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There are three classes of Shaiva Tantra, revealed to three kinds of aspirants respectively, inferior, mediocre and qualified - and they are: Dualisitic, mixture of duality and non-duality and non-dualistic. Statements such as those above where Shakti is an accessory of Shiva is generally belonging to the first school. Most traditions of Kashmiri Shaivism however fall under the third category. Here, Shiva IS Shakti, as Shakti here represents the Jiva and the goal of entire Tantra is to realize the oneness of Shakti and Shiva, that is symbolically expressed as the ascent or unfolding of Kundalini. Unlike classes of qualified monism, where this act of emancipation is involving the individual self merging into the universal self, in shaiva advaita, there is nothing to be merged into as the two are really one and the same and cognition of this reality is what really is the goal of the practice. The distinction between Shiva and Shakti, even in the case where they are spoken off as two , like chandrachandrikayoriva - moon and the moonbeam etc., is clarified as being just for the sake of easy comprehension of the Trika or the Philosophy. So, the polarity that is seen as Shiva and Shakti is merely an apparent truth. Shiva is akula, shakti is kula and the experiential dispelling of the wrong-knowledge or notion of separateness between them is kaula. As a side note, there really is not much of difference between the brahman of an advaitin and the shiva of a shaivaite. Its how they associate this substratal essence with causality that the differences arise, with the former adopting vivarta and the latter parinama to explain causality. My 2 cents ...

Dwai, You even got a compliment from Maste Mikeal courtesy me ... you sure owe me a coffee brother Regards, SV

Thanks for the info... Kumar is a great person and a fantastic teacher.

Nothing strange, the debate really is about how to express one's views without sounding like a jerk. And there has never been a clarification that the view claiming Buddhism to be the ONLY way is just a Buddhist's perception. I even pointed that out several times - Fine, that's your view and you're good to stick to it and even flaunt it. And the response was: Not really, it is beyond frameworks and true to all - irrespective of one following Buddhist Faith or not. Forcing that fanaticism down others' throat, especially on a Taoist Forum is what I have problem with. And when that proclaimation of faith is frequently slandering other paths. There is also problem when lack of learning, historical perspective and experiential understanding form the basis of such claims. Moreover, what is the relevance of that declaration of Superiority here?

Nobody cares except you? You seem to dig my posts .. you even un-ignored me and I am still to sufficiently thank you for that Well, not to disappoint you I have to post ... I don't wanna make you cry ... continue observing me (your own breath would've been better, but what the heck, observe something!), you will keep collecting merits in your gunnysack..or you can write a thesis on me! You even know some words here and there and you claim to know enough about me as well So, let's see how long you refrain yourself from expressing all that love inside you... till VH gets his comp back probably and there is Narayan Kaka-ji offering Shaktipat and getting that will do you a lot of good as well...just mentioning as you seem less averse to at least one Hindu thing - Shaktipat! Seriously, I will miss talking to you

Hugo, What kind of yoga were you really looking for? Hatha Yoga with physical postures, breathing exercises and so on? Or specialized branches such as Kundalini yoga, kriya yoga, Gochari yoga, Svara yoga etc.? Were you looking for some kind of a practice manual? Based on what you're looking for specifically, I may be able to give you a list of books. Regards, SV

You can do better than that Mikael ... The way you jump to defend VH, its apparent you've been learning from him at least Nothing to be proud of though ... Of course, you dragged him here and his well-being here is probably now your responsibility Predictibility is everywhere in the Universe and recognition of that is just a matter of how far your vision goes If it helps, I lived in Bangalore for 11 years ... You spoke to Indian teachers and I am one. So if you're counting numbers, I have better there as well ... grow up silly kid Correcting you is neither my interest nor responsibility. I, at this stage of your development, would not really be interested in offering you any assistance. But I was just trying to point out how desperate you were to go for the same Shaktipata which you discarded as useless. Mixing of traditions has never been a accepted practice to a Buddhist and seeing how stuck up you are based on a few books you've read (presumably on www ), I was rather surprised. Well, absence of consistency and forbearance are characterisitc of each of your post. So nothing new to note here. That you understand the sarcasm is an achievement on the part of its originator. So, I will celebrate that ... And that lack of Shamatha comment was not sarcastic .. just an observation...

He does talk about full lotus in his level 2 course. But what I said was what he told me during a conversation.

Full Lotus is essentially Five Lotuses Facing up - the crown, the hands and the feet. That would mean the mind/soul (Crown), senses (hands) and body (legs) are facing the Supreme or the Heavens and in perfect alignment with one another and with the Heaven. The ancients speak of the very posture as a Prayer, an energetic prayer. Yogi Matsyendra of the Hatha Yoga school describes it as the best physical posture that represents yoga or union. The posture is described to be capable of both "quietening" and "awakening", as appropriate. As Sifu Zhixing Wang describes - energy channels are opened naturally and without force by simply being in full lotus and taking to abdominal breathing. Even the mantrayana traditions seem to view this posture as the best for reciting mantras. IMO, the full lotus is much more than a simple posture? The very first 'big' mco activity for me was when simply sitting and full lotus and the posture seemed to have a lot to do with it. Chunyi Lin mentions that Full Lotus in itself is a complete Qigong system and there is some name to it (can't recollect now )

Great song and a lovely video as well

You talk and talk and talk... you did before on E-Sangha, now here on special invitation ha ha and will do that elsewhere in future and the cycle goes on ... you only "talk"... read your own posts again and it shows that thats all you do and a crap load of it as well and not one bit of that "direct meditational experience" you like to flaunt in every other post as the reason why everyone should accept what you say - comes through in what you write and its sad. After all that "you" have said in this very thread, I am surprised you have any more hypocrisy left to accuse another of attacking or sounding illogical. But your attitude can be summarized in a single line: "I do its virtue, another does it's sin". But such an idiotic statement needs no counter-argument as it shoots itself in the foot. Using frequently words like belittling, threatening, attacks etc. does not change the fact that your conduct here has NOT been worthy of anything better than what you've gotten back. After all, you get what you deserve and thats one of the six tenets of karman. Hope you accumulate merits and get a better life in times to come

You too

This may be useful: A Talk by Eido Michael Luetchford.

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Another one, Avadhuta Gita of Dattareya.

Agree with you on this totally ...

I think the above is the key. And there seem to be really few brands that satisfy this condition.

Awesome, thanks Gold...

Common, is that the first word you think of when you see such sweet kids? Why not beauty, life, light, zest, chi, purity? Can you please take that pic off? It's a request.

MCKS Meditation on the Twin Hearts can be very useful in opening up and connecting with people, nature, oneself ...