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798. less orthodox, and quotes Nigamatantra sara: "In Gaura and other regions can be obtained by pasubham siddhi" (bread-catattva practiced in material form). We have seen that the tantric fall into two classes: the sa-mayin, who believe in equality of Siva and Sakti, and strive to awaken the kundalini through spiritual exercises, and Kaul, who venerate the Kaulini (= kundalini) and delivered to specific rituals. This distinction is accurate, no doubt, but not always easy to determine to what extent a ritual should be understood literally: we have seen (p. 239) in which respect it in-interpret the "drunkenness" that continues "to fell to the ground. " Now, more than once primitive and brutal language-do is used as a trap for non-initiates * A text concludes, the Saktisangama Tantra, devoted almost entirely to satcakrabheda (the "penetration of the six cakra") employs a very concrete87 vocabulary to describe spiritual exercises (see vol. H, p. 126-131 on the five makara: segun B. Bhattacharyya is not in any way "fish, meat, maithuna, etc.." but technical terms relating to the meditations). Not stress too much about the ambiguity of the erotic vocabulary in tantric literature. The ascent of Candali through the body of the yogi is often compared to dance the "washerwoman" (Dombi). With "Dombi on his neck," the yogi "spends the night in the midst of great bliss" (see the texts reproduced by Dasgupta, Obscure Religious Cults, p. 120 et seq.). This does not preclude the maithuna ritual is practiced equally as concrete. By the very fact that it is no longer a profane act, but a rite, which the officials are no longer human beings but "detached" as gods, sexual union is not participating and karmic level. Tantric texts often repeat this maxim: "the same acts that make some men burn in hell for millions of afios, the yogi gets his salvation eter-na" (sattva karmanayena cat kalpakoticatanyapi, tena Ghore pacyante Naraka vimucyate yogi; Jnanasiddhi of Indrabhuti, p. 32, slo-ka, 15). See also other texts in Note VI, 11. That is, as * 7 To the extent that the text editor, Dr. Benoytosch Bhattacharyya had the precaution of replacing the signs XXX sexual terms, the S

and his mouth gathers this lection unexpected: "Women are gods, women are life, women are Adom. Be ever among women, in your mind" .* 8 According to a legend of tontrismo Chinese, a woman of Yen-chou was given to all men, after his death it was discovered that she was the "Bodhi-sattva with chained Bones" (ie the bones of the skeleton is, as strings were attached). 89 All this comes as maithuna the limits of itself and is part of the great movement of devotion to the "Divine Woman" that dominates the whole of India, after centuries vn - vm. We have seen the dominance of Sakti in the systems of salvation * R S. Levi, Le Nepal, Ettide h'stcrique (Tun h'mdou royaume (Paris, 1905), vol. I, ps. 346-47. V> r S. Levi also on the Bulletin Mahacina £ cole Francaise Extreme Orient, 1905. Woodroffe, Shakti and Shakta, p. 179. 39 Chou Yi-Liang Tantrismin China (cf HarvardJournal Asiatic Studies, VT1I, ps. 241- 335), ps. 327-328. But this e! Cgio of carnal love can exp! H i-oars for emphasis (especially in the media Taoist) to the horn sexual tech-niques way to prolong life. Note VI, 12. and the importance of women in disciplines cpirituales. With krisnaita Vishnuism in form, love (prema) is called a des-empefiar a major role. It is primarily an adult love Tero of parakiya ratified, "the other woman" in the famous "Courts of Love" Bengal was organized fights between the owners of visnui-tas parakiya and keepers of conjugal love, svakiya, and the latter were defeated forever. The issue was that love of Radha with Krishna UNFA: love secret, illegitimate, "antisocial" and sim-breaking metabolized imposed by any authentic religious experience. (It will be noted that the symbolism of the mystic Christian marriage, which makes Christ the Bridegroom, not sufficiently emphasized in the eyes of a Hindu, the abandonment of all social and moral values, which involves the mystical love). Radha is conceived as infinite Love which is the essence of Krishna (see the texts cited by Dasgupta, Obscure religious cult, p. 142 et seq.). The woman in the nature of Radha and Krishna the man, so it is that "truth" concerning the loves of Krishna and Radha knowledge can only be given in the body itself, and this knowledge to the level of "corporei-dad" has a universal metaphysical validity. Ratna-sara proclaims that performs the "truth of the body" (bhanda) is taken capable of reaching the "truth of the Universe" (Brahmanda; op Dasgupta, P. 165). But, as in other schools t & Centrally and mystical when talking about man and woman, no one thinks of the "common man''(samanyamanus), the" man of passions "(Rager manus), but esenciaj man, "archetypal", "unborn" schoolmaster "or manus)," unqualified "(sahajamanus)," eternal "(nityerma-nus), so it is not a" common woman "(samanyarati) that you can discover the essence of Radha, but with the "extraordinary woman" (biceaarati: text in Dasgupta, p. 162). The "encounter" between Women and Men takes place in Vrindaban, the mythical place of the loves of Krishna and Radha, his union is a "* Set" (Ma), ie that is free from cosmic gravity, is pure spontaneity. Moreover, all mythologies and the techniques of the conjunction of opposites are standardized: Siva -Shakti Buddha-Shakti, Krishna-Ra-dha are translatable into any union (round Pingala, kundalini and Siva, prajnay upaya, "respiraci6n" and "thought", etc.).. Any conjunction of opposites to make a break level and leads to dis-covery of the "spontaneity" primordial. Many times, a mythological scheme is both "internalized" and "red" used Zander tartaric theory of cakra. visnuita In the poem Brahma-samhita, the Sahasrara-cakra is likened to Gokula, the abode of

