> > Wiki Willy got these secrets himself from Shankara. > > mjackson74: > That's pretty funny. > Have you two dilettantes ever considered reading a history book?
You two seem to be unable to contribute much to the conversation. Go figure. "The details of the beliefs vary in different texts, but the general principles are similar to those found in Kashmir Shaivism..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Vidya <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Vidya> Here's what is funny! LoL! Hariharananda Saraswati, the desciple of SBS, "was also the great expert of Shree Vidya and probably all the present day experts in Varanasi have somehow or the other obtained Shree vidya from him or his pupils." http://www.in.com/swami-karpatri/biography-263819.html <http://www.in.com/swami-karpatri/biography-263819.html> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Karpatri> Swami Karpatri > Yep, let's sum it up. > > > So, let's sum up what we know: > > > > The TM bija mantras came from Guru Dev, who was a > > member of the Dasanami Order of the Saraswati Dandi > > sannyasins, founded by the Adi Shankaracharya. Guru > > Dev's teacher was Swami Krishnanada Saraswati of > > Uttar Kashi. > > > > Do we agree so far? > > > > The Dandi sannyasins of the Saraswati Order in the > > Shankaracharya tradition are termed Jnana Yogis, > > and thay all worship the Goddess of Knowledge and > > Learning, Sri Saraswati. She is enthroned at the > > Sringeri Matha in Karnataka, South India, the main > > headquarters of the Saraswati sannyasins. > > > > In addition to twice daily meditation on the bija > > mantra of Saraswati, the Dasnamis of the Saraswati > > Order perform the Saraswati Puja on the 5th day of > > Magha month, known as Basant Panchami. > > > > So much for the facts. > > > > At Sringeri, Shankaracharya placed the image of > > Saraswati, which he had brought from Kashmere. > > > > All of the Saraswati dasanamis are adherents of the > > Sri Vidya and they follow the teachings contained > > in the Saunadryalahari, which was composed by the > > Adi Shankara, containing the fifteen bija mantras. > > > > According to the Shankara Saraswati tradition, > > Saraswati is considered to be the feminine energy, > > or Adi Shakti of Brahman. > > > > Devi Saraswati: > > http://tinyurl.com/yaxuhk4 <http://tinyurl.com/yaxuhk4> > > > > Sri Yantra: > > http://tinyurl.com/yc9mmjt <http://tinyurl.com/yc9mmjt>
