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Vignana Bhairava Tantra - VII

Shiva speaks....

Bhairava Uvacha:

Sadhu Sadhu Twaya Prushtam Tantra Saaramidam Priye

Goohaneeyatamam Bhadre Tathapi Kathayamite

Yatkinchit Sakalam Roopam Bhairavasya Prakeerthitham

After hearing Parvati speak and ask questions, Shiva says, "Good, my beloved lady, What you have asked me is the essence of Tantra. I will now give you the most secret knowledge - auspicious one. I will tell you about the different forms of Bhairava," says Shiva.

Here the sharing of the highest wisdom of consciousness is happening between the lover and the beloved. This is the factor that makes the Vignana Bhairava Tantra accessible to all. Shiva is able to explain the nuances of experiencing consciousness through many ways, subtle, intricate and with innumerable methods for the understanding of people from all walks of life. He uses examples and instances from the experiences of different lifestyles of the householder, husband and wife.

Though the Tantra is open to everyone and consciousness resides in every being, knowledge of meditation bestows a certain energy and power to the individual who practices it. The power, if used unwisely, can cause harm, confusion or even bring destruction to oneself primarily and to others too. So the purity of the one who receives the knowledge is of utmost importance here. Purity here means, the use of the knowledge for one's own evolution, deeper into the self and not for any good or bad actions in the world. - Swahilya Shambhavi.

(Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Himalayas, swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com)

Vignana Bhairava Tantra - VI

The end of questioning

Nahi varna vibhedena Deha bhedene vaa bhaveth

Paratvam Nishkalatvena Sakalatvena Tadbhaveth

Prasadam Kuru Me Natha Nih Shesham Chindhi Samshayam

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The param or quality of consciousness should be beyond the division of colour, of forms. The consciousness is indivisible and hence it cannot be the different parts of colours, forms and sounds, says Devi.

Thus describing all that she knows, of names, forms, sounds, energy and of the transcendence of consciousness, she appeals to Lord Shiva to bestow his grace and completely remove any doubts from her mind. The mind knows no rest until it knows the truth, nothing but the truth and the whole truth! - Swahilya Shambhavi.

(Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad Gita, Himalayas, swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com)

Vignana Bhairava Tantra - 5

Transcendent or Immanent or Both?

Paraparayah Sakalam Aparayascha Va Punaha

Paraya Yadi Tadvatsyaat Parathwam Tad Virudhyate

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Devi questions if consciousness is present in the now or whether it transcends everything. "Is your reality immanent and transcendental at the same time? If it is immanent, present here and now, it is a contradiction that it is transcendental," she says.

While she questions Shiva of his reality, which is actually her reality and everyone else's too, it is also the technique of asking too many questions, marking the pros and cons. By generating a confusing bundle of thoughts, an experience of clarity is possible.

By Para, she means consciousness and apara means matter, form and name, the earth and all forms of manifested Universe. Her question her is, "Which is the truth - the form or the formless?" - Swahilya Shambhavi.

(Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutra. (swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com).

Vignana Bhairava Tantra - 4

Can the truth be realised through energy?

Nadabindumayam Vapi Kim Chandrardha Nirodhikaha

Chakrarudham Anachkam Va Kimva Shakthiswaroopakam

A letter is a combination of sound and silence. Same are all the names and forms we see. Parvathy wants to know if the eternal truth is in the form of letters, sounds and shapes. She asks if they are in the various major energy centres of the body, beginning from the tip of the spine to the top of the head, called by seven names as Muladhara, Swadhishtana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddhi, Agnya and Sahasrara.

Or is it through the form of pure energy that one realises your real form? Energy is a beautiful word to express that which cannot be seen, but simply experienced. We say a bubbly child is in a high state of energy. The energy of a big wave cannot be seen directly, but understood by observing the height, depth, volume and force with which it crashes on a rock. When you put on the switch, the light burns bright. You may be able to see the connecting wires, but not the electricity that causes the light to shine.

Devi asks if the truth can be realised by focussing on the sound and silence of the mantra, or by the sound that always exists in the heart beat or by focussing on the different energy centres of the body. - Swahilya Shambhavi.

(Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Yoga Sutra. (swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com)