what is the Tantra or more specifically the Vian per of Tantra the scripture affectionately and broadly just called Tantra in all eastern western communions of language Shiva in his per of form stands for the knowah and pervi or the DVI stands for the known in so the known asks the knowah how to be perceived the Vian of Tantra is a scripture where the goddess is in deep conversation with the God here the goddess denotes the baby of outer creation and the God as the absolute creation Shiva or the inner self these questions and answers of
the Tantra form that bridge the Davy Begins by asking a series of questions one by one Shiva answers that they're all merely attributes not his real self then the Davi who herself is all that is already known asks her Cosmic partner Shiva the Noah to free her from her doubts and express his true nature and here the answers by shiver each constitute techniques to bridge the outer world and go beyond but Consciousness cannot be known only experienced it it is stated that between the questions and answers there is a [Music] gap there are 112 techniques
in the Tantra or 112 sutras or methods that Shiva addresses as answers to the bavy these various methods are broadly categorized in three types of qualities the shamba opai the Shak toai and the anavi the first is considered the ideal and the most difficult the second is Guru or instruction enabled and so is medium in achievement and practice the third considered the most inferior in that it can be easily achievable through repetition and effort it is said that to succeed in a Shambo ofai the aspirant must possess firm strength of a sness to maintain Consciousness
without any support the Old Masters cite that Yogi need only maintain a thoughtless state but to do so the techniques are simply the means are in what is meant the second type or class of techniques are the Shak doai and utilize the support of the guru's grace or the Mind breath mantras or instruction here the inner senses are tuned to Consciousness where pranaa is eak out and understood in that sense these techniques are easily definable enabling their familiarity to an aspirin practice the Shak toopai type of techniques form a journey where their destination is higher
Consciousness the kind that is naturally associated with shambo's Union the anopa series of techniques form the foundational Tech techniques these can be understood through mantras yoga Prana and thought constructs simply put the middle path or Madam allows for easy centering even in simple actions such as raising our hand all the way up and taking it down slowly the Gap in between Consciousness Within These two steps just as between the dreaming and state of deep sleep just as in between two breaths The Junction exists like it does between two letters of a mantra Tria philosophy teaches
that Shiva manifested this external world to create the possibility of recognizing his own true nature in Chism though the means may be many the goal is only one mystical absorption in the Shambo state where the yogi becomes instantly established in Supreme Consciousness where one has nowhere else to go accept in this absorption of reality in God Consciousness in one's own inner nature this is what is indicated in the statement the means exists in the state of the meant according to a popular school of thought for the Tantra Oho if you feel or remain the same
and do not feel any strangeness then nothing is happening however this is the first indication of whether a type of technique fits you if it does then immediately you transported transcended transformed into a different person suddenly this happens and you look at the world in a different way the eyes are the same but the looker behind them is different another ancient Mystic Master states that the energy of Illumination is like the activity of thinking without any object of thought it is further stated that to achieve the desired States Of Consciousness one must develop a chainlike
awareness and then become aware of these kinds of gaps and the centers and Junctions of heightened awareness until one achieves such a state all the basic techniques of the anovi are recommended contemplating the Gap is one of them like the State of Consciousness in the gap between the question and the answer [Music] according to osho's translation of the Tantra the Davy asks oh Shiva what is your reality what is this wonderful Universe what constitutes seed who centers the universal wheel what is this life beyond form pervading forms how may we enter it fully above space
and time names and descriptions let my doubts be cleared translated for details this reads as from a good point of view what is essential nature of per does it consist of the energies of the multitude of letters the letters or the vamala starting from a to Cha also known as the shabd Brahma does it consist of nine different forms Shiva the absolute sadashiva the Eternal ishwara the Dy Vidya or pure knowledge Maya delusion kala skill and art Niti self-restraint and tradition purusha the living form as man and prri the inner nature of the absolute man
and divine these are the nine forms of tatwas or principles this is also known as navat are the nine types of Soul the Davi proceeds to ask does it consist of the specific Mantra that unites in an integral form with three divisions as delineated entire manifestation is broadly delineated into three primary categories consisting of Shiva Shakti and Nara which means living being the Mantra saw is specifically known as being a parab or absolute seed and as a be which is a heart seed as well as Prasad which is an offering or blessing received from the
Divine this is supposed to cover 37 tatwas up to Shiva Shiva of course represents the highest unbeknownst principle that unites all the principles together the baby asks if that is his real nature or does it consist of three shis priding over over the previously mentioned three tatwas the three shakes priding comprise of parashakti the Transcendent in which there is no distinction between Shiva and Shakti aarash Shakti the imminent of the unmanifest which is the essence of new reality and parar Shakti which is the intermediate of the two and is the bridge that Prides over all
