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| name = Discourses on Tantra (Volumes 1 and 2) |
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| image = [[File:Discourse on Tantra Vol 1-Cover.jpg|100px]][[File:Discourse on Tantra Vol 2-Cover.jpg|100px]] |
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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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| media_type = print |
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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 (1921–1990).<ref group=note>The author's books on [[sociology]], [[economics]], [[philology]] were written under his given name; Sarkar used the alias ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" for spiritual topics.</ref> |
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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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== 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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[[Category:Yoga texts and documentation]] |
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[[Category:Books about spirituality]] |
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[[Category:Tantra]] |
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[[Category:1994 books]] |
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