SHAKTA TANTRA | Rajarshi Nandy | Discussion and Q&A (Part 1) |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2021
- Shakta Tantra is one of the most powerful systems of upasana present within Dharma, focused on the worship of Shakti. However, people have various misconceptions regarding this path due to lack of understanding and knowledge. The speaker, Rajarshi Nandy, discusses the foundational structure of Shakta tantra as practiced today and addresses some related questions.
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SUBTOPICS
00:00:00
00:00:10 Genesis of Shakta Tantra
00:04:36 How is Tantra different from other systems?
00:05:06 Primary difference between Tantric and Pouranic Scriptures
00:08:00 What is the final aim of the Tantric process?
00:09:07 Importance of the Mantra in the Tantric approach to a Deity.
00:10:37 Bifurcation of Tantra - Kalikula and Srikula
00:11:40 Importance and Gradations of Initiation (Diksha) in Shakta Tantra
00:15:40 Acharas or Modes of Upasana in the Tantric system
00:18:30 Two fundamentals in Tantric Upasana
00:19:32 Mahavidya Upasana
00:20:40 Q&A Session
00:21:24 Are Deities real? Are they beyond the realm we live in or are they simply energies we can access?
00:27:05 Does a Deity have any limitations?
00:32:58 If a person in sadhana is deeply connected to the Mother and worships her, would that automatically make him/her a Shakta upasaka?
00:34:22 Ma Kamakhya: The Deity, Shaktipitha and iconography
00:39:08 Importance of Kamkhya in Shakta Tantra
00:44:25 Why do different cultures have different Deities?
00:48:56 Importance of living traditions for worshipping and accessing a Deity
00:51:00 Are stories about Deities real world happenings?
00:54:55 Is all sadhana of Deities done for human well being?
00:56:47 If Tantra is a quick, even though difficult path, why haven’t all sincere seekers chosen it over Yogic sadhana or Bhakti sadhana?
00:58:08 Types of malas used for different Deities in mantra japa
01:00:15 Can we worship some form of Devi to solve problems in our country?
01:02:19 Limitations and dangers of doing Homas as a standalone sadhana
01:05:50 Importance of Akasha tattva
01:13:14 Can we pick up a mantra on our own and do japa?
01:19:14 When can chanting a mantra be counterproductive?
01:21:40 What is a reasonable time to attain Siddhis?
01:23:23 Significance of Bhairava in the Tantric path
01:26:17 How do we find our Ishta Devata?
01:28:53 Did Buddhist Tantra influence Hindu Tantric practices?
01:35:15 What is the relation of sex with Tantra?
01:41:49 Using rituals to access a Deity
01:45:00 How can we increase shakti for spiritual and material progress?
01:46:43 Should mantras be chanted mentally or verbally?
01:48:14 Significance of a spiritual experience in sadhana
01:54:56 An individual as a vessel for a Divine force
01:59:42 Can we worship multiple Deities at the same time?
02:01:02 Can one’s Ishta Devata override or impact the influence of grahas?
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Rajarshi Nandy is an upasaka, author, speaker, and columnist with a keen interest in the exploration, and practice of Shakta tantra.
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Anyone after his podcast with Ranveer
😅✋me
Yep
Me
Yes
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These videos are far more informative as he can speak without interruption.
Damnnnnnn ..... The first question I have been having this doubt since evening......I wanted the answer..... unexpectedly started watching this podcast
140 years ago Nepal was attacked by 40000 Chinese solders , they were 23 km away from Kathmandu the power Center. Next day thousands of solders jumped in a he river. Finally Chinese offer a treaty with Nepal and signed a treaty will never attack Nepal and paid 10000 currency every year. This is the beauty of Tantric country Nepal.
Ooo, Beta don't challenge rajarshi with ur gorkha pride he is a genuine sadhaka , one sadhaka should never deride other sadhakas !!
Then why Nepal is a poor country that is quickly becoming communist?
