwithherconsortAnandaBhairava,playfullyactingallthemoods,andoutoftheir enjoymentiscomingthisworldfullofbeauty,ofharmonyofloving,ofcaring,ofcompassion.Itisnottheworld demarcatedasGermany,Austria,Denmark,NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Canada,Brazil,India,Pakistan,China. Whenyoufly,yougotothesky,yougotothesatellites,doyouseeanyboundariesthere?None.Itiswethat createdourboundaries.Iftheworldwasgovernedbywomenwhocarefortheirchildrenthentheywouldcome forwardandsay,let'sgetridofalltheseboundariesandmakeoneworld.Itstoosmall,itsjustonevillageandwe can'taffordtodestroyit.Wewon'tdestroypurchildren,wewillteachthemtobelovingandcaring. Thusyougothroughtheprocessofcreatinganimmortalbodyforyourself.Itisgoingtocontinuetoexistafter yourmortalcoilhasbeenshed.Anditwillcontinuetodogoodbecauseyouaregoingtoevolvethroughthe fourteendifferentworlds.Thisyoudowiththepowerofyourimagination,thepowerofyourcreativity,your visualizationacuteness,theclaritywithwhichyoucanperceivethingswiththesethingsyoucreateanimage. Thisimagegoesanddoeswhatevergooditdoes.Itisjustlikeachildbornoutofyouwhichcontinuesitsexistence independentofyou.Youcantrytocontrolit,Youcantrytomakeafriendofit.Youcancreateeightsimultaneous existenceswhichcanworkindependently.Whyeight?BecausethepropertiesofGodareeightfold.Theyare spatiallydifferent.Actually,timewiseyoucanhavesixteendifferentforms. AfteryoudotheVirajahomam,youdoVajraPanjaraNyasam.Itmeansthatyouarecreatingforyourselfan indestructiblecage.ThiscagehasthepoweroftheSriChakra.AslongastheSriChakralives,aslongascosmos lives,solongyouaregoingtoliveinthiscage.Oncetheworlditselfisdesolved,thenyoudesolve.Youarejust mergingwithSiva.Thatistheformatyouaretryingtocreateforyourself. InvocationoftheKalas Intothisformatyouwanttoinvokeallthecosmicintelligencethatthereis.Theintelligencethatisthereinthe earth,inthefire,inthewater,intheoxygenthatwebreathe,inthespacethatweseeandwalkaroundin,inthe timethatbringsthepastpresentandfutureintous,andimmortalexistence.Allthesekalas,aspectsyoutryto invokeintoyourself. SriSudhaDevi

Nowinthispujayousometimesneedasymbol.Thesymbolcanbeanicon,afigureliketheSriChakra,ora physical,livingpresence,aperson.IfyousaythatGodiseverywhereandyouwanttoworshipeverything,itisnot easy.ItisdifficulttofindGodinacockroach,orinanatomicexplosion,orinAK47guns,orinpoverty.Itis difficulttofindGodintheagoniesthatwegothrough.ItiseasiertofindGodinharmony.Youwouldliketo experienceGodasbenevolent,notasavengeful,judgmentalkindofabeing,whowillpunishyoutohellforan infiniteamountoftime,.YouwanttothinkofGodasanourishingMother,asonewhocaresforyou,wholoves youunconditionally,sobeautiful,soloving,sonourishing. "Iwanttodrinkthemilkofknowledgeandpower.Iwanttoenjoylifetothefullest.Iwanttobeprosperous andmaketonsofmoneysoIcansharesomeofitwithotherswhoarelessfortunate.Iwanttohelppeopleto realizethattheyarereallyGodsandangelsinhumanform." Thisisthekindofthoughtprocessthattheritualencourages.IthelpsyoutothinkofGodasenjoyable,healthy, rich,harmonious,beautiful,loving,nourishing,caringpersonlikeyou.Thesearetheverysamequalitiesthatwe aretryingtoinvokeintoourselvesandothers. TheSamanyaArghyaandVisheshaArghya NextyouthinkofGodastheimmortaldrinkthatgivesyouhappiness,prosperity,andallpositivequalitiesthat youcanthinkof.Thissectionexplainsthepreparationofthatnectarwhichcontainsallthecosmicelementsthat deliverthemtoyou. TheGuruMandala ThenyouthinkofGodasthelineoftheGurus,theguruswhospenttheirlivesservingothers.ThisistheGuru Mandala. TheNityaDevatas InthissectionyouthinkofGodpersonifiedasbenevolentTime,remindingyouofthegoodtimesthatyouhave experienced.SoyouworshipGodassomanyNityas,thedatesonwhichIwashappy. Allthesesectionsaretouchedbrieflyhere.Theywillbedescribedinenoughdetaillateron.

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AfirstlookattheLalitaKramam
IwouldliketobeintimatewithmyGod.IwouldliketoseeGodinfrontofme,notassomethingunknown tome,butjustlikeIamseeingyou.IwanttotalktoGod,tothatHigherIntelligence,andIwanttoexperienceitas areality,notsomethingthatIimagine.Iwouldliketogathersomeexperiencesinthislifethatwillgivemethat tranquilstateandthenreplaythattapeandgetamoreperfectversionthanIhavebeenabletoexperience.Thisis theessenceofsecondpartofthepuja,theofferingoftheSixtyFourIntimateServicestoGod. YoutrytoseealltheelementsofGoddessinanotherhumanbeing.YouinvoketheGoddessintoa,littlegirl, asinglewomanoracouple,andyouworshipthemasembodimentsofGoddess.Goddessisalsoinyou,whether youaremaleorfemale.ItisGoddesswhoisworshippingherself.ThisiswherethequestionofTantracomesin. Tantraspeaksofinteractionwithothers.Thequestionisasyourelateyourselfwithothers,areyoutryingtokeep yourseparatenessandrelatetothemastwoseparateentities,orareyoutryingtorelatetoothersthroughmerging asyourelatetoyourself? JesusChristhasgivenabeautifulanswertothisquestion.Itisworthrepeating. Lovethyneighborasthyself. Notassomebodyelse,becauseifyouthinkofyourneighborassomebodyelsethenthequestionofdesire,of lust,ofjudgmentcancomein.Ifyouarelovingthyneighborasthyself,isthereanydesireinthat?Ifthereis desireitcanbefulfilledwithoutanyrestrictionsorinhibitions. IfIwanttoenjoymyself,lovemyself,ormakelovetomyself,whocanstopme?Iamfree.Igointothe bathroomandtakeasoaptowashmybody.Istherestofmybodyashamedthatmyrighthandistakingthesoap

andrubbingmeallover?Itisnot.Therecannotbeasenseofshameinunity.Inthecontextofpuja,notionofunity ratherthanseparationistobeexperienced.TheideathatwhatIamseeingismyselfshouldneverbelostsightof.

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Forintimacytohappentherecanbenorestrictionsofanysort.Thatiswherethenuditycomesintotantra.You cannotsurrenderyourselftoyourpartnerifyousay,Iamawoman.Imustnotremovemyclothes."Youandyour partnerarenotdifferentpeople.Youaretryingtomergeintoone.Theworddigambaradoesnotmeanjustthe removalofclothes.Itisamergingoftheminds,ofthoughts.YouarethinkingthesamethoughtsthatIamthinking. YouareexperiencingthesamethingsthatIamexperiencing.Thereisatransferenceintotheotherbeing,an expansionofyourconsciousnesstoincludetheotherbeingasyourself.Bothofyouareexperiencingthesame thoughtswithouttalking.Thatisdigambara.Thatiswhenyouareunited.ThatistheintentofTantra. TouchaloneisnottheintentofTantra.Allthefivesensesareincluded.WhenIamabletoseeyou,whenI cantouchyou,tasteyou,talktoyou,experienceyouinallpossibleways,likeIamexperiencingmyself,thenIcan say,okay,IhaveseenGod.Otherwiseitisonlyapartialmanifestation.Idon'twantapartialexperience,Iwanta totality,theloveofGoddirectly. Inthe64intimateservicestotheMother,youaregivingHerabathandSheisgivingyouabathatthesametime. Bothexperiencesarethere.YouarenotdifferentfromHer.WhatSheisexperiencingyouareexperiencing.Itis onlywhentheexperienceiscommonthatyoucansaythattheunionhastakenplace. SupposedIrubmyrighthandovermylefthandlikethis.Thefeelingofbeingtouchedisinthelefthand.The feelingoftouchingisintherighthand.Boththesehandsbelongtome.Boththeseexperiencesbelongtome,they areoccuringinmeatthesametime.ButifIamtouchingsomeoneelse,theexperienceoftouchingisinme,butthe experienceofbeingtouchedisnotinme.Theseparatenesshascome.IfIambeingtouchedbysomebodyelse,then theactofbeingtouchedistherebuttheactoftouchingisnotinme. Whenyourconsciousnesspervadestheconsciousnessoftheother,thenyouaretotallyunited.Youhavelostyour boundaries.Whenyouareexperiencingyourselfastheother,thesenseofshamehasnoplace.Youarenot ashamedofyourself.Thesenseofotherhasnorelevance.Itisonlyinthesenseofadvaita,inasenseofunitythat pujashouldbedone.AdvaitaintheoryisVeda.AdvaitainpracticeisTantra .Tantrameanspractice,provingthe ideasthroughexperiment.Throughpracticeyoutrytoproveandfixwhatthetheoryhassaid. EvenintheVedatherearecertainaspectsoftantra.TherearefourVedas.RgVedaiswhatyouhaveseenor heardinyourmeditation.YajurVedaisthethecompilationoftheseindividualpiecesofrevelationintoastructure thatcanbeusedasaritual.SamaVedaisthesinginganddancingritualsspontaneously.AtharvanaVedaishowto applyandsharethisknowledge,howtouseitasaweapontoremoveeviltendenciesinusortoattract,empower andhelpsomebody. Sometimeyouhavegottohurt.Whatisitthatyouhavetohurt?Yourfearyouhavegottohurt.Youhavegotto getridofit.Yourlustyouhavegottohurt,togetridofit;yourinternalenemiesyouhavegottokill.Andthatis whatDevidoes.ShekillsMahishasura;abuffaloistobeofferedassacrificetoHer.WhatisthisMahisha?Mahisha isthebullwhichrepresentsblind,hurtfullust.Lusthastobetransformedintosomethinghigher.Lustmeansthat thenotionoftheotherispreservedandyouwantitbadly,nomatterwhatcost.Soyouwanttograbandseekonly foryourpleasure,ignoringtheother'ssentimentsorfeelings.Thatislust.Thishastobetransformedintolove.In lustthereisnocaringfortheother'spleasure,asyouwouldcareforyourownpleasure.Youareonlyinterestedin yourpleasure.Thathastobetransformed.Transformationmeanschangingitsnature.Transformationmeans killingitspresentnature,andgivingbirthtoanewnature. However,lovecannotsurvivewithoutlust.Letusunderstandthis.Thelotusflowerisborninthemudthen growsinthewater.Itsflowercomesoutintotheopen,intoairandlookstothelightandbloomswhenthesun comesout.Wearelikethelotus.Youareborninflesh.Youcansay,"Idon'twantthisflesh,Iwanttothrowit away",andthenyoucutoffthelotusfromthestem.Itisthelotusitselfthatwilldie.Soitisthefear,thelust,the greedandthejealousywhicharetransformedintolove.Itisthedemonicthathavetobetransformedintothe divine.Butyoucannottotallydestroythedisorder.Orderanddisorderhavetobeinbalance.

TheNavavaranaPuja

Thistransformationofyourowncharacteriswhatisimportanttotheritual.Youstartwithyourpresentsituation, whateverthatis;whateverfears,lusts,greeds,possessivenesses,hungerforpower,andallkindsoflimitations, whateveryourfeelingsofseparationimply.Itisfromthisstartingpointyouhavetomove,toshedyourinhibitions onebyoneandlearnwhatitmeanstohaveintercoursewiththeworld. Everyaspectofyourlifeismaithunaorintercourse,notjustsex.SexisredefinedinTantraastheenjoymentof beauty.Tantrateachesthatyoudonothavetoownathinginordertoenjoyit.Doyouownthegroundthatyou walkupon?Doyouowntheairthatyoubreathe?Doyouhavetoownthesun,thestars,themoonandtheclouds foryoutoseeandenjoy?Ownershipisnotthere,exceptinthebroadsenseof"Yes,Iownthewholeworld!"

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TheShaktiPuja
Afterthesesixtyfourofferings(upacharas),youhavebroughtHerclosetoyouandyouhaveembracedHer. ThisembracehasbeensodeepthatShehaspenetratedyourbodyandisresidingthereinthelotusofyourheartas agoldengirl16yearsold.Thattransformationhashappened.Yourbodieshavenotremainedseparate.Theyhave mergedintoone.Thatistheyabyum,SivaandShakti.Theconceptofthisunionisthefinalstep.ItistheShakti Puja.Intheritualthereisnounion.Thereisnounion,becauseyouareadoringtheMother.Forthepurposeofyour pleasure,yourhappinessandenjoymentyouarethinkingofDeviasdifferentfromyouandsoyouareableto adoreHer.LikeachildwemakebelieveintheseGodsandGoddessesinfrontofus.Andthemagickisthatthey becomereal.Weworshipthemandthenwebringthembackintoourselves.Thisisthenotionofthepuja,whichis atotalabsorptionintotheother,thedivine. TheDevipujahastobedoneinAdvaita.Thatistheonlywayitcanbedone.BecauseSheisallpower,andit needstobecontrolled.Otherwiseitislikedrivingahighpoweredcarwiththeacceleratorbutnosteeringwheel. Youareboundtoendupinadisaster.Youhavetohaveasteeringwheeltocontrolthewayyouaregoing,no matterwhatspeed.Themorespeed,themorecontrolyoumusthave.Withoutdisciplineyoucannotachieve whatyouwant.Themorepoweryouhave,themorecontrolyoumusthaveoveryourtonguebecausewhatyou aregoingtosayisgoingtocometrue.Youcannotaffordtosaybadthingsevenindreams.Youhavetohavethat muchcontroloveryourbehavior.Thesearethevariousaspectsoftantra,ataglance.

Part2.TheMeaningsoftheChannelswhicharecalledMantrasinthe NavavaranaPuja
WiththegraceoftheDivineMotherIhopetobeabletogivesomemeaningstothechannelswhicharecalled themantras.ReallyMantrascannotbeassignedanymeaningsbecausetheyarechannelsofcommunication.What meaningcanyougivetochannelno.4ofTVorthefrequency101.7Mhz?Whateverinformationcomesthrough themisthemeaning,ifyoulikettoputitthatway.Whatyoucanprobablydefineisthenatureoftheinformation thatcomesthrough.Forexample,youknowthatifyouswitchontheMTVyouarelikelytogetmusicanddance; onDiscoverychannel,youlikelytodevelopenvironmentalconcerns,andthingslikethat.Wecanmakebroad categorizationsbutnotspecifics. Thereare2greatmantras,oneofwhichiscalledOmandtheotherisalsoOm.OmisthecombinationofAUM.If youreversethesequencealittleandputtheAattheend,itbecomes"UMA".IfyouthinkofAUMasSiva,UMAis Shakti.ThesearethetwoOms.Aretheydifferent?Yesandno.Itisjustthewayyoulookatit.Thesymbolismof Godheadiscarriednotonlyintothesoundsymbolsbutalsointothevisualsymbols. Inthevisualsymbols,thetrianglewithitsapexdowniscalledayoni,theShaktifromwhichthechildcomes.You takethesametriangleandturnitupwardsitisSiva. Youcanthinkofitanotherway.Supposeyouscanthetrianglewithahorizontallinefrombottomup.InaSiva triangle(apexup)whatyouseeisthewidthoftheintersectedlineisgraduallydiminishingandbecomingzero.In aShaktitrianglewhatisseeisthatitisstartingatapointandgrowingintoaline.Sothegrowthoftheawareness processistheshaktibutbotharethesame,thereisnorealdistinctionbetweenthetwo.SomearecalledSiva trianglesandsomeshaktitriangles. WehavealreadyseenthechannelscalledHrimandSrim.

Hrimisthegerminatingpoweroftheuniversewhichcreatestheworldandthedifferentiationsintheworld.It limitsthetotalityinsomewayssothatyoucanextractarayoraseedoutofit.Hrimyoucallmaya.Italsomeans lajjaorshyness.Whenyoustareatastranger,theywillcovertheirbody.Itistryingtocover,protectorlimit. LimitationiscalledHrim. Srimistheoppositeofit,condensingit,collapsingtherayintothepoint.AndunlimitedexpansioniscalledSrim. Hrimisthepowertocreatethiscosmos.Itcontainsthreebasicpowers: aim,klimandsouh. Aimisthepowerthatcreates.Soallthatisrelatedtocreativityandprocreationprocess,whetheritisprovingan intellectualtheoremorwhetheritisisthespontaneousnotesinaraga,orthelustthatisthemotiveforcebehind theactofcopulation,allthesethingsarechannelledthroughthisfrequencycalledAim.AimiscalledSaraswati. Sexualenjoyments,curiosity,thesearchfordiversity,newwaysofsayinganddoingandenjoyingthingsareall blessingsfromSaraswati. Klimistheactofpreservation,nourishment,sustenence,wealth,prosperity,happiness,enjoyment.Thesearethe aishwaryas,thewealththatiscalledLakshmi.KlimisthenourishingaspectoftheMotherwhichisintheheart center.Milkcomingfromthetwobreastsofafemalenourishesandprotectsthebabyfromdisease.SoLakshmiis worshippedinthebreasts.Themotherenjoysgivingnourishmenttoherchildwhenthechildissuckingthebreast. Souhisthesoundofthehissingsnake.Thatsnakeissupposedtobethekundalinishakti,thepowerofyour enjoymentwhichwhentransformed,eliminatesyourbodyawarenessstepbystepandshootsyouoffintothe cosmos.Thisisthekriyashakti.Itsoriginisinthemuladharachakrainmales,andintheswaddhisthanachakrafor females.

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TheGuruMantraanditscontent.
Aim Hrim Srim/ Aim Klim Souh/ Hamsah Sivah Soham/ Hskhphrem/ Hasakshamalavarayum /Hsaum/ Sahakshamalavarayim/ S-hauh/
Svaroopa Niroopana Hetave/ Sva Gurave/ Sri Anna Poornamba Sahita Sri Amritananda Natha/ Sri Guru Sri Padukam/ Pujayami tarpayami Namah. Weshouldseparatethemantrasfromtheexplanatorystatements.Theportioninsmallprintisanexplanation whichsimplymeans: IworshipthefeetoftheGuruandhisShaktiwhotaughtmewhoIreallyam(meaning,thatIamallthatIsee,not merelywhatIthinkismybody,mindorintellect). 1.AimHrimSrim.Aimisthechannelforknowledge.Soyouareinvokingthechannelforknowledgeforyouto understand.Forwhatpurpose?Hrim,thenatureofthelimitationprocess,theindividuallifegiver.Toknowthe Srim,toreceivethegraceofGod,sothatyoucanmergebackwithGodfromwhichyoucame.Youare experiencingseparatenessandlimitednessandthepainofseparatenessandlimitations.Youwanttoexperience thejoyofunion.ThatistheSrim.Youwanttogainknowledgetoovercomethislimitationprocessandget reabsorbedintothecosmicunity.SoAimHrimSrimisaprayerwhichprecedeseverymantraintheSriChakra pujawhichmeans,OhGoddess,Pleasegivemeknowledgetounderstandmylimitationstoovercomethemandto experiencemytruthasYou,theGoddess. 2.AimKlimSouh.KnowledgeandthegraceofGodmanifestitselfthroughtheprocessofcreation,theprocessof nouishmentandaction.Inmanifestinganything,firstitisasanideainourthoughts.Wedwellonit,enhanceour knowledge,nourishtheknowledge,coupleittomaterialresources,actonit,tomaketheideacomealive.Thenwe letgoofit.Aim=knowledge,Klim=nourishingandprotectingtheidea,andSouh=action,fulfilmentand detachment. 3.Hamsah.Haisthesoundoftheoutgoingbreath.Sahisthesoundoftheincomingbreath.Hamsahor Sohamare themantrasoflifeitself,thebreathitself.Everylivingbeingbreathesandthisbreathingprocessiscalledhamsahor soham.Whenyouknowthisitbecomesmantra.Itiscalledajapagayatri.Itisoneoftheformsofthegayatri.When youconcentrateandfocusyourawarenessonthebreathhamsahthenacertainknowledgedawnsonyou.Anditis knowledgethatseparatesthemilkfromthewater.ThelegendarybirdtheHamsahissupposedtohavethepower ofseparatingthemilkfromthewater.Thatmeansseparatingthetruthfromfiction.ThefictionisthatIamdifferent

fromtheworld.ThetruthisthatIamtheworld.Whenyourealizethatyouaretheworld,andthatanysmallthing happeninganywheredoesnotandneednotupsetyou,thenthisknowledgeiswhatisgivenbythebreath.The GuruMantraistellingyouthatyoumustfocusonyourbreath,hamsahtorealiseyourtruthasGod.

