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| name = Discourses on Tantra (Volumes 1 and 2) |
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| image_caption = "Discourses on Tantra" (Volumes 1 and 2): the front covers |
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| author = [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar|Shrii Shrii Anandamurti]] |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| subject = [[Philosophy]] |
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| publisher = [http://shop.anandamarga.org/ Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers] |
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| pub_date = 1994 (IND)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/tantra1.htm |title=Discourses on Tantra Vol. 1 on the publisher's site|publisher=Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |date= |accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.anandamarga.org/books/sarkar/tantra2.htm |title=Discourses on Tantra Vol. 2 on the publisher's site|publisher=Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |date= |accessdate=2013-01-01}}</ref> |
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| pages = Vol. 1=270 pp., Vol. 2=266 pp. |
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| isbn = 81–7252–112–X |
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'''Discourses on ''Tantra''''' (Volumes 1 and 2) is a book in two volumes that collects the speeches on ''[[Tantra]]'' given by the [[Philosophy|philosopher]] and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti. |
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== Contents == |
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=== First volume === |
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In this volume of 270 pages, starting from the speech "The Devotee and the [[Names of God|Lord]]"{{sfn|Anandamurti |1994-1|p=1}} (given in [[Saharsa]], [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]] March 24, 1959, in occasion of the ''Dharma Maha Chakra'' (DMC))<ref>A spiritual [[ceremony]] where the disciples [[meditation|meditate]] in the presence of the [[Guru|Master]] and He holds an important spiritual discourse and performs a special ''[[Mudra]]'' named ''Varabaja Mudra''.</ref> the author discusses the ''tantric'' [[philosophy]] (on the first part), investigates the science of ''[[mantra]]'' and ''[[kundalini]]'' (on the second part), and rediscovers pieces of ''Tantra'''s forgotten history (on the third part). |
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The book contains a total of 28 chapters and is divided into 3 parts: |
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* Part 1. ''Tantric'' Philosophy: containing 6 chapters |
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* Part 2. ''Tantric'' Science: Raising the ''Kundalini'', containing 7 chapters |
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* Part 3. ''Tantric'' History: containing 12 chapters |
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=== Second volume === |
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This volume of 266 pages starts with the speech "''Sádhana''" and ends with the discourse "''Vidyá Tantra'' and ''Avidyá Tantra''" given in [[Kolkata]] [[India]] on July 1, 1990. |
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The entire volume contains the 4th part: |
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* Part 4. The Nature and Practice of ''Tantra'': containing 41 chapters |
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[[Sohail Inayatullah]], who has devoted much of his accademical research to the study of Sarkar's several works{{sfn|Inayatullah|1999}}{{sfn|Inayatullah|2002}}, dealing with the [[Causal layered analysis|Causal layered analysis (CLA)]]{{sfn|Inayatullah|2005/7}} mentions this book.<ref>On chapter [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wUujwOQvc3cJ:www.metafuture.org/cla%2520papers/Inayatullah%2520Causal%2520layered%2520analysis%2520-%2520%2520Deepening%2520the%2520Future.pdf+%22Causal+Layered+Analysis+%E2%80%94+Deepening+the+future+s%22&hl=it&gl=it&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShrhhWJypC8e6mzs3qpyNkUqq_amT7XJV0VrbqOzFyLv4I-WrTzhpZcfrGH5NpFASHlM2vF2kQ6MCUEALSiU4hYMEA1hpWOO4z5k2ptqwvBTQNDNw-jq4Znn_ZfY8sJMwpoulTK&sig=AHIEtbRhkNoSeCG3ikFuwBNRHNDfjEGhsA "Causal Layered Analysis - Deepening the future" p. 6 quote n. 14]</ref> Chris Kang<ref>School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, The [[University of Queensland]], [[Australia]].</ref> on his [[essay]] "Sarkar and the Buddha's Four Noble Truths",{{sfn|Kang|2002|p=20}} refers the approach of ''Sakta Tantra''<ref group=note>That "emphasises the "attainment of [spiritual] power and its judicious application". It stresses the development of human vigour and fearlessness, requiring a sense of selfless surrender of personal weaknesses to the Supreme.</ref> and of ''Vaisnava Tantra''<ref group=note>That: "..aspires to lead humanity towards ''Parama Purusa'' [supreme consciousness] through the cult of sweet, divine bliss." From this comment, it appears that ''Vaisnava Tantra'' is synonymous with ''bhakti yoga''. Anandamurti identifies ''bhakti'' as the greatest treasure of the human heart, with all spiritual practices culminating in the non-dual state of ''kevala bhakti'' or "complete non-attributional devotion". He then equates non-attributional devotion with the ultimate self-knowledge that leads one to salvation.."</ref> respectively explained by Sarkar on p. 217 and on pp. 73–74 on the 2nd volume of this book. |
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== References == |
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=== Footnotes === |
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=== Citations === |
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=== Sources === |
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* {{citation|title=Discourses on Tantra, vol. 1 |last=Anandamurti |first=Shrii Shrii (Ac. Vijayananda Avt. Editor) |city:Kolkata |publisher= Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |year=1994-1 |ISBN=81–7252–112–X}} |
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* {{citation|title=Discourses on Tantra, vol. 2 |last=Anandamurti |first=Shrii Shrii (Ac. Vijayananda Avt. Editor) |city:Kolkata |publisher= Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |year=1994-2 |ISBN=81–7252–112–X}} |
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* {{citation|title=Understanding Sarkar: Tantra, Macrohistory and Transformative Knowledge |last=[[Sohail Inayatullah|Inayatullah]] |first=Sohail |city:Leiden |publisher= Brill |year=2002 |ISBN=9789004121935}} |
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* {{citation|title=Situating Sarkar: Tantra, Macrohistory and Alternative Futures |last=Inayatullah |first=Sohail |city:Maleny |publisher= Gurkula Press |year=1999 |ISBN=9780958586610}} |
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* {{citation|title=Questioning the Future: Methods and Tools for Organizational and Societal Transformation |last=Inayatullah |first=Sohail |city:Tamsui |publisher=Tamkang University |year=2005/7 |ISBN=9789867385116}} |
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* [http://ebookbrowse.com/sarkar-4nobletruths-pdf-d20753450 {{citation|last=Kang |first=Chris |title=Sarkar and the Buddha's Four Noble Truths |pages=29 |year=2002}}-Retrieved 2013-1-1]. |
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