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To support his claim, Nepal is known to be consecrated as whole and thr country is beautiful. Was he wrong to portray fact? Let's all respect each other
Even china India war got stopped with help of tantra
This is so great! I'm an American saving money to travel to India while trying so hard to understand how to inform my practice as I save. This helps so much to understand a lot.
Just out of curiosity, mam why do you have a matangi picture in your TH-cam channel dp?
Coz she loves Ma
@souvik dey
@@yashwanthyashu189 tum log ye 'respected sir aur madam ' kan tak chalate rahoge, itni inferiority kis bat ki hai bhai. Wo apna no nhi degi tumko 🤣😂
@@themahakaal6682 I'm boss of them
Don't know about others but in my view Every Shiv sadhak at some point of his life has to do upasana of Adishakti, you can't avoid your mother and only learn from ur father, father makes you strong,guides you become what you want to become... But without her love and compassion you can't get there. Shivas love is like rays of the sun, and durga maa is like the plants, trees, water, moon etc. The earth itself is her manifestation. We are like small shivas getting birth on this earth called durga, not only here but other planets are also her manifestation. Right now I am trying to understand the relation of advait and shiva(I think shiva in his nirgun form is what vedantins refer to as Advait) and prakriti (earth, planets,and other galaxies) and durga (mahamaya).
We say Shiv-Shakti or Bhavam-Bhavani. No Shiva without Shakti and no Shakti without Shiva. And it comes from the principle of advaita.
Purush-Prakriti.
why u r going made...we never think thet one is superior then the other...
@@AbhishekSingh-lt7jq that person has a severe lack of digestion of tattvas.
Shiva is about stability to attain Shakti and the Shakti is of course, Shakti or power itself. Not the gender ideals of love and compassion, which is logically gender independent.
Jai Bhairav baba 🙏🏻
Every night we pray to a list of deities before going to sleep, what Nandy ji telling was right after so many days of continuously saying her name she suddenly appeared and asked what you want, my wife could see and I could feel her in the room, my wife just thanked her and she left.
Wah .. sabaash..
Both of you go see a psychiatrist.
Amezing experience
Lucky ru both 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
just out of curiosity in which language she asked you what you want
33.45..bhakti is nt enough..this is so so true..and d way he narrated on kamakhya and addressed her as d strongest shakti peeth is undoubtedly true..it seems he knows a lot..love his efforts to know d unkonwm..
These info should be added in Indian history studies at college level and funds allocated to find more about it. This is part of Indian history
There is Bala Tripura sundari devi temple in andhrapradesh Tripuranthakam, Andhrapradesh, prakasam district. Till around independence the Panchamakara tantra is used to happen there. Now she is worshipped as shanta moorthy. The temple is ancient and have raktha patra and chinna mastha devi etc...In a book i read that this temple forms a TRIKONA with kamkhya devi temple and vaishno devi temple...Jai bala tripura sundari devi...
I can hear from this person whole day and night..such a simple and sophisticated explaination of terms
Nandy is a Genius
After watching trs clips, is anyone really glad, Nandy’s having an intelligent conversation with someone of similar intellectual frequency...?
Absolutely 😂 and it's not that Ranveer is dumb, he has ADHD, poor chap
Jai Bhairav baba 🙏🏻
What a fantastic talk by Rajarshi ji .. of great value to everyone
Really rich talk on this topic, Yes in Mantra Sadhana is a long process, Six Limbs ( Shadanga) of a Mantra one should aware..We have to induce life in a Mantra..Sadhana needs many sacrifices and lifestyle changes...if one needs to experience these energies....every word is delivered with won experience.. Thank you..
