Aghora- the path of Light - an extreme sect of tantra!

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hi raji,

 

you ask,

 

"Please pardon me for my ignorance - is not "crap" a waste product

out of the system. What is the need or purpose for a realised soul

to accept the> re-entrace of waste product and demonstrate that he

is beyond all dualities. "

 

A good question and a legitimate one at that!

 

please read the following passage - you may find the answer to your

own question..

 

Aghoris pollute themselves by eating their own 'crap' and drinking

their own 'urine' in order to worship! this is how they transcend

dualities!

 

The Aghoris

 

Holiness cannot only be macho, but even 'crazy', god-possessed, as it

is shown by the members of a rather obscure and small sect, the

Aghoris.

 

 

The Aghoris willingly transgress all ascetic (and Hindu) taboos,

convinced as they are that by 'reversing all values' they will speed

up enlightenment. While all sadhus are supposed to be vegetarian and

teetotallers , Aghoris eat meat and drink alcohol.

 

Even more horrid habits are attributed to Aghoris: they eat the

putrid flesh of corpses;THEY EAT EXCREMENT AND DRINK URINE, even of

a dog; they have ritual intercourse with menstruating prostitutes on

the cremation-grounds, where they usually hang out; and they meditate

while sitting on a corpse.

 

It is questionable whether all this is regularly done, but it seems

quite certain that at least occasionally, and then in a ritual

context, as a kind of 'eucharist', these cannibalistic and

other 'inhuman' acts are still taking place.

 

Aghoris preferably live on cremationgrounds and surround themselves

with artifacts of death, like human skulls out of which they drink

and with which they perform magical rituals.

 

 

Nonetheless, the Aghoris represent a tradition that is thousands of

years old, and there have been times that the sect was quite numerous.

 

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saint Ram Nath is (was?) an aghori who practiced the extreme form

of 'aghora' - He ate his own 'crap' and drank his own 'urine' !

 

...

if you are interested, Raji, you can see a documentary called

 

 

SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 3) LIVING WITH THE DEAD The three part

mini-series which explores the selfless lives of the most

controversial sadhus of Hindu India. This segment concentrate son Ram

Nath, a member of the rare and extreme "aghori" sadhu sect, who

ritually pollutes himself in order to worship.

 

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ rOBERT svoboda's book on Aghoris

AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

 

WHO ARE AGHORIS?

 

"Ghora is darkness, the darkness of ignorance. Aghora means light,

the absence of darkness. Under the Tree of Knowledge is an Aghori, a

follower of the path of Aghora. He has gone beyond ignorance thanks

to the Flame of Knowledge which billows from the funeral pyre. The

funeral pyre is the ultimate reality, a continual reminder that

everyone has to die. Knowledge of the ultimate reality of Death has

taken the Aghori beyond the Eight Snares of Existence: lust, anger,

greed, delusion, envy, shame, disgust and fear which bind all beings.

The Aghori plays with a human skull, astonished by the uselessness of

limited existence, knowing the whole world to be within him though he

is not in the world. His spiritual practices have awakened within him

the power of Kundalini, which takes the form of the goddess dancing

on the funeral pyre: Smashan Tara. He is bewildered to think that all

is within him, not external to him; that he sees it not with the

physical eyes but with the sense of perception. The Flame of

Knowledge is that which preserves life, the Eternal Flame, the

Supreme Ego, the Motherhood of God which creates the whole Maya of

the universe and thanks only to Whose grace the Aghori has become

immortal."

 

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DEAR MEMBERS FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENTS !

 

BTW, RAJI, DID YOU LIKE THE LINK WE POSTED ON 'SRI VIDYS' ? read the

section on bhavanopanishad, a shakta treatise on sri vidya... it is

facinating!

 

love

[Guest guest]

Dear Adi,

 

Thanks and the below clip was facinating to read. How strange when comes to

religion. This shows one can realise god by any method. We go the other

way round . Sometimes, we even go to other extreme by not eating onion and

garlic. Sex before marriage or extra marital relationship is something not

heard off or spoken.(aS THOUGH WE LIVE IN VICTORIAN TIMES.)

