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Author | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
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Language | English |
Subject | Philosophy |
Publisher | Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers |
Publication date | 1994 (IND)[1][2] |
Media type | |
Pages | Vol. 1=270 pp., Vol. 2=266 pp. |
ISBN | 81–7252–112–X Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Discourses on Tantra (Volumes 1 and 2) is a book in two volumes that collects the speeches on Tantra given by the philosopher and social reformer Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921–1990).[note 1]
Contents
First volume
In this volume of 270 pages, starting from the speech "The Devotee and the Lord"[3] (given in Saharsa, Indian state of Bihar March 24, 1959, in occasion of the Dharma Maha Chakra (DMC))[4] 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). The book contains a total of 28 chapters and is divided into 3 parts:
- Part 1. Tantric Philosophy: containing 6 chapters
- Part 2. Tantric Science: Raising the Kundalini, containing 7 chapters
- Part 3. Tantric History: containing 12 chapters
Second volume
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. The entire volume contains the 4th part:
- Part 4. The Nature and Practice of Tantra: containing 41 chapters
Sohail Inayatullah, who has devoted much of his accademical research to the study of Sarkar's several works[5][6], dealing with the Causal layered analysis (CLA)[7] mentions this book.[8] Chris Kang[9] on his essay "Sarkar and the Buddha's Four Noble Truths",[10] refers the approach of Sakta Tantra[note 2] and of Vaisnava Tantra[note 3] respectively explained by Sarkar on p. 217 and on pp. 73–74 on the 2nd volume of this book.
References
Footnotes
- ^ The author's books on sociology, economics, philology were written under his given name; Sarkar used the alias ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" for spiritual topics.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.."
Citations
- ^ "Discourses on Tantra Vol. 1 on the publisher's site". Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ "Discourses on Tantra Vol. 2 on the publisher's site". Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ Anandamurti & 1994-1, p. 1.
- ^ A spiritual ceremony where the disciples meditate in the presence of the Master and He holds an important spiritual discourse and performs a special Mudra named Varabaja Mudra.
- ^ Inayatullah 1999.
- ^ Inayatullah 2002.
- ^ Inayatullah & 2005/7.
- ^ On chapter "Causal Layered Analysis - Deepening the future" p. 6 quote n. 14
- ^ School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, The University of Queensland, Australia.
- ^ Kang 2002, p. 20.
Sources
- Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii (Ac. Vijayananda Avt. Editor) (1994-1), Discourses on Tantra, vol. 1, Ananda Marga-Ananda Printers, ISBN 81–7252–112–X
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