Apparently all the TM mantras are feminine aspect mantras. There is no
Shiva without Shakti. MMY fully supports the yantra as a golden dome, as
pure vastu - an enclosure to realize pure consciousness; vastu is almost
pure Shakti symbolism, and represents the universal womb. MMY is a
proponent of yantra and Indian vastu and that's why the golden dome has
an east-facing entrance with a nice fence around it - east is the
traditional location of Kama-rupa. They don't call it "Mother" India for
nothing.
A 'yantra' can be any image, two-dimensional or three-dimensional.
Yantras are tools for facilitating yogic enstasis, that is, a meditation
that is transcendental. In tantric yoga, there are mental techniques and
tools, such as mantra and yantra, asana, puja, etc., used as aids to
meditation. A yantra is any design that symbolizes a void with the bindu
at the center. Shakti is in fact, listed as a progenitor in the Guru Dev
puja, right after Naryana.
"Shaktism's focus on the Divine Feminine does not imply a rejection of
Masculine or Neuter divinity. However, both are deemed to be inactive in
the absence of Shakti. As set out in the first line of Adi Shankara's
renowned Shakta hymn, Saundaryalahari (c. 800 CE)..."
Read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaktism
On 12/15/2013 6:38 PM, yifux...@yahoo.com wrote:
Interesting, but MMY discarded this aspect of Devi worship; thus not
following in the footsteps of Guru Dev. I've not encountered any
instances of MMY promoting Devi worship, Sri Yantra or Sri Chakra
pujas, or for that matter, the knowledge of Tantric symbols, or any
related practices, aside silent repetition of the mantras. No japa or
worship of the Sri Yantra, or the Lalitasahasranama. .
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OTOH, Ramana Maharshi - even though regarded as a "pure Advaitin", had
regular daily Sri Chakra pujas conducted at his Ashram. So go
figure....MMY is a Sabateur.....effectively putting an end to Devi
worship in that particular lineage.
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