Devipuram https://devipuram.amritananda.org Abode of Devi Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/devipuram.amritananda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-DevipuramFlame.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Devipuram https://devipuram.amritananda.org 32 32 230711524 Guruji on Kalavahana https://devipuram.amritananda.org/guruji-on-kalavahana/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/guruji-on-kalavahana/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:04:35 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=7771

Kalā means a part of nature. Āvāhanā means an invitation. Pūjā means a sacred ritual. So the Kalāvāhanā Pūjā is a sacred ritual that invites the powers of nature into our bodies through the medium of touch, or awareness.

We are used to experiencing the powers of nature through our senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell. They all combine to pump tons of information into our brain in its waking state, often overloading it. But when we link or order this information in a way that creates space, it actually refreshes the brain. When we touch a body part, it automatically brings our awareness to that part and refreshes the part of the brain that is linked to it. In this way the powers of an individual can be connected with the inexhaustible powers of nature, which consist of six elements—solid, liquid, plasma, air, space and time. Each of these elements contains wild and aggressive powers that become benign when they are controlled. When they are invoked into the body’s six chakras, they can sometimes bring out suppressed and sometimes wild tendencies. After we invite all of Mother Nature’s powers into an individual’s body, that individual is worshiped as the Goddess. And that completes the ritual. 

When performed correctly, the Kalāvāhanā is very empowering. It brings the interconnectedness of the entire world into our awareness and makes us one with it. It also serves to refresh the entire being, similar to the sensations that we enjoy after taking a bath—tensions are released; clarity, understanding and peacefulness are restored.

Today, Devi worship, Shakti sadhana and Tantric traditions are practiced in households all over India, and Goddess worship is proliferating around the world. Kalāvāhanā is similar to other guided meditations and visualizations, as well as touch and distance-healing techniques such as reiki. It is equally well suited for physical practice (whether in group or individual sessions), or via long distances (using a photograph and the geometric symbol of the Sri Chakra). The role of Devipuram is to ensure that these rituals are taught with both scientifc understanding and proven, replicable techniques anchored in time-tested traditions.

Kalāvāhanā is ultimately a tool for empowerment, which is the essence of Sri Vidya. All of us face physical, mental and spiritual problems on an almost daily basis. Such problems will always be there. But Kalāvāhanā can bring us the ability to cope with these problems adequately by maintaining balance of mind, and by fInding and living a purposeful life.

Source : Gifts from the Goddess by Guruji Amritananda, Edited and introduced by Michael M. Bowden

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Guruji on Siri Jyoti https://devipuram.amritananda.org/guruji-on-siri-jyoti/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/guruji-on-siri-jyoti/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:10:34 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=7710

“What distinguishes a child from an adult? Given a choice between food and play, a child prefers play and an adult prefers food. But both like excitement. Excitement and play build relationships and bonds people into friendships. Most adults have lost their freshness, passion, and playfulness, forgetting and forgiving easily, the characteristics of little children. If society is to be more tolerant, cooperative, and creative, we need to reintroduce play function into learning. We need playful divine mentors who hold hands for the seekers in need of guidance.

Our vision is to develop childlike freshness and play to connect seekers with the divine hierarchy of angels and gurus to hold their hands every step of the way. Śrī Cakra has plenty of such playful angelic mentors in the form of parivara devatas and the lineage of gurus.

What is the entry point to such a serious study?

I call it Siri Jyoti, “Abundant Light”. In it, young and old gather in fun to draw a complicated Śrī Yantra and learn the geometry of the soul’s journey, decorate it with flowers and lotuses which are psychic powers and put collective life into their own bodies, connect to the one life coursing in all of us. It is all in a fun-filled day of community action. It yields positive experiences very soon.

I believe it is a perfect introduction to a serious study of Śrī Vidyā. It is the play class before kindergarten. The desire to study builds up with experience and understanding. We give this process as an appendix, yet it is easily the most important thing to learn first.

What is divinity? Divinity is caring for life in all, the characteristic of leadership.

So, let us get the ball rolling!

We have to move from “I” as an individual to “we” as a collective. We have to join as a team and work towards a common goal. One common goal can be empowering each one of us and the team. To achieve this goal, we can create a simple team-building fun event near our own homes. By shedding unnecessary alienation from each other, we glow emitting rainbow shades of light and love. I have created a simplified ritual from an ancient wisdom called Śrī Vidyā, which has stood the test of time. It is a good gift we can offer to ourselves.  It takes 1 hr to draw a Srichakra, 1 hr to decorate it, 1 hr to do ritual and 1 hr to celebrate. Can be learned in a day!” 

Source: “Jewel from my Mother’s Crown”  by Guruji Sri Amritananda

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LALITA SAHASRAM – AMRITA BHASHYAM https://devipuram.amritananda.org/lalita-sahasram-amrita-bhashyam/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/lalita-sahasram-amrita-bhashyam/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:11:49 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3147 999 Shiva Shakti Aikya Rupini

Shiva is the knower. Shakti is the known. They appear to be separated in space and/or in time. An interval measures the distance in space and time together. More precisely,

(Interval)squared = (Distance)squared – (Time difference x c) squared. c is the speed of light = 186000 miles/second.

Aikya means union. They were not united, but now we unite them. Meaning, we reduce the interval between them to zero.

Aikya Rupini means having the form of union. Form of what? Form of the zero interval.

There are two ways this interval can be zero. First way is to make distance and time difference both zero. That is, the seer and seen are at the same place and same time, that is, they are one and the same. This is just the state of being. There is no power in that, not even the desire or the power to move.

The second way is that space and time differences exist, but they are equal. The interval vanishes when spacial interval = time interval x c. This is the interesting case of dynamic power.

Siva is the power of being. Shakti is the power of awareness, desiring, knowing and manifesting. When these two merge, it becomes total power to be anywhere/anytime, to desire, to know how to and to manifest the desire, any desire.

This is the secret of this great mantra. This teaches us how to become total power. Power to be, power to know, power to heal, across great distances or time intervals.

For example, we can be any place we want in zero time. Teleporting. Not physically of course, but mentally. We don’t even have to know the path, because we are not going along any path; there is no path. We don’t need telephone lines; sky will do.

For example, we can do absent healing. For doing this two conditions are necessary. First, our form must be made of light, so that we can move with the speed of light, then time freezes for us, and then distance does not matter. We can be anywhere in zero time. Second, the desire to heal should exist. Then healing is automatic; for, what disease can afflict light?

If you become light and wish to manifest any thing anywhere, you will manifest it. A universe, if you wish.

As a physical being, we are not made of light. As a mental being we are made of light. This is how the power of visualization manifests the visualized. This is where visual symbols, called yantras come in. They are our mental visualizations, so they are made of light. They have the intelligence of cosmic power working through them. All forms are yantras. They create space, time and matter.

This great mantra teaches us that all powers are in us. It is for us to find out what we want and use the spiritual techniques to get what we want.

Let us consider some practical examples of applying the mantra and the yantra embedded in the mantra.

What is the yantra suggested/embedded in the mantra? That she has the form of the union of Shiva and Shakti. The physical form we can relate to manifesting our desire is to think that the linga and yoni are in union. Geometrically we can think that the triangle is the yoni (Shakti), and the circle inscribed in it is the shaft (Shiva).

Where do we go from here? The place we want to go to is different from where we are, right? So it has an interval, think of that as the yoni. I, as Shiva, have to place myself there in it, to achieve the unity of Shiva and Shakti. So what is the visualization? First I imagine the triangle. Then I go into that triangle and visualize the place I want to be, not worrying about the path. Presto, I am there with an astral presence. Those who can calm their minds, can see me there, talk to me, do whatever they want with me, love me, or kill me even; but I am here too. So I may be dead there, but alive here.