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4.TheknowledgethatyougainisSivahSoham.IamSiva,thepureunboundedawareness,whichismytrue nature.ThatisthemeaningofthispartofGuruMantra. 5.Hasakhaphrem.HaisthesymbolofSiva.Thefirstbreaththatapersontakeswhenbornistheincomingbreath. Thelastbreathistheoutgoingbreath,whichneverreturns.Thefirstbreathisthebreathofthemother,andthe lastbreathisthebreathofthefather.Youaremergingwiththecosmoswiththelastbreath.Thatiswhywesaythat apersonexpireswhenhedies.Youarenotcomingbackagainintothissamebody.SoHaisthesymbolofdeath,of annilation,ofSiva.HaiscalledVisargainSanskrit.Itmeansreleaseofseed,tocreatelife.Ha...aa..aa..aaisalsothe symbolofthesoundwemakeduringanorgasm,whenourlifejuiceisgoingoutofourselves.Thenweexperience somethinglikeadeath,alossoferos,whichislustforlife.Ourconnectiontoheavinessofearthreduces,we becomelight.SaisthesymbolofShakti.Khaisthesymbolofspace.Phremisthemovementinspace.AsSivaand Shakti,asawarenessanditsmodifications,wemoveinspace.WhentherealizationthatIamSivadawnsonmeI forgetmybodyconsciousness.Iriseabovemybodyconsciousnessandmovefreelyinspaceastheunionof awarenessanditsmodifications,asSivaandShakti.Iexperiencealightness,alevitatingexperiencewhichislike flyinginspace.Thatinfactisthedeathexperience.Deathisanorgasm. 6.Tounderstandthenext2phrases,Hasakshamalavarayumhsaum.....Sahaksamalavarayimshauhweneed toknowalittlebitaboutwhatiscalledtheMatrikaNyasa.MatrikasmeanthegarlandoflettersofSanskrit alphabet.Nysameansplacementinthebody.Inthematrikanyasa,thesixteenvowelsareplacedaroundtheneck. The12consonantsKatoThaaroundthechest,next10DatoPhaaroundwaist,next6BatoLaaroundthegenital, next4VatoSanearthesacrum(cervix),Ha,Kshaintherightandlefteyesrespectively.Allthe50lettershave specificlocationsinthebody;theymaybecalledshortaddressestorefertobodyparts. TheSanskritalphabetsarelocatedindifferentpetalsonthelotuseswhicharelinkedtothestemofyourspinal chord.NextyouhavetounderstandwhereHaislocated,whereSaislocated,whereKsaislocated,whereLais located,Va,Ra,andUarelocated.Whenyoulocatethemall,youwilldiscoverapathtracedbytheseseedletters. HasakshamalavarayumandSahaksamalavarayimarethetwopathsoflighttracedbylocatingwherethelettersare inyourbody.TheGurumantrateachesyouhowtomoveawarenessinspecificpartsofyourbodytomove KundaliniintheIdaandPingalaNadis.ThisistheMantraYogapathtoKundalini. HsaumandShauhwhichyouseeheremean:HsaumisformedbyHandSaandAum.ShauhisformedbyS andHaandAuh.WhenHaisthefirstletter,itmeansSivanaturedominantes,themaleisinYogawitholdingthe seed,notejaculatingit.ShaktihoweverneedstodrawtheseedoutofmaleSivatogivebirthtoanewlife.Thatis Herpurpose.Sheisthecreatrix,theprocreativepowerlocatedinthevulva.Shehastoextracttheseedandplaceit inherwomb.WhenShakti(Sa)isdominant,thefirstletter,Shedoesextracttheseed,andsoaumbecomesauh. ha=Visarga=creation.Thecreativityistheaum.Aumisholdingtheseedwithin.Itisvibratingwithinasvitalitybut itisnotbeingletout.WhenSivainYogicpowerisdominanttheseediscontainedwithinoneself.WhenShaktiis dominantSheisassertingHerpowertomanifest,SheextractstheseedorgasmicallyoutofHimandplacesitinHer wombandproceedswiththecreation.SoHsaumandShouharethemaleandfemaleorgasms,holdingtheseed andejaculatingtheseed. Whatwediscussedsofaristheinvariantpartsofthemantra.Whatremainsis: 7.Svarupanirupanahetave......swarupayourtruenature,nirupanatoprove,hetavethecause.Thepurposeof thismantraisbeingdefinedhere.Thecauseforprovingtoyourselfyourtruenature, 8.Svagurave,toyourownguruwhohasinitiatedyou,whoisallimportant.Youdon'thavetoworryaboutanyone oranythingthingelse. 9.SriAnnapurnambasahitaistheshakti,thepowerbehindtheguru, 10.AmritanandaNatha.Mrityumeansdeath."A"isnegation.NegationofdeathisAmrita.ThereforeAmrita meansnectar.YourSelfisnotborn.Howcanitdie?Theamrita,nectarisajaunborn.Anandameansbliss,which isundying,unchanging.BlissofnectarisAmritananda. EveryoneofthesegurusaccordingtotheDattaSampradaya(lineage)areknownas Nathas.TherearenineNathas. Wefollowthatsampradaya.Nathaliterallymeanshusband/wife,marriedtoyou,withwhomyouhavetobe intimateforyourprogress.MoreimportantlytheGuruiscommittedtotakecareofyou(justlikeahusband/wife) asasoulmate.

TherealGuru,Goddess/GodspeaksthroughtheGuru,whocanbeeitherfemaleormale.Don'tconfusethethe Guruwithaphysicalform.TheGuruofeveryoneisoneandthesame.AndthatisGod/Goddess.Guruappearsto differentpeopleindifferentforms,buttheformisonlyasymbol.Youhavetolookbehindthesymboltothetruth andthattruthiscalledJagannatha.Jagatmeansworld,Nathameanshusband/wife,thehusband/wifeofthe manifestedworld.TheGuruisreferredtoasthehusband/wifehere,sothatyoucanopenupyourbody,mind andsoulwithoutanyinhibitionsfordeepesttruthscanbelearnedwithoutinhibitions. 10.SriGuruistheguruwhoisthesourceofallpowers,SriwhoisthewealthoftheLordistheGuru.Inthe BhavanaUpanishaditsays,"TheGuruconfersthewealthoftheLordonyou". 11.Sripadukamthebeneficial,auspiciouslotusfeetoftheGuruwhichhehasplacedonthetopofyourhead. YouarenottothinkoftheformoftheGurulikethis,butasArdhanishwarawhichishalfSiva,male,andhalf female,Shakti.Inthatformtherighthalfisthemalepartandtheleftpartisthefemalepart.Theyareeternally unitedatallthechakracentersatthemuladharaandallthewayup.Andoutoftheirunion,theireternalunion, flowstheblissastheGangaflowsfromtheheadofSiva.ItoverflowsandfallsdowntoSiva'sfeetwhereitbecomes nectarflowingontothetopofyourhead.SoitisthatGuruwhoyoumustsee. 12.pujayamiIworshipthatguru. 13.tarpayamiWhatistarpanam?Thatwhichgivesyousatisfaction.Whatmakesyousay,"Yes,Ihavehad enough,Idon'tneedanymore"?Havingreachedthatstateiscalledtarpanam.Itmeansyoumustbeabletomake thegurufeeltotallysatisfied,thatyouhaverenderedallthatyouarepossibleorcapableofdoing.Youhavegiven himthesupremehappinessofwhateverhedesires,thatistarpanam.SoIworshiphim(theGurucanbemaleor female),Iadorethefeet,ImaketheLordandHispowertotallysatisfied. WhatisthedesireoftheGodortheGoddess?Theyarebothselffullfilled.Whatdesirescouldtheyhave? AlthoughyouaresayingIamsatisfyingtheGuru,whatitreallymeansisthatyouaresatisfyingyourself.Itisyou whoarenothavingthefullfilledstate.YouareidentifyingwiththeGuru.Itisyouwhoaretryingtoreachthestate oftheGuru,theLordandhisinfinitePower.Youaretryingtofulfillyourself.Sopujayamimeansyouare worshippingtheGuruasyourownmanifestationoutsideandsatisyingher/himmeanssatisfyingyourself. Themeaningofthegurumantratellsyouthepurposeforwhichyouaredoingthepuja,andwhatitisyouwant tounderstand,andwhatistheresultgainedbythat(hamsahsivasoham)andwhattheresultisgoingtodofor youhasakaphrem.Andthepaththroughthedifferentchakraswhichyoumusttakethekundaliniandyour awarenessThenyouadorethefeetoftheguruwhohasgivenyouinitiation. PancadasiMantra,themostsecretmantraoftheGoddessLalitaMahaTripuraSundari. Kaeilahrim Hasakahalahrim Sakalahrim

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Thepancadasimantracannotbetranslated.Itisaverypowerfulmantra,achannelforinfinitepower,wealth, health,fame,enjoymentandgrace.EveninVedas,itisgivenincodedformonly.Itisnotusuallywrittendownin themantraformbecauseitissupposedtobetransmittedfromGurutosishya(disciple)directly,orally.Evenifitis writteninbooks,itcannotbetakenfromthere,asitwillnotyieldresults.Likeawomanofquality,Shecanbehad onlythroughpropermarriage,meaning,initiationfromaGuru;notevenanyGuru,butonewhohasattainedits fruits.Itisaunthinkableasset,blessing.Itislikeanuncutjewel.Themoreyoupolishitthemorebeautifulit becomes.Themoreyoupracticeitthemoreyougetoutofit. ThebestcommentaryIcangiveaboutthismantraistobefoundintheSoundaryalahari,writtenby Shankaracharya.ThestanzastartswithSivahShaktihKamah...Themeaningsaregivenhere. Ka SivaascreatorBrahma. e Shaktiaspureawareness,thecosmicyoni,thewordofGod,Saraswati i Kama,thedesiretocreatethecosmos.Sinceitcannotbesaidthatcosmosexistsor doesnotexistifthereisno awarenesstoknowit,itisthepowerofexistenceto createawarenesscalledherethedesire,theprocreative drive,libido. la Kshitih,meaningcondensationtodensesolidstate(throughasuccessionofstates:time, space,air,plasma, liquid,solid) hrim BrahmaandSaraswatienjoyingthedanceandmusicofofcreation;existenceand awarenesstogether creatinganintervalwhichexpandsthroughinteractionofspaceand timetoformmatterandfurtherevolution. ThisfirstgroupoffiveseedlettersarecalledVagBhavaKutameaning,relatingtothe sourceofspeech.

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Ravi=theSun,Passion,PingalaNadi,thesustaineroflife,aggressivemaleaspects,

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orientedmotororgans. sa SeethaKiranah=Moon,IdaNadi,feelingsofecstasyanddepressionalternatingincycles, femaleaspects, receptiveorgansofknowledge,languageofgestures. ka Smarah=Manmatha,agitationsofheartandmindduetothinkingaboutworld. hamsahSwan=Discriminationbetweenlove,power,lustandfear,lifesustainingbreath. la Shakrah=Indra,theGodofheavenlypleasures,enjoymentsandcontrollerofalldeities guardingthe8 directionsnamely,EIndrahimself,SEAgni=fire,SYama=death,SW Nirruti=chaoticforces,WVaruna=waters oflifeandseeds,NWVayu=air,NKubera= unlimitedwealth,NEIsana=Controllerofworlds. hrim VishnuandLakshmiinembrace,protectingandnourishingthisworld. ThissecondgroupofthemantraiscalledKamarajaKuta,whichprotectsandgivesall desiresofmaterialandspiritualpowerwhiledirectingitwisely. sa Para=transcententGoddess,whoalsomanifestshereinthisworld,thesourceofcosmos andyoni,the sourceofanindividual. ka Mara=Eroticdesire,whobringsforththisworldoutofSivawiththehelpofParaShakti. la Har=Siva,existencewithoutawreness,likeacorpse,nomovement.Sivaisthephallic symbolwhich jumpstolifeoninteractingwiththeParaShakti,theYoni. hrim SivaShakti=CopulationofMaleandfemale,fulfilmentofdesires,liberationfromdesires. ThisthirdgroupofthegreatmantraiscalledShaktiKuta.Weshouldrememberthattheseseedlettersareall channelsofcommunication.ItshouldbereiteratedherethatwithoutinitiationfromaproperGuru,thisgreat mantrawillnotyieldfruit,sinceithastobecoupledwithaShaktipat,anenergyflowfromtheGurutothedisciple. Volumeshavebeenwrittenonthismantra.Sowewillstophereandmoveontothenextpartoftheritual. PrayertoLordGanesha OmGanaanaamtvaa/GanapatigumHavaamahe/KavimKavinaamUpamasravastamam/ JyesthaRaajamBrahmanaam/Brahmanaspata/AanahSrinvan/OotibhihSeedaSaadanam// SriMahaGanapatayeNamah Ganameansagroup.Weofferourhomageintheformofgheeoblationstoyou.Youaretheleaderofthegroups, allthegroupsthatformthisworld.Therearedifferentsetsofobjectsandknowledgeaboutthem.Allthesegroups arecontrolledbyGanapati.Amongthesegroupsarethosewhichformourlimitations.Theyarerelatedtoour securitycenter,theMuladharachakra.Toallthosegroupsofentitieswhichtendtolimitus,weofferouroblations toyouourfears,anxieties,neuroses,lust,greed,allthesethings.Oblationsmeansthepouringofthegheeintothe fire.Whenyouofferyourhomagetothelordofthesegroupsallnegativitieswhichcontrolyourdaytoday interactionsandbehaviorpatternsandprogramming,thenwhatyougetistobea kavi,apoet.Youbecomeapoet. Poetryismoreoftheheartthanintellect.Ittranscendsrationality.Thatisitsbeautyandgoodness.Itcantranscend thelimitationsofrational,thoughtandthusexpressthetranscendent,whichcannotbeconfinedtorational explanations. ThereisasayinginTelegu"Ifthepoetcannotsee,canthesunseethen?"Itmeansthepoet'spenetrationintothe truthisfarsuperiortothepenetrationoftheearthbythesun'slight.Youbecomesapoetbyunderstandingyour truenature.Thenicethingaboutthisisthatthepoetisabletolookatthegoodandthebad,andfindthehumorin thesituationinadispassionateway.Hedoesnotdecryorpraiseonethingortheother.Heseesthethingsasthey areintheirtrueperspective.Ganeshaisthejyestharajathefirstonetobeworshipped,becauseheistheonewho createstheobstaclesforyouandyourgrowth,intheformoffear,sensations,etc.Thatisthestartingpoint.You havegottofirstofferyouroblationsandbewithhimandunderstandhisnatureandbecomehumorousaboutit. Whenyoufindyoucannotchangetheworldbecauseitiscorrupt,youhavetolaughitoffandthatisit.Oherwise youwillbeweigheddownbytheworriesandtheanxietiesoftheworldwithyourgoodintentions.Thehumoris thelastresortofcompassion. Supposeyougotoafaroffplace.Busafterbushascomeandeverythingisfullandyouhavenotbeenabletogeta placeonanybusandthelastbushascomeandyouhavestruggledtogetinandyoudidnotgetin.Yourlasthope isextinguished.Andthenwhathappens?Youstartsingingandthenwalkingthe20milesbackhome!Youareable togetthesecondbreathoflifewhichcomestoyoufromthedepthsofyourdeepestfrustrationsandanxieties.The

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SuryaMantraWorshippingyourbodyandinvokingthelightofSunwithinyouwhenbathing. HraamHrimHrumSah/MaartaandaBhairavaayaPrakaasaShaktiSahitaayaSvaaha. Whenyouaretakingbathimaginethatbetweenyournavelchakraandtheheartchakraisthesun.Whenyouare takingbathyouofferthreespoonsofwatertoyourownnavelsayingthisprayertothesun,Surya. MaartandabhairavaayameansthefierceSunwithhisilluminatingpower.Lightbyitselfdoesnotilluminate.Itis knowledgewhichilluminates.Lightcanbeseen.Butaseeingawarenessisahigherformoflight.Thatiswhyitis calledaparamjyoti.Jyotiisthelightwhichenablesthedarknesstoberemovedandthingstobeseen.Butwithout awarenessthelightordarknesscannotbeseen.Sothelightoflightistheawareness.Consciousnessisthetruelight bywhichthesun,themoon,thestarsandthefiresshine.Everythingisknownbyyourawareness.Ifyouare unconsciousthisworlddoesnotexistforyou.Awarenessisthehighestformoflightwhichitselfisneverseen. Thelightissomethingwhichcanbeseen. Onceyouareabletoseeanything,evenlight,thentheseparationbetweentheseerandtheseenismanifest.When youdon'tsee,thenyouareinunionwiththatwhichisseen.Thenyouknowitbybeingit,notseeingit. Prakasa meansillumination.Thatisthepower. Thishram,hrim,hrumarethebijamantrasforthesun.Hrimisthemaya,thepowerthatbringslifetoyou.Itis lifegivingpowerthatcomesfromthesun.Thatiswhywhenthesuncomesupintheskywegetupandgoabout doingourdailychores.Thelifeforcecomesfromthesun.ThatistheMahakundaliniShaktiwakesusup.Therefore weoffertothelightwhichisvisible,(thesymbolofthelightwhichisvisible)threespoonsofwater.Whywater? becausethatalsorepresentslife,theseed,thesemen. NextthinkofSun:HramHrimHrumSahisthemantra.ThatcannotbereplacedbyEnglishtext.Youmaytreatthe nextpartasmantra,oryoumayusetheEnglishtranslationofit."Totheorbofthesunalongwithitspowerto illuminate,residingbetweenmyheartandnavel,Iofferthiswaterasasymbolofmylife."Sosaying,sprinkle waterthere. Next,yousprinklewateronthethreepartsofyourownbodywitheroticpartsofDevimantra:yourface,with ka eilahrim,yourbreastsandnavelwithhasakahalahrim,andyourgenitalssakalahrim.Theidentification goeslikethis.Kaeiarethethreeeyes,lahrimisthemouthandtongue;hasaandkahaarethetwobreastswith thenipples,lahrimisthenavelandlineofhairsbelow; sakaarethetwosidesofvulvaandlahrimistheclitoral shaftandthetip.ThisisthemantranyasarevealedtoAmritanandabyHlaadiniShakti(lovepowerofKrishna). TripuraSundariVidmahe:Tripurameansthreecities.Thethreecitiesarethewakingstate,thedreamingstate andthesleepingstate. Inallthesethreestatesofyourbeing,themostbeautifulis Sundari Vidmahevidknowingintuitively.FromthisvidcomesVeda.WelearnaboutMahaVidyathroughintuition. Thebeautyofthisuniversethatexistsinthesethreestatesofbeing,Icometoknowbymeditatingonthethree procreativepowersoftheGoddess. Pithakaminidhimahi:shehasthedesiretobeonthatplace,pitha,inthelotusofyourheart.SriLaksmiand Narayanaarethenourishingandpreservingpowerswhichcomefromthemilkfromyourtwobreasts.Thatis wheresheisresiding. DhiAndwhenyoumeditateonthispowerintheheartcenteritgivesyou Dhitheabilitytodiscriminate.To discriminatebetweengoodandbadandtoacceptthegoodandthebadwithloveandaffection. SakalahrimSakalahrimistheactiveShakti,whichmovesSivatocreateanewawareness.Whenyouworship that,then tannahklinnepracodayat.tannahthatmayitpropelustowardklinnewetness.Wearenormallylocatedinour muladharachakraassumingtherigidityofourbodies.Thefirsttransformationisfromrigiditytoflow.Likeliquid youtrytocreateaflow.Thatmeansthestartingofthemovementofthekundalinishaktifromtherigidityofsolid (earthchakra)totheliquidstate(thesecondchakra)andthentolightness.Thisreferstotheorgasmicreleasefrom allofyourtensionsincludingsexualtensions.Withthismantrayoudoprokshana(sprinkling)tothethreepartsof yourbody.