the principles the independent and sov Sovereign energy of Shiva swatantra Shakti manifests itself as parashakti the absolute this energy wishing to create a universe in reflection is paraki both the origin and the result intermediate of the two and the imminent to Creation as a new universe is AAR aaki these are contents referred to in the rudra Tantra that which is a composite of male female and shaki Union or does it consist of NAD which is power of Mantra inseparably present as viers or pre-existent in all the words in the fifth question the Davy asks if
essential reality is made of the bridge of sound as viers the inner Junction of that bridge and the letter her or of the Bindu in the power of Mantra inseparably present in all the objects of the universe and prkash the light or illumination prkash is light which is present in an undivided form in all objective phenomena or does it consist of the further subtle States or the sheets the sheets after the NAD Bindu are ARA Chandra the Crescent Moon Nika the opening gate of obstruction NAD the point where subtle sound Blends out of outer sound
Shakti or Pure Energy Vapin VI all encompassing and pervading sumon which is the inner Cosmic stuff and finally unman which is the universal and allinclusive this final state is complete Cosmic Unity these sheets also correspond to the six Shas or zero in Universal Consciousness and to six primary states of practice within the Tantra the first last question is concerned with Matra which is half letters or vowels the second and third are concerned with Mantra the fourth is concerned with the three shakes of the Divine the fifth and sixth are concerned with mantraa or power of
Mantra she the goddess proceedes or does it consist of some mysterious power priding in the chakras the energy centers in the body or the vowelless sound h the chakras are energy centers across the body and PR Shakti resides in the sushamna nari the inner holy Tabernacle the sound H without the vowels vibrates constantly as the pran Kundalini this happens spontaneously and cannot be consciously controlled this sound is also known as the unstruck sound or the Hansa the Hansa is also the mythical swan in the sky associated with Brahma in the constellation signis and is otherwise
called the ajapa Mantra or internally continuous Mantra and finally the Davi asks if Pav's inner nature consists purely of Shakti as undifferentiated energy Shakti is supreme energy in a pure unchanged State the Davy further asks and clarifies her questions is the nature of aarash Shakti or imminent Divinity and parashakti or intermediate Divinity a composite of lifetimes and Consciousness or is even parashakti which is supreme energy also part of that composite Consciousness how is it so that the transcendental indivisible coexists with the composite of its parts in lifetimes shiva's fatra energy in parashakti exists simultaneously in
an existent and non-existent State that which is known as B aade differentiation an attribute and no differentiation as an absolute please explain my doubts to me the Davi implores Shiva between energy and the holder of energy there is no difference at all to be found always there is aade Unity between energy and the holder of energy Shakti and shiv lightening giving light burning heating all these energies are produced from the fire just as these energies are undifferentiated from fire the three Primal aspects of Shiva as an absolute are ascribed to be as Divine ASA are
the Manifest of the entire universe the vishar where his Cosmic Essence as Consciousness is the entire universe further differentiated in six ways the shadad or pure Parts as reflected and per of as prasham the Paramount in whose flame of mahab or the universal Consciousness everything is dissolved the word yoga is used both in the sense of communion with the Divine and the means or upai for that communion to Divinity and as such the technique of the Tantra are just as the varying techniques in yoga furthermore the Tantra incorporates aspects like mudras and hand gestures breath
and other sound and dharan based practices while one primary school of thought as Raja yoga prescribes the Tantra as a purely intellectual and yogic practice in that they list six primary States each interestingly corresponding to a state of shuna or zero the state of sh Jor exists without support including that of the mind or thought constructs yoga bhav this is a predisposition towards yoga practice or the right attitude yoga broadly refers to any techniques that one Embraces in activity and discipline designed towards spiritual Evolution this corresponds to the ad or the higher shun that is
in the state of shaki dhh means practice darh is also inferred as the act of becoming one with the action being performed this corresponds to the aduna of the inner shunia and resides as intention in the place of the heartan danan means concentration or Focus this is also indicative of the act of meditation or mental absorption this corresponds to the maduna or the middle shuna which is the region of of throat pallet third eye forehead and brahmarandra which is the spinal column of nerves and energy prahar prahar refers to the state of apprehending an object
of knowledge or the act of perceiving it is the state of heightened awareness where one corresponds through images in the mind and not words this corresponds to the shuna of the Vapin state where energy is all pervasive and all becoming yoga the fifth state of process is pure yoga where the Mind Body Spirit is fixed in its correct awareness this corresponds to the shunia of sua sua constitutes the entirety of a person's dense unprocessed energies sadii a higher state of inner awareness or Oneness with Consciousness is what is meant by samadi samadhi corresponds to the