But, wait a minute. Suppose I want to heal the relationship of a woman and man, and I am a woman. I can map her into my yoni and him as a linga entering it, witnessing the union of Shiva and Shakti. Their relationship gets healed. The difference from the previous example is that I am not going anywhere; I am mapping their presence into me.

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KAMAKHYA TOLD AMRITA https://devipuram.amritananda.org/kamakhya-told-amrita/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/kamakhya-told-amrita/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:11:03 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3144 Abstact: Amritananda (Dr. N. P. Sastry) performed a Devi Yaga in Vizag in april 1983. At that time a 3 acre plot was donated at a place we call Devipuram now. It is in Sabbavaram Mandal, Vizag District, A.P. He used to come here. There were no roads, no water, no way. He was looking for confirmation that this was the place intended for the Devi temple he wanted to build. He discovered an oval rock about 9 feet with a triangular with a 6 ft pit in it. It had the features of a female genital. It was obviously cut by human hands long time ago. He used to meditate there. He went into a trance and saw Devi Kamakhya in front of him. When he accepted Her invitation to do puja, she opened herself to him and initiated him into ancient erotic rituals. She inspired him to build three temples: one for Herself, one for Father, and one for Sri Chakra.

The Kamakhya Guru Peetham was built by him around the oval rock in 1983. Temple for Siva was built on top of the hill the same time. Then Sri Meru was completed in 1994 in the donated land. Kamakhya showed him in meditation the goddesses of Sri Chakra. He could describe them to the sculptor. This article is what Kamakhya Devi told him. In essence, it describes how acceptance of Eros can heal, empower women and men. Eros is seen in the context of freedom and social empowerment.

 KAMAKHYA TOLD AMRITA

Kamakhya told Amrita: “In the olden days enjoying sex was a proper aim of life and so Kama was sacred. Kama was the God of Love, same as Siva, with Rati, myself, happiness of sexual union, being his wife. Use of erotic rituals used to be performed to pleasure me. They are carved in all sacred temples. Eros is pro-life. It is the fountain of semen, blood, milk and white and pink light which sustains passion, joy, creativity, power and love. This method of worship is available to every one. It is the easy path to me. My name means sex desire. I am the source of all life. 

“There are many temples for me which are following Dakshinachara available only to elite Brahmins. But I am life in every one, not only the elite. I love fun, I am very sexual, I am pro-life. So I am in everyone as erotic desire. I am accessible to everyone who has passion for sex. I am there in Deva Dasis, and prostitutes also. Every woman, no matter what her state in life is, has the right to be worshipped. She only has to ask for it as I did to you. Make sure that Her decency is not violated. No one should be forced, compelled or bribed into the puja. Only volunteering adults may willingly and joyously participate in my erotic rituals called chakra pujas without any sense of shame. The female genital is my temple. I should be worshipped there.

“How should the worship be done? I accept all enjoyments as worship. Enjoyment doesn’t hurt anyone. My puja can be done simply, or elaborately. You may worship me through any consenting woman thus: Inviting, offering a seat, washing hands, offering water and milk to drink, sensual massage with herbal oils followed by bath, anointing all body parts with perfumes, offering lovely clothes, makeup, ornaments, scented flowers and decorations to every part of the body, giving delicacies to eat, and waving lights. Then I will bless you through the woman receiving the puja to fulfill all your desires if they involve no injury to any one. All the time the puja is going on, any potent mantras like the thousand names of any Goddess should be recited or heard.

“I have blessed the world. So there should be an orgy of celebration, with singing and dancing and fine arts. I will put life into all your arts.

“Such pujas done to women are the core of bhakti to me. They empower the women receiving the puja to become divine. I am pleased by such pujas. Inhibitions, or sense of shame are creations of ego; sense of I and mine. At least for the duration of puja, people should let go of them in the temples here and everywhere.

“There is no restriction really that only husbands should worship their wives. What was the relationship between you and your wife before marriage? Any one could have been your spouse, right? If such restriction were to be placed, puja would never happen with real bhakti. What is puja without bhakti? Husbands may not like their women to become free, to be liberated. If only husbands are allowed to do puja to their wives and they are unwilling to do it, or the wives don’t like to be worshipped by others because tradition goes against it, how can they ever receive the adoration and love they deserve? Should they then miss the opportunity to be adored at least once in their life time to be a Goddess? In this age, billions of women need to become free of domination from bondage and aggression. You need a society free from male AND female domination. How this can happen?

“I know in this age of repression of women, worship is considered obscene. Why can’t you make love in temples like in olden days? Who teaches you the fine arts of satisfying the partner if both partners are ignorant? Must you learn from dull, repetitive pornographic films and books secretly with a feeling of sin? Why did the fine arts of erotic rituals involving transformation of lust to love become wrong and became black magic? What kind of legal norms are you having if it doesn’t object to fighting, injuring and rape being shown publicly while love play is forbidden? How come you have become so anti-life and pro-death? Did your Vedas or Shastras prescribe violence as a purushartha? Can guns and weapons feed or educate a poor child, or heal a single suffering person? 

“Did you know that Shiva’s emblem is Ananda Bhairava, the unhooded penis Linga, that my temple is the life giving womb Garbha, that Ganapathi stands at the G-spot, that Kundalini- Kumara’s seat is the clitoris, and that the vehicle of Shiva is the testes? Did you know that flowers are the genitals of trees, holy ashes represents semen and kumkum the menstrual flow? Did you know that love play is my puja? Why should you be ashamed of your rich culture which is pro-life and sexy?

“Throw away your inhibitions, do what you feel is right openly. Change your laws, it is high time. Have one law for every one; treat all equally. Make violence, weapons of mass destruction, illegal and unlawful. Divert the resources from creating mass destruction to educate, empower and enrich the lives of people. You have my blessings. Nudity is the symbol of having nothing to hide, being open to being loved. Let people be nude in the temples if they so wish. And be worshipped like that. The whole of nature is nude except you silly humans. Move into a world of love and light, not alienation and darkness. Allow yourselves to enjoy. Enjoyment is virtue. Misery is sin.

“For worship to yield fruit, some form of energy exchange has to be there. The best form is service. The person being empowered should repay the debt through some form of service to the Goddess temple. The best service is to convince people that loving is empowering, that puja really empowers women and men by making them Goddesses and Gods, who are able to create a new world order of love.

“It is Ok to be nude. It is Ok to have fun with a willing partner. It is Ok to give a ritual bath to a woman. It is Ok to see people enjoying good sex. Temples are indeed the places for promoting social intercourse and empowerment. It is Ok to know that ejaculation and orgasm can be and are different. It is Ok to practice from a learned Guru the fine arts of worshipping Goddess. 

“If people object to these values, they may go to another place. There is no compulsion to come here. There is no adversity that will come to them if they don’t come here. Let people exercise their choice.

“Initially people will listen but shake their heads in disbelief. They will leer, they will say it is nonsense, they will say this will destroy culture and civilized behavior. That is normal, because that is how they have been programmed by society. When entire population of the world want sex and like to show it and see it at least in their privacy, how can it be abnormal? As the society realizes the roots of its ills, more and more people will start accepting these ways. It is not your job to convince people. They will have to convince themselves, shed their inhibitions for enjoyments. There is more hope with the younger generation than old people with set attitudes. You must reach out to adolescents, and explain the concepts of sexual fulfillment. There is more hope with villagers who are in tune with nature than urbanites. So I have chosen this rural setting.

