tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post4816206996323993922..comments2024-03-26T13:06:41.178-04:00Comments on Jagat: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Vrindavan (Part II)Jagadananda Dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05887720845815026518noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-21656621455816113342015-12-28T06:59:38.364-05:002015-12-28T06:59:38.364-05:00
The Potential of the Bi-Directional Gaze: A Call...<br /><br />The Potential of the Bi-Directional Gaze: A Call for Neuroscientific Research on the Simultaneous Activation of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems through Tantric Practice:<br /><br />https://www.academia.edu/19859118/The_Potential_of_the_Bi-Directional_Gaze_A_Call_for_Neuroscientific_Research_on_the_Simultaneous_Activation_of_the_Sympathetic_and_Parasympathetic_Nervous_Systems_through_Tantric_Practice<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-23379888961326223852015-12-27T08:43:46.953-05:002015-12-27T08:43:46.953-05:00Dear J. D.,
Came across a text entitled "Exp...<br />Dear J. D.,<br /><br />Came across a text entitled "Exploring the uses of the term Sahaja in Hindu Tantra: Studying Selected Texts of the Vaisnava Sahajiyas of Bengal" today and thought you may also be interested in reading the same:<br /><br />https://www.academia.edu/19845446/Exploring_the_uses_of_the_term_Sahaja_in_Hindu_Tantra_Studying_Selected_Texts_of_the_Vaisnava_Sahajiyas_of_Bengal<br /><br />M. N.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-83714229025422368202015-11-03T18:51:40.009-05:002015-11-03T18:51:40.009-05:00Dear J. D.,
Read page 404 onwards of "The Yo...Dear J. D.,<br /><br />Read page 404 onwards of "The Yoga of the Mālinīvijayottaratantra" by Somadeva Vasudeva:<br /><br />https://www.academia.edu/3203294/The_Yoga_of_the_M%C4%81lin%C4%ABvijayottaratantra._Collection_Indologie_97._Institut_fran%C3%A7ais_de_Pondich%C3%A9ry._Ecole_fran%C3%A7aise_dExtr%C3%AAme-Orient_Pondich%C3%A9ry._2004<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br />M. N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-2466145655628747282015-10-26T07:37:15.398-04:002015-10-26T07:37:15.398-04:004 of 4
4. The [true and highest] mantra that then...4 of 4<br /><br />4. The [true and highest] mantra that then reveals itself in that state has no<br />distinguishable arrangement of syllables or phonemes to be seen within it [for<br />it is of the nature of the potency of the ultimate consciousness aham itself.]<br />When the entirety of the [separative or contractive] bodily activities have<br />dropped away or when the practice of all bodily techniques [engaged strategically<br />by the yogin] has stopped, then the [true and highest] mudra or seal of<br />the absolute rises up to reveal itself. As soon as the [separative and dualizing]<br />flow of the breath has ceased or when the [practice of the] flow of the breath<br />[that is, pranayama techniques of yoga] have stopped being performed, that,<br />indeed, is [the true] yoga which then appears.<br />In the magnificent festival of mystical illumination that leads to the attaining<br />of your splendour, what, indeed, does not then reveal itself to the enlightened<br />wise ones as completely extraordinary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-29701933271834541572015-10-26T07:36:30.937-04:002015-10-26T07:36:30.937-04:003 of 4
3. In that state, whatsoever words may eme...3 of 4<br /><br />3. In that state, whatsoever words may emerge from the mouth of such a yogin<br />are, indeed, transcendentally charged mantras. The aggregate form of the<br />body - within which the experience of pleasure and pain are constantly arising<br />- that very bodily form [of the illuminated yogin] is indeed nevertheless<br />the mudra or seal that reveals [the experience of the Absolute].<br />The spontaneous and natural flow of the breath [which produces the natural<br />mantric sound hamsa continuously] - that, indeed, is the extraordinary and<br />highest yoga itself. Having directly experienced the unparalleled splendour, the<br />illuminating glory of the divine Sakti, in truth, what will then not reveal itself<br />to me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-72335960984971658902015-10-26T07:35:38.731-04:002015-10-26T07:35:38.731-04:002 of 4