Dear Rajarshi Ji, it’s fortunate to have you in this platform so that we all can attain basic knowledge towards sadana. Thank You 🙏🙏
I found this video very refreshing and knowledgeable, there is so much misinformation about Shakta Tantra and the Kaula tradition on TH-cam ans in general. I come from a Kaula/Shakta line and been a practicing Sadhak for the last 15 years. Keep these videos coming.
can you elaborate on what practices you use for Shakta Tantra? I want to start
I just love listening to you sir. Amazing.🙏
Thanks a million tons for uploading this gem!
What a jewel of information. Thank you Rajarshi Nandi. Would love to hear more from you.
🌹🌹🌺🌺🙏🙏 Pranam . Thank you very much for giving Shakta knowledge
Thank you all at Sangam talks for this enlightenment on shakta tantra,👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Super. Got so much clarity. This is one of the best I have heard so far.
Rajarshi sir providing true sincere insight in spirituality....a wonderful conversation!heart-felt respect🙏
This is incredible talk..
Fantastic thank you so much for the enlightenment..🙏🙏
Frankly I needed to hear a few times to get a hang
Great podcast. Very enriched to come by this. Much respect and gratitude for the explanation
Thank you for your grand wisdom 🙏🙏🙏. It opens many dimensions. Very kind of you. 🙏🙏🙏
Brilliant talk by a very authentic and masterful speaker and teacher. Thank you Rajarshi ji for your direct and generous sharing of invaluable knowledge and much lived experience. Thank you Sangam Talks for bringing this to the public. Rahul ji was an excellent moderator.
As always, RN is excellent and articulate and flowing as easily and as well as ever. This man is special. And as can be expected from an audience of various level, the questions in Q&A are sometimes ridiculous and immature. But kudos to RN, he handles them with such calmness.
Fantastic talk. Learnt so many important things about mantra sadhana
Really interesting. MR Rajarshi talks are really blessing. Thanks
Brilliant talk! Extremely interesting and helpful.Thank you.
Fabulous talk! A lot good insights.
Everytime i listen to yr korero again information reveals itself n questions r answered. A big thanku from aotearoa ka kite.
Love this well done interview. Congratulations 🎉 Thank you!!❤
Thanks sir very detailed and much needed for normal people like us ,,
Wow, such a wonderful question@1:00:39 and the answer as well
mr nandy is simply genius ..huge respect
Great topic. Thank you
🙏🏼 Gratitude!
Excellent talk. Very informative.
When your consciousness rises, you "zoom out" of just your physical body and slowly become aware of other things around you.
That's what feels right to me at the moment
Excellent discourse by Rajarshi. Abhishek
Very interesting talk that cleared a lot of misconceptions I head about Tantra. Good job Rahul.
Great talk .
Thanks a lot
interesting and nicely explained, thank you 🙏
Brilliant explanation and such clarity.
Har Har Mahadev🙏
Big fan of Nandy sir ❤️
Always a well spring of jñana
27:46. Of course, you need to approach a specific deity to fulfil a specific desire. How can Saraswati Ma help you win a war? Do you go to a gynecologist if you have a heart attack or to a dentist if you have cardiac issues? Just as each doctor specialises in their profession, each deity is approached for what they are meant for. Hindus have deities for each and every type of problem
জয় মা তাঁরা ❤️🌺🙏🕉️🇮🇳
Fantastic. Thank you.
🙏🌹💐🙏 Jai maa aadi shakti 🚩🚩⚔️⚔️🪓🪓
Awesome insights!
Kāli dwividhā raktā krishnā cha. Raktā vāmā krishnā dakshinā cha.
Thats the best description of deity ive heard. Kiaora
THANK YOU!!
Amazing talk
This is so interesting and helpfull ☀🙏
Saadar Naman 🌹🙏
From Nepal,the land of Tantra Sadhana !❤️🙏
The "admission into the Mother's chamber" seems to be the goal of the sadhaka, as has been mentioned in the book Tripura Rahasya.
I liked the line of questions posed by the host. These are the same questions I have been having and wanted someone like Rajarshi sir to shade some light. Thank You.. This has been yet another enlightening conversation. Thanks to both of you.. I appreciate it.
