Lakṣmī Tantra—Introduction
Channel: Consciousness Research Centre
Date: 2020-10-31

This series is classified Vivartha-vāda | Rāja-yoga | Suśupti | Viśuddhi-cakra
Mother Lakṣmī describes Her Tantra: “This is the best of Tantras, which contains all that the wise know to be Truth. Just as the science of liberation excels amongst all the various sciences; the brāhmaṇa amongst all bipeds; the cow amongst all quadrupeds; gold amongst all metals and kaustubha amongst all gems; a mother amongst all superiors, and a son amongst all claimants; manas (the mind) amongst all senses, and the wind amongst all that is mobile; Meru amongst all mountains, and Gaṅgā amongst all rivers; the householder amongst all ranks of life, and Vasiṣtha amongst all performers of japa (meditative prayer); absolute renunciation amongst all true states, and visionary knowledge amongst all that is profitable; so is this Tantra the best of all Tantras dealing with Reality.” [50.226–231]
“Herein the essence, traits and majesty of God as Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa, the preceptor and Myself are duly described. Those who possess a clear grasp of true knowledge adhere to this, which is a view of Myself. Holding on to this ladder, they climb up step-by-step to the supreme state of existence. This is supreme amongst all Tantras and is stamped by a name that is identical with Mine.” [50.231–233]
Appropriateness: “This teaching should be given only to a person of high moral standing, who is clean, practises austerities, is well-versed in the teachings of the Vedas and Tantras, who is especially devoted to Me and cherishes great devotion for Vāsudeva Janārdana; who observes the pure vow of Pāñcarātra, is clever and only acts virtuously. One should not teach this Tantra to a person who has not taken the ritual bath signifying acceptance of a vow (to observe the Pañcarātra religion), nor to a disloyal person, nor to a person ignorant of the teachings of Tantra, nor to someone who is prone to jealousy, nor to someone who is not a devotee of Vāsudeva, and not to anybody who is not a devotee of Mine.” [50.234–237]
Four Topics: “Lakṣmī Tantra deals with four principal aspects of Tantra: 
 • caryā (iconography and architecture)
 • kriyā (ritual ceremonies)
 • jñāṇa (philosophy and cosmogony) 
 • yoga (meditation)
It also contains descriptions of old customs, ancient times and history, as well as of diverse secret rituals, and is embellished with many useful sayings so as always to convince people.” [51.1-4]

Lakṣmī Tantra Part 1 (edited by Ādyaśakti Svāmī): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hv09V989J6lIMwxuN__nJ5IFYd0y0hpc/view?usp=drivesdk

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