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OmHrimRaktaDwaadashaSaktiYuktaayaDeepaNaathaayaNamah Thenwhenweenterthetemple,thefirstthingwedoistolightupthelamp.Thelampisthesymboloftheguru. Theguru,likethelampremovesyourignorance,thedarkness. raktadvadasaraktameanstheblood.dvadasa meanstwelve.saktiyuktayaassociatedwiththetwelvepowers.Thetwelvepowersarelocatedintheheart center.Theheartcenterhasthe12petalledlotusthere.Theguruislocatedintheheartcenter.Ratkaalsomeansthe rajaguna,thedesireformovement,thedesiretomovetheheart.Thatisthekindofknowledgethatthegurugives. Deepanathayanamahdeepaisthelight,thelamp.Youlightthelampandsaytheguruisnothere,sothisismy guru.Soyouseetheinvocationofyourspiritualguideimmediately.Youdonotthinkoftheguruastheindividual, butasthelight. Whataboutthewhiteandtheredwicksonthetwolampskeptontwosides?Whiteandredarethecolorsofthe semenandblood.Thesemeniswhiteandthebloodisred.Botharestickythingswhichareveryobjectionableto thepriests.Sotheritualprescribedbypriestsusessymbolsforthem.ButboththesesubstancescontaintheDNA andRNAcodesessentialforforcreatinglife.Soononesideyouhavethewhitewickwhichsymbolizesthesemen andontheothersidetheredwickwhichsymbolizestheblood. Oilisthesymbolofthefemaleorgasmicfluidandgheeisthesymbolofsemen.Thatiswhyweoffergheeintothe homam,afireritual.Thehomakundaissupposedtobethefemalegenital.Intothatyouoffertheseed.Every offering,everyactofpujainritualissuggestiveofareleaseofeverytension,anorgasm,calledBrahmananda,the AnandaofBrahma,ofcreation.Thewordorgasmisnotbeingusedinanylimitedsense.Anyreleaseoftensionis orgasm.Whenyouarefacingasituationwheretensionisdeveloped,themomentyouresolveorreleasethe tension,resolutionofaconflict,thatiscalledanorgasminTantra. 44MeditationsoftheSrichakra Inthenext44visualizationswiththemantrasthebeginningAimHrimSrimcan'tbereplaced.Theremainingpart ofthemantrascanbetranslationforeaseofpeoplewhodonotknowSanskrit. Wherethemeaningcanbeclearlyestablished,wedonotconsiderthatamantra.Wherethemeaningcannotbe divulged,wherethewordsareachannelofcommunicationwerecognizeitasamantra.Thatisthecriterionweare usingtodistinguishtheuntranslatablemantrafromthetranslatableparts.Kaeilahrim,Hasakahalahrim,Saka lahrimisallamantra.Itcan'tbetranslated. Now,whatarethesemeditationsabout?Thesemeditationsaresomethinglikeaguidedimagery.Itcreatesan environmentinyourmindseye.Itchallengesyoutoexploreypurcreativevisualization. Meruissupposedtobethetallestmountainintheworld.Itspansthe14worlds.Andthe14worldsarelocated fromthebottomofthefeettothetopofthehead.Thespinalchordistherealmeru.Thespinalchordistheabode oftheGoddesswhotravelsupanddownplayingthemusicoflifeinthesevencenters. Whatdoyoudoasyoureciteeachmantraandvisualizethecorrespondingimage,mappingthemintotheforty fourtrianglesoftheSriChakra?YouplaceadotofsandalwoodpasteandkumkumonthecenteroftheSriChakra. Onthatyouplacesandalwood(symbolforsemen)whichisgandhaperfume.OntopofGandhayouplace Kumkumwhichrepresentsblood.Soagaintheunionofthemaleandthefemalefluidscreatinglifeissymbolically placedonthetopoftheSriChakrawitheachofthemantras,orattheendoftheentirevisualizationprocess. AimHrimSrimisrepeatedwitheachphrase.Thisphrasemeans:IrequestSaraswatitoteachmeaboutMayaand torecievethegraceofGoddessSri. Whenwemeditate,wefirstprepareourselvesformeditationbypreparingabeautifullocationandandsittingthere inacalmstate.Creationofthissacredspaceistheintentofthese44meditations. 1.amrtambhonidhayenamah ;nidhiisaanocean;ambhaiswater;amritaisnectar,ortheoceanofnectar; namahmeansIamthat(oceanofnectarinewaterswhichgiveandsupportlife).

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Whendoyouhaveatouch?Whenthereisadifference.Canafingertouchitself?Afingercantouchanythingelse, butitcannottouchitself,yetitcanbeawareofitself.Sowhenyouaretheobjectofyourvision,thetouch disappears,butawarenessdoesnot.Thetouchisthereaslongastheintervalisthere.Whenyousaynamahthereis notouch,nocontact.ItmeansthatwhatIammeditatingonhasbecomemyself.SoIhavebecometheoceanof nectar. Also;yousaynamahbyjoiningyourlefthandandrighthand.Ifyouknowthatyourlefthandbelongstothe femalepartofyouandtherighthandtothemalepart(arthanariiswara),youjointhemaleandthefemalein Namah.LeftisVamawhatyousee(Vama=whatyouvomitted,whatcameoutofyou).Therightiswhatyouare. Joiningofwhatyouseewiththewhatyouareisthemeaningimpliedbyjoiningtheleftandrighthands.Whenyou saynamahyouaregesturingineffectthat"Iamseeingyouasaseparatebeing,butIknowyouandmeareone". Youareimposingthequalitiesoftheobjectonwhichyouaremeditatinguponontoyourselfbythegestureof Namah.Thatiscalledmeditation.Inmeditation,youdon'tstopseeing;youdon'tstopknowing;butyouare becomingwhatyousee,whatyouknow.Thisstateofbeinginwhichyouaremergedwith,inyogawiththeobject ofperception,iscalledSamadhi.ThewordSamadhiiscomposedoftwoterms:Sama=Equal,Adhi=Regarding.In thisfirstmeditationofSriChakra,youarethinkingofitasanoceanofnectarfirstasanobject;thenyouare becomingtheoceanofnectar. Letmetellyouaboutanicecustom.Hindusmakethechildwrite OmNamahSivaayaSiddhamNamahatthe timeofstartingtolearnletters.Whatdoesthismean?OmisthenameofGod.NamahIamnotseeinganything differentfromme.ThisknowledgethatIamwhatIamseeingisSivayaforthegoodofeveryone.Andhowyou attainthisstate?.SiddhamNamahyougotoapersonwhoisaSiddha,onewhoisenlightenedandgesture Namah"Youareme".ThusyouareinvokingtheSiddhaintoyourself.Thenthesiddha'sknowledgebecomesyours andthereforeyoucanbecomeenlightened.Thetransferofpowerorgraceoccursthroughidentification,which happensthroughpayingattention. Namahisconstantlybeingusedasanendingherewitheverymantra.Therearefiveendingswhichcanbeused normallytoanypuja.Thesearejaya,namah,svaha,tarpanaandshuddha. TheKhadgaMalaStotramistheDevi'spraisewhichliststhepowersofDevi .Itcanberecitedinfivedifferent ways.ShuddhaShaktiMalameansyouarenotaddinganyending,youarejustbeingthepoweryourself(notseeing anydifference);NamoanthaMala,youareaddingnamahattheend(seeingadifference,butknowingthatyouare notdifferentfromthepower);JayaanthaMalameansyouaresayingJaya(victoryto)attheend;SwahaanthaMala meansyouaresayingSvahaandofferinggheeintothefire;and TarpanthaMalameansyousaytarpayamiand offeringwaterofyourlifeinthecauseofthepower. YoucanthinkofDeviasamale,asafemale,oryoucanthinkofDeviasalovingcoupleinunion.Thesethreeways ofthinkingcanbecombinedwiththeabovefivewaysofendingstomake5x3=15waysofworship.Suchwaysof worshipareindeedanintegralpartofworshipofDevi.TheyarethemeaningsoflettersinthePancadasiMantra. Ineachofthe15daysofthelunarcalendaryouaresupposedtoworshipinthese15differentwaysassociatedwith thatday.ThisiscalledTithiNityaPujaVidhi.TherearefifteenwaysinwhichtheKhadgaMalacanbeworshipped. OnwhatdaysDeviisworshippedinamale(lingam)andwhatdaysDeviisworshippedinafemale(yoni)andon whatdaysDeviisworshippedastheunionofthemale(seer)andfemale(seen)istobefoundinthePancadasi Mantra,asgivenbelow. InthePanchadasiMantraofDevicalledtheKadiVidya,therearethree"Ka"sandthetwo"Ha"swhichrepresent themale.Themantraisalsothesequenceofthedaysoflunarcalendar;thefirstletteristhefirstday,thesecond lettertheseconddayandsoon.Sivaissupposedtobethedestroyer;sothedaysonwhichweworshipDevias maleSivaisconsideredinauspiciousformaterialisticgains(butauspiciousforspiritualgains).Theseedletters"E, I,oneLa,twoSa"arethedaysonwhichweworshipDeviasafemale(yoni=mother=source).Thesedaysare obviouslyauspicious,forsheistakingcareofourmaterialneeds.However,theverybestdaysarethoseinwhich Deviintheformofacoupleinunion;ThesedayscorrespondtothesecondandthirdLa,andthethreeHrims.

Soonlunardays1,6,8,9,13DeviisworshippedinaMale;ondays2,3,4,7,12Deviisworshippedinafemale,andon days5,7,10,11,14,15inacouple.ItisournormalunderstandingthatDeviisthemotherwhothegivesuslife, nourishesusthroughhermilkandgivesusknowledge.Hrimistheunionofthemaleandfemalewhichgivesus life.Sofirstly,itthebesttoworshipHerasmaleandfemaleinunion,togetallformsofcreativityinvokedintous. WorshipofgenitalsthereforegivesusKriyaSakti(calledParvatiorDurgaorsimplyMa),tomanifestallkindsof creativepowersinreallife.SecondbestistoworshipHerasthefemaleonlythatgivesusnourishment(meditation onbreastsgivesthat)andthelastistoworshipHerasamalewhichhelpsustodetachourselvesfromthisworld. AllthisinformationiscodedintothemantrathePancadasiMantra. Thesenotesgivenherearedesignedtohelpthereadertoclearlyvisualizethemeaningsofthemeditations. 2.RatnaDvipayaNamah.IntheAmritaoceanwehavetheRatnadvipatheislandofjewels. 3.Nanavrksamahodyanaya(Namah)abeautifulgardenofflowersmanybigtrees. 4.Kalpavrksavatikaya()Herearetreesthatwhenyousitbeneaththemwhateveryouwishisgrantedtoyou. (Thereisatroublewiththat.Ifyou,withoutthinking,thinkofsomethingbad,thatalsowillhappenforyou.Sothe kalpavrksaisadoubleedgedsword.) 5.SantanavatikayanamahWeknowwearegoingtodieoneday.So,toprolongourlifeweenterinto relationshipsandwebegetchildren.Begettingchildrenisanattempttogainimmortality.However,wewillnot gainimmortalitythisway;butitisoneoftheaspirationsofhumanity,tohavechildrenandgrandchildren,andso onandtoperpetuatetherace. 6.HarichandanavatikayanamahChandanameansthesandalwoodpaste,italsoasymbolforsemen.Hari chandanaisalsocalledRaktaChandana.(Rakta=blood)HariisVisnu.Thethreefundamentalentitiesarespace, timeandmatter.SpaceconsciousnessiscalledVisnu,timeconsciousnessiscalledSiva,andtheunionbetween spaceandtime,SivaandVisnucreatesmatter,Brahma.Harichandanaisthevasana,rajogunaofHari,whichisthe desiretomanifesttheworldinhiswombofspace.OneoftheformsofVishnuisMohini,whoenticesSivatoemits hisseed.ThatiswhyHarichandanaiscalledRaktachandana,theseedofthewoman,themenstrualflow.Justasa womanexhibitsflowbetweenhermonthlycycles,thewomancalledmindexhibitstheflowofdesiretomanifest thoughtformsbetweensilences.Thisnamemeansthatthereisacontainer(vati)fullofharichandana. Yourealizewhenyougothroughallthesemeditations,thatyouarereallyvisualizingtheformoftheyoni.They arealldifferentaspectsoftheyoni,themotherofall,whichcanbeproperlycalledthefemalegenital,orthe cosmos,oreventhemind.Youvisualizethegarbhalaya,thewomb,asabeautifulgardenandabeautifultemple. ActuallythewordGarbhaalayameansthewombwhichisthatempleinwhichtheMotherGoddessoffertilityand creativityresides.Inoldentimesyoniwasnotconsideredasasinfulthing;itwasindeedworshippedastheseatof theGoddess.Phallicandfemalegenitalworshipwastheoldestofallformsofworshipcommontoallreligions. 7.Mandaravatikayainamahagroveofhybiscusflowers,whichareredincolorwitharedpestilinitscenter. 8.Parijatavatikayainamahintheforestofhybiscustrees,thereisagrovewithwhite,verydelicateandfragrant flowerswithredstemswhicharecalledareparijata. 9.Kadambavatikayaikadambaisagarlandofredflowers.Allthesethingsarerelatingtothedifferentcolorsof red.Yourealizethattheyareallthedifferentshadesofredintheyoni. 10.Pushyaragaratnaprakarayanamahpushyaragaiscoral.Thisistheenclosuremadeofcoral. 11.padmaragaprakarayaThisisaredjewelenclosure. 12.gomedharatnaprakarayaThisisabrownenclosure. 13.vajraratnaprakarayaThisisadiamondenclosurewhichissparklingwhiteincolor.Againthatrepresentsthe seed.Vajraalsomeansathunderboltandtheabilitytokeeptheseedwithinasyogisdo. 14.vaiduryaratnaprakarayaThisisagainaredjewel.

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16.muktaratnaprakarayaThisisanenclosureofpearls. 17.marakataratnaprakarayaThisisagainaredstoneenclosure.

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18.vidrumaratnaprakaraya Coral.Againallofthesearedifferentcoloredenclosuresoneinsidetheother. 19.manikyamandapayaAhallwhichismadeofrubies. 20.sahasrasthambhamandapayaAthousandpillaredhall.Alsothethousandpetallotusatthecrownofthehead (ofthebabyinsidethewomb.) 21.amrtavapikayaiThewellcontainingnectar. 22.anandavapikayaiThewellofhappiness. 23.vimarsavapikayaiVimarsaisanalysis.PrakarshaandVimarsaarethetwofeetoftheguru.Prakarshais enlightenment(Siva)andVimarshaisanalysis(thefootofDevi).Yourabilitytodiscriminatebetweendiffernt pathstoreachthegoalyousetforyourselfiscalledvimarsa. 24.balatapaudgarayaBalameansyoung;atapaisthesunlight;udgaraistheprofusion.Sothismeansthe profusionoftherisingsun'slight.(Sunrepresentspassion,andmoondispassion) 25.candrikodgarayaCandraisthemoonlight.Sothisistheprofusionofthemoonlight. 26.mahsringaraparighayaiparighaisabarrageofthegreatsentimentoferos. 27.mahapadmatavyaiMahaPadmarepresentsahugenumber,10tothepoweroftwenty.Thesizeofthecosmos is10tothepowerof20timesthesizeofthehumanbeing.Therearetwogreatnidhis:thecosmositself,andthe awarenessinthecosmos.ThecosmosnidhiisSivaandtheawarenessofthecosmoscalledShaktiisthepadma nidhi.Atavimeansaforest.Aforestofislanduniversesismeant. 28.cintamanigriharajayawithinthepadmanidhiisthejewelofthoughtsandahousebuiltoutofyour imaginations.Cintamaniisalsoamantra"arkshmiryaum".ItisfoundintheclassictextonworshipofDevibyAdi SankaracalledSoundaryalahari.Thereitstatesthatyouencapsulatethepancadasimantrawithcintamani;whichis thenofferredinthefireofyourimaginationandyoukeepthefireglowing.Thismeansofferinggheewiththe mantra"arkshmiryaumkaeilahrimhasakalahrimsakalahrimarkshmiryaum)tothefire'sglowinyourmind. Ifyouareabletovisualisethefire,offeringtheseedalongwiththemantra,thenalltheattainmentsmanifest.Lalita SahasramtalksofCidagnikundasambutayainamahCitmeansconsciousness.Inyourawarenessthefireismadeand thefireissustainedbythemantra.Theseedofthecintamanimantraisbeingplacedinsidethelight,andthis cintamaniflowerisbornandinsideityouwillseeDevi,whowillgiveyouwhateveryouaskHer,ifitbeHerwish tograntyouthat. ThehouseofcintamaniistheSriChakraitself;TheSriChakraisfirstseeninmeditationbySageAgastya;worship ofSriChakragivesDevitoSadhaka.. 29.purvamnayamayapurvadvaraya nextyouseetheoutsidedoorsofSriChakradescribed.TheRgVedaisthe Easternentrance.TheRigvedaistherevelationoftruthinmeditation.ThisisonewaytoreachtheGoddess. 30.dakshinamnayamayadaksinadvarayatheYajurVedaisthesouthernentrance.YajurvedaistheuseofRiksin rituals.RitualsarethesecondwaytoreachtheGoddess. 31.pascimamnayamayapascimadvarayathewesternentranceistheSamaVeda.SamaVedaissingingtheRiks. SonganddancearethethirdwaytoreachtheGoddess.

32.uttarmnayamayauttardvaryathenorthernentranceistheAtharvanaVeda.AtharvanaVedaisthepractical useoftheVedicHymnstoachieveendsmagically.HelpingothersandyourselfthroughHergraceisthefourth wayofreachingtheGoddess. 33.ratnadvipavalayayaAcircleofislandsmadeofjewelsaresurroundingthisisland. 34.manimayamahasimhasanaya ThegreatthroneguardedbyLions,ismadeoutofjewels,sittingonfour livingpillars. 35.brahmamayaekamancapadayaBrahmaisoneofthelegs.ItrepresentstheMuladharaChakra(theroot chakraatthecervix). 36.visnumayaekamancapadayaThesecondlegisVisnu.VisnuistheSwadhisthanachakra(2ndchakraatthe entrancetobirthchannel). 37.rudramayaekamancapadayaThenextlegismadeofRudra.RudrarepresentstheManipurachakra(3rd chakraatthenavel). 38.isvaramayaekamancapadayaThenextlegisIswarawhichistheAnahatachakra(the4th,Heartchakra). 39.sadasivaekamancaphalakayaSadasivaistheVisshudhichakra(theThroatchakra). 40.hamsatoolatalpayanamahAbovetheVisshudhichakraisaverysoftswandownbed.Italsomeansthesoft yogicbreathcalledthekevalakumbhaka. Sheissittingsoftly ontheingoingbreathSoandontheoutgoingbreath Ham. 41.hamsatoolamahopadhanayanamahasoftswansdowncover.Thisisalsothelifefloatingonthebreath. Toolameansafeatherfloatingfreelyinthewind. 42.kausumbhastaranayatheredsatinsheetiscoveringthisbed. 43.mahavitanakayatheenclosurewhichpreventsothersfromseeingwhatishappeninginside.Itisallinsidethe mindofthedevotee.Nooneelsecancomeinsideyourcosmicmindandunderstandwhatishappeningthere. 44.mahamayayavanikayaithecoveringmayawhichseparatesyoufromthatwhichyouareseeing.Onlywhen thatseparationisremovedareyoujoinedwithDevi. Thiscompletesthe44meditationsonthe44trianglesinthecentralpartsoftheSriChakra. WorshippingtheBinduandtheTrikona NextyouworshipthecentralpointoftheSriChakra(bindu)bysayingAimhrimsrimKaeilahrimHasakala hrimSakalahrim.Theyouworshipthecentraltriangle.Kaeilahrimisthecornerfacingyou.Youare worshippingSaraswati,thefaceofDevithere.ThenHasakahalahrimisLakshmi.Sheisvisualizedtobeonthe cornertoyourright,andSakalahrimisParvationtheleft.TheyarecalledMahaKameshwari,MahaVajeshwari, andMahaBhagamalini.