“Every one tells you, what will other people think? How will you be judged? How will it reflect on the society? They will try to imprison you, poison you, kill you. Don’t ever worry about that. There is no such thing as death. You are already in a life long prison called your body, mind and ego. One more prison around it doesn’t matter. If you know how to get out of the prison of your body, no prison can hold you. Let people judge you as they think fit. All that matters is are you convinced “this is the way”? Make information available to them. You tell people, but don’t compel them. People will bring bouquets and brickbats. You don’t have to change. Be firm in your belief. It is not even belief. A fact can’t be reduced to belief. You don’t have to believe in something you know first hand to be true. I will bring the right people to you.

“I have sent many many people before you. I will keep sending more. I am the way. I am the gate of life, the maker of life, the yoni, the source of life.”

Yes, these are the words that Goddess spoke to Amrita. Take it or leave it. Think it is true or false. It doesn’t matter. Come here if you like. Don’t come if you don’t like. Nobody compels you. Only try to see for yourself. Don’t blindly accept what others say.

The most important differences between an ordinary orgasm with ejaculation and tantrik orgasm without ejaculation are illustrated in the following comparative analysis:

ORDINARY ORGASM(with ejaculation)TANTRIC ORGASM(without ejaculation)
Explosion (outward-bursting energy).Inevitably, the erotic energy is lost permanently and uselessly. The intensity of a following sexual act diminishes greatly compared to what was felt at the beginning.Implosion (inward-bursting energy).The erotic energy sublimates and is transmuted in ever more refined forms of energy which are gradually accumulated in the depths of our being, producing extremely refined and intense states of pleasure and expanded consciousness. The intensity of the following sexual acts increase constantly and do not diminish in the end.
Lasts a very short time, creating a nostalgic state of frustration due to the partial lack of fulfillment (especially for women, who need a long time to reach the peak of excitement).Beyond time, lasting indefinitely therefore is contiguous with Infinity. Ocean-like state of beatific fulfillment felt by BOTH man and woman as a shared feeling of happiness and joy of living which expands the perception of pleasure. The two lovers become gradually aware of the God(dess) within. Man can share woman’s multi-orgasmic capacity without losing the erection.
In the physical body only.Inside as well as outside the physical body, in the subtle invisible body and in the surrounding environment. All beings and objects seem to make love at the same time.
Playing with the other.Playing within yourself with a simultaneous, telepathic perception of the other through empathy, “I feel the other as if he/she is myself.”
Dependency.Independence. The other “disappears” due to the spontaneous transfiguration. Both man and woman expand endlessly their merged
consciousness into the Universe.
Woman passive/man active.Woman active/man passive.
Heavy breathing.Easy, calm and quiet breathing.
A reflex or instinctual act leading to loss of control, an unconscious, animalistic, irrepressible experience.Hyper-conscious and fully controlled act leading gradually to ecstatic, erotic abandon and happiness which lasts as long as two to three days after a successful TANTRIC experience.
Chaotic movement.Non-movement followed by slow wavelike movements to which the other’s body answers tenderly and insatiably in a perfect harmony.
Limited sexual availability due to the exhaustion which follows ejaculation. This leads gradually to a state of permanent fatigue and drowsiness which can manifest as instinctive repulsion for the other or as lack of self-esteem.Unlimited sexual availability making possible an overwhelming erotic experience of a paramount intensity which can last eight to ten hours without interruption –providing that BOTH man and woman perfectly CONTROL the sexual energy. The erotic vitality of the couple amplifies leading to a clear state of inner power and of complete sexual fulfillment.
Fear of undesired pregnancy. The use of contraceptives has many unhealthy side-effects such as hormonal imbalances leading to obesity.Complete freedom of any restrictions or fears. Because of the total semen retention irrespective of the duration of the sexual act, pregnancy is out of the question when undesired. Man becomes a completely safe lover and his woman will never have to use
contraceptives when she makes love with him. This leads to a totally natural birth control.
Attachment, selfish desire, possessiveness and jealousy.Detachment, desire transcended into fulfillment, leading to a state of peace with oneself and of tender happiness which overflows to other human beings as love and compassion.
Due to the huge loss of sexual energy, the sexual experiences become less and less fulfilling and, through a reflex mechanism, the psycho-mental potential decreases.Due to the complete transmutation and sublimation of the sexual power, the psycho-mental potential is increased leading to the awakening of paranormal powers (telepathy, clairvoyance, etc.). A state of overwhelming euphoria grows gradually, opening the couple to positive, affectionate feelings. Dramatic increasing of vitality
leading to the shortening of the need for sleep and awakening of the creative imagination and lucidity. Man’s virility and woman’s pluri-level multi-orgasmic capacity awakens and amplifies to the highest extent, leading to ever more fulfilling sexual experiences.
The dynamics of the couple decreases with time and desire transforms quickly into habit. Monotony kills the desire and the relationship becomes ever more trivial.The dynamics of the couple is enriched every day with new and amazing discoveries of the other’s inner world and, through reflection, of one’s own inner profile. Desire transforms
gradually into genuine and pure love, a feeling rarely known by humans and which grows constantly, fed with new and unexpectedly delicious experiences. Habit cannot survive due to the hyper-intense and spontaneous living in the ever-changing present.


Reference: Multi orgasmic man and other books by Mantak Chia and Douglas Abrams Arava, Harper, Sanfrancisco.

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MANI DVEEPA DESCENDS TO EARTH https://devipuram.amritananda.org/mani-dveepa-descends-to-earth/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/mani-dveepa-descends-to-earth/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:08:58 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3142 The following story is taken from Brahmanda Purana describing the exploits of Goddess. It was a bird’s eye view of Mani Dveepa meaning an Island of Jewels. Lustrous Goddesses like Parvati, Lakshmi and Saraswati dance there with 64 Yoginis & Apsaras. All are well versed in the 64 arts of expressing love. Each one more beautiful than the others, they dance and laugh and play half-clothed. Heavenly courtesans like Rambha, Urvasi, Menaka and Tilottama go about unclothed demonstrating the 64 arts of passionate lovemaking as gateways to liberation. There is neither any sense of shame nor doubt nor any criticism.

Mani Dveepa is the great pleasure resort of Goddesses. Kali’s attendants guard the entrance so that no male entity could gain entry.  All male Gods were kept out, including Brahma and Vishnu. They approached Shiva and prayed to him. “O Lord, We are not allowed to see this great carnival of Goddesses. Terrible Kali Herself is protecting the entry.  Please see with your divine vision what is happening there and at least describe in words the pleasures and games of Devis. Shiva told them: “This is Devi’s play, Her Maya. I cannot fathom it. Parvati has prevented my entry also. I tried seeing with my divine eye. Alas, it does not work.” Then the Gods told Shiva. “If that be the case, Oh Lord! This will be the first time the great God Shiva who is a Sarvajna, the knower of all, is prevented from knowing something”

Then Shiva understood their concern and took the form of a 2-year-old baby to enter the Mani Dveepa. The gatekeepers and the dancers saw him and said, Oh! It is only a 2-year-old baby. He does not know anything about sex. He is liberated, being shameless himself. Let him come in. Shiva entered and saw the totally open beauty of the Goddesses. He has seen what no one else has seen about the playfulness of the divine beauties. He experienced the ultimate in beauty and pleasure. He saw how the Bhairavis play with each other. He came to know how Parvati enjoys in Mani Dveepa, which he could never see in Himalayas. Shiva himself is totally uninhibited. The pleasure he saw got into his head. He started dancing wildly and started playing inimitably on his drum.

