FOREWORD
…….13 INTRODUCTION ….
…….17 Chapter 1: AGNI. Chapter 2: KUNDALINI ..
Self-Identification .. Coverings ……………………..
The Nine Chakras ….. Raising Kundalini …. Samadhi Kula Kundalini .
The Snake The Chakras …….. …………….
Kula Kundalini …………………… 84 Chapter 3: PRELIMINARIES
Food …………..
Panchamakara … Chapter 4: SADHANA ……
…….113 Khanda Manda Yoga …………..
….. 113 Name and Form …………………. 115
“Make Everything into a Sadhana" …………. 124 The Sun, the Moon, and Fire ……………. 128
Chapter 5: MANTRA ..
.139 Mantra Siddhi ….. Using Mantras ….. ……………. 144 The Five S’s ……. ……………. 147 Secrecy . …………………….. 148 Pronunciation …
151 Four Levels of Speech ….
152 The Four Classes …… ………… 155 Chapter 6: TANTRA ………..
…….163 Time, Eclipses and Nights ..
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Mental Worship..
174 Ganesha.
177 Chapter 7: MUSIC ……
.181 Nada Yoga …………. Krishna and the Gopis ………………. 191 Krishna and Shiva
196 Chapter 8: IMMORTALS
.203 Siddhas ……………………… 203 Rishis, Munis, Naths and Siddhas …. …….. 209 Notable Siddhas ….
215 Time and Space …..
216 Anasuya ……………..
222 Avataras …………….. …….. 225 Chapter 9: THE ESOTERIC RAMAYANA ….. ……….235
The Script …
….. 237 The Players . ……… Anjaneya’s Role ….
242 Chapter 10: GURUS AND DISCIPLES …
.253 APPENDIX ……..
.283 Yantras: A General Description ….. …….. 283
The Nine Nath Siddhas . ……………… 284 GLOSSARY…. GLOSSARY …………………………………..307 BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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Shri Yantra ……… Design and Construction of Fire Pits (Homa Kunda) ……… Dimensions of Fire Pits. . . The Nadis and Chakras …, Kundalini Yantra … Yantra of Shiva and Shakti … A Gayatri Yantra ..
134 Treasure Vase …… The Five Elements. …… Shiva Linga …………… The Panchamamsa Sacrament …….
167 Shiva Yantra & Ganesha Yantra …… Peaceful Offering of the Five Senses ……….
201 Wrathful Offering of the Five Sences ……
202 Skulls & Skull Cups ……………………….
…… 234 YANTRAS OF THE TEN MAHAVIDYA GODDESSES …..251 & 252
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Tara Chinnamasta Bhuvanesjari Bangala Dhumavati Kamala
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THE NATH SIDDHAS
The Nath Siddha Matsyendranath ….. The Nath Siddha Gorakhnath ….. The Nath Siddha Caruangi The Nath Siddha Jalandhara …… The Nath Siddha Kanipa ……
The Nath Siddha Charpati ……. THE SIDDHAS
The Siddha Nalinapa …………… The Siddha Chang Dev Maharaj ….. The Siddha Bhadrapa …. The Alchemist Siddha Nagarjuna …….. The Musician Siddha Vinapa
The Siddha Dengipa - The Rice Thresher … SHRI YANTRA .. YANTRA OF SMASHAN KALI. YANTRA OF SMASHAN TARA …..
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52ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With Thanks To…
Robert Beer, Tibetan Iconographer and Friend of the Dharma for provid ing his exquisite artwork and indefatigable support for the Aghora volumes.
Dr. Frederic M. Smith for providing the terms and definitions in the Glossary
Inner Traditions International for permission to re-draw several of the Sid dha illustrations from Masters of Enchantment by K. Dowman & R. Beer.
Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi, India for permission to reproduce the Sadashiva painting which graces the cover of this volume.