2. Such a yogin abides with eyes half open...2 of 4<br /><br />2. Such a yogin abides with eyes half opened and yet with a mind that is<br />motionless and serene, his gaze fixed steadily [at the secret portal that opens<br />to the yogin's subtle perception found] at the tip of the nose. The sun and<br />moon [either the "sun" as the means of knowledge (pramana) and the "moon"<br />as the known objective universe (prameya), or the two breaths and the whole<br />world of duality that they stir] have dissolved into the great interiority of awareness that pulsates naturally with the triple vibration [either the vibration of<br />the energies of will, knowledge, and action or the vibration of the supreme<br />Sakti that constantly tends toward the manifestation of the visible reality, the<br />counterbalancing reabsorptive pulsation of consciousness, and the supreme<br />pulsation or adya-spanda that abides beyond such polarizing movements].<br />Here, the yogin achieves the One reality, the domain whose nature is essentially<br />the pure light of consciousness, devoid entirely of all externality, the<br />supreme spirit, the true principle, the abode of the highest, the supreme essence.<br />More than this, what is there to be said of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-62966531166380584372015-10-26T07:33:30.812-04:002015-10-26T07:33:30.812-04:001 of 4
The Anubhava-nivedana-stotra of Abhinavagu...1 of 4<br /><br />The Anubhava-nivedana-stotra of Abhinavagupta<br />The Song of Praise Intended to Communicate the Direct Experience of the Absolute<br /><br />1. The accomplished Tantric yogin, whose mind and breath have been dissolved<br />through complete immersion in the innermost object of perception, the<br />supreme goal of yoga - such a yogin then abides with a silenced though open<br />vision, the pupils of the eyes unmoving. Though he [is seen to] gaze still on<br />the outer world, in truth his vision assuredly does not rest on its [apparent<br />outwardness]. This is the seal of Sambhu - the sambhavi mudra, the Saiva<br />"seal" of unitary consciousness, the performing of the ultimate "gesture" or<br />"stance" of Siva's illumination.<br />This state of true and ultimate mystical vision, O Divine Master, is produced<br />only because of your potent and illuminating grace. This is the domain of<br />Sambhu, the gracious Lord, the true state of reality which is beyond the experience<br />of both the fullness [of the conditions of ordinary awareness], as well<br />as lying beyond even the [extraordinary] void states [of advanced Tantric meditation]<br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-79204592187396605162015-10-26T06:26:40.730-04:002015-10-26T06:26:40.730-04:00Losif, with regard your question, I do not have th...Losif, with regard your question, I do not have the available materials with me to be able to answer. Perhaps they could be found on Google. The Bengal Shah was a satrap of the central Sultanate in Delhi/Agra, but the connection was very loose. The impression we get from the Vaishnava texts is not so much one of constant harassment, but the awareness that anything could happen at any time. I don't know if the dhimmi tax was applied in Bengal. This should be researched. <br /><br />There are many contrasting opinions about the character of Muslim rule in India, from those who say it was unadulterated oppression to those who paint the Muslim rulers as enlightened potentates. My feeling is that there was an entropy of sorts, in that you cannot sustain oppression over long periods of time. Hussein Shah had many Hindus in his court and he would have of necessity had to have been a little more egalitarian. But things were worse in the north.<br /><br />I will talk more about this in part III.<br /><br />Radhe Radhe.Jagadananda Dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887720845815026518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-28811029383231178652015-10-26T05:34:36.092-04:002015-10-26T05:34:36.092-04:00The Anubhava-nivedana-stotra of Abhinavagupta
The ...The Anubhava-nivedana-stotra of Abhinavagupta<br />The Song of Praise Intended to Communicate the Direct Experience of the Absolute<br />Translated by Paul E. Muller-Ortega<br /><br />See pages 573-586 (especially the verses 1-4 on pages 585-586) of 'Tantra in Practice':<br /><br />http://orientproject.ru/sites/default/files/library/David%20Gordon%20White%20-%20Tantra%20in%20Practice.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31351038.post-51783878888149803932015-10-25T23:20:29.452-04:002015-10-25T23:20:29.452-04:00Hi Jagat, This is darwin commenting here. Can you ...Hi Jagat, This is darwin commenting here. Can you give us an idea of how reasonable or overbearing the rule of Hussein Shah's court was and how heavy the tax burden or tribute was? And did that wealth stay in India with the local Muslim rulers? If not how much wealth was being taken out of India or that area at that time and where did it go?<br /><br />And the Nilachale Mahaprabhu Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vea04_6ZukoLosifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498634730971879431noreply@blogger.com