Soon Parvati’s eyes fell on this child prodigy, for how can talent be hidden? The crescent moon hidden in his locks was seen by Parvati. She understood that Shiva himself came in disguise. The secret doors to whatever the ladies wanted to hide have been opened. Every lady opens herself to the linga, and so is nude in front of Shiva. But for the sake of the world she has to show the sense of shame. So what to do now? All ladies conferred and quickly decided that somehow what Shiva had seen must be a closed vision to the rest of the world. So all of them said in one voice: let us freeze his age at two and make him our son. A son never reveals the secret of his mother even if she misbehaves. All the Yoginis lifted their skirts and placed him in their laps. They taught him the ten great vidyas for liberation. He became the universal son to all the Yoginis, Lakshmi, Parvati, Saraswati, Apsaras, Courtesans, Devis and their sub-Devis. Like this they bound Shiva’s expression. Shiva  could not describe what he saw being only two years old. All the Gods were stunned. What is this? He was a man and now he is a child attached to his mothers. Their desire to see the pleasures of Goddesses was not satisfied. This is the story from Purana. The story continues today.

Devis regretted their hasty decision and decided their happiness could not be complete without male Gods.  They felt, now the time is ripe for revealing the secrets. Why now? People are seeing orgies secretly. It is better if they accept it publicly to get rid of their neuroses. Lust is necessary, for it is the spring of life. Given the suicidal technology, there is great danger in coupling lust to violence. The need of the hour is to express lust through all fine arts: like song, dance, sculpture, painting and devotion. Otherwise the earth will be destroyed.

So they have let in a present day person to witness and record the erotic plays of Goddesses in sculptures. The Devis are named in Khadgamala. They attend on Adi Shakti in Sri Chakra, another name for Mani Dveepa. All Goddesses and Gods descended there enjoying an unending carnival called Nityotsava in their subtle forms. People who do sadhana there do experience them in meditations. 

Mani Dveepa has descended to Earth at Devipuram to put an end to cruelty and bring creative joys to Earth. Go there to witness, enjoy and be blessed.

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Meanings of Purush Suktam https://devipuram.amritananda.org/meanings-of-purusha-suktam/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/meanings-of-purusha-suktam/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:08:31 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3140 Om= Name of God = World. Experienced as a+u+m.
Experience of waking state is “a’, dream is “u”,
sleep/death is “m”

1. Sahasra seershaa purushah
God has 1000 (a very large number) of heads.
Because all heads belong to the world=God
Sahasrakshah sahasra paath
1000 eyes, 1000 feet. All eyes, feet belong to
God=world
Sa bhoomim viswato vritvaa
Covers the earth from all sides as sky/space
Atyatishtat dasaangulam
Yet he exceeds by 10 digits the whole world.
(exceeds finite space and time)

The world with all its teeming life and light is
considered to be God. But the concept of God exceeds
it too. The word “exceeds” implies finiteness of the
world, which is measurable in size (space and time are
not infinite, they are closed, measurable).

2. Purusha eva idagm sarvam
God is all this world of experience indeed
Yat bhootam yat cha bhavyam
Which has gone before and yet to come
Uta amritatvasya isanah
Yes, God is the controller of immortality
Yat annena atirohati
unlike food, is not consumable.

Even if the world were to come to an end, God would not
end, because it exists beyond the world; the world is
God’s creation. Who created God then?

Creation implies that there was nothing “before” and
something came into being “after”. “Before” and
“after” are terms which have a meaning only with
respect to time. 

Do we look at a book and say, it is born at this
corner and died at this other corner? The book is not
flowing, like time is flowing. If we scan it through
a slot then it does simulate the behavior of life and
death. 

The word “creation” is in the domain of flowing time.
Since God exists as pure existence beyond time, the
concept of creation does not apply to God, which is
beyond time.

We can and should ask what created the world; because
the world of experience has had a beginning and it will
have an ending in time; it is flowing in time.

The implication is that existence can have two
modes: “unaware” and “aware”. The “unaware” state
contains the “aware” state. “Unaware” is like the
center watching the “aware” circle. Without the
center, the circle cannot be; yet it is not a part of
the circle.

It is the awareness of God, the life of God, which
expresses itself in space, time and matter. Pure
existence, unaware of its existence, looks like
non-existence. It is like zero, Shoonya. Yet it is
capable of manifesting aware existence. How?

Let us look at the example of zero. Zero can just be a
zero; it can also be a sum of equal and opposite
attributes (3.1416 + (-3.1416)). Any number of such
pairs of opposites (duals) can come out of the original
zero; yet, it does not lose its potency to create fresh
pairs, it is not exhausted, it is not consumed. The
zero is not like food, which is consumable.

There is simply no way we can distinguish a “pure zero”
from an “impure zero” that came as the sum of a pair of
equal and opposite attributes. The best we can say is
that they are mutual attributes.

These philosophical questions are further explored now.

3. Tripat oordhva udait purushah
Over and above three parts of measured God
Paado asya iha abhavat punah
One more part remained however
Tato vishvang akraamat
The three parts covered the world of perception
Sa ashana anashane abhi
Those which are consumable and un consumable.

The relationship of God to the manifested world is
like that of a circumference to the diameter of a
circle. Three diameters does not measure the
circumference fully, some unending part .14159……
remains.

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SRI MERU https://devipuram.amritananda.org/sri-meru/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/sri-meru/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:07:55 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3138 This unique temple is built to tell you that you are goddesses and gods.
If you like, you can be like them too. You are free here. Nobody stops you.
All the powers shown here are dormant in you subconsciously.
Your sadhana consists in bringing them out to use them for
loving yourself, improving yourself and all those around you.

You gain nothing by leering or laughing at the goddesses here.
You gain everything by understanding your own nature reflected by them.
You are beautiful, lovable, just as you are. You are erotic. Nothing wrong with that!
You can create your identity and destiny. You are not powerless.
You don’t have to be what others tell you to be.
We are with you in empowering you to be yourself.

Sit in front of the icons. Talk to them. Listen to the answers in your mind.
The highest offering you can make to anyone is yourself.
This is exactly what the Goddesses are doing. They have nothing to hide.
They are parts of you. They love you. That is why they have no shame.
They are not afraid of what others say about them. You can be like them.

You have made a special attempt to come here. We love you.
Thank you for your visit. We hope you enjoyed the graceful offering
of themselves the Goddesses have given you. 

Amrita.

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SEE GODDESS II https://devipuram.amritananda.org/see-goddess-ii/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/see-goddess-ii/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:07:00 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3136 Rituals purify the mind and body and create pro-life attitudes.

Time is Siva and Life is Shakti.
Time has to scan Life to have any experience.

For example, when sleeping, time is not flowing, but life is there. We don’t experience anything. Again, time was flowing when we did not have life. Then also we don’t experience any thing.

So, the universe of experience is the play of Time and Life, of Shiva and Shakti.

There are ten great tantric paths to realizing the state of
experience beyond the limits of space, time or senses. They
can be divided into two branches, benign and aggressive
respectively called the Sri Family and Kali Family.

RITUALS – SRI FAMILY

Seeing Goddess A short procedure for all to get first-hand
experience of Goddess

Understanding Sri Chakra Puja An introduction to the puja of
Goddess Sri in the form of Sri Chakra

SEEING GODDESS
BY AMRITANANDA, Devipuram, India
FORE WORD

What comes first: faith or experience? In my case, I first
had experience followed by an unshakable faith. Is it
possible to repeat this for everyone? I think not. This
little book gives some procedures which I found to work for
me as well as some others too. So, I hope they also give you
experience of Goddess first so that faith can follow. These
procedures are easy to follow by any one. You only have to
suspend disbelief, pending discovery. If you practice
regularly every day, then you will be able to feel, then see
and then talk with the Mother Goddess like I was. And then,
you will follow her instructions.
How long it will take for this to happen ? If your attitudes
are pure and innocent like a child, may be about a month
will do. Other wise it will take longer, say 30 months. You
must commit yourself to doing every day at least some of the
procedures given here, preferably all of them. You may need
to spend 1 to 1-1/2 hours to complete all of them. You may
divide it into to three groups in whichever way and perform
at 6 A.M., 7 P.M. and 10 P.M.
The procedures given here are all very powerful.
Occasionally you may have over-powering emotions, you may
not be able to bear them. When Arjuna was seeing the
universal form of Krishna, he was afraid and could not bear
it. At such times, your Guru comes to your rescue. Guru can
be a person who has given you Mantra Diksha, or a Sidha seen
in your meditations, or your favorite God or Goddess. In
case you are afraid, you invoke their presence and energy
into you; your fear will go. .

