Nath Sampradaya

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Alakh Niranjan

Nath-Sampradya started with Lord Shiva (Bhole-Nath) Initiating Lord

Dattatreya (Sripad Nath) who in turn Initiated many Others.

Matsyendranath/Matchindranath had got diksha when he was in the stomach of

a fish (Matsya) when Shiva was instructing Datta. Matsyendra Nath then

initiated GorakhNath who later became the foremost exponent of the Nath

Philosophy.

Gorakhnath was the one of the greatest tantrik the world has ever seen.

Tantrik path has 2 modes, one is soumya and one is aghori. The somya use

very mild mantras and tantras to evoke the various powers of Nature while

the Vaam-panthi(aghori) do all sorts of 'forbidden' things like resorting to

alcohol, drugs, sex, non veg food etc. Gorakhnath laid the foundation for

the expansion of the Naths

So every tantrik is not an "aghori'.

GorakhNath had the knowledge of both these paths and he initiated disciples

according to their attitudes. Tamasic were given aghori path while sattvic

were given Soumya paths.

Still the highest tantra in the Nath Philosophy is the Tantra of Raj-yoga

(Vivekananda has written a book on it) and Kriya-Yoga (Lahari Mahashaya -

Yukteshwar Giri - Paramhans Yogananda order)

So even after all acquiring of the powers a Nath Yogi has to finally resort

to the above two Tantras (methods) to attain Salvation. Nath Sampradaya

infact includes all the Hindu Philosophies...some Nath sampradayis are

Bhaktas like Gyaneshwar who set up the Warakari Sect in Maharashtra that

worships Panduranga.some Naths worship Shiva, some Krishna...So you can see

that Nath Sampradaya is actually all accepting.

For a Nath-Yogi nothing is impossible in the universe for he experiences

God through all angles as that of a Bhakta because Guru-Bhakti is the

highest Bhakti in Naths, as Nature because Tantriks invoke the powers of

Nature, as Alakh Niranjan - the foremost advaita principle, as Karma -

Helping the needy is a vow that a Nath takes and all.

Please do not mistake naths for Aghori Tantriks. Tantra literally means

Technology or Method.

Alakh Niranjan

 

--

Humanity is one's only Religion

Breath is one's only Prayer

Consciousness one's only God

 

Ishaan

 

 

 

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Alakh Niranjan ! Ishaan-ji!

 

You write :

 

(Nath-Sampradya started with Lord Shiva (Bhole-Nath) Initiating Lord

Dattatreya (Sripad Nath) who in turn Initiated many Others.)

 

Yes, dear-heart! Bhole nath ? I would call our Bholenath , Adinath-

For the Nath Sampradaya is a timeless lineage originating from OUR

BELOVED LORD SHIVA , THE GREATEST OF ALL YOGIS , ADI NATH!

 

You Write :

 

( Matsyendranath/Matchindranath had got diksha when he was in the

stomach of a fish (Matsya) when Shiva was instructing Datta.

Matsyendra Nath then > initiated GorakhNath who later became the

foremost exponent of the Nath Philosophy.)

 

May i also add that Lord Dattatreya is none other than lord shiva

himself ? Yes, both Matsyendranath and Goraknath are Founders of this

path ! There are 9 naths and 84 siddas in this sampradaya ( not to be

discussed here)

 

Yes, there are in fact three paths

 

1) Vamachara - who follow the pancha makara sadhana ( the left handed

path)

 

2) Dakshinachara - who follow the right handed path

 

and Samayachara - 'swantatntra' marg practiced by Acharya himself

 

This is not the place to discuss Tantric' sadhana ! ( specially

pancha makaras - but that sadhana is not for the fainthearted! )

 

anyway, why do you think the word 'aghori' is derogatory? Aghori just

means Non-terrifying ! One of the names of Shiva is Aghori !Many

images of Lors Shiva show the lord sky clad ( digambara) with the

human skull as a begging bowl and meditating on corpses in cremation

grounds ! Shava sadhana is supposed to be the most 'exalted' of all

tantric sadhanas! Aghoris are very advanced tantriks ! It is not

true that only all tamasic are given aghori path ! Only those in

the 'vira' mode ( rajasic) can practice this type of pancha makara

sadhana ! Aghora also means the path of illumination !

 

and i don't think all naths are aghoris or all aghoris are tantricks

but i know for a fact that all tantricks are men of expanded

consciousness ! That is what Tantra means ! Not the connotation it

has gained in recent times in the west !

 

Tantra is not just a 'method' - it is a whole 'science' and art ! it

combines all the Tattwas , the science of mantras, yantras etc...to

gain enlightenment . Tantra also means the scripture by which the

light of knowledge is spread: Tanyate vistaryate jnanam anemna iti

tantram.

 

THERE ARE ABOUT 64 TANTRAS -THEY ARE DIVIDED INTO AGAMAS AND

NIGAMAS !

 

yOU SAY " NATH SAMPRADAYA IS ALL ACCEPTING"

 

this is true of real tantricks too ! The Tantricks are 'all

accepting too!

 

do you know in the eyes of a real tantrik 'nothing is sinful; nothing

is considered bad or evil' "? He has really transcended duality in

the every sense of that word! Vamakshepa of bengal was also a great

tantric master but he did some mysterious things ( like burning the

idols of deities ) which terrified people!

 

Here is KABIR POEM ON ALAKH NIRANJAN !

 

Translation

 

Untainted Ram is Unmatched,

Manifesting the Entire Tainted (Reality)

 

Tainted are the Womb (of Creation) and the Om,

The Tainted Demands All Expansiveness

Tainted are Brahma, Shankra and Indra,

Tainted is the Govinda along with his Gopis

 

Tainted are the Spoken Words and Listening,

Tainted has Created Innumerable Distinctions

Tainted are Knowledge, the Daily Prayers and the Ancient Scriptures,

Tainted is that Questioning and Reasoning Knowledge

 

Tainted is the Leaf and Tainted are the Enlightened Beings,

Tainted is the Served and Tainted is the Servant

Tainted is the Singer and the Dancer,

The Tainted Displays Endless Forms

 

Where is the Limit, up to Which Tainted has Taken Hold?

Even in Philanthropy, Purity, Austerities and

Places of Pilgrimage, Tainted is Victorious

Says Kabir Only a Very Rare, Exceptional One Awakens,

Tainted has Left Endless Stains

 

– Maalok

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