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Nowweareataplaceintheritualwherewewanttocreateanastralbodythatisgoingtocontinueafterour existence,whichisgoingtocontinuedoinggood.ThatisdonethroughtheVirajaHoma.Whetherwearemalesor females,whetherweareyoungorold,whetherwearefatofthin,whetherwearedepressedorelated,nomatter whatourinitialstateis,weresetourselvestothestateof"Iam15goingon16".Forthatthiswholeprocesscanbe doneinyourownlanguage,whateverthatis.Sitcomfortably,andimaginethefollowingtothebestofyourability.

Youimaginethatyourbodyissubjecttodecayanditisgoingtobeburntupsomeday.Ithastobecomeold,ithas tomergewiththeelements,ithashappenednow.Imaginethewindiscominganddryingupyourdeadbody.Its justlikebarebones.Itisplacedonthefuneralpyreandlitup.Theseareallvisualizations.Themorepowerfully, themoreclearlyyoucanvisualizeseeingtheflamesinyourmind'seye,hearingthecraklingofthefire,andthe sparksfly,thebetteryourexperiencewillbe.Watervaporsrisefromthebody,andpartsofthebodyaresticking outandsomeonetakesastickandpushesthembackintothefire.Allthesethingsareassociatedwithasmashana (acremationground).Idon'tknowifyouhavebeentoarealfuneralpyreandwatchedabodyburning.Itisworth watchingbecausethatisexactlywhatisgoingtohappentoyou.Itsalladramaandbringsrealityof impermanenceoflifesopowerfullytoyourmind.Yourealizethatallthesethingswedoinlifearejustgamesthat weareplaying.Youseethewholebodygoingupinsmoke. Youvisualizethisscene.Afterthebodyisgone,allthosethingsassociatedwiththebodyaregonetoo.Thereisno lust,nothingtobepossessiveof.Sivaissupposedtohaveburnedthewholecosmosandputtheashesofthe cosmosonhishead.ThosearethethreelinesyouseepeoplewearingassociatedwithLordSiva.Hehasburntall thegrossforms,allthesubtleforms,allthecausalformsandalltheashesarebeingwornonhishead.Heisin yoga.Nothingdisturbshim.Hecontinuesaspureawareness.Thelingaishischaracteristic. Afteryourbodyisreducedtoashes,stayinthatstateforareasonablygoodtimeenjoyingacalmmindundisturbed bythoughtslikeyouneverenjoyedbefore.Nextyouimaginethatdarkcloudsaregathering,thattherearethunder showers,andlightening,andarainofnectarfallsontheashes.Theashestakeanewshape.Thenewshapeisaball oflight,brilliantlikeathousandsunsandcoollikeathousandmoonsandemitingbillionsofcolouredraysofall thecolorsoftherainbowindifferentdirections.ThisballoflightcondensesintotheformofSivaandShaktiin embrace,dancingwithjoy.Outoftheirdance,outoftheirunion,outoftheirhappinesscomesthisworld."Forthe sakeofpleasurethisuniversewasborn.Forthesakeofpleasureyougrow..Whenyoubecomeoldandyourbody istakenoverbydisease,forthesakeofreleasefrompain,youdie.Theonlymedicine,theonlydoctorisHari,the Lord.HarialsoknownasVasudevawhoresidesintheheartcenter,hecarriesyoulikeachildthroughthecaveof deathandattheendofthisthereisalight.AttheendofyourlifeifyousaythenameofVasudeva,hewillmanifest andcarryyouintothelight. ImaginethatyouhavecreatedtheballoflightandyouarelikeSivaandShakti.Sivaisfifteen,Shaktiissixteen. Theyhavemergedintoabrilliantballoflightagain.Then,imaginethatthisballoflighthasenteredintoyourheart centerandthatyouareemitingthislightoutsidealso.Whatevercomesintocontactwiththislightisgetting purifiedandhealed.Therearedifferentcolorsoflightcorrespondingwithdifferentfrequenciesandtheyhave differentpowersassociatedwiththem. Youdopranayamathreetimes.AlongwithexhalationandrecitationofPanchadasi,thistheballoflightisgoing outandformingballoutside,andwhenyouinhalewithPanchadasi,thislightisdissolvingandcominginsideand formingaballinside.Aninsideandoutsideexchangeistakingplacewiththebreath.Youareexistinginsideyour bodyandoutsideyourbody.Andthebreathistheconnectinglinkbetweenthetwo. Thewaytodopranayamaisasfollows.RecitePanchadasioncewhileinhaling,twiceholdingthebreathinside, oncewhileexhaling,onceholdingthebreathoutside.ThisconstitutesonecycleofPranayama.Also,theballoflight goeswherethebreathgoes.Duringinhalation,itisgoingin,withexhalationitisgoingout.Likethis,youstartwith threeroundsandgraduallyincreasetofifteenrounds. DealingwiththeObstaclestoPuja Apasarpantu te Bhutah Ye bhutah Bhuvi Samsthitah Ye bhuta Vighna kartarah te Nasyantu Sivajnaya Onceyouhavebecometheballoflight,youhavebecomeSiva,capableofprojectingalaserbeamthroughyour thirdeye,andyouhavebecomeShaktiwhocangivenourishmentbyamerelookofcompassion.Youhavethe powertocommandtheelements.AsSivayousaythat"Allthoseelements Apasarpantumaytheygoawayte bhutayebhutawhichelementsbhuvisamsthitahareresidingonthegroundnearme,yebhutaandthose elementsvighnakartarahwhichareobstructingtheprogressofmysadhanatenasyantusivajnayamaythey bedestroyedbySiva'sorder.Sosaying,youburnthemupfromthefireofyourthirdeyewhichshootsoutlikea destructivelaserbeam.Visualizethemascrookedbeings,seethemburnup.Thefeelingsthatbindyousuchas lust,anger,greed,jealousy,preocupationwithsecurity,allthesearecalledbhutaswhichcreateobstaclesforyou.

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VajraPanjaraNyasamtheDiamondCage Thewholeconceptofthepujaisbaseduponsuccessivetransformations.Transformationsofyourphysicalbody intoayantra,intoanexternalastralbody,intothelight.Yourbodyiscalledyour sthulasarira.Thesusksmasarira istheyantra,andkaranasariraistheballoflight..Youhavetheabilitytomovethroughthesedifferentlevels freely.Theabilitytodosoisattainedbytheentireprocedurewhichfollows. ThefirstofthesethingsistheidentificationofyourbodyastheSriChakra .TheSriChakrasymbolizesthe cosmosasyourselfidentity.Itisalsotheconnectinglinktothosethingswhichpreservetheideaofyourseparate identity.Itconnectsallthree:yourtrueself,theselfyouhaveassumed,andthenatureoftheconnectinglink betweenthesetwo.Youhavetoreestablishtheconnectionbetweenyourselfandthislostidentity,yourreal identitywhichiscosmicawareness. Thisidentification:yourphysicalform=thephysicalformoftheDevi,themantra=yantra(SriChakra),andGuru =Siva.Allthesethreepairsaretobemerged.Thissixfoldidentityhastobeestablished.Thisistheconceptofthe puja.Youmergeallthesesixintoone.TheGurumergesintoyou,theDevimergesintoyou,themantramergesinto youandtheyantramergesintoyou.ThisprocessofmergingiscalledTantra. WhatareMantra,yantraandtantra?Mantraisthesoundform,yantraisthevisualformandtantraisthe techniquewhichconnectsthesetwo.Howdoweconnectthemantratotheyantra? ItisusualasthepartofyourmeditativeexercisetodrawfirsttheSriYantra(=SriChakra).Whileyouaredrawingit yourecitethemantra.Thatishowtheidentitybetweenthesetwoisestablished.However,drawingaSriYantrais complicatedbusiness,andisitselfameditation,likeaBuddhistmandala.Wewillgointothisatalaterstage.And foraproperSriChakrapujatheSriYantrathatyoudrawistheonetowhichyoudopuja. LetuslookatthemappingofbodypartstoSriYantra.NowifIsaythatIamidenticalwiththeyantra,thenImust knowwhereallmylimbsarelocatedintheyantra.Therearenine nyasaswhichgiveusthisinformation.Nyasa meanspayingattentiontoanyparticularregion.Itcanbedonethroughtouchingapartofthebody,ormerely focussingawarenessthere. Ineachmantrathatdefinesstepbystepthisidentificationprocess,therearethreebijaksharasorseedletters(apart fromtheAimHrimSrim).Thefirstofthethreelettersistobeplacedinsideofyou,thesecondseedletteristobe placedattheconnectingpointoftheSriChakra,andthethirdseedletterisplacedintheIconortheDeviora livingpersonwhomyouareworshipping. 1.ThefirstmantraisAmAamSauhnamah.Amisyourfeet,AamisthesquareenclosureoftheSriChakraand SauhisthefeetoftheIcon/Devi/Person."A"isnegation.ItistheSubjectlostinObject,anddoesnotexist separatelyfromit."Aa"isthatintentiontoknowitself.Itistheconnectinglinkbetweenmeandnotme.Andthat manifestsassouhthepowerofthekundaliniwhichresidesintheearth.Thefeetarecontactingtheearth.Soyou say,AmAamSouh=Iamconnectingtoearthatmyfeet(ifstanding)orseat(ifsitting). LetusrememberthatifyouhavedonetheVirajaHomamvisualizationsproperly,youarealmostfloatingin space,youhavelostyourbodyconsciousnessalready,butnowyouhavetoproceedwiththepuja.Soyouhaveto forceyourconsciousnesstocomebacktothebody.Thereforethereisalittletwistherefromthenormalsequenceto Karanyasa(placingpowersinfingers).Now,usuallyinthesenyasas,youstartwiththe1.thumb2.forefinger3. middlefinger,4.ringfinger,5.littlefingerand6.frontandbackofhands. However,inthisparticularnyasawithAmAamSauhyoustartwithyourmiddlefinger.Thisistoforceyour attentionbacktoyourlimitedbodyidentityandthentoexpanditbacklater,learningtoattachanddetachfrom bodyatwill.Thisislikeamusicalscaleoflife.Youresetyourselftoathunderboltinthecrownchakra,the Sahasrara,thenyoubringyourselfdowntothemuladharatobecomethebody,andthenyoustartmovingup again.So,1.Ammadhyamabhyamnamah(thumbtouchingmiddlefingers),2.Aamanamikabhyamnamah(ring fingers),3.Souhkanisthikabhyamnamah(littlefingers),4.Amangusthabhyamnamah(forefingerstouching thumbs),5.Aamtarjanibhyamnamah(thumbstouchingforefingers),6.Souhkaratalakaraprsthabhyamnamah (frontandbackofpalms).Thisthinglookstough,butalittledemofromaguruwillclearupthematterseasily.

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ThenyouinvokethesixteenpetallotusintheSriChakrawith aimklimsouhMahaTripuraSundariAtmanam RakshaRaksha.Thislotusrepresentstheflowoftimethroughthelunarcalendar. Raksha=protection.Itmeans youhavetobeprotectedeverydayatalltimes.Soyousay,aimklimsouhthroughthecreative,protectiveand phasesyouhavetobeprotected.Mahatripurasundari:mahameansthegreat,belongingtothecosmos.Ifyoutake mahaandreversetheletters,itbecomesaham=I.Ahamrelatestotheinsideandmaharelatestotheoutsideofour bodies,mindandintellect.Tripuraisthethreecitiesthewaking,dreamingandsleepingstates. Sundari=themost beautifulinallthesestates,relatingtotothecosmos.atma,thenotionoftheegoconfinedtothisbody,raksha, raksha(maySundari)protectme,protectmethroughoutallthesixteendays.Thesixteenpetallotusisidentified withprotection. Thenyoumovetotheeightpetallotuswhereyourexperiencesbegin.Youhavealreadymovedbeyondtheseven locas(worlds)below.Youhavemovedintotheeighthworld.Thatisthe Muladharachakra.Thatistheeightpetal lotus(intheSriYantra). HrimKlimSouh.PreviouslyweusedAimKlimSouh.HerewearesayingHrim. Hrimcanexistinthreedifferent forms.Thefirstrelatestocreation,thesecondrelatestonourishment,thethirdrelatestotheannihilation.Hereall thethreeformsareincludedintheEarth.Youarebornoutoftheearth;youarefedbythethingsthatgrowoutof theearth;andyouarereabsorbedintotheearth.Hrimisyourmothertheearth.Klimisthenourishment,coming fromHerandSouhisthereabsorptionintothat. ThisisthenatureofHrimKlimSouhandtheMuladharaChakra.Thefearcomeswhenyouthinkyouareseparate fromtheearth.Yournourishment,yourlifereliesonseekingthingsfromtheearth.Theearthdoesgiveyouthat nourishment.Yourfearsareassociatedwithyourseparationfromyourmother.Youhavelostyourconnection withyourmother,withtheearth,andyouhavetoreestablishyourconnectionwiththeearthfromwhichyouare born. WhenyousayHrim,KlimSauh,Hrimisplacedinyourmuladharachakra.Youmustknowverywellthese chakraswherethesechakrasarelocatedinyourbody.Whenthemaleandthefemaleareincoitusinthedramaof creation,thentheglanspenistouchesthecervixofthefemale.Thecervixisthe muladharachakrainthefemale, andinthemanitisglanspenis.Buttheejaculationthatmakescreationpossibleisenergizedbythesphincter musclesinmale.Sothecausefortheseed'semissionliesintheejaculatorysphinctermuscles,(evenmoresointhe head).Thatiswhyinthemale,peoplegenerallyassociatethemuladharachakrawiththeejaculatorysphincter muscleslyingbetweenthebaseofthepenisandtheperineum,ratherthanintheglanspenis.Thus muladharaisin thesamelocationforbothmaleandfemale.Thatiswhywhenthereisasexchangeoperation,theytakethecervix andpullitouttomakeitthemalepenis.Thusinsidesurfaceofthevaginaisthesameastheoutsidesurfaceofthe penis,andthesensationstherearealsoidentical. Theswadhisthanachakraisthebaseinthepenisandthevulvainthefemale.Againtheyareatthesameplace;the sensationsarealsosimilar.Hereyousee AimKlimSouhistherepeatingpattern,andyouareaddingletterstoit. "h","s",and"r". Intheswadhisthanachakratheenergizationisthroughthefire.Thefireissymbolizedbylust,thedrivebehind procreativity,desire.Thatiswhatcausestheerectionofthepenisinthemale,theclitorisandthenipplesinthe female.Desireissymbolizedby"Ha".Thedesireforthecosmicunion,calledthelingaofSiva."Ha"coupledwith "aim,klimandsouh".ThatiswhyyousayHaim,Hklim,Hsouhfortheswadhisthanachakra.Desireisthepower calledKundalini,thedesireforcreativity,throughanorgasmicreleasefromthebondagetoearth.Itdoeshappen inSex,butitisshortlived.Thatisitsproblem.Tohaveapermanentreleasefromalltensions,thatisthereal aspirationofKundalini. TheswadhisthanachakraintheSriYantraisthefourteencorneredfigure."Haim"isplacedinsideyouatyour swadhisthana),"hklim"onthefourteencorneredfigureand"hsauh"onthe Devi'sswaddhisthana chakra(vulva/baseofpenis.Thischakracanbethatofapersonbeingworshipped,orofthecosmos.(Lalita SahasramsaysDeviisBhagaradhya=worshippedinthevulvaastheuniversalmother).TheSvadhisthanachakraof thecosmosiswaters:forexample,lakes,rivers,oceans,riversoflife.

Inthemanipurachakrathesounds"ha"and"sa"arejoinedtogether.Hsaim,hsklim,hssouh.Hereintheunion betweentheSivaandShakti,Sivaisinyoga.Heisnotemittingtheseed,andthedesireissopowerfultomakethe lingaissoerectthatitbecomesverticaltouchingthenavel.Thatiswheretheseatofthefireissupposedtobe.The seatoffireistheoutertencornersthatrelatestotheindividual.Theinnertencornersrelatetothecosmos.SoHs aim,hsklim,hssouharerelatedtotheindividual.Beforeyougoontothecosmicfigureyouhavetogothrough thislink.Thesefourcenters,muladhara,swaddhisthana,manipuraandanahataareknownastheplacementof FourSeats,ChaturasanaNyasa.Toremindourselves,nyasameanspayingattentiontoyourbody.Holdingthe mindinaplaceorkeepingyourawarenessfixediscallednyasa.Thefirstseatiscalled DeviAtmaAsanaya namah.Deviisresidinginthemuladharachakra,andIamresidinginthemuladharachakra.Thesecondseatisthe SriChakrasanayanamah.IaminthesecuritycenterandsoisDeviinthesecuritycenter.WhenIaminthe swaddhisthanachakra,Deviisintheswaddhisthanachakra.WhenIamlookingforsensations,soisDevilooking forsensations. Thethirdseatistheseatofpower,calledManipuraChakra.Whenyoustandbyyourvalueswithdiscipline andyouarepreparedtosacrificeyourlifetodothat,thenyougainpowerandyouareinthe Manipurachakra.The balloffireislocatedinthemanipurachakra. Thefireexistsasdesire,lust,digestivefire,externalfire,whereeveryoufindfire.Itisnotjustatthenavel.Itisthere atthecookinggasflame,inthethermalpowerplants,inthevolcanoes,inthebowelsoftheearth.Itisallover.So inthecosmicaspect,whereverfireisfound,itispartofthe Manipurachakra.Thatisrelatedtopower. ThemantraisSarvamantrasanayanamahthatwhichbringsallthemantrastoyou.Withthemantraswesay "swaha"andofferthemintothefire.Theseatofallthemantrasisfire.Thisisaveryinterestingstatement.Whyisit thatpeoplehavelostcontactwiththespiritualworldtoday?Becausetheyarenotdoingthefireritualsdaily.Fire isabeautifulthing.Thewayitcandance,youcannotdance.Itisabeautifulsight.Whenyouareconstantlylooking atitsdance,itinvokesthatdanceinyou,theKundalini,thepowertoknowbeyond,inyou.Andthatbringsallthe mantrastoyouintoyourmemory.Thatiswhyfireiscalled sarvamantraasana. Theheartcenteristheinnertencorners,anditissurroundedbyatwelvepetallotus.Themantrais HrimKlim BlemSadhyaSiddhaasanayanamah .Sadhyaiswhatistobeattained.Siddhaiswhatisattainedalready.This istheseatwhereyouhavepartlyattainedandpartlyyouhavegottoattain.Thepartyouhaveattainedalreadyis thecontroloveryourself.Youhavecontrolledallyourpassions,andyoubegintobenonjudgemental,loveothers unconditionally,.Thatisthepartyouhaveattained.Theparttobeattainedisthefulfilmentincosmicizationofthis unconditionalloveandnonjudgement.Youhavetoattaintheseattributesinanunlimitedsense.Thustheheart centerisamixtureofattainmentandattemptingtoattainloveofallnature,goodandbadincluded(nonjudging witness). NowwehavegoneoversixchakrasoftheSriChakraalready.Theothersthreearetheeightcorners,thetriangle andthepoint.Theyallrelatetothelaya,thelossofyourindividualitytotallyandyourmergingintothecosmos. Mergingwiththecosmosbeginswithyourexpansionofconsciousnessbeyondyourbody,beyondyourlove, beyondyourattachments.Thatiswhyonceyouhavereachedthe Visshudhichakra,youwillnotcomeback.Butif youareintheheartcenterandthenyoudie,youarelikelytoreturnbecauseofyourattachmenttothepeopleand thegooddeedsthatareyettobedone.Howevermuchwesayweareunattached,weareattachedtogoodness. Thisislove,butitisstillabondage.Youmusttranscendthislovetogettotheuniversalself.Thisiswherethe Vairagya(detachment)startsmanifesting.Whenyourattachmentfortheuniversalmanifests,yourattachmentfor thelocalbecomesinsignificant.Thisexpansionprocessistobeattainedthroughyourunderstandingofthenature ofSaraswati.Itisthroughknowledgealonethatwecanattaintomoksha.ItisSaraswatiwhotakesyouoverfrom theVisshudhiandAjnachakras. TheeightformsofSaraswatiarenoneotherthentheeightgroupsoftheSanskritletters amam,imim,umum, arumaroom,alumaloom,emaim,omoum,ahahm.IntheSriChakratheseareshortenedintotheunmanifest formsa,i,u,aru,alu,e,o,ah.Youcanmapthemalsointotheeightgroupsofletterscomprisingofbothvowels andconsonants.Youcanalsothinkofthemascosmicresourcesformatterformingoutofinteractingtimeand space. IntheVisuddhichakra,theseedsyllablesareHrimSrimSauh.HrimisbeinglookedatasLaya,annihilationnow. Srimisistheeightcornerswheretheeightformsof SaraswatiarelocatedandSouhisthesoundofahissingsnake Kundalinipowerwhichistakingyouthroughallthesethings.Onceyoucometovisshudhiyouareworkingwith

