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Yantra and its significance in tantra - part i

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Have you ever seen a geometrical figure in diagrams with beej mantras and deities inscribed in copper plate?. In Buddhism, have you ever seen a enclosed geometrical figure painted in thangka?, Have you ever heard the word mandala? Have you ever seen a SRI YANTRA with complex triangles? SRI YANTRA If you answer 'yes' to the above queries then you must have some idea of yantra. If you don't have any idea but if you have seen it, you might then have an idea how it looks like. For the readers who haven't heard or seen a yantra, it looks just like this as given above. Above geometrical diagram is the SRI YANTRA. It is the most famous, revered and most selling yantra in the markets. It is the geometrical diagram of Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari. It is believed that worshiping the yantra would bring prosperity, wealth and abundance to the worshipper. Now, the question arises, "How can the geometrical diagram called yantra represent the deity?". What are the bases fo...

Maha Yogi Satyendra Nath Ji Maharaj: A glimpse of my experiences

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Before i even start eulogizing  the grate tantric tradition of the Himalayas, the Yogini Kaula tradition, I would like to pay my homage to the venerable reverend, His Holiness Kaulantak Peethadeshwar Mahayogi Satyendra Nath ji maharaj who is the abode of the timeless eternal Hindu religion and practices. He is the walking, talking encyclopedia of Hinduism. His domain of knowledge extends and encompasses the various parts of Hindu's lifestyle, from Tantra, Mantra to Yoga, Karmakanda (rituals) to Ayurveda. He has the full knowledge of the 64 art forms as mentioned in the scriptures and he is the current head i.e Peethadeshwar of the Kaulantak Peeth as mentioned in the last post and also the current head of Panchapeeth which in spiritual realm means the whole world, as per the gurumandalas, the whole world were divided into five peeths, roughly like the five continensts in historic periods. If there is one mention that makes His holiness and we all Bhairav/Bhairavi incomplete is Mahag...

Kaulantak Peeth: A basic introduction

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       Kaulantak Peeth is the sacred land that stretches down from Russian Alps through Tora Bora mountains, passing Hing Laj Devi in Pakistan, the whole Himalaya of Nepal, Bhutan, parts of Tibet which encompasses Mount Kailash and Kaulantak Peeth stretches till Burma.It is sacred because with the eternal mountains it has eternal history.It used to be the place where all Rishi Muni, Siddhas, Gandharvas, Yaksha, Kinnars, Gods and Goddesses used to reside to impart knowledge to the worthy sadhakas and Dharm used to be regulated from here. It is also the land of penances where sadhakas gets dikshas and here they start the first step to the penances.                  Historically "KAULANTAK PEETH" is mentioned in puranas. It has been explicitly mentioned in Skanda purana where brahmarandha of Sati Devi fell down.It is therefore Shakta and Shaiv peeth.It is the universal fountain from where all the sources of knowledge of sanat...