and his mouth gathers this lection unexpected: "Women are gods, women are life, women<br />

are Adom. Be ever among women, in your mind" .* 8 According to a legend of tontrismo<br />

Chinese, a woman of Yen-chou was given to all men, after his death it was discovered<br />

that she was the "Bodhi-sattva with chained Bones" (ie the bones of the skeleton is, as<br />

strings were attached). 89<br />

All this comes as maithuna the limits of itself and is part of the great movement of<br />

devotion to the "Divine Woman" that dominates the whole of India, after centuries vn -<br />

vm. We have seen the dominance of Sakti in the systems of salvation<br />

* R S. Levi, Le Nepal, Ettide h'stcrique (Tun h'mdou royaume (Paris, 1905), vol. I, ps.<br />

346-47. V> r S. Levi also on the Bulletin Mahacina £ cole Francaise Extreme Orient,<br />

1905. Woodroffe, Shakti and Shakta, p. 179.<br />

39 Chou Yi-Liang Tantrismin China (cf HarvardJournal Asiatic Studies, VT1I, ps. 241-<br />

335), ps. 327-328. But this e! Cgio of carnal love can exp! H i-oars for emphasis<br />

(especially in the media Taoist) to the horn sexual tech-niques way to prolong life. Note<br />

VI, 12.<br />

and the importance of women in disciplines cpirituales. With krisnaita Vishnuism in<br />

form, love (prema) is called a des-empefiar a major role. It is primarily an adult love Tero<br />

of parakiya ratified, "the other woman" in the famous "Courts of Love" Bengal was<br />

organized fights between the owners of visnui-tas parakiya and keepers of conjugal love,<br />

svakiya, and the latter were defeated forever. The issue was that love of Radha with<br />

Krishna UNFA: love secret, illegitimate, "antisocial" and sim-breaking metabolized<br />

imposed by any authentic religious experience. (It will be noted that the symbolism of the<br />

mystic Christian marriage, which makes Christ the Bridegroom, not sufficiently<br />

emphasized in the eyes of a Hindu, the abandonment of all social and moral values,<br />

which involves the mystical love).<br />

Radha is conceived as infinite Love which is the essence of Krishna (see the texts cited<br />

by Dasgupta, Obscure religious cult, p. 142 et seq.). The woman in the nature of Radha<br />

and Krishna the man, so it is that "truth" concerning the loves of Krishna and Radha<br />

knowledge can only be given in the body itself, and this knowledge to the level of<br />

"corporei-dad" has a universal metaphysical validity. Ratna-sara proclaims that performs<br />

the "truth of the body" (bhanda) is taken capable of reaching the "truth of the Universe"<br />

(Brahmanda; op Dasgupta, P. 165). But, as in other schools t & Centrally and mystical<br />

when talking about man and woman, no one thinks of the "common<br />

man''(samanyamanus), the" man of passions "(Rager manus), but esenciaj man,<br />

"archetypal", "unborn" schoolmaster "or manus)," unqualified "(sahajamanus)," eternal<br />

"(nityerma-nus), so it is not a" common woman "(samanyarati) that you can discover the<br />

essence of Radha, but with the "extraordinary woman" (biceaarati: text in Dasgupta, p.<br />

162). The "encounter" between Women and Men takes place in Vrindaban, the mythical<br />

place of the loves of Krishna and Radha, his union is a "* Set" (Ma), ie that is free from<br />

cosmic gravity, is pure spontaneity. Moreover, all mythologies and the techniques of the<br />

conjunction of opposites are standardized: Siva -Shakti Buddha-Shakti, Krishna-Ra-dha<br />

are translatable into any union (round Pingala, kundalini and Siva, prajnay upaya,<br />

"respiraci6n" and "thought", etc.).. Any conjunction of opposites to make a break level<br />

and leads to dis-covery of the "spontaneity" primordial. Many times, a mythological<br />

scheme is both "internalized" and "red" used Zander tartaric theory of cakra. visnuita In<br />

the poem Brahma-samhita, the Sahasrara-cakra is likened to Gokula, the abode of

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