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Aimhrdayayanamah.Yourhrdaya(heart)isthewind,lifebreathitself.Klimsirasesvaha(thehead)isnowthe outreachofspace.Yourbrainismappedintothecosmos.Then Sauhsikhayaivasat,sauhkavacayahum,klim netratrayayavausat,aimastrayaphat.Reallyallthesethingsareuntranslatable.(whichmeansIdon'tknowyet theirmeanings!) VagdevataNyasa NextcomestheVagdevataNyasa,theeightformsofSaraswati.Theyarecalled Vasini,Kamesvari,Modini, Vimala,Aruna,Jayini,Sarvesvari,andKaulini.ThisistheVisshudhichakrawiththesixteenpetallotusinthe neck.Thesixteenpetallotus(thesecondchakraofSriChakraw)wasassociatedwithtimeearlier.Butnowin Visuddhi,associationiswithspacecommunications. TheAjnachakra AimHrimSrim...hsraimhsrklimhsrsauh.Herewearehaving"ha,sa,andra"coupledwithaimklimand sauh.HerewhenyousaythatSivaandShaktiareunitedandthepassionisunitedandmaintained,thenthat manifestsitselfasthecreatingpower,thenourishingpowerandthereabsorbingpower.Thismanifestsastheflow oftime.Theagni,thetipofthefirestartsatthemuladharachakraandgoestothethirdeye.Thereitmanifestsitself aspast,presentandfuture,asthemovementoftime. Hsraimisplacedintherighteye,hsrklimintheleft,and hsrsauhinthemiddlethirdeye. Sahasrara,thecrowncenter, IntheSahasrara,thecrowncenter,allthechakrasarecollapsedtothesinglecentralpoint,thecentralpointofthe SriChakra.Initarefeet,thighs,thenontothe Muladhara,Swadisthana,Manipura,Anahata,Visshudhi,Ajna, Sahasraraatotalofninechakras. YouridentitywiththeSriChakraisnowcomplete.Youhaveshedyourignorancethatyouareyourbody.Your bodyisatemplewhereGodlives.CleanthetempleandworshiptheGodwithin.Cleaning,decoratingandserving thebodyiscalledpooja=worship.TheworshipisthroughtheMantras.Mantrasarerelatedtothecausalform;the cleaningisrelatedtothefivesensescalledpancamritas,thefivenectarsassociatedwiththefiveelements. ThePancadasiNyasa KaEILaHrimHaSaKaLaHrimSaKaLaHrim Therearemanyhundredsofwaysinwhichyoucandonyasas.Therearewholechaptersdevotedtothesevarious kindsofnyasas.Parasurama,anAvatarofVishnuhasclearlystatedthattheseeightorninenyasasthathavebeen giveninthispujaareenough.Theothersarefineandgoodifyoudo,butifyoudon'titdoesnotmatter.Some peoplelookatvariousbooksandsay,"Ah,it'snicehere",andpickupthisthingandputitintotheirpujas.They keeponadding,makingtheprocedureintractableandunmanagable.Somepeoplethinkmorecomplicatedthe puja,thebetteritis.Therealskillandclevernessliesinsimplifyingyourpujaandretainingitsessentialsandnot overdoingitandnotunderdoingit. ThenyasaofthePancadasicanbedoneinmanymanyways.Wewilldescribeafewimportantonesnow.Latter onwegivethemostimportantwaycalledtheMulamantranyasa. TheformwhichismostuniversallyfollowedisastheMotherwhogivesbirthtoyouintheSwaddishthanaand Muladharachakras.Thereisafamousstatementwhichtranslatedsays,"YoucanthinkofDeviasmale.Youcan thinkofDeviasfemale.Oryoucanthinkofherastheflowwhichcomesoutoftheunionbetweenmaleand female,thebindu.SowhenyouthinkofLalitaDeviasthefemale,youthinkofherastheyoni(thebirthchannel), thesourceofcreation. TraverseonesideoftheyonibysayingKaEILaHrim.Thentraversethemiddlelinefrombottomup,saying Ha SaKaHaLaHrim,andthentraversetheothersideoftheyonisayingSaKaLaHrim.Theyoniisalwaysinfront ofyourmind'seyeandyouareworshippingthatallthetime.Thisgivescreativemanifestationsofallsorts.Andit isthisworshipwhichisdescribedinthe44meditationsinthebeginning.Itisapoeticdescriptionofhowtheyoni lookstoyou.

Theothermodesofnyasawhichgivetotallydifferentfruitsareasfollows.YoucanworshiptheDeviintheheart centerbyconcentratingontherightnipple(Ka..)andthenthemiddleoftheheart(Ha..)andthentheleft nipple(Sa..).ThisgivesyouJnana=knowledgeaboutnourishingyourideas,musicalanddance.

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YoucanworshipDeviinthelips(Ka...)andthetwoeyes(Ha...Sa...)oryoucanworshiptheDeviwiththePancadasi attheajnacenter;therighteye,(Ka...)lefteye(Ha...)andthethirdeye(Sa...).Thisgivesyoucommandoverallyou seeorimagine YoucanworshiptheDeviwiththetwoearsandthethirdeyeasthethirdpoint.OryoucanworshiptheDeviwith thetwoeyesandthebackofyourheadasthepointofthetriangle.Ifyouarelookingstraightupoutofyourbody andyouarelookingdownoveryourheaditisthenyouwillfindthatthereisahexagonbeingformedbytheback ofyourheadandthe2eyesformingonekindoftriangle,andthethirdeyeandthetwoearsformingtheother triangle.ThisistheSwadhisthanachakralocatedintheSahasraraandasyouarelookingdownfromaboveyour head.Allsuchmeditationsactivatedifferentkindsofpowerssuchasclairvoyance,clairaudienceetc. EachofthesechakrasthatareinyourbodyareallmappedintheSahasraraaswell.Youmustrealizethatitislike electricalcircuitry.Theswitchisatoneplace,thelightisatanotherplace.Theswitchesarelocatedatthechakras, butthelightisallinthebrain.Sowhereveryouapplytheswitchwhenyoutouchthatpartofthebody,thereisa certainpartofthebrainthatisenergizedandbringsyouaacertaintypeofillumination.Youcannotoperatethe lightwithoutturningontheswitch.Yourconsciousnesshastomovetotheswitchinordertoenlightenthat particularpartofthebrain.Thatiswhythearousalofthekundalinihastotakeplacethroughvariousexercisesin themind.Andtheseexercisesarecallednyasas.AsIsaidtherearevarioustypesofnyasas. Thesebasicsetofnyasasfoundinthepujaareenoughifyoudothemwiththeproperawarenessand concentration. TheMoolaMantraNyasa Thismostimportantmoolamantranyasatakesyouoveryourentirebody.Theideaisthatyouaretryingtomap yourentirebodyintothebrain.Yourentirebrainisenergizedinthisprocess. Kaisthesahasrara,Eistheyoni;Iistheheart;LaandHrimarethe2eyes. Haisthethirdeye;SaandKaarethetwoears;HaisthetongueandLaandHrimarethearms.Saisthebackand KaandLaareyourrightandleftthighs,andHrimisyournavel. Sowhenyoumoveyourawarenesstoallthesedifferentpartsofyourbodyplacingtheseedlettersthere,thenthat accessesyourentirebodyandthereforeyourentirebrain.Thisiscalledthe MoolaMantraNyasa.Thisisthemost importantwayofdoingthenyasa. TheotherwaysasIhaveexplainedbeforeforgainingicchashakti,jnanashaktiandkriyashaktiisbyfocusingyour awarenessintheface,thebreastsorintheyoni.Itistheadorationoftheseaspects,ofcreativity,ofnourishment andofknowledge. MahaShodhaNyasa Thenextstepinthepujaistherecitationofthemantra Ganesagrahanaksatra,yoginirasirupinim,devimmantra mayimnaumimatrkapitharupinim. AllformsofGanesha,grahaarethe9planets;naksatrathestars,theconsellations;yoginisthereare64croresof yoginis,divinebeings;rasithezodiacalsigns;rupinishehasalltheseformsbecausesheiscosmicawareness. DevimthisDevi,whoisintheformofthesounds,themantras,thevibrationsoftheworld;naumiIworship; matrkapithathelettersofthesanskritalphabetwhichhaveseatsalloveryourbody;inalltheseplacesshe resides.Sheresidesinthebrainandineverypartofyourbody.Notonlydoessheresideinyourbody,sheresides inallthegeographicalareaswherethepartsofherbodyhavefallen(the51shaktipithas).Theawarenessesflowing inthecosmos,inyourselfinthemicrocosmosarerepresented.Thisstanzasummarizesallthenyasas coorespondingtotheGaneshanyasa,thegrahanyasa,thenakshatranyasa,theyogininyasa,rasinyasa,devi nyasa,mantranyasa,matrkanyasaallthesenyasasarecombinedinthisstanza.AndParasuramahasplacedall thesethingsintoonecompletestanza.Nowpeopleexpandthesethingsintoaninfinitenumberofnyasas.Theysay thatthroughthenyasasaloneyoucanfindrealization.

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Meditationcanbecomparedtoaflow.Infact,theword"nadis"whichtheyusearereallymispellingoftheword "nadi"orriver.Itisaconduit,aflowofawarenessalongadirection.Forthisflowofdirectiontherearetwobanks. Onebankisthemaleaspectandtheotherbankisthefemaleaspect.Whenyouarethinkingofthepoweras Mother,thenyouarethinkingofthefemalegenital.WhenyouarethinkingofthepowerastheFather,asSiva,you arethinkingofthemalegenital.Whenyouarethinkingoftheflowitself,oftheriveritself,whenthetwobanks merge,theflowbecomesthin,thereisathinlineofseparationbetweenthesetwo.Theyareincontact,in interaction.TheflowiscomingoutoftheunionbetweenSivaandShakti.Theorgasmitselfisthekundalinishakti. Themaleistheundisturbedaspectandthefemaleisthedisturbingaspect. InTantra,thefemaleisconsideredtobetheGuru.Sheistheonewhodirectstheflowofthepujaworship.Sheis theonewhodecideswhatistobedoneandatwhatstage.Shecontrolstheentireprocedure.Withoutherapproval, notonestepcanbetakenforward.Constantlytheawarenessiskeptonthefemaleaspectorthemaleaspectoron theunionaspect.Thereareonlythreemodesofworshipatthemuladharachakra.Themindtendstoonlyget absorbedinhappiness.Itcannotfocusitselfonsomethingitdoesnotlike.Evenonthingsthatitlikes,itcannotstay there,ittriestomoveaway.Thereforeyouchooseforyourmeditationsomethingwhichisverypleasurableand lovable.ThatiswhysheiscalledBhagaradhya. PreparationoftheNectar. TheSriKramamisthepreparationofthenectar,invokingtheentirecosmicaspectsintothenourishingdrinkthat wearepreparinghere,bythetakingofwhichyoubecometheDeviHerself.Thismeansthroughoutyourentire daywhateveryousaywillcometrue.ThosewhotakethevisesharyamrememberingtheGuruandofferingitfirst totheirheadsandthentakingitinsidebecometheDeviandthistakeseffectuntilthenextday.Alltheirprevious sinsandwhateverkarmastheyhavedonearecompletelywashedout.Thatisthefunctionofthevisheshargyam sthapana.Itplaysaveryimportantrole. TheSriVidyaupasanameansthatyourealizethetruthofthestatementthatwhatyouseeisyourself.Youare seeingyourself,yourbody,yourmind,yourthoughtsalltheseareyours.Notonlythat,youarealsoseeingall thearticlesofworship,theyantraandthedeviallthesearealsoyourself. Toestablishtherealityandthetruthofthisinanintegralway,imaginethatyouarehoveringlikeanangelover yourselfandyouarelookingdownwhereyouaresitting.Thisisyouurnose.Deviissittinghere.Thearticlesof pujaaretherehereistheSriChakrawhichisthelinkbetweenthetwoofyou.Ontheleftsideandontheright handsideyouaregoingtokeepwhatiscalledSamanargyaandVisheshargya.Thereisgoingtobeamandalafor theordinarypot(samanargya)andoneforthevisheshargya,thenectarinwhichallthekalasareinvoked. Youhavetobecomeapartoftheentirestructure.ThisisHerface,youareHerbreastsandthisisHerfootandthis isHeryoniandthisisHernavel.YouaresittingonHeryoni,theAdharashaktiHermuladharachakra.Youare yourselftheswaddhisthana.ThesamanargyaandvisheshargyaaretherightandleftbreastsofDevi.Thiswhole structureisArdhanaishwara,therightbreastcoorespondswithSivaandthatisflat,andtheleftbreastisfull,itis thevisheshargyam,theDevi.TheDeviistheicchashakti,theSrichakraandtheSamanargyaandVisheshargyaare inthejnanashaktisthanaandyouandthemuladharaarethekriyashaktisthana.Aswementioned,intheVajra Pancanyasa,weareplacingthethreebijas,oneinyourself,oneintheconnectinglinkoftheSriChakraandonein theDevi,inthekriya,jnanaandicchashaktisthanas.Youareexchangingtheicchaandkriyashaktisandthe connectionisthejnana.Itislikeapointwhichisapinholecamera,wherewhatyouseeisbeingreflected.Your rightsideisHerleftsideandyourleftisHerrightside.Youaremakingyourself,thepujaarticles,thenectarand theDevioneintegratedstructurethroughthisprocessofritual. Samanargya Thenextstepinthepreparationisthepurificationofthewater.Wemakeamandalalikethis.Asquare,acircle,the pointofwhichtouchesthesquare.Thenyouformahexagoninsidethat.Andthenyouformatriangleinsidethat. Firstyoudrawtheinsidetriangle.Thenyoudrawthehexagon.Yougoclockwise.Youdrawthecirclestartingat theupperleftandgoingaroundclockwise.Startingwiththeisanakona,thenortheastcorner,youdrawthesquare. Whenyoudoitthiswayyouarefollowingthevastu,therulesforarchitecture.Thecentraltrianglerepresentsthe ajnachakra.Theuppertrianglerepresentsthesivatrikona,andthetrianglewiththepointdownrepresentsthe shaktikona.Theyareinterpenetratingandtheyareinunionwitheachother.This,thereforerepresentsthe swaddhisthanachakra,thesixpetalledlotus.Thecirclerepresentsthethreecirclesgoingaroundthewaist,the chestandthethroatchakras.Muladharaisthesquare,swaddhisthanaisthesixpetalledlotus,thecirclerepresents

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manipura,anahataandvisshudigrantisandthecentraltriangleistheajna.Uptotheajnathedifferentiation betweenSivaandShaktiexists.TheSamanargyapreservesthisdifference.Yousay"trikona"anddrawthetriangle, "satkona"thesixpetalledlotus,"vrta"thecircle,and"caturasra"thesquare.Whendonesay"mandalavilikya". Thedirectionsofthepujaareselfexplanatory."Offeraflower.Putaconchorapotontopofdiagram.Fillitwith water.Intothewateraddonedropofmilk,thespecialherbs,saffron,tumeric,etc.Imaginethediagramis transferredupintothewater.Worshiptheangadevataswithkumkumorsandalpaste.Imagineyouarealso worshippingyoursandDevi'sbodiesasyoudothisnyasam."Ontopofthisisabaseandapotwithwater.Into thiswaterweareinvokingthelimbsoftheGoddess. Whenyoudotheangadevatanyasayousay,"Ka...hrdayayanamah"(theheart)andtouchtheagnikonathe northeasterncornerofthesquare;"Ha...sirasesvaha"(thehead)andtouchtheisanakonathenorthwesterncorner ofthesquare;"Sa...sikhayaivasat"(thecrownofhead)andtouchtheasurakonathesoutheasterncorner; "Ka...kavachayahum"(thearms)andtouchthevayukonathesouthwesterncornerofsquare;"Ha...netratrayaya vausat"(thethirdeye)andtouchthecenter(madhye);andthen"Sa...astrayaphat"(circlethehead)andtouchtop side,rightsidemiddle,bottomsidemiddle,leftsidemiddleandsay"Bhubhuvasuvahom".Thatishowitgoes. Thenyouworshipthecentralpartofthetrianglesaying"AimhrimsrimKa..Ha..Sa...namah".Youtouchfirstthetip ofthetriangleatthebottom,thentherightsidecorner,thentheleft,goinganticlockwise.Thiscompletesthe preparationofthesamanargya. PreparationoftheViseshargyam Nowcomesthecomplicatedprocedure,theinvocationofallthekalasintothemother'smilk.Wehaveidentified theviseshargyawiththeMother'sleftbreast.Themilkofkindness,ofcompassion,ofknowledgeofgrace,of protection,ofallthesegoodqualitiesresidentintheMotherarepresenthere. Likebefore,wearedrawingthemandalaforviseshargya.Firstyouputthebindu,takingthewaterfromthe samanargya,drawthemandalawithyourringfinger.TheringfingerrepresentstheSiva,theringistheyoni.So withtheSivalingayouareputtingtheyonithere.Againdipthefingeranddrawthecentraltriangle.Surrounding thatyoudrawthesatkonalikebefore.Thendrawthecircleandthesquare.Hereyoustartfrominsideandgotothe outside.Firstworshipthemandalathatyouhavedrawnontheground.Totheleftofthesamanargyaisyour normalpotofwaterandtothesideofthevisheshargyayoukeepthemilk.Thearticlesorworshipareonyourright side. Youworshipthemandalafromthecenter.Thenyouworshipthethreekonasofthecentraltriangletheajnachakra, lookingintotheeyesoftheDeviandrememberingyourowneyes. Ka..namah,Ha...namah,Sa...namah .Thenyou dotheangadevatanyasa.Yougoaroungthesatkonaclockwise,startingwiththesouthernkona.Thenyourepeat thenyasainthesamewaythatyoudoitforthesamanargya.Allthechakrasareincludedinthisnyasa.The bindurepresentsthesahasrarachakra.Butinsamanargyaonlyuptotheajnachakraisincluded.Thisestablishes thefemalesupremacy. Thenyouplacethebijasforeachofthechakras.Youstartwiththefirewhichyouaregoingtoinvokeinthebaseon whichyouaregoingtoplacetheviseshargyapotwhichgoesontopofthemandalamyouhavedrawn.Thepot representsthesunandtheliquid,themilkisgoingtorepresentthemoon.Theagniisessentiallytheearth.Hereis thesunandhereisthemoon.Whenthesethreearealignedthenthereisasuneqlipse.Ifyouthinkofthemoon here,thenthereisamooneqlipse.Whydowesaythattheearthrepresentsthefire?Becauseexceptfortheouter crust,outofthe6000milesabout5995isfireandfivemilesistheearth.Theentireearthinsideismoltenlava.That iswhywecalltheearththefire. Thegrahakala,theeqlipsetimeissupposedtobeapunyakala,anauspicioustime.Itisnecessarythatyoudonot movetheviseshargyapatraorthisalignmentuntilthepujaiscompletelydone.Ifyoumoveit,thenthepowerthat youhaveinvestedinthat,theeqlipseisover,soitdoesnothavethesameeffect.Thatiswhyitissaidthataslong asthepujaisnotcompleted,youshouldnotmovethevisesargyaorthesamanargya. TheAgniKalas Weinvokethetenkalasofthefire.ThekalasareallaspectsofDevi. Thefirstthreeareintheswaddisthanachakra. Yamdhumracisenamah(smoke),ramusmayainamah(heat),lamjvalinyainamah(glow) .Thesanskritletters listedinthebeginningarepointerstotheplaceswhereyouputyourimaginationinyourself,inDevi'sbodyandin theyantra.Theyantrawearetalkingaboutistheviseshargyayantra.Thesebijaksharasarelocatedinthe

