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Philosophy of Tāntrik-Yoga Sadhana
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which it is realised that Brahman alone is (Brahmasadbhava), is the highest ; that in which there is meditation on Brahman (dhyānabhäva), is the middle, praise (stuti) and recitation (japa) of hymns is the next, and external worship is the lowest of all. There is protest against ritualistic religion. Kulärnava Tantra says: "If the mere rubbing of the body with mud and ashes gains liberation, then the village dogs who roll in them have attained it. The distinction of castes is sub-ordinated ; and the discipline of the Tantras is open to all."36 Bhakti is regarded as helpful to salvation. Freedom of worship is allowed. As all streams flow into the ocean, so the worship offered to any God is received by Brahman. The subordinate deities are however, subject to the force of karma and time.37
M.M. Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj observes that the Tantrik method of sublimation consists of three steps : purification, elevation, and reaffirmation of identity on the plain and pure consciousness. Tantrik literature along with its mysticism, symbolism, and occulticism fulfil all the requisite demands of human life, i.e., empirical and transcendental. References : 1 Anubhavāsāntvät
-Bhamati. 1.1.2. 2 Nävirato duscaritannāśānto nāsamāhitah, NãoantmãnasO Vấpi prajñānenainam1pnuyặt.
-Kathopanişad, i, ii, 24. 3 Tuckwell : Religion and Reality, p. 311.
Samprapte jñānvijñāne jñeye ca hrdi samsthite, Labdhe säntipade devi na yoga naiva dharaņā, Pare brahmani vijñate samatairniyamairalam, TālavŢntena kiṁ käryam labdhe malemärute.
-Kulārņva Tantra : IX.27-28. Also, "Akriyaiva para pūja mananāmeva paro japah". 5 Japa bhuktiśca muktiśca labhate natra samsayaḥ.
-Kulārņava Tantra III, 96. 6 Yathadhyänasya samarthyat kits' pi bhramarayate, Tatha samadhisämarthyat brahmabhūto bhavennarah.
-Kulärnava Tantra IX.16. 7. The above extract has been taken in fragments from the book entitled "The Philosophy of
Hindu Sadhana" by N. K. Brahma. 8 M. M. Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj : Aspects of Indian Thought, pp. 204-205. 9 M. M. Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj : Aspects of Indian Thought, pp. 205-206. 10 Advaitam mecidicchanti dvaitamicchanti căpare Mama tattvam no jänanti dvaitadvaitavivarjitam !!
-Kulārņava Tantra IX-16. Suptā guruprasádena yada jägasti kundalini, Tada sarvāṇi padmani bhidyante granthyo pi ca, Tasmät sarvaprayatnena prabodhyitumisvaram, Brahmarandhranmukhe suptām mudräbhyasam samācaret.
--Siva Samhita. 12 Jivaḥ śivaḥ śivo jivaḥ kevalaḥ śivah.
- Kulārņava Tantra. IX 42, 13 "Karanbandhah smrto jivah karmamuktaḥ sadāśivah.
Ibid 43. 14 Mananaṁ visvavijānām träņasám samsārabandhanat, Ytah karoti samsiddha mantra ityucyate tataḥ.
-Pingala Tantra quoted in Säradatilaka,
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