highest state of the shun also known as unman it is said in traditional schools of Tantra that these states are like states of differentiation and one by one have to be recognized and dropped that is what is the act of transcendence it is further stated through the perfected practice of the Vian per of Tantra one achieves Liberation while living or the yogic state of mocha [Music] according to most sources the vgan P of Tantra is about 5,000 years old in origin predating even the ancient history epic Mahabharat a lot of ancient Master's works on the
Tantra have been preserved in Raji yoga and kashmiri Tria philosophy apart from other Himalayan Traditions while the primary sources of knowledge systems and translations we have today belonged to two notable Mystic Masters abinav Gupta in the 12th century and his direct Guru Shamar abhinavagupta also compiled an expansive treaties called the Tantra SAR which deals with all the question based aspects referred to by the dav's questions this in turn has allowed for a vast corresponding knowledge base of Consciousness practices according to abinav Gupta the copies of fan perant through Sanskrit scripture could be directly traced back
to around 800 ad since then his system inspires a blend of these techniques with yoga to create a decidedly occult type of tradition another Well translated approach to the Tantra is by achara lakman juu which is worth looking into as a novice to the scripture for an English reader and a completely different tangential approach to this treaties however belongs to Ocean [Music] osho's approach to the Tantra is totally radical from any other literate translations or the traditional approaches to the ban of Tantra in so he paraphrases and converts every Sutra into an actionable technique separate
to every succinct technique and devoid of any religious inference Osho then describes in detailed discourses the state of mind to cultivate while considering a technique this Treatise is called osho's Book of Secrets and is readily available although it is well over a thousand Pages do not let it DET you however many years it takes osho's ideology is based entirely on the concept of surrender while subtly cultivating awareness he prescribes the of the techniques with the context of his usage of the words all the while subtly encouraging a certain way of thinking similar to the systems
of shadad or pure Parts this surrender then leads to transformation which is instant a different Consciousness emerging from every practice and effort and any given moment to Osho strees is a good moment to practice according to Osho a person only needs requires one technique out of 112 and in trying each of them we'll instantaneously know which one fits as the unique personal key in his noticeably heart- centered ideology to constant theory and practice an aspiran inner spiritual make changes this transformation and a new heightened State of Consciousness is Revisited as often as necessary until consolidation
and here Osho says that a new version of yourself manifests knowing your inner silence and automatically with a sense of purpose this authentic self which is the result of Tantra then instinctively senses which parts to seek out for Spiritual Evolution for as the movement of energy inside the body changes so does the understanding of how energy processes to Outer reality and the universal way then in osho's approach to the Tantra is to enter it in love and devotion like the sufis and Mystics of yor immersed in quintessence of God Consciousness which is what the sutras
are where osho's way is in stopping the world and Sid stepping the Mind into practice the shavis approach to Tantra is rooted in theory and [Music] yoga Tantra says that recog izing one's true nature joy and Bliss is a means for Moka or Liberation to be achieved the Verna or the attribute Rises soundlessly or in subtle sound as Prana is absorbed through the Kundalini this utar arising is an autonomous State as we enter heightened energy in Union to the universe each of the techniques is like an attribute in itself and like the letters reflects a
way to look look at Consciousness the inner Divine can't be found easily because it is always the perceiver not the perceived that is the bridge of the technique and so the right way of thought is effortlessly cultivated this is known as the shatara in this context it does not mean logic chopping but training the mind in harmonious consonance with the truth of the essential self as being Shiva taraka incidentally is also the Indian name of the dragon's constellation or Draco close to the North Pole shatara represents one's highest inner truth oh radiant one this experience
May Dawn between two breaths after breath comes in or down just before turning up or out the beneficence the result of every technique in contemplation is awareness [Music] the pr of sound of the cosmic M has several uses and inferences in Mystic treeses it can be primarily interpreted in three ways the pranu the Supreme which is lorded by all this is the Shakti pranav om the pran aati that which protects the vital forces the sh Shiva Om the prar nikari or that which renovates everything and renews the Soul as it were the Vic pranav although
there are several techniques associated with the OM the funnest one is as follows splitting the M into three or four different parts a u m a is to be contemplated in the naval u in the heart m in the mouth according to osho's scriptures even visualizing the Sanskrit alphabet for M AIDS this process the natural sound of the letter M is felt at the third eye or the body's Bindu as a half note three and a half separate letters of contemplation in the naval heart and throat chakra of the M fills the entire body up
with its Essence according to Osho the letter U is a bridge for contemplation in itself and it allows for extra breath he says to Center on the sound oh without the A and the m in tone a sound audibly then less and less audibly as feeling deepens into the silent Harmony utter Consciousness that is what the Tantra is and Beyond it is the subjective reality of evolving Souls oh a [Music]