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Tantra and Sádhaná || Ananda Marga - The Path of Bliss || Acarya Anuragananda Avadhuta

Excerpts from "Tantra and Sádhaná" || Discourse by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Jii The scriptural definition of tantra is Taḿ jád́yát tárayet yastu sah tantrah parikiirttitah [“Tantra is that which liberates a person from the bondages of staticity”]. Taḿ is the acoustic root of staticity. Tantra has another meaning as well. The Sanskrit root verb tan means “to expand”. So the practical process that leads to oneʼs expansion and consequent emancipation is called tantra. Thus sádhaná and Tantra are inseparable. Strictly speaking, theoretical knowledge cannot be called Tantra. Tantra is a practical science. Hence in Tantra the importance of book knowledge is secondary. The practical process of Tantra begins with the physical and progresses to the physico-psychic, then to the psycho-spiritual, then ultimately results in [the supreme spiritual stance,] ensconcement in the átmá [self]. [This scientific process sets it apart from many other schools.] As the practical aspect is the most important factor in Tantra, the greatest emphasis is placed on the preceptor-disciple relationship. The disciple must do intense spiritual practice to be worthy of the preceptorʼs instructions at every stage of development. And it was for this reason that Sadáshiva never wanted the Tantric teachings to be written down. However, in course of time, due to a lack of competent preceptors and disciples, Tantra was about to be lost to society. It therefore became an imperative necessity to put the teachings in book form to save them from total extinction. There are presently sixty-four Tantric texts. Tantra is broadly composed of two parts – nigama and ágama. The former is mainly theoretical; the latter practical. As the Vedic scriptures are not based on practical instructions, some people are inclined to categorize them as nigama. According to the Rudrayámala Tantra, Ágataḿ Shivavaktrebhyo gataiṋca Girijáshrutao; Mataiṋca Vásudevasya tasmádágama ucyate. [The science which comes from the mouth of Lord Shiva, goes to the ears of Párvatii, and is approved by Lord Krśńa, is called ágama.(1)] -- Source: Tantra and Sádhaná Published in: Ananda Marga Ideology and Way of Life in a Nutshell Part 9 [a compilation] Discourses on Tantra Volume Two [a compilation] Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 8 [book not yet published in English] Supreme Expression Volume 1 [a compilation] Who Is the Real Guru? [a compilation] Release: Electronic edition version 9.0.19 #TantraAndSadhana #PracticalTantra #PreceptorDiscipleRelationship #ShriiShriiAnandamurti #TantricTeachings #NigamaAndAgama #LordShiva #GoddessParvati #LordKrishna