Tantra is this dance we see in the external world.

Tantra is this dance we see in the external world.

It is vijnAna, the realization that follows wisdom or jnAna. It is perceived when energy descends from the sahasrAra.

The external is not different from the internal in essence (brahmANDa piNDANDa aikyam) but it manifests seemingly differently.

Purusha as pure Consciousness sacrificed himself to His own power PrakRti to create the external reality.

So too Shiva submits to Devi in the phenomenal world, but She as Sati and pArvatI or aparNA sacrificed Herself twice to attain Him.

 Yang dances with yin and vice versa.

The beauty is in the dance, not the outcome.

When the Shakti or energy descends after ascent to sahasrAra, the old ways of interacting will not be repeated. Because now you know your energy manifests in different forms and bodies. You will accept what Devi gives as prasAdam. This doesn't mean you will be a passive and inert loser, although to ignorant eyes it may appear so. You will be beautifully animated and put forth great energy, but you will be superbly skillful in knowing what to access, what to put forth and how to react. Your yang will bend easily with yin and enjoy the dance of tantra without being attached to the outcome. You will know that it is only by giving that you will receive manyfold. So you won't hold back in any situation. This is in fact true freedom because you will be free from the bond of expectations, and eventually from desires as well.

Living the Truth.

In this play called life that we enact, when we act with true love in our hearts, seeing the other as nothing else but a reflection of our own Self, then the play reflects a certain beauty and joy that is unique and enduring. If this is done with everyone, at all times, without attachment or expectation, regardless of how the other responds to us, that is Self-Realization and jIvanmukti.

This is the life that Jesus lived.

The Lotus of the heart blooms in the Light of Consciousness

The Lotus of the heart blooms in the Light of Consciousness.

Just as lotus in the pond blooms in the sun.

This gives birth to the deep feeling of connectedness that Rumi's poems evoke: for instance, the window between two hearts. Love is for free. Do not constrict. Love completely and freely at each instant with no expectation.

Can you keep giving with no expectation of return? Not as a human being maybe. God has also made the individual with tamas and two lower cakras so we protect the body and procreate and enjoy. This creates the dharma of monogamous marriage for stability of society.

Existence precedes goodness.

Existence precedes goodness. "Be", before you "be good."
VairAgyam (dispassion) to transcend sattva (goodness).

World doesn't need your wisdom or goodness but it will ask for it when necessary.

How long must the world experience continue?

How long must the world experience continue? Until you see only the Lord in everyone and everything at all time and you become maun (silent), not just by controlling speech, but because thoughts arise no more (sarva samkalpa sannyAsi).

Enjoy this moment.

Enjoy this moment. Be present for it. Life is nothing but a succession of moments. If each is enjoyed, then life is enjoyed. Too often we live for the future: for something that we so want to happen, that we forget that even the enjoyment of that instant requires being fully present for it. The past can fill us with regret because we cannot recapture something we enjoyed. But that is also pointless. That past was once the present, and was enjoyed because we were present for it. Enjoyment is anyway merely pleasure of the senses and stroking of the ego. Both are transient and by nature the senses get saturated on satiation, but they then also desire again. Also the same sense object is pleasing in one circumstance and not so in the other. One cannot get too swayed by either pleasure or pain; happiness or sadness. Beyond the two is Bliss, ever present and the source of joy and true love. Once samadhi is attained, one will love all equally, regardless of their behavior towards you. It is only natural.

Do not expect perfection.

Man should not expect perfection. Rahu drank amRtam and so the asuraic tendencies will always be there in man. Wisdom lies in not thinking one is better than the other, but in becoming aware that the battle between devas and asuras is timeless. Others will praise and censure according to their viewpoint, but enjoy every moment with authenticity and the Lord is pleased.

Santosha: contentment

Be happy for what you've got. SantoshAt anuttama sukha lAbhah.

YS. From santosha comes unequalled happiness.

All actions are superfluous and yet ...

All actions are superfluous and yet they must be undertaken to purify the mind by one who has not yet given up every samkalpa, and who is yet bound by sense objects or karmas (thoughts).

Only a yogArUDha is free from karma. So perform action but surrender the fruits of action to the Lord. This is actor-less action or action-less action. This non-binding action is not productive of the ignorance of bondage. Thus these vAsanAs are termed bhoga hetuh and not bandha hetuh.

Arurukshor etc BG

YadA hi etc BG

Dharma and adharma

What is dharma and what is adharma? This is the central question concerning acting in the world. That which contributes to sAdhanA and svadharma is obviously the highest dharma. The next is that which is in accord with the Vedic dharma, although this too being fraught with ignorance (avidyayA mRtyum tIrtvA) is productive of pain eventually on account of guNa vRtti virodhAcca. LaukIka dharma that is not in accord with either of these is productive of greater pain but it is not seen as such immediately, and even when glimpsed it is hard to practice continuously on account of the strength of mental fluctuations and the power of the senses that run towards the sense objects. Knowing what is shreyas and what is preyas is very hard, especially when this discrimination is so contrary to worldly wisdom (which is unfortunately not wisdom at all). When will this become firm-rooted in your thinking O mind? Alas, I have allowed you to grow very strong by feeding the senses for so long that I despair of ever controlling you successfully. The only recourse is prayer and devotion to the Lord and to resort to the yoga of eka tattva abhyAsah. Only that will rid the mind of despair and strengthen it to overcome the senses and uproot the vAsanAs.

The interaction of two people in the world...

The interaction of two people in the world is the interaction of two minds that are seemingly different reflections of the same Self. It is like two chords played together. The consonant notes are the agreement of the reflection, while the dissonant notes are the disagreements. The consonance is easy to experience and it is natural to want to continue the interaction but it is in the dissonances that the true opportunity for self-growth lies. When the mind is ripe it learns about its misperceptions of Reality from the interaction and does not blame the other. It then sees no harm in renegotiating the relationship at a different mutually productive level. But in some cases the timing is such that such renegotiation either doesn't happen immediately or even in this lifetime.

Great samadhi!

Great samadhi attained just after recalling first verse of YS. There was no need to think any further! ParamAnandam!

Devi will quell adhArmic desires

Devi will quell adhArmic desires (and reflection will show that if you see adharma in the world then you have yet to uncover some deeper adharma in yourself), and may grant the fulfillment of dhArmic desires if that is appropriate for one's growth at this stage. Note that fulfillment of dhArmic desires is not without pain. So eventually one has to purify all vAsanas to become desireless for only that state is mukti. Accept everything as Devi's prasAdam. All will be well.

True happiness or bliss is only inside

True happiness or bliss is only inside; never forget this.

shAmbhavI and khecarI mudras

Practice shAmbhavI mudra on recaka and khecarI on pUraka.

Embrace the world

Embrace the world; in doing so the only thing you have to lose is your ignorance.

Idealism is not an obstacle to happiness for an honest mind.

Idealism is not an obstacle to happiness for an honest mind.