All Shaktis are in you but they are now asleep. The power of
seeing in eyes, hearing in ears, tasting in tongue, smelling
in nose, touching in skin, walking in feet, grasping in
hands, thinking in mind, feeling in heart, procreation in genitals;
like this all powers are distributed in all parts of your
body. They are working under the single power of life, which
we call the Mother. If the life is missing or reduced in any
part of the body, that part can not function well. Even if
we are fully awake, we are in a state of hypnosis and the
powers are not able to function well. For example, you are
able to touch what is near to you but not which is far.
Similar is the case of seeing or hearing at a distance, the
ability to know past, present & future; and the ability to
enter another persons body and experience through the
organs of that body etc. All these powers are in you; but
they are now sleeping. How do you awaken them? How do you
empower yourself to know your fullest potential ?

What is needed is ATTENTION.

ATTENTION means the ability to focus the mind at a
particular place or event to exclusion of all others. For
example, Dronacharya asked Arjuna in a test of archery, ?
Are you seeing me?? Arjuna replied, ?No, I am not seeing
you. Neither am I seeing any other person. The only thing
visible is eye of the bird set up as a target?. That is what
we mean by attention. Only the place or event that we are
focusing on must be experienced. Nothing else must be
experienced. It is such an attention that helps.

If you are able to pay such attention to all parts of your
body, then the powers residing there will be awakened. The
union of all such powers is Devi. DEVI MEANS YOUR LIFE. Only
if you have life, your eyes can see, ears can hear etc. So
please understand that parts of your body are the real
Shakti Pithas, the places where powers can be awakened.
When you sequence your undivided attention to all parts of
your body, all powers of awareness will expand. When this
expansion takes place, your life becomes powerful. You will
be able to feel, see the mother goddess and become one with
Her. Along this path, you will experience closeness to Devi;
will have a form like Her; you will be able to live in a
world like Hers; and finally you will be able to attain the
highest goal of moksha.
The body needs work and the mind needs rest. For your health
to improve, for your body to become light, for your mind to
become free from the cage of your body and play freely in
the worlds of Apsaras & Devas and for you to be like them,
you must decide and allow yourself freedom. Then only you
will experience the Goddess. You must decide that you will
not object to freedom from rules and regulations made by
other men who are not awakened and accepted unthinkingly by
you.
Every one desires freedom, unlimited happiness or wealth.
But when such opportunities do come, their memories, social
status and fears of others disapproval become their
handicaps. They bind themselves hand and foot by their own
thinking patterns. They suppress their independent thinking
and freedom and do not permit themselves unconditional love
and bliss. They continue to spend their lives in misery. To
overcome such self made miseries and to set you free, some
affirmations are given at end. Read them every day and if
you like them, make them your own. You open the seven golden
gates to freedom yourself this way.
For direct experience of the goddess, this booklet may be
helpful. Let go of doubts, fears and inhibitions. You can
contact me without any fear of being judged as an equal
friend. I will always be with you, no matter what.

I N D E X
1. Morning prayers
2. Locks
3. Breathing exercises
4. Withdrawal
5. Guided visualization
6. Flowing awareness
7. Creating an Astral body
8. Harmonizing the energy wheels
9. Positive affirmations

1. Early Morning prayers
Om Om Om Om Om Om Om Starting from the point where your body
makes contact with the earth to the top of your head, fill
your whole body with the sound of long drawn out ?Aaaa Uuuuu
Mmmmm? 7 times.
Gurur Brahma gurur Vishnuh Gurur devo Maheswarah
Guruh Sakshat Para Brahma Tasmai Sri Gurave namah
All creative ideas and acts, all actions to nourish and
protect, and all dances (movements of body with awareness
for example, like Tai ichi) are our teachers. The supreme
teacher is transcendent, beyond the realms of rational
thinking and feeling, of space, time and matter.
Om Sri Maha Ganadhipataye Namah. (4) May the elephant headed
lord of all positive and negative archetypal emotions move
us to positive thoughts and thus remove all obstacles to our
efforts to expand our consciousness.
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah
Tat savitur vareniyam
Bhargo devasya Dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayaat. (7) Imagine, or see the red ball
of the rising Sun; or, seeing the light in your prayer room
attentively, offer seven spoons of water to a flower. (This
has the effect of opening your inner 3rd eye. If you are
looking at the Sun directly, please make sure only that the
red or orange Sun only is seen. The brighter Sun has the
effect of burning the retina).
Now imagine a round or square wall of fire surrounding you.
Imagine that innumerable lightning’s are flashing in the
wall. This visualization protects any jealous forces that
might try to disturb your meditations and progress.

2. Sitting postures and Locks.
You may sit at the edge of a seat with the edge of your
buttocks resting on it, and keep your hands on your knee
caps. Then your spine will become erect and you just can’t
fall asleep. Or, if you have a back problem, you can rest
your back against a wall with a pillow supporting the back.
This should be OK. Both these postures allow you to forget
your body and connect you to the wheel of power in the crown
of your head. The other posture which gives you a mild
pleasure is the following. If you are a female of a light
build, press lightly your right or left heel into your
vagina. You are likely to experience sexual pleasure which
is desirable and not to be worried about. If you are of a
heavy build and unable to do so, you may make a ball of a
napkin and sit on it in such a way that it has a similar
effect.
For men the best posture is to press a heel lightly between
the base of the penis and the testes such that a light
erection takes place. Or else, make a ball of a napkin and
sit on it to press on the ejaculatory sphincter muscle
between the testes and the anus. This posture does not allow
ejaculation to take place. Technically it is the easiest
alternative to Siddha asana, the posture of attainment.
Once you settle down in a sitting posture, there are two
mudras and two bandhas which you will practice, each seven
times. The first of the mudras is called Aswini, discovered
by observing the mare. This mudra repeatedly tightens, holds
and releases the anal muscles. The second mudra is called
Shakti Chalana, which means moving the energy. This mudra is
similar; but works with muscles which control passage of
urine. To do this mudra properly, you have to observe first
what muscles are acting when passing urine and suddenly
cause the flow to stop. By repeatedly doing this you will
learn to exercise the proper muscles only. The purpose of
both these mudras is to arouse the desire for sex, but not
to satisfy it there. The desire has to be released by a
mental orgasm.
After exercising each mudra seven times, you do the anal
lock and tummy lock seven times each as follows. Take a deep
breath filling the belly out like a woman in her late
pregnancy, contract both the urinary and anal muscles, hold
it as long as comfortable, and release the breath with a
hissing ?Sssss? sound making it come out of a curled tongue
projecting slightly out of the mouth. This is also called
the Cobra breath, or the Kundalini breath by ancient Yogis.
This is Mula bandha, the anal lock. The next step is to
exhale fully, pull the tummy in and up like a lion, exerting
a pull on the muscles surrounding the gentals. This is
called Uddyana Bandha. Do each of these bandhas 7 times.