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ThisiscalledtheKamaKala.Thishasseveralmeanings.Thefaceisacirclewhichrepresentsshunyanothing. Negationofeverything.Thisisam.Haisthevisarga.Sargameanscreation;visargameansextremecreativity.This isrepresentedbythetwocircles,thetwobreasts.Intheagnikalavahanawehaveomittedoneletter.Weomitted "m".Itstandsforcontact.ContactissoimportantforDevithatitisencorporatedinallthethesebijaletters.We don'tsay"a";wesay"am".Wedon'thavetosaythe"m"separately.Themaisrepresentedbytheyoni,thecontact betweenSivaandShakti.Aham.WhenyouarecomingdownfromtheheadtothebottomyousayahamIam. Whenyougoupyousaymaha.Iamthecosmos.SotheahammeansIamtheDevi.Ahamsah.IamtheDevi,the entirecosmos.Sowhenyousayahamsah,IamtheDeviintheKamaKalayouareequatingtheprocessofcoming downandgoingup.Thereisnodistinction. WiththeincomingbreathsyouareworkingwiththeI.Withtheoutgoingbreathsyoucangothroughdifferent surfaces,differentindividualsorobjects.Thebreathgoesinacircularprocess,neverrepeatingthesamecycle.So withtheincomingbreathyouare"IamtheDevi,theuniverse";withtheoutgoingbreathsyougothroughallofthe livingbeingsonebyone.Itistheindividualexperienceandthecosmicexperience.Whatisthedifference? Individualexperienceistheserializationofthecosmicexperience.Thecosmicexperienceistheunitiveexperiences oftheindividualexperience.Thatmeanswhereasintheindividualexperienceyouhavetogothroughseriallyone byoneallthelifeformsinthisworldatalltimesintheworld;butinthecosmicexperienceyouexperiencethe lifeformsofallthelivingbeingsatthesametimeandinonelifetimeyouhavefinishedthewholething. Betweenthesetwothetimefactorismuchmoreintheindividualexperience.Inthecosmicexperienceyoucan experiencemokshamuchfaster.ItistheviswarupadarshanamoftheBhagavadGita.KrishnashowsArjunahis cosmicformbutstilltimeisflowing.Youseethroughtheajnachakra,sotimeisstillthereanddistinctionsarestill therethemouths,theeyes,ofeachlivingbeingflowingfromthemouthofKrishna.Itisnotacomplete experience.Itisapartialexperience.ItisclosetotheSahasra,butitisnotthesahasrara.TheSahasraracannotbe described. Youdrawthekamakalaintothemilkofthevisesharghya;thefacesaying" A"thebreastssaying"Ham"andthe yonisaying"Sah".ThefaceisKaEILaHrim;thebreastsareHaSaKaHaLaHrimandtheyoniisSaKaLaHrim. Theajnacentertrianglethatwehavedrawnwithallthelettersalsoincludesalltheotherchakrasaswell.ThenWe drawahexagonsurroundingthistriangleandacircleinsideitwhilesayingtheAmritaJayamantra" OmHaum jumsah".ThehexagonrepresentstheunionbetweenSivaandShaktiandthecircleinsideitisthebinduwhich comesoutofthisunion.ThenweworshiptheDevihereintheviseshargyawiththeAngadevataNyasa. Weinvokethedifferentchakrasintothemilk.WeidentifythattheDevi'smuladharachakrarepresentingallthe earthandthesolidstateisinvokedintotheviseshargyamandala.Thesolidstateisthesquare.Weinvokeallthe oceansandliquidsintotheswaddhisthanachakra,thesixsidedstar.Weinvokethefireinthemanipura,theairin theanahata,thepranaandspaceintothevisshudhiintothemandala'scircle. InvocationoftheJivaKalasthe99KalasoftheCelestialLights Onceagainweinvokethetenkalasoffire,thetwelvekalasofthesunandthesixteenkalasofthemoonasbefore, butthistimeintheiconorthefemale. TheBrahmaKalas ThenweinvokethekalasofBrahma,thecreatorintheMuladharachakra.Thetenkalasare: srstyai(creation),rdhyai(growth),smrtyai(memory),medhayai(intelligence),kantyai(glow),laksmyai (prosperity),dyutyai(sparkling),sthirayai(fixity),sthityai(firmplacement),siddhyai(transcendent).Thefirst8 kalasgoaroundthemuladharainaclockwisedirection.Theninthkala(sthityai)goesinsidethemuladhara,the tenthkala(siddhyai)goesuptothetipofthelingamortotheoutwardedgeofthecervix. TheVisnuKalas ThetenkalasofVisnuaredistributedsixintheSvadhisthanachakrajarayai(oldage),palinyai(protective), santyai(peace),isvaryai(control),ratyai(enjoyment),kamikayai(lust);threeattheAjnaChakraandeyes varadayai(blessing),hladinyai(happiness),prityai(loving);andoneattheSahasrarachakradirghayai(long).

TheRudraKalas ThetenkalasofRudraaretheSunlocatedintheManipuraChakra.Thatisthethermonuclearfusionreaction whichisthebrightnessitself.Thatiswhythechakraiscalledmanipurafilledwithjewels.Uptothispoint,you cannotseeanylights.Butwhenyoucometomanipurachakrayoubegintoseelightsinyourmeditation. ThemantraforRudraisTryambakamyajamahesugandhimpustivardhanamurvarukamivabandhanan mrtyormuksiyamamrtatnamah .Tryambakamthelordofthethreemothers,Gauri,LaksmiandofSaraswati. ParameswaraisthelordofMahatripurasundari,atallthethreelevels.Theyareallthesame.Yousay,"Thisismy handandthisismyeye".Theyareallyourbody.Parvatiisknownasthe"Sahodari"ofRama.IfyouidentifyRama with"Purusha"the"Prakriti"istheyoni,itistheSahodari.Itisthesameplace. TheRudrakalasare:tiksnayainamah(sharp),raudryai(anger),bhayayai(fear),nidrayai(sleep),tandriyai(coma), ksudhayai(hunger),krodhinyai(flamesofanger),kriyayai(active),udgaryai(uplifting),mrtyave(death). IsvaraKalas(AnahataChakra) TherearefourkalasforIsvaraattheanahatachakra.Inthebody,imaginethattheleftportionisthefemale,the rightportionisthemale.ThisistheArdhaniswaraform.Thefemalebreastisyellowincolor (pitayainamah);the malebreastiswhiteincolor(svetayai).Thenippleonthefemalesideisred(arunayai);thenippleonthemaleside isblue(asitayai).Thatiswhatisbeingdescribedherewiththekalas. Inthemantrayousay"Tadvisnohparamampadam,sadapasyantisurayahdivivacaksuratatamtadvipraso vipanyavojagrvamsahsamindhatevisnoryatparamampadamnamah" .DeathistheultimateabodeofVisnu. VisnuissupposedtobesittingonhisvehiclegarudaalongwithLakshmi.Ifyoulookatthebreastslikethis,they lookalittlelikeabirdinflight. Visnuissittinginthemiddleinbetweenthetwobreasts.Heistheheartofthemother.SinceVisnuisfemale,the rightbreastiscalledSriandtheleftbreastiscalledBhu.SriDeviandBhuDevi.SriDevigivesprotectionandBhu Devigivesnourishment.Andprotectionultimatelytakestheformofprotectingyourtruenaturetoyourself.Sri meansanugraha.Anugrahaislikelaya,dissolution.ThatiswhysomepeoplethinkofLalitaasvery"ugra"(fierce). ItisnottheindividuallayabuttheMahaPralaya,thedissolutionoftheworldsattheend.Shankaracharyasays, "Whenthewholeworldisburning,youalonewithyourhusbandaredancing.Andthisburningoftheworldis showinganirajanam,alightedcamphorlamptoyou." Sadasivakalas(VissuddhiChakra) Uptothispoint,attachmenttotheworldisthere.Themuladharaandswaddhisthanachakrasareconnectedto Srusticreation.Stitipreservationisconnectedwithmanipuraandanahata,andlayaannilationisconnected withtheVisshudhiandAjnachakras.Thedominantpointinlayaisthevairaghya,thedetachment.Onceyoucome totheVisshudhichakrathewithdrawalstarts.Ifyouarefunctioningmainlyfromhere,thenyouwillnotcome backintoaphysicalformontheearth.IfyouarefunctioningfromtheAnahatachakrayouwillcomebackbecause ofyourloveandattachmenttotheworld,orforhelpingothersintheworld.ButfromtheVisshudhiyouarenot boundanymoretotheworld.Ifyoulookatthemeaningsofthekalasyouwillseethattheydonotdealwith individualitybuttheactionsspeakofinternalizationofknowledge. Ifyoulookatthemeaningsofthekalasyouwillseethattheydonotdealwithindividualitybuttheactionsspeak ofinternalizationofknowledge,ofvidyaandrealization. ThekalasofSadasivaare:nivrtyainamah(withdrawal),pratistha(fame),vidyayai(internalknowledge),santyai (peace),indhikayai(fuel),dipikayai(light),recikayai(exhaustive),mocikayai(liberating),parayai(transcendental), suksmayai(light),suksmamrtayai(pervasive),jnanayai(knowledgeoftheimmanent,whatyousee),janamrtayai (intuitiveknowlegeofthetranscendental),apyayinyai(filling),vyapinyai(expansion),vyomarupayai(space). ThePancaBrahmaMantras Whenyoudothepujaitiseasiertodoallthekalasfirst,andthenrepeatthePancaBrahmamantrasforeach Brahma,Visnu,Rdura,MahaVishnu,Sadasiva.Italsogivesyouanopportunitytoreallyemphasizeeachchakra again. ThesemantrasaretakenfromthemostancientportionoftheVedas.Icannotreallygiveyouameaningforthese mantrasentirely.IcangiveonlyafewportionsthatIknow.

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Hgumsahsucisadvasuhantariksasadhotavedisadatithirduronasatnrasadvarasadrtsadvyomasadabjagoja rajaadrjartambrhatnamah. Hgumsahisanancientarchaicform;sucimeansthesun;vasuhmeanstheearth;antariksahmeansspace;sat meansthetruth;hotaistheonewhooffersthegheeintothefire;vediisthehomakunda;atithiistheguestwho comeswithoutanappointment;duronasatnrasadIdonotknowwhatthismeans;varasadistheonewhogives blessings;rtsadistheflowingtruth;vyomasadisthetruthestablishedinthesky;abjaistoonewhoisbornoutof thewaters;gojaisbornoutoftheindriyasthecognitiveandactivesenses; rtajaistheonewhoisbornoutofthe nonflowingtruth;adrjaisthemountain,thestability;rtamisthetruth.Theindividualwordshaveameaningbut whytheyareplacedinthiscontextorwhattheirtruemeaningisIdonotknow.Theyareexplaininginsomesense thecreationprocessitself.Probablyifoneusesthismantraandkeepsrepeatingitonemaygettheperceptions aboutthecreativeprocessitself.Itmayhaveinitthegeneticcodes.Thatiswhyitissodifficulttoexplain. VishnuMantra Pratadvisnustavateviryaya,mrgonobhimahakucarogirsthah,yasyorusutrisuvikramesu,adhiksiyanti bhuvananivisvanamah. "Foryourpower,strength,eventhelioncannotbeferociousenough.OfVisnu,whenthethreeeyesareexpanded, theygobeyondallthatweseeorhaveseen".Visvaisatechnicalterm.Whatyouareabletoseeinthewakingstate iscalledVisva."Virat","hiranyagarbha"and"iswara"arethethreetermsandthecoorespondingthreetermsare "visva","taijesva"and"pragna".Theserelatetoexperiencesofanindividualinthewakingstate,dreamstateand sleepingstate;"virat","hiranyagarbha"and"iswara"relatethecosmicexperiencesofthecosmicbeinginthe waking,dreamandsleepingstates.Whenwesay"visva"wemeanalltheworldsseenbyanindividualthatgo beyondthoseseen.Theycanonlybeperceivedintheunitedvision,nottheindividualvision.Whatisthe distinctionbetweentheuniversalvisionandtheindividualvision?Forinstance,Iamseeingyouassomanypeople thatisindividualvision.ButwhenIseemyselfalsothroughyoureyesatthesametime,andseewhatyouare seeingatthesametime,thatistheuniversalvision.This adhiksiyantibhuvananivisvanamah isalltheworlds throughtheindividualperceptions,itgoesbeyondthat.Visnuisthewatersoflife.Theyexistthroughoutthe cosmos.Hischaracteristicispervasiveness,expandingallover,growingbeyond.Thatiswhythe yasyorusutrisu vikramesuthethreedimensionsinspace.Astheyexpand,whateverisseeninthethreedimensionsbyallthe individuals,yourknowledgeexceedsallthesethings.ThatiswhatthemantraofVisnuissaying. RudraMantra Tryambakamyajamahesugandhimpustivardhanam,urvarukamivabandhananmrtyormuksiyamamrtat namah. "Urvaruka"isasnakegourd.Asitbecomesripeitfallsoffbyitself.Sowhenoneunderstandsthetryambakaaspect ofSiva,notconfiningoneselftothelowercentersthenHe,Sivanourishesyouinallaspects,andlikethesnake gourdthatfallsoffthevinewhenitisripe,Hetakesyouawayfromthe"mrtu",thedeathandgivesyou"amrita" thenectar.Thisisactuallytheworshipofthesun.TheentireRudramistheworshipofthesun,theonewhoattracts andgiveslight,thelifegivingforce.Itgoesbeyondlifeitself. MahaVisnuMantra Tadvisnohparamampadam,sadpasyantisurayah,divivacaksuratatam,tadviprasovipanyavo,jagrivamsah samindhate,visnoryatparamampadamnamah. "TheultimateabodeofVishnu,theknowledgeable,thealwaysseen,likesky,theeyeiswide."Whatitmeansis whereasourindividualeyesarelimitedtoseeingwhatisnearasbigandwhatisfarawayassmall,fortheeyeas bigastheuniverse,everythingappearswiththesameclarityofvision.ThenextpartIdonotknowwhatitmeans. Visnoryat..."ThatistheultimateabodeofVisnu.TothatIpaymyrespects." SadsivaMantra

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TheDeviKala ThenweinvokeDeviinthethreeeyesofthepast,presentandfuturewithKaEILaHrimHaSaKaHaLaHrim SaKaLaHrim. AmritaKalavahana NowimaginethatonthetopofyourheadistheArdhaniswaraformofSiva.TherightfootcoorespondstoSivaand theleftfootcoorespondstoShakti.ThisformistheformoftheGuruandhisfeetareonthetopofyourhead.Out ofthatthenectarflows.Onestreamcomesfromtheleftfoot,fromDevi,onestreamfromtherightfoot,Sivaand onefromthemiddle.ThisisHsaumandSahouh.Hsaumistheyogaaspect.AndSahouhistheStitiandSiddhi aspects.Weinvokethemwiththemantra:Akhandaikarasananda,kareparasudhatmani,svacchandasphuranam atra,nidhehiakulanayikenamah.Akhandameansunbroken.EkarasaistheoneflowofAnanda.Sothe unbrokenflowofAnanda(bliss).Pleasegivemethisunbrokenflowofbliss.Parasudhatmanithetranscendental nectar.Svacchandameansindependence.Mayitinvokeindependenceinme,atranidhehipleaseplace.Thereare twolotuses,onecalledthekulapadmaandtheotheristheakulapadma.Thekulapadmaisthesahasrarachakraof thelowersevenworlds;theakulapadmaisthesahasrarachakraoftheuppersevenworlds.Thelowerseven worlds'sahasrarachakraisourmuladharachakra.Theakulapadmawhichisoursahasrarachakraonthetopof ourheadiswhereSivaresides.SofromSiva'sfootthistranscendenceflowsdown. Thenextverseisakulasthamrtaakaresuddhajnanakarepareamrtatvamnidhehiasminvastuniklinnarupini namah.WhentheDevihasbeentakenuptothesahasrarachakraandtheresheisunitedwithSivashealsostaysin theakulapadma."akulasthamrtaakare".Andwhatisitsnature?"suddhajnanakareonewhogivespure knowledge."pare"transcendence."amrtatvam"immortality."nidhehi"pleaseplace;"asminvastuni"inthis materialwhichIamhavinghere;"klinnarupininamah"thenatureofwetness. ThenfromtheflowoftheunionbetweenSivaandShakticomes: tadrupiniekarasyatvamkrtvahietatsvarupini bhutvaparamrtakaramayichitsphuranamkurunamah .Thereisamahavakhyaagreatsayingwhichstates,"tat tvamasi".Tatmeansthat,tvamisyou,asiare.Youareallthatyousee.Allthatyouseeiscalledthat.So "tadrupini"allthatyouseethatishavingforms.Thisisrelatingtotheflowfromtheakulapadma. Theothertwoversesrelatedtothekulapadma. Tadrupiniekarasyatvamkrtvahietatsvarupinibhutvaparamrtakaramayicitsphuranamkurunamah. Eventhoughtheseformsalllookdifferent,letmebeabletoseethemasonesingleflow."etatsvarupini"that shouldbecomeme;bhutvahavingbecome;paramrtakaraalthoughIamseeingdifferences,letthesedifferences