 

After reading these articles I feel religion is ones way of life. your

comment please.

 

Which site are you referring when comes to Sri Vidya. I am new to this

group.

 

raji.

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>Aghoris pollute themselves by eating their own 'crap' and drinking

>their own 'urine' in order to worship! this is how they transcend

>dualities!

>

>The Aghoris

>

>Holiness cannot only be macho, but even 'crazy', god-possessed, as it

>is shown by the members of a rather obscure and small sect, the

>Aghoris.

>

>

>The Aghoris willingly transgress all ascetic (and Hindu) taboos,

>convinced as they are that by 'reversing all values' they will speed

>up enlightenment. While all sadhus are supposed to be vegetarian and

>teetotallers , Aghoris eat meat and drink alcohol.

>

>Even more horrid habits are attributed to Aghoris: they eat the

>putrid flesh of corpses;THEY EAT EXCREMENT AND DRINK URINE, even of

>a dog; they have ritual intercourse with menstruating prostitutes on

>the cremation-grounds, where they usually hang out; and they meditate

>while sitting on a corpse.

>

>It is questionable whether all this is regularly done, but it seems

>quite certain that at least occasionally, and then in a ritual

>context, as a kind of 'eucharist', these cannibalistic and

>other 'inhuman' acts are still taking place.

>

>Aghoris preferably live on cremationgrounds and surround themselves

>with artifacts of death, like human skulls out of which they drink

>and with which they perform magical rituals.

>

>

>Nonetheless, the Aghoris represent a tradition that is thousands of

>years old, and there have been times that the sect was quite numerous.

>

>**********************************************************************

>

>saint Ram Nath is (was?) an aghori who practiced the extreme form

>of 'aghora' - He ate his own 'crap' and drank his own 'urine' !

>

>..

>if you are interested, Raji, you can see a documentary called

>

>

>SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 3) LIVING WITH THE DEAD The three part

>mini-series which explores the selfless lives of the most

>controversial sadhus of Hindu India. This segment concentrate son Ram

>Nath, a member of the rare and extreme "aghori" sadhu sect, who

>ritually pollutes himself in order to worship.

>

>I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ rOBERT svoboda's book on Aghoris

>AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

>

>WHO ARE AGHORIS?

>

>"Ghora is darkness, the darkness of ignorance. Aghora means light,

>the absence of darkness. Under the Tree of Knowledge is an Aghori, a

>follower of the path of Aghora. He has gone beyond ignorance thanks

>to the Flame of Knowledge which billows from the funeral pyre. The

>funeral pyre is the ultimate reality, a continual reminder that

>everyone has to die. Knowledge of the ultimate reality of Death has

>taken the Aghori beyond the Eight Snares of Existence: lust, anger,

>greed, delusion, envy, shame, disgust and fear which bind all beings.

>The Aghori plays with a human skull, astonished by the uselessness of

>limited existence, knowing the whole world to be within him though he

>is not in the world. His spiritual practices have awakened within him

>the power of Kundalini, which takes the form of the goddess dancing

>on the funeral pyre: Smashan Tara. He is bewildered to think that all

>is within him, not external to him; that he sees it not with the

>physical eyes but with the sense of perception. The Flame of

>Knowledge is that which preserves life, the Eternal Flame, the

>Supreme Ego, the Motherhood of God which creates the whole Maya of

>the universe and thanks only to Whose grace the Aghori has become

>immortal."

>

>**********************************************************************

>DEAR MEMBERS FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENTS !

>

>BTW, RAJI, DID YOU LIKE THE LINK WE POSTED ON 'SRI VIDYS' ? read the

>section on bhavanopanishad, a shakta treatise on sri vidya... it is

>facinating!

>

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--- "adi_shakthi16 <adi_shakthi16"

<adi_shakthi16 wrote:

> hi raji,

>

> you ask,

>

> "Please pardon me for my ignorance - is not "crap"

> a waste product

> out of the system. What is the need or purpose for

> a realised soul

> to accept the> re-entrace of waste product and

> demonstrate that he

> is beyond all dualities. "

>

> A good question and a legitimate one at that!