3. Breathing exercises

You should not do breathing exercises when the stomach is
heavy. Leave at least 2 hrs gap after meals. ?Ha Sa Kha?,
mantra for loosens bondage to your physical body and enables
astral travel. Let us use a slight variation of this
mantra,?Sa Kha Ha? which means ?She is your friend?.
Breathe in deeply with left nostril with the sound of ?Sa?
filling the belly like a pregnant woman. Hold for half that
time with the sound of ?Kha?. Release with the sound of ?Ha?
from the right nostril. Holding the breath outside, draw a
triangle on the top palette with the tip of your tongue.
This connects the Indra Yoni with the physical yoni. It is
is helpful in controlling the powerful Kundalini powers. Now
breathe deeply in from the right nostril with ?Sa?, hold
with ?Kha? and release with ?Ha? and draw the triangle, just
as before. This pair constitutes one breathing exercise. Do
this seven times.

4. Withdrawal.

This procedure removes the tensions and heals various organs
of your body and so allows you to escape from body
awareness. Sit comfortably in any easy posture described
above. You may make an audio cassette of the following to
keep track of timing and body parts and visualizations. You
can also buy one made by Amrita. 1 min. Pay attention to any
sounds outside such as that of a fan, ac, people talking,
birds singing; or from inside such as the heart beat, any
currents flowing in any parts of your body especially in the
lower belly area.

1 min. Close your eyes. Try to remember and see the walls
around you and the roof top.

1 min. Feel the regions where the weight of your body is
resting on the ground. Become aware of the contact with
earth. 

1 min. Feel the chest rising and falling with the
breath. Keep attention on the wall of the chest and the
nipples. Pay attention for about 20 seconds to each part
mentioned below You may say ?Om Santih Santih Santih? 3
times after shifting attention to each part to relax the
tensions there.
Face: 1. forehead 2. eyes 3. ears 4. cheeks 5. nose
6. lips 7. chin 8. whole face 9. breath

Body: 1. Toes 2. finger 3. middle 4. ring 5. small
6. soles 7. uppers 8. heels 9. ankles 10.calves

11.knees 12.thighs out 13.thighs in
14.buttocks 15.waist 16.chest 17.shoulder18.armpit

19.biceps 20.elbows 21.arms 22.wrists 23.thumbs
24.index 25.middle 26.ring 27.small 28.palms

5. Guided visualization

Wait at each step till you are able to get a glimpse of the
image. Don’t strain too much; if it doesn’t come, let it go.
Next time you sit, try to look at such pictures beforehand,
and try to recall them to your mind.
Imagine that you are sitting near a small stream dangling
your feet in it at the foot hills of Himalayas. You are
feeling a little chill and also a little sweat due to the
afternoon Sun.
1. See a line of swans swiftly flying across the sky. 1min.
2. See the slowly flowing river near your feet. 1min.
3. See a small boulder around which water is gurgling. 3min.
4. See the the huge unmoving range of Himalayas. 1min.
5. Today is the full moon day. See the round moon rising on
the silvery Himalayas. 2min.

6. Flowing Awareness.

Flowing awareness with form:
Imagine that your Guru has materialized before you and
sitting next to you. Keep pressing the feet of your teacher
and keep talking, seeking answers to your doubts. Decide to
act according to the advice given.
Next imagine a red triangle with the angle pointing down. In
its center is a dancing red lingam which is emitting white
sparks upwards like Diwali crackers. Recall picture of
Muladhara wheel.
OR
Imagine that some sages are doing a fire ritual in an
underground temple, and the walls of the temple are
resounding the mantras being uttered. There is a huge image
of a Mother Goddess killing a demon seen in the light of the
fire. There are some women being worshipped by some sages,
seen in the light of fire.
OR
Imagine your favorite Goddess or God or a good friend in
front of you, and that you are chit chatting with them. See
the visions they show you, or do what they ask you to do. If
invited, even make love to them. If the last happens, you
will derive immense benefits and siddhis; because through
making love, the energies are passed on which are of benign
nature.
OR
You may be in the company of divine spirits or Apsaras or
Yakshas. They enjoy free love. Join them, letting go of all
human inhibitions. Forget that you are a human being, and
remember your being a divine.

Formless flow of awareness.

Take 3 deep breaths. Let go of all ideas. See darkness.

3min. If any thoughts come, don’t judge them as good or bad.
Instead, you may ask, does this belong to the past or to the
future? Or am I imagining it? Remain a pure witness. 7min.
If you get any emotion, try to remain a witness. Don’t think
that this emotion should be there, or that this should not
be there. Be a mirror which reflects any thing good or bad
in front of it without choosing. Let go of all choices. If
fear takes hold of you, you help on hand ready by: 1. Pray
to your Guru, 2. Remember the wall of fire and confine the
fear into it. If none of these eliminates your fear, get up
from meditation, wash your hands, feet, eyes, and start
meditation again.

Or, you may get in touch with your teacher. Usually there
are no problems that cannot be solved with the help of your
Guru. Always remember that the deepest fears you have are
mere thoughts and so parts of you, and they can do no harm.
What is there to be afraid of about yourself? They will go
away, Now say, ?I am extremely happy here and now. My life
energy is at its peak. I am full of enthusiasm, energy,
abundance and love. I express my gratitude to all who are
helping me. I am blessed. I bless the whole world.?
Get up from meditation and put down in a dairy all the
thoughts and feelings you have seen or experienced. They
will help you in defining the goals of your life and
deciding your future course of actions.

7. Creating an Astral body.

This is also a guided visualization. Through this procedure,
you will 1. loosen the idea that you are limited only by
your body, and therefore become less sensitive to pain and
pleasure, insult and praise, cold and heat; 2. continue to
exist as a light form lasting for as long as the world
exists, and through that keep, helping others and receive
worship as Goddess Herself. Sit comfortably. Take a deep
breath three times. Repeat the following in your mind. Try
to visualize as clearly as you can. This is an initiation.
Every initiation goes through a gate; here it is the gate of
death and the gate of birth into a new life. This body has
to decay some day. Imagine it dead here and now. All people
known to me, friends and relatives have come to see my body
for the last time. They went round my body three times and
prayed for my soul, and each one poured some water on my
body. The body is tied to a wooden frame. There is one
person carrying an earthen pot of water in front; a
procession of my near and dear followed, to the chants of
Narayana, Narayana. They carried it to the cremation
ground, where there is a funeral pyre ready to receive it.
The frame is kept on the fire wood, all ties removed with
clothes. We come naked into the world, and we go naked from
it. Camphor is placed in all holes of the body, some sandal
wood is placed on the chest, and some small pieces of wood
and then large pieces. The camphor is lighted. Sense the
smell of burning camphor, and see smoke, little lights of
camphor, the smell of burning sandalwood, see sparks, small
pieces of wood lighting up, then the bigger flames. The
person carrying the earthen pot of water went round the
burning pyre 3 times, and threw the pot to the ground. The
pot of water is a symbol of a body containing the life. Pot
is broken, water spilled out and it soaked the earth. Life
which came from earth is returned to it. As the body is
burning, all that belongs to it, namely the feelings of
fear, hate, shame, aversion, class, belongings, family,
relationships, all went back to wherever they came from. I
am witnessing all this. So, strangely, I could not have
died. How can there be death for life? Only the body has
death and decay. We change bodies as simply as changing
clothes. The fire has meanwhile burnt up the whole body. All
that remains of it is just a handful of ashes. It is these
ashes that are worn by Siva as an ornament.
What can this ash need? Does it have any fear? Desires?
Anger or lust or greed or pride or jealousy? Does it know
any good or bad even? Truth or untruth? Nothing whatsoever.
Be in that state of absolute silence for 2 to 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, from somewhere black clouds gathered in the sky.
The whole atmosphere suddenly cooled down and the cool
breeze of impending rain blew. Devi was shining forth as
lightning flashes from the sky to earth, and drops of rain
started falling to the ground. The earth thrilled to the
drops, and emitted the sweet smell of mud wet with the rain.
A divine downpour of cool nectarine rain fell on the ashes.
Because it was nectar the ashes took on a new form. What
kind of a form was that? Like the ball of red Sun rising
fresh on the eastern horizon early in the morning, climbing
slowly up, and changing into bright orange, then extremely
bright white light against the blue sky, but strangely
without the usual heat at all. It came on top of my head,
descended, became a ball of brilliant white light of 5?
diameter and 9? above the head. It stayed there for some
time, descended into my head, and I am experiencing a cool
bright shower of white light in my head. It came down
through my neck, and settled prettily in my heart. My heart
overflowed with joy. There it is emitting millions of
flashes of lightning of all colors of the rainbow: violet,
indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red. My whole body
became the body of light, filled from head to foot. The ball
of light split into two, became Devi and Siva. Siva is lying
flat on the lotus in my heart, and Devi is sitting on top of
him in union with Him. The thrill of their union filled my
body. Out of the joy of intercourse came this world of
living beings, it lives for that joy, and when the body
becomes old and cannot sustain life, abandons it to get a
new body.
Now my body is emitting all colors like flashes from every
pointed end of my body; toes, fingers, nipples, eyes. Who
ever is coming into contact with these flashes is being
filled with peace of mind, vitality, strength, pleasure,
wealth, fulfillment of all desires, friendship with all,
erotic pleasures, healing of all diseases of body and mind.
Keep your hand on your heart and say ?Aam Soham, Aam Soham,
Aam, Soham?.