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ThesearetheflowscomingfromtheunionbetweenSivaandShaktionthetopoftheheadandfromtheShakti below. TheinvocationoftheAmrtaKalas ThecompassionofDevimovingthroughtheeyes. Aimblumjhmroumjumsah,amrteamrtodbhaveamrtesvariamrtavarsiniamrtamsravayasravayasvaha. Youalternategentlytouchingtheleftandrighteyes.Itdoesnotmatterwhereyoustart.Thereare5senses.Dram DrimKlimBlumSaha.Dramisshabdasound.Drimissparshavision;klimisrupa,form;blumisrasa,taste.Aim isknowledge.Blumistaste;jhmroumandjumarerelatedtothevibratoryaspects.Theyarephoneticmantras. Whenyouaddtheletterratooumandyousayjhmroumthenitcreatesaflashinyourmind'seye;jumcreatesa senseofvibrationinyourbody.SahaistheShakti.Thetastethevision,andtheformofShakti. Amrteamrtod bhavebornoutofthenectar;amrtesvarithecontrolofthenectar;amrtavarsinitheonewhorainsnectar; amrtamsravayasravaya mayyouletthenectarflowdownintothisviseshargyam.Yousaysvahabecauseyouare consideringtheviseshargyatobetheagnimandalambelow,thesacrificalfirepit.Thiscoolnectarofvairagyaflows downandcoolsdownthefirehereandthefiregoesandheatsupthenectar.Itkeepsliquifyingthefrozennectar andallowingittoflow.Itisbalancingthekundalinichannelsandallowsittomoveastheflashingofthe lightning.Jhroumandjumarethemantrasthatcreatethoselightninglikeflashesinyourmind'seye. Nextweinvokeiccha,jnanaandkriyashakti.Icchaisthepowerofyoursankalpawhatyoudesirebecomestrue. Jnanaisknowledgeandkriyaistherelatedactofknowledge.FromthetongueweinvokeSaraswatiwhich representsicchashaktiaimvadavadavagvadiniaim.Vagvadiniisthenameofsaraswati.Thisisamantraof Saraswati."Pleasesaywhatissupposedtobesaid,comingfromtheMother'stongue".Then klimklinnekledini kledayaklimislakshmi;klinneistheonewhoiswetwithcompassionforherchildrenthemilkfromthe mother'sbreasts;kledinitheonewhomakesyouwet;kledaya"makemewetgivemethemilkofknowledge fromyourbreasts."Mahaksobhamkurukuruklimksobhammeansintercourse.Mahaksobhamisintercourse withtheentireworld;"pleasemakemehaveintercoursewiththeentireworld".Allaspectsaretobecovered. Souhmokshamkurukurusouhhsoumshauh"mokshamistobeobtainedfromthetwofeetoftheguruonthe topofthehead". Weinvokeiccha,jnanaandkriyashaktisfromtheappropriateplacesfromthebodyofDevi. TakingtheViseshargyam ThefirstmantramistheGurumantramthatwasexplainedatthebeginningofthepuja.Thenyouhaveto remembertheguruatthisstageandyouinvokethenamesofyourGurus; Sahasrakshiambarajarajeshwari parabhatharikasahita.WeworshipthefeetoftheguruKalyanandaBharatiwhoisourguru'sguru'sguru. WeworshipthefeetofdattaguruSvaprakasanandanathaourguru'sguru.WeworshipthefeetofSri AmritanandanathaSaraswatiourguruandhiswife. Untilnowwehaveinvokedthe99kalas.Forthelastkala,thetakingofthenectar,youhavetotakepermissionof thegurustotakethisnectar. Themantrafortakingthenectaris:Adramjvalatithewetnesswhichisoozingfromthesvaddhisthanaand muladharachakras,thatshinesandbecomesthefire. jyotirahamasmiIbecomethelight.Whenyouareableto controlanddisciplineyoursexualdrivesyouareabletobecomethelight. jyotirjvalatiwhenthatlightburns thenitbecomesthetranscendentallightandyouareabletosay brahmahamasmithatIamtheUltimate paramatman;yohamasmiwhateverIam,whetherIaminthatimpermanentstateorthattranscendentalstate,yes brahmahamasamiyesIamthatUltimatebeing.AhamasmiIamthat;brahmahamasmiyouarerepeatingthe statementagainforemphasis.ahamevaIamindeedmyselfahammamIamtakingmejuhomiinside.The nectarcontainedinmeisalsome.ThatisBrahma.IamalsoBrahma.IamtakingBrahmainside.Theidentityis realizedthateverythingthatyouseeisyou.Sosaying,yougivethenectartoDevi,becauseyouarenodifferent thanDeviandyoutakeitinsideofyouandyouputitonthesrichakra.Youridentityisallthosethings. Atthispointitisalsousualforyoutosaythepurposeforyourtakingthisdrink. Itahpurvambeforenow,itahparampranabuddhidehadharmaadhikaratahbecauseIamliving,becauseI haveabody,becauseIhaveaduty,becauseIamentitledtodothepuja; jagratsvapnasusuptiavastasuinmy wakingstate,dreamingstateandsleepingstate;manasavacakarmanawithmymind,withmyspeechwithmy action;hastabhyampadbhyamudarenawithmyhands,withmyfeet,withmybody; sisnayonyawithmypenis

oryoni;yatsmrtam,yatuktamyatkrtam whateverIhaveremembered,whateverIhavespoken,whateverIhave done;yatsmaramiyatvacmiyatkaromiwhateverIwillremember,sayordo;tatsarvambrahmarpanam bhavatusvahamayitbeofferedtoLord.SowhateveryoudoisofferedtoGodandwhateverisofferedtoGod doesnothavetheabilitytobindyouanymore.Thewaytoovercomethebondageofyouractionsistoofferthemto Godnomatterwhattheyare.Notjustinourmiserybutalsoinourpleasurethesethingsshouldbeoffered.Then ouractionbecomesinaction. LalitaKramam Thisisthe2ndpartofthepuja.Havingpreparedthenectarwithallthejivakalasandalltheelementsofthe individualandthecosmosintothenectarwearenowgoingtoinvoketheLalitaDeviwithallherattendants,with allthecelestialbeingswithallthelifeforcesintheworldintowhateveritisthatweareworshipping.Initiallyshe residesinouthearts.Weinvokethecosmosthatisalreadyinourheartsintowhateveritisweworship,forthesake ofworship,andattheendoftheworshipwetakeitbackintoourselves.Thatisimportanthere. Themantraofinvocationis:Hrccakrastamtheonewhoisresidingintheheartchakra;antahinside;susumna padmatavibhedanakusalam thesusumnaisthecentralchannelofthekundalini;padmataviforestoflotuses; bhedanapiercingthrough;kusalamwhoisveryadept."Theonewhoisresidinghetheheartchakrawhoisvery adeptinpiercingthroughthelotusstemswhicharethemuladhara,swaddhisthanaandallthechakras". Mohandhakarailllusionanddarkness;paripandhinithespacesurroundingtheillusionanddarkness;samvid toknowintuitively;agnimthefirewhichknowsintuitivelyhowtodispelthedarknessofdelusion; sivadipa jyotimthelightimmanatingfromthelampcalledSiva; cidrupinimcidmeanschaitanyaawareness,theformof awareness;adiparasamvidamintuitiveknowledgeoftheHighest;pranarupinimwhosenatureislifeforce; paradevatamthetranscendentalgoddess;dhyatvahavingthoughtofherlikethis. Thisiswhatthekalpasutrasays,justthismuch.SometimesIaddthatIwouldliketoinvitetheentirecosmosto come.SomehowwhenIthinkofthatTranscendentBeingthecosmosdoesnotentermyhead.Sotoappreciatethe fullnessandgrandeurofthisbeingthatweareinvokingconsiderthefollowingstatements: Sricakragattasarvaavaranadevatasvarupinim allthedeitiesthatareenclosedorpervadingtheentiretyofthe srichakra;sarvatobhadramandalagattathereisonemandalathatiscomposedof16squaresby16squaresor64 squares.Inthatallthegodsandgoddessesintheuniverseareinvoked.Thatiscalledsarvatobhadra.Thisisdrawn duringSaradaNavratriontopofwhichweplacethecoconutandkalasawhereweinvoketheDevi. Weinvokeallthedeities;sarvaayatanadevatasvarupinim allthosedeities;chaturayatadevatasvarupinim aroundDeviresideGanesha,Surya,VisnuandSivaallthesegodsandtheirattendantsaretobeincluded; divya siddhamanavaaughagurumandalasvarupinimalltheflowsofthegurusaretobeinvokedaswell;samasta desakalavastugattajivachaitanyasvarupinim,samastadevagandharvayaksakinaraapasarasadyasiddha manusastripurusasvarupinim,sriparadevatamanandabhairavimanandabhairavenaparamasivenasaha ravantimramayantimsvatmaabhinamparachittimdhyayamitrikhandamudragarbhitakusumanjalau. ??????? needstranslation Trikhandamudragarbhitakusumanjalau: youmakethetrikandhamudrawithyourhandswhichistheyoni mudrawiththefingersopenedout.Thenweinvokeallthelightbeings:Saraswatiwhoissymbolizedbyholdinga whiteflowerintwofingers;Laksmiwhoissymbolizedbyayellowflower,andShaktiwhoissymbolizedbyared flower.Thenyouputalldifferentcoloredflowersinthemiddle.Thenyousaythepancadasimantraand aimhrim srim,hrimsrimsouh.Rememberhrimsrimsouhisthemantraforthevisshuddhichakra. LalitayahofLalita; amrtathenectar;caitanyamurtimtheawarenesswhichhastakenform;kalpayaminamahIimaginethe immortalawarenesswhichhastakentheformofLalita.Thenyouholdthebreath.Exhaleandsay aimhrimsrim hasraimyouputthewhitefloweryouareholdingontheDevi; hasrklimyouleavetheredflower;andhasrsouh youleavetheyellowflower.Saythefollowingmantrabeforereleasingtherestoftheflowers. MahapadmavanantastheTheonewhoresidesinthegreatcosmiclotus;karananandavigrahekaranameansthe cause.Italsohasatantricmeaning:itrepresentsthevisesargya.Andforthosewhousetherajasicformofworship, karanameansthewine,orintoxicationoftheDivineBeing.ThatisthestatethatSheisalwaysin.Sheisblissitself whichhastakentheformofintoxication;sarvabhutaallthelivingbeings;hiteonewhodoesgood;matahwho isofthenatureofthemother;ehyehicome,come;paramesvaritheonewhocontrolsthecontroller,theGoddess. Avahitabhavayouareinvitedhere;samsthapitabhavacomeandsitontopofSivaandbeestablishedhere; sannidhapitabhavayouvisualizeherintheactofsitting;sannidhibhavashehasenteredontopofSiva; summukhibhavayouarefacingme;avakunthitabhava;removetheveilofignorancesoIcanseeyourfullform;

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Devithewordcomesfrom"divyateprakashate"whichmeansbyHerislightedupthisworld,Theworldis enlightened.Devisarvajaganmatahyavatpujavasanakam,tavattvampritibhavenayantresminsannidhimkuru ThisistheinvocationtoDevi."OhDevi,youwhoaretheonemotheroftheuniverse,tiltheendofthepuja,til thenwillyoupleasewithpleasurebepresentinthisyantra"(inthesrichakra,theidol,thesuvasiniorwomanin frontofyouoryourself.) Now,havinginvokedallthecosmosandallthebeings,wemustpacifythemandgivethemsomethingtomake themhappy.Thebestthingtopacifythemisthenectarwehavepreparedalready.Wetrytonourishthewhole worldwiththenectarwhichhasallthecelestiallightsincludedinit. Thenyouaddthissentence:Avahitebyahthosewhoareinvited;sarvebhyahallofthem;sarvapujarthamin viewoftheentirepuja;idamamrtamthisnectar;samarpayamiIofferthisnectarinviewoftheentirepujatoall thebeingsassembledhere. Eventhoughyouaresittingalonedoingthispuja,youaregivingthenectartotheentirecosmosandthebeingsthat areassembledthere. The64intimateofferings AbriefexplanationofthedifferenttraditionsintheSriVidyamustbegivenherefirst,thesamayachara, dakshinachara,kaulacharaandvamacharatraditions.Webelongtothefirstthreemodesofworship. Samayacharameansaninternalmodeofworshipandworshipwiththefireritual.Wedothehomas,wedothe internalvisualizations,whethertheexternalpujaarticlesarepresentornotwecanvisualizethemanddotheentire puja.ThesamayacharatraditionscometousfromtheDivyaParamparathatisthroughBalajiBalatripurasundari whoisourguru. FromtheSiddhaParampara,fromSaraswatiIhavebeengiventheMedhaDakshinamurthi.SotheDakshinachara sampradayahasbeengiventousthroughtheSaraswatiOrder.Iameligibleforthatandthosewhohavetaken diksha(initiation)frommearealsoeligibleforthat.HereyouworshiptheSriChakra.Itisabahiapuja.Youare worshippingsomethingoutsideofyou,usuallyavigraham(anidoloryantra).However,thesuvasinipujaisalso done.SuvasiniisawomanwhorepresentstheShakti,butthepujaisdoneonlytoherfeet. IntheKaulacharatraditiontheidolisreplacedbyalivingwomanoramanoracouple.YoucanalsothinkofHer astheunionofSivaandShakti.YoucanworshipHerasawoman,asamanorasboth.Thereisnorestriction. WhenwegiveHerabathwenotonlychanttheDurgaandLakshmisuktams,butwealsochantthePurusha suktamandtheRudram.Theword"she"containstheword"he".Soyoudonothavetoworrythatyouareonly worshippingthemothergoddessandyouareignoringthefathergod.Youareworshippingboth.Thereisa sanskritsayingthatsayswheneveryouworshipallthegodsyouworshipKeshava.Ka+isha+vaisKeshava.Ka isBrahma,IshaisSivaandtheiruniongeneratesthevamwhichistheamritam. bijam.ThatisthenatureofVisnu,theyoni."SarvadevamNamaskaram"goestoallthethreegods,Brahma,Visnu andSiva. TheKaulacharatraditionsalsocometousfromtheSiddhaYogaParampara.FromBalajiIhavebeengivenDiksha andfromSaraswatiIhavebeengiventheDakshinamurtitradition.ButtheKaulcahratraditionsalsocometous throughtheDattatreyaSampradaya.DattatreyaisthecombinationofBrahma,VishnuandRudra.Hehasgivenhis instructionstohisdisciples:Prahlada,hisfirstdisciple,andParasuramahisseconddisciple.Parasuramahad codifiedhisinstructionsintoaKalpaSutra.TheParasuramaKalpasutradividestheSriVidyaUpasanaintofive parts: 1.ThefirstpartistheGanapatiUpasanaViddhi.ItstartswiththeMahaGanapatimantra OmSrimHrimKlim GlaumGamGanapatayeVaravaradaSarvajananmeVasamanayaSvaha. HowtoworshipGanapatiatathe Muladharachakraisgiven. 2.ThentheParasuramaKalpaSutragoesontodescribetheSriKramamtheLalitaKramamandNavavaranaPujas whichisworshippingLalitaattheSvaddhisthanaChakra. 3.ThenitgoesontodescribetheRajyashyamalaUpasanaViddhi.SheiscalledMantrini.AsRajyashyamalashe playstheveenaandworshippedattheheartcenter,themusicoflife. 4.SheisVarahiattheVisshudhi.AsDandini,theonewhocanmanifest,change,multiplysheislocatedatathe AjnaCenter.

5.InthefifthpartParasuramahasgiventhesinglelettermantraSouh.ThatiscalledPara.Sothesefivemantras, Ganapati,Lalitha,Rajyashyamala,VarahiandSouh(Para)completestheDattatreyaUpasanaPathaticodifiedby Parasurama.

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isoffered.Thenagainyouoffersandalpaste,flowers,incense,lightandafoodoffering.Theseofferingscoorespond tothedifferentchakrasaswell.Sandalisofferedtothemuladharachakra;flowersareofferedtotheajnachakra; theyrepresentthe"indriyanigraham",thecontrolofthefivesenses;incenseisofferedattheheartcenter;lightis offeredatthenavelcenter;naivedyamisofferedattheSvaddhisthanachakrabecausetheysaythatKalitheMother Goddesslikestohave"nadamamsam"asnaivedyam.Ifyouunderstandthisproperly,thehumanfleshthatis offeredtoHeristhemalelingam.Itisthepleasurablenaivedyamthatisofferedtoher.Itistheintercoursethatis offeredtoherasnaivedyam. InDeviupasanamadya,matsya,mamsa,mudra,maithuna thesearethefiveingredientsthatareHernaivedyam. Madyameansliquororintoxication.Likeyouareconstantlytakingliquor,whenyouthinkoftheMotherGoddess youareinastateofecstacy.Thewordecstasymeansstandingoutofyourbody,youarehavinganoutofthe bodyexperience.Thereisthefeelingoflightness,likeyouarefloatingonacloudthatyougetwhenyouaredrunk. TheTantraSastrastates"Drink,drinkanddrinkagainuntilyoufallontheground.Thenyougetupanddrink again.Thenyouobtainmokshaorliberation."Whatitmeansisasthekundalinichakrarisesfromthemuladhara chakra,youarehavinganoutofthebodyexperience.Butthatdoesnotstayforlong.Youagainhavetoassume yourbodyconsciousness.Thenyouhavetodrinkagaintoreachthatstateagain.Youhavetomovetheenergyup thechakrasasittriestocomedown.Thisisthemusicyouplayinsideyourselfandyoutrytomaintainthatstate. Thatisthewaytoliberation.Thisstatementisamisleadingstatement.Tantricshaveawayofwritingthingsthatis called"SandhyaBhasha",incodedlanguage.Thosewhodonothaveaccesstoaproperguruwillfollowdownthe wrongpathandgetdegraded. Somadyaistheconstantenergizingthethechakrasonebyonefromthelowertothehigher. Matsyalikeafishthatmovesintheoceaninanydirectionofitschoice,sointheblissofGodyouaremoving wherevertheflowtakesyou,flowingwithyourbody,mind,intellectknowingallthetimethatwhatyouaredoing isdivine.Thatismatsyabhava.SomepeopleinterpretittomeanthatyouofferfishtotheDevi. Mamsaistheknowledge.Itcomesfromthestatement"Yomamatisamamatni",meaningwhatyoueatisgoing toeatyoutomorrow.Iameatingfood.Iamgoingtodie.WhenIdieIbecomefoodforthewormsandtheplants. Foodwhichiseatingitselfisthatknowledgecalledmamsa.Itisalsohumanflesh,thelingamofferedintotheyoni oftheDevi. Mudrasarethehandgestures.Dramdrimklimblum,etc. Maithunaistheintercourse.Intercourseisnotlimitedtoacertaintimewhenthemaleandthefemalearetogether. Itisinabroadercontext.Wearealwaysinintercourse.Youarehavingcontinuousintercoursewiththeentire world.Yourseeingisunion;yourhearingisunion;youreveryactionbecomesunion.Sowhethertheactual maithunahappensornotitisnotreallyrelevent.Butsheacceptstheunionasnaivedyamtoher. theFiveOfferingsforDevi TheFiveOfferingstoDevi(ThePancaUpacaraPuja) IfyoulookattheFiveOfferingsforDeviyouwillsee" LamLalitayaisatsangamgandhamkalpayaminamah ". Lamisthebijaassociatedwiththemuladharachakra.Andthereisoffered satsangamassociationwiththetruth, associationwiththelight,harmony,grace.Thesepositiveaspectsarethegandham.Youofferhertheperfumed scents.Themuladharaisconcernedwithsecurity.Yoursecurityhastobepurifiedsothatitcanexpandtosecurity fortheentireplanet.Whereveryoufindaflow,admirationofnature'sbeauty,adance,asong,somemusic, discussionsontruth,thatissatsangam. ThenextofferingisHamakashatmikayaiindriyanigrahampuspamkalpayami. Puspammeansflowers.There areeightkindsofflowersofferedtoDevi,likeamalaaroundherneck. Thenincenseisoffered.Punyapapavisarjanamdhupam kalpayamitheeliminationofkamakrodhalobhamoha madamatsarya(lust,anger,,delusion,pride,jealousyandallnegativetraits)Thesmokethatcomesoutfromthe incensesymbolizesallthesethingscomingoutoftheheartcenter. Youofferdipamlight.Chitkaladarsanamdipamkalpayami.Whenyoucloseyoueyesinmeditation,thelights thatyouseearethelightsthatyouaregivingastheofferingtoDevi.