Very nice info, thanks 🙏
Superb
47.14 The chinese deity Ma Kuan Yin, sits on a lotus and has two white elephants, one on either side. The mantra they use is Om Mani Padme Hoom.
Very informative. Thanks a lot.
YES, OUR CHILDREN SUFFERED, WERE TARGETED, YES
Wonderful talk. I think both speaker and host done a good job. Thank you 🙏
Thank you!
Very nice presentation
Hello sir ! Namaskaram we have a kamaksha mata temple here in himachal and it’s very very old
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev & his wife viji (vijaylakshmi) both were Yoga Teachers who learned from smriti Kendra vidyalaya , Mysore from Rishi Prabakar.
Jai maha kali
A piece of advice from a person who is hustling from 2021 in tantra that at the end of the day you need guru for enhancement in this path
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I request Rajshri Nandi Sir to write a book starting from Mantra Sadhna to all the Tantras etc. Step by step process to worship deities
but you'll need a guru to guide you
In this video Śaivācārya Sthaneshwar Timalsina offers an introductory talk on Tantra to a young audience with no previous knowledge about it. He offers us a tour through the central categories of the tantric tradition, like mantras, maṇḍalas and deities. A topic that is also discussed is the relevance of Tantra regarding our contemporary understanding of the world, since it emphasizes the importance of recognising our innate freedom and the search for our essential nature.
Nmaha shivay 🔺 jay ma 🔻
Thanks
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We expect discussion on
Shakta Parampara ki prasthan trai
........ Bhaskar Makhi .
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I am not into tantric way of life. I listened to this talk as a layman and realised the depth of the subject. Nandyji said that people do upasana to a deity and are still worried about why negative things happen to their culture, religion, etc at about 30 minutes into the talk and one should rise above this. I have same question as a layman. Looking around in today's time I feel Sanatan Dharma is again getting into a difficult time. Nandiji please let me know, is Sanatan Dharma going to end because it has been under attack for centuries and the onslaught is happening again now even in our own country. Another thing is areas like Afganistan and Saudi which were a strong hold of Shivaism turned to Islam, then what is going to happen to other areas considering that both these countries must have had a very strong urja so for them to fall does not give a very positive feeling. I hope you respond.
1. At 19.52 it is said that same god can be reached through normal tantra upasana and also via mahavidya upasana. Other than technique difference is there any other difference. Why would one approach one path over other?
2. At 27.40 it's said every god have have specific area that they govern. Can we have a interview/is there any book which explains the areas of all the gods?
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A lot who claimed they can connect to a deity is delusory, that's really true. happens everywhere
True
MAHATRIPURA SUNDARI❤🙏 Can a pure and profound Bhakti process be sufficient to enable one to evolve spiritually? This Shakti worship path is so intricate and complex, that it seems virtually impossible even to comprehend much less try to follow. At the minimum, one needs a totally accomplished guru in addition to an infallible dedication. Where would one find one?
1:25:40 - Hanuman Durga Bhairava
Wow
For the Vajrayana tantric practitioners Kamakhya ma is Vajrayogini ma and the name Kamakhya has its origin from the Khasi and Garo languages,and was originally worshiped by the indigenious people of Assam and Meghalaya.
I live in Himachal Pradesh , a town here in District Mandi, Karsog. Maa Bhagwati in the form of Devi Kamaksha is our local deity and as per my knowledge about the temples of Devi , one is in the east side , Assam called Kamakhya , in the south is called Kamakshi , and here in the Himalayas maa aadishakti is in the form of Kamaksha . So it's the aadishakti and I feel very blessed and lucky to be born here . Jai Mata Kamaksha 🕉️🙏
These are purely, wholly and solely the subjects from OUR culture... So Marvelous...
I humbly believe that these types of talks are delivered in our Hindi language so that people interested therein could also get benefit of such knowledgeable distinguished personalities.