8. Opening and harmonizing the Energy wheels.

There are seven spinning wheels of energy in you. If you pay
attention to the actions given below carefully and remember
them, you will experience these spinning wheels.
1. Muladhara wheel. (Link to picture)
There is a square wheel between anus and the vagina or the
base of the penis. There is a rose color triangle in it. In
its center there is a red phallus moving up and down
emitting white sparks of semen continuously. There is the
Kundalini Shakti, the Serpent Power coiled round the phallus
and drinking the semen being ejaculated. This is the
starting point of the supreme energy of the cosmos
manifesting creation. Imagine a sound ?Lang? starting from
this square wheel and rising up to the crown of the head.
When you are pronouncing this sound, the upper part of the
tongue touches the deep upper palette. You must feel that
touch. Do like this for all the other sounds in other
wheels.
2. Swadhishtana, six petal wheel. (Link to Picture)
This is the sex center. A trishul shaped like a yoni is
within a six petal wheel. It has an orange color and a
white moon adorns it. At this place, the vibrations of sex
keep going round and round like a wheel. This is the
original seat of the transcendental Goddess, and the meaning
of ?Swadhistana? is that the Shakti resides there. From
there, the sound of Vang  rises to the crown. This is the
seed sound of nectar, being a rose color, a mixture of
semen-white and blood-red. The clitoris is the seat of
Kundalini, identifiable with the Snake God Kumara.
3. Manipura, the belly button wheel. (Link to Picture)
There is a 10 petal wheel around the waist, shining like
fire with yellow and orange colors. From here to the crown
the sound of ?Rang? keeps spreading. Repeat this sound seven
times. This is the wheel of fire which transforms lust into
power. When the ejaculation in men and orgasm in women is
controlled, the Kundalini power does not get its nectar from
the semen or blood; it uncoils, moves up in search of nectar
and shoots up to the wheel in the crown where it gets the
nectar from the moon there. What this means is that the
physical orgasm is replaced by a spiritual orgasm; the
intercourse takes place in the mind, and a supreme
relaxation occurs in the form of a spiritual explosion of
all colors. Some times spiritual aspirants actually see a
hooded cobra dancing in front of their eyes. It represents
the intense sexual energy and the fears associated with it;
nothing more. So there is absolutely no cause for fear if
you come across such experiences. Remember Kumara the
serpent power has as its vehicle the peacock, the born enemy
of snake!
4. Anahata, the wheel of unconditional love. (Link to
Picture)
There is a 12 petal wheel circulating in air around the
chest. It has yellows and greens, the colors of vegetation.
From here to the crown, the sound of ?Yang? spreads; say it
seven times. By sharing our powers with others, we enter
this wheel of unconditional love. We give because it is our
nature to share; we give without expecting any returns
whatsoever. This wheel brings unbounded prosperity to you,
which grows more and more by giving.

5. Visuddhi, the wheel of astral communication in space.
(Link to picture)
There is a 16 petal wheel around the space in your neck. It
has light and dark blue colors like the sky. It spins to
the sound of ?Hang? which spreads to the crown. Utter this
sound 7 times. By placing attention here, you will acquire
powers like hearing at a distance, seeing far away places,
talking with spirits, Apsaras, Angels, Goddesses and Gods.
This is the wheel of communication in space across immense
distances. The ability to enter another person and know the
experiences as your own is obtained by prolonged practice of
paying attention to this wheel.
6. Ajna, the wheel of time. 
There is a 2 petal lotus between the eye-brows. Focus here
to go across time.
7. Sahasrara, the wheel in the crown of your head. There is a
1000 petal wheel in the head, the brain wheel. It has the
colors of blue and violet and also all colors of rainbow in
a lesser degree. From here the sound of Hreem keeps
emitting light beams flashing above the head.
8. Guru Paduka, wheel of the Supreme being, Yourself. There
is the wheel of the feet of the Supreme Guru 9 inches above
your head. It is in the center pod of the Sahasrar above.
The feet have the letters Hasaum and Sahauh. They are
surrounded by an eight petal lotus. Each petal is abundance
beyond measure, some times also called Ashta Lkashmis and
also Sudarshana. They are filled with millions of round
disks of all colors arranged in the form of worlds in
geometric patterns. By focusing your attention on any disk
you will be able to gain entry into that world, becoming its
creator Brahma, sustainer Vishnu, and Dancer Siva.
The half female, half male form of Sakti Siva -Ardha Nari
Iswara is standing on top of your head, facing the same
direction as you, and the feet above your head belongs to
this form. In this form, the creator Siva is eternally
surrounded by own Yoni, emitting an unending life giving
stream called Ganga. The divine form of this nectar is
Time. The earthly forms of this nectar are the juices of
sex. The physical orgasm loses life energy and ends in a
very short time. But a spiritual orgasm has no end. It is
called ?Brahma ananda, the bliss of creation. The sound of
this creation is like that of an ocean, ?Om?. Suppose there
are a million people in a gathering, each talking to their
neighbors. There is an ocean of sound rising from that
communion. The sound of Om is like that. Your aim is to
raise yourself above your head, merge into that form, and
experience unending spiritual orgasm which you may call is
the dance of the Galaxies, the dance of rising water falls,
divine light and sound show. The joy you experience will
shower your whole body with a thrill never known before.
Experience there is indescribable. You are literally taking
bath in these nectarine waters of life. It is totally free
from tension, very much unlike a physical orgasm. But it
satisfies a million times more. Stay in this state as long
as you can; there can be no higher happiness than this. What
happens then? You are no more in control. There is no you to
be in control. You only experience a feeling, and visions.
It is like you had an intense multiple orgasm, you are
thoroughly satisfied, your body has lost all weight, it is
floating away without walls and ceiling being obstacles, it
is being carried by rainbows, you are rising above the city
you are dwelling, the country, the oceans, the earth, beyond
the Moon, the Sun, entered the star field, the constellation
of Seven Sages (Great Bear), Dhruva (Pole star), beyond
Galaxies, the worlds, and entered the abode of Mother
Goddess, an island of jewels. Witness the playful, and
erotic fun and frolic, singing and dancing, and enjoy the
multiple partners without inhibitions. You enter the source
of the cosmos, Sri Yantra in the womb of the divine
Mother. You become a part of Her to live in waves of beauty,
Soundarya Lahari If I seem to be carried away, it is true,
I am carried away. I had no will of my own. At the will of
the Mother Goddess who loves erotic sentiments (Rati priya)
because Eros is pro-life, I have put down these few thoughts
for you to consider seriously and practice.

