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Vajra Yogini and Vamana Avatara

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If you do not know who Vajra Yogini is, please click on the link to know more about the goddess (https://kaulapedia.com/en/vajra-yogini/) Vajra Yogini is the goddess of two fold path of 'tamas' and 'vama'. Her path is the path from tamas to the truth. First when the sadhaka engages in her practices, they first indulge in tamas to master it. After some years of rigorous penance when one perfects the sadhana, they leave behind their tamas nature and they ascend to light.  Vajra Yogini is also mentioned in our scriptures but not directly. She has to be decoded. Just like the whole world who think Vamana avatara of Lord Vishnu was a Brahmin. Vamana clearly was a person who was an ardent follower of Vama or the left hand path to god.     The Vamana avatara of Lord Vishnu had perfected a particular form of Vajra Yogini . Vamana was an ascetic who after deep penances of Lord Shiva perfected Vajra Yogini form, where she is portrayed as standing with one leg while the other l...

Why do Naga Babas walk naked?

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I do not own copyright of this picture. This picture is used for illustration purpose and is used in this blog under fair use of intellectual property. This is a million dollar question, 'why do Naga Babas walk naked?'. My answer may not be a million dollar answer or an answer among million answers, nevertheless I proceed to answer it through this post. Philosophically speaking, nakedness is also a mind construct like time and space. We find it amazed or disgusted when we find a person walking naked. Seldom do we question our own self the purpose of their nudity? Perception varies from people so does their answers. I think the whole essence of nudity is nothing but perception. The perception of nudity to Naga Baba is different to the Baba themselves and to us. The perception is relative and subjective. The perception through which a Baba ji embraces nudity is not equally perceived by common people. Common people find the nudity of Naga Baba offensive but the nudity of Sunny Leo...