Not all Hindus can speak Hindi
Not all Hindus speak Hindi, but most young Indians speak English these days
@@hindurebel Exactly and the majority of us Hindus born outside India, are from non-Hindi speaking regions. Us diaspora Hindus can barley speak our mother tongue let alone Hindi. Having said that its important these platforms avoid switching between English and Hindi in talks and stick to one language which can be dubbed or subtitled in the other later.
It's always a gutkhakhor hindian🐷
The reason, NOT even a single sensible / rational / knowledgeable guy comes from your bimari sect. Be grateful that he's speaking in English, he does NOT need to. NOT a single "internationally" renowned sadhaka spoke hindi windy. Why don't you learn THEIR mother tongue??! PRODUCE some rational / sensible mind from bimaaru community then...you could NEVER. Only blabbering, being filthy, polluting wherever they go ( that's what they're good at ) yet daring to forcefully impose their dialect on others, the audacity! Ffs
@@melg6834 brother, please dont use such words for us - the Indians, our nation, culture and our Hindu religion. You should mind your language. Better you stop right here and do not respond.
i am chanting om namah shivay daily- he is my father, teacher , guide and friend - jai bholenath
Same here , it's shiv sadhana ..doing miracles for me ..but add shakti upasana too ..
Namaskaram to both of you great blessed souls 😇🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💐
@@devobravo namaskaram to you friend as well
Is there a definite time?
And would you be kind enough to tell me what procedures you follow?
V vetting more intrest over all these but the prob is wr to reach for proper guidelines and learning .
Good
I’m very interested in the practice and devotion to Shakti as a path. I pray that one day I will have an opportunity to learn how to serve the Goddess.
If you have vedanta center/ramakrishna mission they are in the west, take mantra intiation from them.
@@joannapinkiewicz6756vipasana is not Buddhist meditation. Infact yoga and vipasana, any meditation and tantrik practices r exclusively Hinduism. It predates Vedic era. All other religion took inspiration and borrowed these practices.
@@bibhachoubey545 Yes. Buddha taught it and since that time it was passed down through a chain of teachers, therefore it is called a Buddhist meditation technique. But it predates Buddha himself. You say predates Vedic era. I have no knowledge of that to claim otherwise or argue about that point at all.
@@joannapinkiewicz6756 Evidences r there. N if u hv studied history, u must be knowing from whom Buddha learnt all this. It was king Ashoka who did missionary work. So morally u shud credit those who actually developed it. Yes after Buddhist learnt it they passed on this knowledge to generations but calling it Buddhist technique is like stealing sm1's hard earned treasure. Our ancestors were never good in marketing. Even china credit India in bringing martial art to China, but we only got to know that martial art has its origin in India ,' Kalaripayattu'
Go to Wikipedia u will see with sm modification karate is indirectly connected to Indian martial arts. There r many such things. A little research work is sufficient to unveil truth.
Here I rest my case. Jai Maa Kali 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@bibhachoubey545 Take it up with the Vipassana Centres.
Wow. I am looking for a guru who can guide me correct method to worship diety
Don't know what is right /wrong and whom to believe any longer. Too many people with big egos, dissing each other . some intentionally giving half cooked info or wrong info to satisfy their ego. Better to go to source in Sanskrit but that is not possible as we modern day people don't understand Sanskrit. I wish there was authentic source of vedic and tantra shastra true to it's root and sanctioned by shankracharyaji or tantra masters
@ 42.18, is he talking about Muktinath (Nepal) ? It's very close to Tibet and the vigraha of Vishnu resembles a standing Buddha ( Amitabha?). It's revered by the Buddhists also and looked after by Buddhist nuns.
Hope someone may clarify. Thanks!
I did sandhyavandan for 17 yesrs, then i got my guru
Sir,
How to obtain material and financial stability to upasak and his family and still follow Bhairava upsana to start with?
58:00 - which mala to use discussion starts