Many friends have asked me for details of my recent, extroadinarily profound and meaningful realizations. I’m working on a writeup but it is difficult to frame the material so it is meaningful to people beyond my immediate circle. Please be patient until I can find the proper context.

Tantra means instruction, a practical way of doing things. And the Tantras are a supplementary class of Vedic literature, so when we speak of Tantra we mean a method or process for practically accomplishing the aims of the Vedas: self-realization.

Tantra makes extensive use of yantra. A yantra is an arrangement of material energy that models a spiritual function. It allows us to practice spiritual life even in the material world. All spiritual practices use yantras; even a church is a type of yantra. The material energy is divided into three categories: goodness (sattva), passion (rajas) and ignorance (tamas). Thus there are three categories of Tantras depending on the materials, methods and destinations offered in them. 

Generally the sāttvikā-tantras are devoted to Viṣṇu, the rājasikā-tantras to Indra and the tāmasikā-tantras to Lord Śiva. The Buddhist Tantras are generally considered mixed in quality, along with certain Chinese classics. In general, the sāttvikā-tantras take the practitioner to the spiritual world, the rājasikā-tantras to the heavenly planets and the tāmasikā-tantras to human life or the lower planetary systems.

Transcendental devotional service as practiced by the Vaiṣṇavas falls under sāttvikā-tantra, so we see there are many tantras such as Viṣṇu-yamala-tantra and Nārada-bhakti-sūtra offering instruction in hearing, chanting and other methods of bhakti. Then the ritualistic sacrifices of the Vedas as practiced by the pañcarātrikī-brāhmaṇas give material fruitive results. And the impersonal mystical practices given in the tāmasikā-tantras like Mahānirvāna-tantra generally lead to rebirth in human form at best.

As we can see, the Tāntrikā has a wide spectrum of choices in spiritual destinations. That is the answer; the question is: What are you going to do with your eternity?

Power breathing is a form of prāṇāyama that develops enormous stamina and a powerful body.

• Sit in lotus posture.
• If you are stiff do other asanas & stretches to warm up.
• Chant mantra with full yogic breathing.
• All the way in & all the way out! Let your prāṇa flow.
• Continue in other āsanas as well, but always come back to full lotus.

Bestows youth, powerful voice and mind, shapes the body. Also useful for diagnosis, as it reveals any blockages or trouble spots in the body. If there is more interest in this I can post more pictures & videos.