Tantra

110 pages

Chapter 1 - Questions relating to the Liberation of Beings
THE enchanting summit of the Lord of Mountains, resplendent with all its various jewels, clad with many a tree and many a creeper…
Chapter 10 - Rites relating to Vriddhi Shraddha, Funeral Rites, and Purnabhisheka
SHRI DEVI said: I have now learned from Thee, O Lord! of the ordinances relating to Kushandika and the ten Sang-skaras. Do Thou now,O Deva!
Chapter 11 - The Account of Expiatory Rites
LISTENING to the injunctions of Shambhu relating to the different castes and stages of life, Aparna was greatly pleased, and questioned…
Chapter 12 - An Account of the Eternal and Immutable Dharmma
SHRI SADASHIVA said: O Primordial One! I am speaking to Thee again of the everlasting laws; the wise King may easily rule his subjects if…
Chapter 13 - Installation of the Devata
PARVATI, the Mother of the three worlds, Her mind engrossed with thoughts for the purification of men polluted with the impurities of the…
Chapter 14 - The Consecration of Shiva-linga and Description of the Four Classes of Avadhutas
SHRI DEVI said: I am grateful to Thee, O Lord of Mercy! in that Thou hast in Thy discourse upon the Worship of the Adya Shakti, spoken, in…
Chapter 2 - Introduction to the Worship of Brahman
HAVING heard the words of the Devi, Shangkara, Bestower of happiness on the world, great Ocean of mercy, thus of the truth of things spoke…
Chapter 3 - Description of the Worship of the Supreme Brahman
SHRI DEVI said: O Deva of the Devas, great Deva, Guru of Brihaspati himself, Thou Who discourseth of all Scriptures, Mantra, Sadhana, and…
Chapter 4 - Introduction of the Worship of the Supreme Prakriti
HAVING listened with attention to that which has been said concerning the worship of the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Devi greatly pleased…
Chapter 5 - The Formation of the Mantras, Placing of the...
SHRI SADASHIVA said: Thou art the Adya Parama Shakti, Thou art all Power. It is by Thy power that We (the Trinity) are powerful in the acts…
Chapter 6 - Placing of the Shri-patra, Homa, Formation of the Chakra, and other Rites
SHRI DEVI said: As Thou hast kindness for Me, pray tell Me, O Lord! more particularly about the Pancha-tattvas and the other observances of…
Chapter 7 - Hymn of Praise (Stotra), Amulet (Kavacha), ...
PARVATI was pleased at hearing the revelation of the auspicious Mantra of the Adya Kalika, which yields abundant blessings, is the only…
Chapter 8 - The Dharmma and Customs of the Castes and Ashramas
AFTER hearing of the various forms of Dharmma, Bhavani, Mother of the worlds, Destructress of all worldly bonds, spoke again to Shankara…
Chapter 9 - The Ten Kinds of Purificatory Rites (Sangskara)
THE Adorable Sadashiva said: O Virtuous One! I have spoken to Thee of the custom and religious duties appropriate to the different castes…
Chapter Eight: Cinacara (Vashishtha and Buddha)
Chapter Eight It has been the subject of debate whether the Tantrik Pañcatattva ritual with wine and so forth is a product of Buddhism, and…
Chapter Eighteen: Shakta Advaitavada
Chapter Eighteen I have often been asked -- In what consists the difference between Vedanta and 'Tantra'. This question is the product of…
Chapter Eleven: Shakti in Taoism
Chapter Eleven The belief in Shakti or the Divine Power as distinguished from the Divine Essence (Svarupa), the former being generally…
Chapter Five: The Tantras and the Religion of the Shaktas
Chapter Five (What follows this bracket is a translation, done in literal fashion, from the German, of an article by the learned…
Chapter Four: Tantra Shastra and Veda
Chapter Four In writing this Chapter I have in mind the dispute which some have raised upon the question whether the Agamas, or some of…
Chapter Fourteen: Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect of...
Chapter Fourteen Cit-Shakti is Cit, as Shakti, that is as Power, or that aspect of Cit in which it is, through its associated Maya-Shakti…
Chapter Nine: The Tantra Shastras in China
Chapter Nine Adopting for the purpose of this essay, and without discussion as to their accuracy, the general views of Orientalists on…
Chapter Nineteen: Creation as Explained in the Non-dualis...
Chapter Nineteen A Psychological analysis of our worldly experience ordinarily gives us both the feeling of persistence and change. This…
Chapter One: Indian Religion As Bharata Dharma
Chapter One A FRIEND of mine who read the first edition of this book suggested that I should add to it an opening Chapter, stating the most…
Chapter Seven: Is Shakti Force?
Chapter Seven There are some persons who have thought, and still think, that Shakti means force and that the worship of Shakti is the…