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ThefirstenclosurebeginswiththeTenAttainments(Siddhis) .Youattainonesiddhibyapplyingeachofthe mudrastoeachofthepassions. 1.Thefirstsiddhitobeattainedisanimasiddhi???2.Laghima/garimasiddhiareconsideredonesiddhi lightness/heaviness3.mahimasiddhigreatness;4.isitvasiddhicontroloveryourself;5.vasitvasiddhibringing othersunderyourcontrol;6.prakamyasiddhibeingabletodesirelargethings;7.bhuktisiddhienjoyment;8. icchasiddhidesire; 9.praptisiddhiattainmentofdesire;10.sarvakamasiddhifulfillmentofalldesires. InthesecondsquareenclosurewehavegottheEightpassions.Theyarethepotentialdistractionstooursadhana. Thepassionsarelocatedonthelefthandsidethetheentrances.Theyare Brahmi,Mahesvari,Koumari,Varahi, Mahendri,Camunda,Mahalaksmi.Brahmiislust;Mahesvariisanger;Koumariispossessiveness;Vaisnaviis Delusion;Varahiispride;Mahendriisjealousy;Camundaisvirtue.Shelivesinthecremationgrounds.Shebrings vairagya,detachmentwhichissupposedtobeauspicious;andMahalaksmiissin.SheisthegiverofGold.When youthinkofHer,youthinkofallthemundanethingsthatdistractyoutoomuchandkeepyouattached. ThethirdenclosuretheMudraShaktis: InthethirdenclosurewehavetheMudraShaktis.Theyrepresenttheprocedurestocontrolthepassionsaboveand obtainthepowersmentionedinthefirstenclosure. Ksobinimeansintercourse.SarvaSamksobinimeanshavingintercoursewitheveryoneandeverything,or agitatingeverything;SarvaVidravinimakingthingsflow,liquifyingall;Sarvakarsiniattractingall;Sarva Vasamkarikeepingthingsunderyourcontrol;SarvaUnmadinimakingallcrazy;SarvaMahankusetricking allandgoadingintoaction;SarvaKhecariabletomoveinallspace;SarvaBijaallknowledge;SarvaYonithe source,thewombofall;SarvaTrikandaallformsandstatesofawareness,beingtheknower,theknowingandthe known.TheSarvaadjectivemakesthesepowershaveapotencywhenappliedtotheShaktisofpassion.They enableyoutogetoverthepassions,andtheycreatethetenSiddhis,orattainments. Then,attheendofeachAvaranathereisaparagraphwhichstartswiththemantraforthatavarana.Thesemantras arelistedatthebeginningofthepujaalso.Thefirstavaranamantrais AmAmSouh. Theparagraghtranslatedforthe1stAvaranafollows.ItwillbethesameforalltheAvaranasexceptforthenameof theyogini(PrakataYogini)andthechakra(TrailokyaMohanaChakre)andthecontrollerofthechakra(Tripura Cakresvari). "Theseexplicityoginis,whosenatureisexpresslyvisible,notsuppressed;whosechakrarulesanddeludesall thethreeworldsofwaking,sleeping,dreaming;alongwiththeirmudras,handgestures;alongwiththeir attainments;alongwiththeirweapons;alongwiththeirpowers;alongwiththeirvehicles;alongwiththeir retenuesofattendents;byalltheintimateservices;wellworshipped;wellsatified;veryhappyorpleased;mayall thesegodsbeso. AgainAmAmSouhcomes.TripuraCakresvariisthenameofthecontrollerofthischakra.IntheKhadgamala StotraallthenamesofTripuracometogetherattheend.HereintheNavavaranaPujaeachofHernamescomesat thisplaceattheendoftheavarana.Sointhe2ndavaranahernameis Tripuresi;inthe3rditisTripurasundari,etc. ThenyousaySripadukampujayamitarpayaminamahToyourlotusfeetIofferpujaandtarpanam(water offering).Ialsooffergandhamsandal,puspamflowers,dhupamincense,dipamlights,andnaivedyamfood offerings. YoushowthefirsthandmudraofSarvasamksobiniDram .Aftereachavaranayoushowoneofthetenhand mudras.TheygoinorderfromDramtoYonimudras. The2ndAvarana

ThesearetheSixteenAttractingPowerswhicharealsoassociatedwiththeNityaDevis,the16DigitsorPhasesof theMoon.YouworshiptheDevi'shipsandgirdle. ThenamesoftheDevisgivenare: kamakarsinitheattractionoflust;buddhyakarsiniofdiscrimination;ahamkarakarsiniofego;sabdhakarsini ofsound(music);sparsakarsinioftouch(eros);rupakarsiniofform(beauty);rasakarsinioftaste(sweetness); gandhakarsiniorodor(perfume);cittakarsiniofmind;dhairyakarsiniofvalor;smritakarsiniofmemory; namakarsiniofname;bijakarsinioftheseed,semen;atmakarsinioftheself,thesoul; amrtakarsiniof immortality;sarirakarsiniofmorality. Themantraforthe2ndavaranaisAimKlimSouh.TheyoginiisGuptayoginyahthesecretyogini.Thechakrais Sarvasaparipurakacakrethewheelwhichfulfillsalldirectionsandalldesires.TheControllerofthischakrais Tripuresithecontrollerofthewaking,dreamingandsleepingstates.Youofferthe SarvaVidraviniDrim mudra. 3rdAvaranaTheEightEroticSentiments YouworshiptheDeviattheSwaddhisthanaChakra.ThenamesoftheDevisgivenare: anangakusumadevithefloweringdevi;anangamekhaladevithegirdling;anangamadanadevilove; anangamadanaturadevilust;anangarekhadevioutlining;anangaveginidevithedesireforsex;ananga ankusadeviinsistanceonsex;anangamalinideviorgy. ThemantraisHrimKlimSouh.TheyoginiisGuptataraYoginyahtheesotericyogini;thechakraisSarva SamksobhanaCakrethechakrawhichagitateseveryone;theControllerofthechakrais Tripurasundarithe Beautifulonewholivesinallthreestatesofconsciousness.Youofferthemudra SarvakarsiniKlim . 4thAvaranaTheFourteenWorlds. YouworshiptheDeviattheMuladharaChakra. ThenamesoftheFourteenworldsthatfollowarenotlistedinthepuja,butrepresentedbytheavarana.Sevenare aboveourworld;sevenbelowus.Below:1.Atala2.Sutala3.Vitala4.Talatala5.Rasatala6.Patala7.Himatala Above:1.Bhu2.Bhuvaha3.Suvaha4.Mahaha5.Janaha6.Tapaha7.Satyam. Thenamesofthe4thavaranaare:1.Sarvasamksobhiniagitatingall;2.SarvaVidraviniliquifyingall;3.Sarva Akarsiniattractingall;4.Sarvaahladinipleasingall;5.SarvaSammohinideludingall;6.SarvaStambhini obstructingall;7.SarvaJrmbhiniexpandingall;8.SarvaVasamkaricontrollingall;9.SarvaRanjanienjoying all;10.SarvaUnmadinimaddeningall;11.SarvaArthaSadhiniallprosperous;12.SarvaSampattiPuraniall fulfillingriches;13.SarvaMantraMayyiallmantras;14.SarvaDvandvaKsayamkarieliminatingalldualities. ThemantraisHaimHklimHsouh.SheisSampradayayoginyahthetraditionalyogini.ThecakraisSarva SoubhagyaDayakaCakrethechakraofallkindsofunion.TheControllorisTripuraVasinitheonewholivesin allthreestatesofconsciousness.Youoffer SarvaVasamkarimudraBlum. 5thAvaranaThePancabhutas.????? TheoutertentrianglesoftheSriChakra.YouworshiptheDeviattheManipuraChakra. Thenamesare:1.Sarvasiddhipradagiverofallachievements;2.Sarvasampatpradagiverofallwealth;3. Sarvapriyamkarigiveofallthatonelikestohave;4.Sarvamangalakarinibringerofallauspiciousness;5. Sarvakamapradafulfillerofalldesires;6.Sarvadukhavimocinieliminatorofallmiseries;7.Sarvamrtyu prasamanieliminatorofallaccidentaldeaths;8.Sarvavighnanivarinieliminatorofallobstacles;9.Sarvaanga sundaribeautifulinallpartsofHerbody;10. Sarvasoubhagyadayiniproviderofallunions. ThemantraisHsaimHsklimHsauh.SheisKulottirnaYoginyahtheyoginiwhogoesbeyondallclassifications. ThechakraisSarvarthasadhakacakrethewheelthatpropelsyouontotherightpath,givesyouallwealth,fulfills alldesiresandmakesliberationpossible.TheControllerisTripurasricakresvaritheonewhoistherichesofthe threestates.YouofferSarvonmadinimudraSaha .

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Thenamesare1.SarvaJnaomniscient;2.SarvaSaktiomnipotent;3.SarvaAisvaryaPradaomniexpressive;4. SarvaJnanamayiprovidingtheblissofomniscience;5.SarvaVyadhiVinasinieliminatingallmaladies;6.Sarva AdharaSvarupathesupportofall;7.SarvaPapaharaeliminatorofsin;8.SarvaAnandaMayiallhappiness;9. SarvaRaksaSvarupiniallprotecting;10.SarvepsitaPhalaPradatheproviderofallfruits ThemantraisHrimKlimBlem.theyoginiisNigarbhaYoginyahtheyoginiprotectingthechildinthewomb. ThechakraisSarvaRaksakaraCakrethewheelofallprotection.TheControllerofthechakrais TripuraMalini thesequencesofthesestatesexperiencedbyallpeople.Youoffer SarvaMahankusamudraKrom. 7thAvaranatheEightFormsofSaraswati YouworshiptheDeviattheVisshudhichakra. TheeightformsofSaraswatiaretheeightgroupsofSanskritlettersdescribingtheexplosionofthecosmosfromthe point(bindu). 1.amamimimumumarumarumalumalumemaimomoumahahamarblum VasiniVagdevatayainamah Control2.kamkhamgamghamjnamklahrim KamesvarivagdevatayainamahExpressive.3.camchamjam jhaminamjnblimModinivagdevatayainamahPleasure.4.tamthamdamdhamnamylum Vimala vagdevatayainamahPurity. 5.tamthamdamdhamnamjmrimArunavagdevatayainamahPassion.6.pamphambambhammamhslvyum JayinivagdevatayainamahVictory.7.yamramlamvamjhmryumSarvesvarivagdevatayainamah Controllingall8.samsamsamhamlamksamksmrim KaulinivagdevatayainamahEnjoyingall. Themantraforthe7thavaranaisHrimSrimSouh.TheyoginiisRahasyayoginyahthesecretyogini.Thechakra isSarvaRogaharacakrethewheelwhicheliminatesdisease.TheControllerofthechakrais TripuraSiddha Chakresvaritheachievementspossibleinallthesethreestates.Youofferthe SarvaKhecarimudra Hsakaphrem. TheEighthAvaranatheWeaponsoftheDivineMotherandtheGoddessesoftheInnerTriangle. YouworshiptheDevi'sarmsandhandsandthenherthirdeye,theAjnaChakra. 1.DramDrimKlimBlumSah,sarvajrmbhanebhyobanebhyonamah,sri Banasaktithefivefloweryarrowsof Manmathacallthefivesenses;sound(music),touch(eros),form(beauty),taste(sweetness),smell(fragrance). 2.Dhamthamsarvasammohanayadhanushenamah,sri Dhanusaktithesugarcanebow representingthemindwhichlikessweetthingsinlife. 3.Amhrimsarvavashikaranayapasayanamah,sri Pasusaktitheattractivepowersoflove. 4.Kromkromsarvastambhanayaankushayanamah Ankusasaktitherepulsivepowertocontrolevil. 5.kaeilahrimvamarajogunaicchasaktiKamesvaryainamah,sriicchasaktidesire,thethrustofGod,desiring toseehimselfinmanyforms. 6.HasakalahrimjyestasattvagunajnanasaktiVajresvaryainamah,srijnanasaktiknowledgetheabilityto obtainthecosmosinaseedform. 7.SakalahrimraudritamogunakriyasaktiBhagamalinyainamah,srikriyasaktiactiontheabilitytoexpress thecosmosoutoftheseed. 8.Kaeilahrim,Hasakahalahrim,SakalahrimicchajnanakriyasaktiMahadevialloftheabove. ThemantraisHsraimHsrklimHrsrsouh .TheyoginiisAtirahasyayoginyahthemostsecretyogini.Thechakrais SarvaSiddiPradacakrethewheelofrealizations.TheControllerofthechakrais Tripurambacakresvarithe experienceofthecosmosinHerthreestatesunifyingalltheexperiencesofalllife.Youofferthe SarvaBijamudra Hsaum. The9thAvaranaSriLalitaDeviunitedwithSadasivaintheBindu.YouworshiptheDeviattheSahasrara Chakra.

WeworshipSriSriLalitambikaSriSahasraksiSriRajarajesvari,whosemantrais Kaeilahrim,Hasakahala hrim,Sakalahrim.SheisAtiRahasyayoginithemosttranscendentalsecretyogini.The9thchakrais SarvanandaMayacakrethewheelofbliss.TheControllerisSriMahaCakresvaritheGreatCosmicController. WeworshipHerwiththeSarvaYonimudraAim. ThePancaUpacaraPuja AftertheNavavaranaPujaisfinishedtheLalitaSahasranamaistoberecitedandthenweofferthePancaUpacaras (theFiveOfferings)toDevi. 1.Thefirstofferingisgandhamsandalwoodpaste.Thesanskritis" Lalitayaisatsangamgandhamkalpayami namah."Satsangammeansassociationwiththetruth.WhatyouaresayingisLetthesweetperfumesmellofour associationwiththetruthbeassandalwoodofferedinmymindtoyourlotusfeet. 2.Thesecondofferingisofflowers.Whataretheflowersthatareoffered? Lalitayaiindriyanigrahampuspam kalpayaminamah.Indriyanigrahammeanscontrolofthefivesenses.Theyaretheflowersthatweoffer. 3.Thethirdofferingisdhupam,incense.Lalitayaikamakrodhalobhamohamadamatsaryapunyapapa visarjanamdhupamkalpayaminamah.Theincenseisleavingthepassionsforlust,greed,etc.andthenotionsof punyavirtueandpapasinbehind,lettingthembeburntupastheincensestickisburntup. 4.Thenextofferingisdipamthelight.Whatisthelightweareoffering? Lalitayaichitkaladarsanamdipam kalpayaminamah.Chitmeansawarenesskalaisthelightsintheawarenessinthemind'seye;whenyoucloseyour eyesandyouareseeingthelightswithin,itisthoselightswhichyouoffertotheDevi. 5.Naivedyamisfood.Lalitayaivasudhadisivavasanamsivasaktisamarasyamnaivedyamkalpayaminamah .To Lalita,vasudhadistartingfromtheearth,sivavasanaminalltheelements,inallthechakras,Sivaistheseerand Shaktiistheknown,themodifiedandunmodifiedawarenesses,theirunion(samarasyam)istobeofferedasafood offering.Theunionbetweentheseerandtheseenisthefoodoffering. 6.Karpuracamphor.Lalitayaimanolayasvarupaanandakarpuranirajanamkalpayaminamah .Manolayaisthe eliminationofthemind;thatisthestateofbliss.Likethecamphorthatburnsandeliminatesitself,soweofferthe eliminationofallthoughtsfromthemindtotheDevi. 7.Tambulampan.Lalitayaiupanisadvakyasurabhilamtambulamkalpayaminamah .Theupanisadsarethe partsoftheVedasthatdealwithknowledge.Vakmeansthesentences.Surabhilamisperfumed.Theperfumed speechattheendoftheVedasrelatingtoknowledge,thatisofferedasthemouthfreshingpantoDevi. 8.ThelastofferingisofferingourselvestoDeviSivohamSivaham.IamSiva.YouareSiva. KamaKalaDhyanam WemeditateonthefaceofDeviasSaraswati,HerbreastsasGoddessLaksmi,andHergenitalsasGoddessDurga, KaliorLalita.Inthismeditation,youvisualizeyourselfasDevi,andDeviineverything.Allthatyouseeis yourself.TakesometimetoabideinthisopenonenesswithDevi. BaliDanam Inthislastpartofthepuja,yougiveafoodofferingtotheKsetrapalakatheDeitiesthatprotectthefield,the locationwherethepujaisbeingheld.Youarealsogivingtotheevilmongeringspiritsorforcesthatexistall aroundussothattheydonottroublethedevoteeswhoaredoingthepuja. YoudrawthediagramonthefloorinfrontoftheDeviusingthesamanargyamwaterthetrianglesurroundedby thecircleandasquare.Whiledrawingyourecite" Aimvyapakamandalayanamah ".Ontopofthediagramyou placeasmallplateorvessel,preferablyofcopper.Youputasamplingofeachofthefoodofferingsgiventothe Deviontheplate,andpourwaterontopofit.Thenyousaythefollowingmantra: Omhrimsarvavighnakridbhyahsarvabhutebhyohumsvaha .Sarvavighnakridbhyaallthosewhoare creatingobstacles;sarvabhutebhyoalltheelementswhicharecreatingthetrouble;humsvahaIsayhumand offerthemtothefire.ThewordHumhasaspecialmeaning.Itiscalledakurchabija.Whenyouholdyourbreath andpushitdownasifyouweregoingtoeliminateyourbowels,thenyoufeelafteralittlewhiletherushofblood cominguptotheface.Thefacewillflushwiththeblood.Thatisthehum.WhenyousayHumPhatsvaha,anddo itlongenough,thephatisthesoundofexplosionwhenthebloodrushestoyourheadandyouloseyourbody,you

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passout.Youaredead.Thisisthewaytheyogisdie.Theyjustholdtheirbreath,pushitdownandthentheblood rushesup.Theheadisfullyenergizedinasuperconsciousstateanditblowsuplikeacoconutandthewatersflow outtoSiva.ThisisthesecretoftheHumPhatSwahamantra.Swahaiswhatyouoffertothefire.Phatisthe explosivesound.Whenyouofferthebodytothefire,youaredead.Soinasense,PhatandSwahaarethesame thing.Whenyousayone,youdon'thavetosaytheother. Thenyouclapthreetimesforthoserelatingtothebody,thoserelatingtheelementsandthoserelatingtotheastral entities.Adiatmika,adibhutikaandadidaivikaarethethreedisturbingelementsyoutrytoeliminate. ToFinishthePuja ToofferanythingtoGod,apuja,akarma,howdoweoffer?Weofferwiththeseedandwater.Akshatas,therice grainsrepresenttheseed.These,alongwithwateryoupourovertheMeruSriChakra. EtatpujaphalamThefruit ofthispuja;sarvamsriparadevatarpanamastu alongwithwatermayitbeofferedtothetranscendentalGoddess; paramesvaraparnamastutothefatherGod,Siva;GurudevatarpanamastutotheGuruwhoisthelivingGod, weoffer;svatmarpanamastuIoffertomyself. Attheendofthepujayoupickupthevesselcontainingtheviseshargyam,putitontopofyourheadandthenshow itthreetimestoDevi.Afterthisyoudistributethenectartothedevotees.Donotdisturbitduringthepuja. Parasuramakalpasutra TheKalpaSutraisadigestofSriVidya,asystemofDivineMother'sworshipcompiledbyParasuramafromseveral systemswhichprevailedinhisday.ThisisoneofthemanyformsofSriVidyanowinvogue.Itistheshortestand bestarrangedoneofthemall. ApassagefromTripurarahasyaUpanishatquotes. IntheUpasanaKandaoftheVeda,theUpasanaorthecontemplativeworshipistreatedinallitsdetails.These detailswerecompiledbySivainsixclassesofworksknownasAgama,Rahasya,Samhita,Yamala,Arnavaand Tantra,eachclassbeingdevotedtoadistinctDevataorformoftheSupreme. BhargavaRama,sonofJamadagni,sawthemtoovastadaskedhisreveredmaster,BlessedDattatreyawho combinedtheTrinityofBrahma,VishnuandSivainHimself,toabridgethesystem.Accordingly,seeingthatthe UpasanaofTripurawasthehighestofallformsofworshipandthatitseffectincludedtheeffectsofallotherforms ofworship,composedDattaSamhitacomprisingeighteenthousandverses,inwhichtheworshipofTripurawas laiddowninallitsdetailsinasuccinctform. FromhimBhargavaRamalearnttheSamhita.But,findingthatitwasstilltoovastinextentandthatitsmeaning wasstilltoodeepfortheaveragedevoteetounderstand,Ramaabridgedthesystemstillfurtherandpresenteditin anintelligibleform.ThisabridgmentcontainedsixthousandsutrasinfiftyKhandasorsections. Rama'spupil,again,SumedhaoftheHaritafamilywhostudiedthissutrafromhismaster,foundtheworkalmost asvastasDattaSamhita,andsomadeanabridgmentoftheSamhitaandtheSutra,intheshapeofanotherworkof Sutras,takingtheformofadialoguebetweenDattandRama.Itisthisabridgmentthathascomedowntousasthe ParasuramaKalpaSutracomprisingtenKhandas.Thhoughtheworkisnotapparentlyintheformofadialogue, still,itmaybeinferredfromtheconcludingpassageoftheworkthatitisadialoguebetweenthemasterandhis pupil. FindingthisSutratoodeepinitsmeaningforordinarystudentstounderstand,Umanandanatha,adiscipleofthe blessedBhaskararaya,composedin1775thework"Nityotsava"layingdownclearlyandmethodicallythesystemof worshiptaughtintheSutra.IhavetakentheLalitaUpasanafromtheKalpaSutraandtriedtoexpalinthe meaningsinscientificidiomsuitedtothe20 thcentury. AmritaofDevipuram,India,531001 1998

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