>> So you are saying that the practice of this knowledge of >> Sri Vidya didn't exist prior? >> Sri Vidya, the Audicious Wisdom, has existed since the dawn of human conciousness, however as a tantric cult it dates from the eight century in India durng the time of the Sahajyas and mahasiddhas. > The only means of liberation is the Grace of Guru. > That's tantra - but it's very difficult to find a true guru in this age, that's why the tantras were prepared and desciminated.
> From His mouth these ears heard the following words,"Practice of > tantra keeps one tied to the earth, Swamiji's way is Vedic way > not tantric." > So, Swamiji doesn't agree with the Shankaracharya of Sringeri? >> People nowadays can't read or write Sanskrit and thus they >> can't access the scriptures; > > This is not true. > So you're a Sanskrit reader and you can read the tantras. Why then would you need a guru if you're already literate? >> real gurus are hard to find; > > This is true. REAL gurus find their devotees at the proper time. > >> and hardly anyone gets a shaktipat anymore; all we have >> now are the tantric techniques. > > Again believe what you will. > >> Everyone meditates on something - that's why they call it >> meditation. > > Point is what is to meditate upon when Fullness is the reality? > According to Shankaracharya of Sringeri, sadhaks should meditate on the Sri Vidya bija-mantras. > Then again, what do I know. > >> So, yes I do believe, based on the available evidence, that >> Swami Brahmanand Saraswati probably meditated on the Sri >> Chakra, just like all of the other Dasanamai Saraswati >> Sannyasins do. >> > This I do not doubt. Does it mean that an ordinary Joe gains > liberation from performing this puja? > Meditation and puja or any other technique does not bring liberation - they only provide the opportunity for transcending. > It is doubtful that anyone but these swamis can properly perform > such, and if a Joe attempted would likely bring about more > disasterous results than positive. > Anyone who can think can meditate using the tantric bija-mantras. > His mind doesn't set at the feet of Guru. Then what > is the use? All these are a waste. > Most of us don't live in India, therefore we can't sit at the feet of your Swamiji and get the shaktipat. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