>

> please read the following passage - you may find the

> answer to your

> own question..

>

> Aghoris pollute themselves by eating their own

> 'crap' and drinking

> their own 'urine' in order to worship! this is how

> they transcend

> dualities!

>

> The Aghoris

>

> Holiness cannot only be macho, but even 'crazy',

> god-possessed, as it

> is shown by the members of a rather obscure and

> small sect, the

> Aghoris.

>

>

> The Aghoris willingly transgress all ascetic (and

> Hindu) taboos,

> convinced as they are that by 'reversing all values'

> they will speed

> up enlightenment. While all sadhus are supposed to

> be vegetarian and

> teetotallers , Aghoris eat meat and drink alcohol.

>

> Even more horrid habits are attributed to Aghoris:

> they eat the

> putrid flesh of corpses;THEY EAT EXCREMENT AND DRINK

> URINE, even of

> a dog; they have ritual intercourse with

> menstruating prostitutes on

> the cremation-grounds, where they usually hang out;

> and they meditate

> while sitting on a corpse.

>

> It is questionable whether all this is regularly

> done, but it seems

> quite certain that at least occasionally, and then

> in a ritual

> context, as a kind of 'eucharist', these

> cannibalistic and

> other 'inhuman' acts are still taking place.

>

> Aghoris preferably live on cremationgrounds and

> surround themselves

> with artifacts of death, like human skulls out of

> which they drink

> and with which they perform magical rituals.

>

>

> Nonetheless, the Aghoris represent a tradition that

> is thousands of

> years old, and there have been times that the sect

> was quite numerous.

>

>

**********************************************************************

>

> saint Ram Nath is (was?) an aghori who practiced the

> extreme form

> of 'aghora' - He ate his own 'crap' and drank his

> own 'urine' !

>

> ..

> if you are interested, Raji, you can see a

> documentary called

>

>

> SADHUS: INDIA'S HOLY MEN (PT. 3) LIVING WITH THE

> DEAD The three part

> mini-series which explores the selfless lives of the

> most

> controversial sadhus of Hindu India. This segment

> concentrate son Ram

> Nath, a member of the rare and extreme "aghori"

> sadhu sect, who

> ritually pollutes himself in order to worship.

>

> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ rOBERT svoboda's book

> on Aghoris

> AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

>

> WHO ARE AGHORIS?

>

> "Ghora is darkness, the darkness of ignorance.

> Aghora means light,

> the absence of darkness. Under the Tree of Knowledge

> is an Aghori, a

> follower of the path of Aghora. He has gone beyond

> ignorance thanks

> to the Flame of Knowledge which billows from the

> funeral pyre. The

> funeral pyre is the ultimate reality, a continual

> reminder that

> everyone has to die. Knowledge of the ultimate

> reality of Death has

> taken the Aghori beyond the Eight Snares of

> Existence: lust, anger,

> greed, delusion, envy, shame, disgust and fear which

> bind all beings.

> The Aghori plays with a human skull, astonished by

> the uselessness of

> limited existence, knowing the whole world to be

> within him though he

> is not in the world. His spiritual practices have

> awakened within him

> the power of Kundalini, which takes the form of the

> goddess dancing

> on the funeral pyre: Smashan Tara. He is bewildered

> to think that all

> is within him, not external to him; that he sees it

> not with the

> physical eyes but with the sense of perception. The

> Flame of

> Knowledge is that which preserves life, the Eternal

> Flame, the

> Supreme Ego, the Motherhood of God which creates the

> whole Maya of

> the universe and thanks only to Whose grace the

> Aghori has become

> immortal."

>

>

**********************************************************************

> DEAR MEMBERS FEEL FREE TO ADD COMMENTS !

>

> BTW, RAJI, DID YOU LIKE THE LINK WE POSTED ON 'SRI

> VIDYS' ? read the

> section on bhavanopanishad, a shakta treatise on sri

> vidya... it is

> facinating!

>

> love

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