Chapter Seventeen: Shakti and Maya
Chapter Seventeen In the Eighth Chapter of the unpublished Sammohana Tantra, it is said that Shamkara manifested on earth in the form of…
Chapter Six: Shakti and Shakta
Chapter Six Shakti who is in Herself pure blissful Consciousness (Cidrupini) is also the Mother of Nature and is Nature itself born of the…
Chapter Sixteen: Matter and Consciousness
Chapter Sixteen The subject of my lecture to-day is Consciousness or Cit, and Matter or Unconsciousness, that is, Acit; the unchanging…
Chapter Ten: A Tibetan Tantra
Chapter Ten [This Chapter is an admirably understanding review (reprinted from The Theosophist of July 1919) by Mr. Johan Van Manen, the…
Chapter Thirteen: Sarvanandanatha
Chapter Thirteen The Sarvollasa, a copy of which came into my possession some three years ago, is a rare MS. It is a Samgraha by the…
Chapter Thirty: Conclusions
Chapter Thirty Brahmanism or Hinduism, as in its later development the former has been called, is not merely a religion. It is a…
Chapter Three: Tantra Shastra and Veda
Chapter Three A VERY common expression in English writings is "The Tantra"; but its use is often due to a misconception and leads to…
Chapter Twelve: Alleged Conflicts of Shastras
Chapter Twelve A NOT uncommon modern criticism upon the Indian Shastras is that they mutually conflict. This is due to a lack of knowledge…
Chapter Twenty-eight: Matam Rutra (The Right and Wrong Interpretation)
Chapter Twenty-Eight In connection with the doctrine and Sadhana just described it is apposite to cite the following legend from Tibet…
Chapter Twenty-five: Varnamala (The Garland of Letters)
Chapter Twenty-five The world has never altogether been without the Wisdom, nor its Teachers. The degree and manner in which it has been…
Chapter Twenty-nine: Kundalini Shakta (Yoga)
Chapter Twenty-nine The word "Yoga" comes from the root "yuj" which means "to join" and, in its spiritual sense, it is that process by…
Chapter Twenty-one: Hindu Ritual
Chapter Twenty-one It is well said that Ritual is the Art of Religion. As practiced by the Hindus, it is not rightly judged, because the…
Chapter Twenty-seven: The Pañcatattva (The Secret Ritual)
Chapter Twenty-Seven The notoriety of the Shakta Pañcatattva ritual with wine and women has thrown into the shade not only the practical…
Chapter Twenty-six: Shakta Sadhana (The Ordinary Ritual)
Chapter Twenty-Six Sadhana is that, which produces Siddhi or the result sought, be it material or spiritual advancement. It is the means or…
Chapter Twenty-three: The Psychology of Hindu Religious Ritual
Chapter Twenty-three The word "religious" in the title of this lecture has been inserted in order to exclude magical ritual, with which I…
Chapter Twenty-two: Vedanta and Tantra Shastra
Chapter Twenty-two When your representative asked me to speak this evening, he suggested to me as my subject, that Shastra which is a…
Chapter Twenty: The Indian Magna Mater
Chapter Twenty Introductory The worship of the Great Mother as the Grand Multiplier is one of the oldest in the world. As I have elsewhere…
Chapter Two: Shakti: The World as Power
Chapter Two There is no word of wider content in any language than this Sanskrit term meaning 'Power'. For Shakti in the highest causal…
Hymn to Kali Index
| Bhadra Kali, from Moor, The Hindu Pantheon [1810], plate 28: Public domain image | Hymn to Kali by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe)…
Hymn to Kali: Errata
page 22: 'conciousness'->'consciousness' page 23: 'performancs'->'performance' page 35: 'Pancha-makāra'->'Pañca-makāra' page 37…
Hymn to Kali: Introduction
AIM I make obeisance to the Lord Guru, the wish-granting Tree of Suras, eternal Consciousness and Bliss Itself, the highest of the highest…
Hymn to Kali: Preface
THIS celebrated Kaula Stotra, which is now translated from the Sanskrit for the first time, is attributed to Mahākāla Himself. The Text…
Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 1
O MOTHER 1 and Spouse of the Destroyer of the three cities, 2 they who thrice recite 3 Thy Bīja 4 formed by omitting from Karpūra, the…
Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 10
IF by night, 1 Thy devotee 2 unclothed, with dishevelled hair, recites whilst meditating on Thee, 3 Thy mantra, 4 when with his Śakti 5…
Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 11
O SPOUSE of Hara, 1 should (a Sādhaka) daily 2 recite Thy mantra for the space of a year meditating the while 3 with knowledge of its…
Hymn to Kali: Text: Verse 12
O MOTHER, Thou givest birth to and protectest the world, and at the time of dissolution dost withdraw to Thyself 1 the earth and all…

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