TANTRA GOES SCIENTIFIC (misleading sources)

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-***If we see that section of sahasranama which deals with

vamachara we get astonished to what degree that fellow had

perverted the meaning!***

 

 

Perhaps these well-respected swamis are quite correct and

merely telling the truth. The truth to someone who is corrupt or

has been corrupted by these practices would be seen as

perverted.

 

 

Omprem

 

 

-- In , "Arjuna Taradasa"

<bhagatirtha@m...> wrote:

>

> 93

>

> , Lars Hedström

<lars@2...>

> > >At least they are usually not misleading unlike some books

> > >by modern "masters" like Shivananda or Satyananda...

> > >

> > In what ways are the books of the authors mentioned

misleading?

>

> I made this statement in particular context, yeah? The context

is

> discussion of kaula rituals and practice. So, books of two

> abovementioned swamis (as of some other as well) are

misleading - that

> is, they provide false information.

>

> I read in one book of Shivananda (cannot give reference now,

but can

> find out) his "illumining" commentaries on 5M ritual. What he

wrote

> was that 5M should not be practiced physically according to

Tantras.

> And this statement is definite desinformation - to prove that

one has

> to take a look at one-two Tantras in original . To use a proper

> word, that is a lie.

>

> Concerning american Satyananda:

> there's a book by him called "Kali Puja" (published by Devi

Mandir and

> Motilal Banarsidass) and in it u emcounter the translation of

> Shmashanakali-sahasranama (starts from p.106). If we see

that section

> of sahasranama which deals with vamachara we get

astonished to what

> degree that fellow had perverted the meaning! ) That too his

> interpretation doesn't have ANY sense sometimes.

> Can anyone justify the translation of "bhagali~NgAmR^itaprItA"

as "She

> who is beloved of the subtle nectar of wealth"? What does this

mean? ;

> ))) Or one more masterpiece - just for example, U can get

many there -

> "svayanbhUkusumArchitA" is translated as "She who is the

offering of

> the flower which is born of itself"!

>

> "Misleading" is a very moderate word for such people. Just out

of some

> respect to "swami status" i don't use the proper term for them

LOL.

>

> Why we should allow ourselves to be cheated? We say we

want truth but

> keep quiet when someone is spreading lies... Yeah?..

>

> A.