9. Affirmations.

1. My body is a temple. All parts of my body are made by
Goddess and are divine. They are seats of all powers:
manifest and latent. They are the real Sakti Peethas.
2. Sex is sacred. It is the source of life. Genitals are
sacred. I worship them as Siva and Sakti.

3. Sri Chakra is located in all the female genitals at the
clitoris. It has been called the Jewel in the Lotus. It is
most sacred, and secret, yet known to every one. I worship
the Sri Chakra, a circle of devotees to connect me to the
source of cosmos.

4. Whatever whatever sins I committed, I did in a state of
ignorance. Then I was in a hypnosis. Now I am awake. This
awakened being did not commit those things. I do not feel
shame, nor will I punish myself for what I was. Past is
past, gone for ever. I forgive myself, as I forgive all
others the wrongs they did to me. Now I can laugh at my
mistakes, and others ignorance. Is a five year old less than
a ten year old? All are evolving. I don’t have to hate
ignorance. Darkness cant be where light is.

5. I love myself. I deserve love. I deserve riches. I
deserve joy, happiness, health. I have them. I share them. I
will see people’s happiness.

6. I will think of Goddess always. In my sadness, in my
pleasure. More so in my pleasure, because that is when I
tend to forget Her.
7. My mother, father, guru, guests, relatives and friends,
and all help me; I express my gratitude for their help every
day mentally and through actions. I will serve them with
compassion. 8. Even my enemies have life; and life is Devi.
So I respect them, forgive them, and try to look at their
point of view and make friends. If I can’t do it, I will
love them all the same, do not reject them, but maintain a
respectful distance. My love does not expect that they
should love me in return. It has no conditions attached. I
share because I like sharing. That is all. 9. Expressing
love through thought word and deed are the sure means for
unlimited abundance, health, and pleasure. It is my birth
right to enjoy these good things of life. 10. In every
outgoing breath, my anxieties and worries are getting out.
With every incoming breath, peace is coming in. I am happy
here and now. I have plenty of energy flowing through me. I
am enjoying bliss, energy, wealth, love and pleasure
independent of external circumstances.
Mark those that appeal to you. Repeat them every day and
make them your own. You will see your life change in
perceptible ways.

Amrita 1998

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See Goddess fast. Try this. It works. https://devipuram.amritananda.org/see-goddess-fast-try-this-it-works/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/see-goddess-fast-try-this-it-works/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:06:02 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3132 I ask for my Guru Devi’s blessings. They are with me here and now. 

1. Oh Devi, I have removed all my masks: anger, doubt, fear, shame, aversion, family, race and expectations of my conduct. 

2. I have kept a fresh soft lotus in my heart for you to come and occupy.

3. I entreat you, please come, and enter it with your refreshingly cool and lotus-golden- white lights.

4. Fill me from head to toe with your glorious love, beauty, pleasure, wisdom, light, music, dance, poetry and compassion.

5. Let me enjoy waves after waves of these qualities in an unending series.

6. Protect me from evil.

7. I am open to your direction from within and without.  Bless me in a crystal clear voice. Let me see your divine vision constantly in the lake of my clear mind and with my physical eyes. 

8. Never leave me even for a moment.

9. I will not live without you.  When my time comes, take me into your heart.

10. Enable me to be useful to all living beings to make them realize your beauty and love. This is my constant prayer, aspiration and goal of my life.

Notice that this prayer has several important components.

  1. Removing masks. Being your true self.
  2. Setting apart a lovely place for your divine presence.
  3. Entreaty to divine to come with healing colors of lotus lights.
  4. Let every nook and corner be filled with divine qualities.
  5. This invocation is like a series of waves building up energy.
  6. Seeking protection against false entities trying to lead you astray.
  7. Surrender and opening up to divine presence and guidance.
  8. Determination not to live without divine presence.
  9. Preparedness for ultimate merger without limits.
  10. Helping others is your nature. Therefore you help.

Spare 1 hour a day. Try it for 40 days in a row, 3 times daily. Repeat 3 times, stay silent for 20 minutes each time. All ye who tried speak of the result to me, positive or negative.

Amrita, Devipuram 531001.  4 Sep  2002

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Khadgamala https://devipuram.amritananda.org/khadgamala/ https://devipuram.amritananda.org/khadgamala/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:03:29 +0000 https://devipuram.amritananda.org/?p=3133 Khadga means a sword and mala means a garland. Sword cuts the head, separating body from mind. It can be interpreted also as wisdom, which separates, categorizes, and classifies. So it is a symbol of knowledge. Khadgamala is about imagining a garland of ideas, nourishing and protecting them and putting life into them.

The Divine mother Life imagined that there should be time, and time came to be. She chose to be the space, the womb, in which time can move. Time and space going in whirls make matter. Time and space also provided the ground for vibrations of energy in the form of light. Light preserves the present moment. The light was Sarasvati. Time – space – matter was classified by Her great will into life, sky, air, fire, water and earth and their properties in seed form. The Divine Mother imagined 14 stable worlds in an atom, and 14 worlds in cosmos. Then she felt this was enough and put a sphere around it.

So far the creation had all the richness of variety, forms of Lakshmi, but there was no action because time was like space refusing to move. Everything was light. She created a great movement to time. Then time began to flow making all motions possible. She made the earth to move around the sun making years and moon around earth making the lunar month. Only if Life is coupled to time any form of experience can occur. Two examples illustrate this. 1. We have life but we don’t feel flowing time in sleep. 2. We have no life but time is flowing. In both these cases there is no experience. So life has to be in continuous union with flowing time in order to have any experience. Sometimes Life would separate from time and then there would be no experience but rest.

Then she limited the fields of cosmic awareness making an individual. The individual separated from cosmos and said,” I am so and so and these are mine and these are not mine.” There was fear and desire about what is not mine. If I did not get what I wanted, I felt helpless, angry and needed power. If I get the desired object I was greedy and would not let it go. I deluded into feeling I can’t live without it. I had the pride that I had it, and nobody else had it. I was jealous that others had things I did not have. I was worried what I had would go away.  All these passions: fear, desire, anger, greed, attachment, delusion , pride, jealousy, spring from the original separation of myself from the world. 

I was worried that I would die, and how can I go on after my life? I discovered food for extending my life. I discovered also that I could create new life forms through pleasure. So, sex was like hunger, nourishing my need to extend my self beyond death. The Divine Mother took the form of Kundalini and chose birth channel as her coiled abode ready to uncoil and strike to transcend life and realizing my potential to be a cosmic being in space and time, before creation of life.

The Khadgamala is the equation I=World=Beyond. Regular practice protects you, nourishes you, and takes you beyond. It fulfils all wishes, more than you desire, instantly. Therein lies its power.

How should you practice Khadgamala? As you are reciting each name, a portion of Sri Chakra should spring up in your imagination. The power comes from intensifying concentration to visualize the form, hear the sound, feel the touch, taste, and smell of the divine perfume of the goddess manifesting that part of the ever youthful Goddess. You can sit in front of each of the sculptures in Devipuram to get training into such visualizations. The Goddess loves fun. She is deeply in love with You, making You Siva.

So begin your journey to Goddess today, no matter how feebly. You can add power and depth as you move along. We are there to help you at Devipuram.

Amrita

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