COMMENTS


Prabhakar
April 16, 2013 11:59 AM

What sort of karmas a person should do if he wants to get a peaceful death and a safe journey to the other world.

Anonymous
April 16, 2013 10:07 AM

I am one of the unfortunate victims cheated by one of the fake gurus who took enormous money from me for shodasi mantra. I practiced as per his advise for more than two years. Mantra did not give any effect to me. It only pushed me into trouble. Few months back I read this blog and got the mantra recast by Raviji and I am doing good now. Please do not get cheated by these types of fake gurus.

Anonymous
April 16, 2013 10:07 AM

I am one of the unfortunate victims cheated by one of the fake gurus who took enormous money from me for shodasi mantra. I practiced as per his advise for more than two years. Mantra did not give any effect to me. It only pushed me into trouble. Few months back I read this blog and got the mantra recast by Raviji and I am doing good now. Please do not get cheated by these types of fake gurus.

MANBLUNDER
April 16, 2013 08:31 AM

Thank you for your kind words. The way in which he has posted his comment itself exposes him. I am sure that he does not even know what is śāktapraṇava. Since I have not revealed much about me, he is under the impression that I do not have a Guru. He does not know that I hail from one of the best lineages in śrī vidyā. As you have rightly pointed out, many of these gurus are only after money and in the process of earning money, they lose their focus on those who are initiated by them. Following up with those, who are initiated is very important and according to the progress made,Guru will fine tune them. This is what I do and they are happy and in the process I am also happy about their progress. No money should be paid or received for initiation. After God is not a commodity.

MANBLUNDER
April 16, 2013 08:31 AM

Thank you for your kind words. The way in which he has posted his comment itself exposes him. I am sure that he does not even know what is śāktapraṇava. Since I have not revealed much about me, he is under the impression that I do not have a Guru. He does not know that I hail from one of the best lineages in śrī vidyā. As you have rightly pointed out, many of these gurus are only after money and in the process of earning money, they lose their focus on those who are initiated by them. Following up with those, who are initiated is very important and according to the progress made,Guru will fine tune them. This is what I do and they are happy and in the process I am also happy about their progress. No money should be paid or received for initiation. After God is not a commodity.

Mathew
April 16, 2013 12:56 AM

Anonymous said :"This is what happens if one reads from books and does not learn from an enlightened Guru belonging to shakta lineage - blind leading the blind."What do you mean by enlightened Guru belonging to shakta lineage?Most of the shakta gurus nowadays asked huge sum of money for donations of their ashrams or give initiation courses levels online or travel to give which again,people have to pay thousands.Pranava have to be affix before Mahasodasi Mantra as per tantra texts and Genuine and real Gurus.Please take time to read this Blog,Raviji does have a Guru and the work he is doing are beyond words. Raviji never asked for a a single cent from anyone,he is giving all his time for the benefits of mankind.

Mathew
April 16, 2013 12:56 AM

Anonymous said :"This is what happens if one reads from books and does not learn from an enlightened Guru belonging to shakta lineage - blind leading the blind."What do you mean by enlightened Guru belonging to shakta lineage?Most of the shakta gurus nowadays asked huge sum of money for donations of their ashrams or give initiation courses levels online or travel to give which again,people have to pay thousands.Pranava have to be affix before Mahasodasi Mantra as per tantra texts and Genuine and real Gurus.Please take time to read this Blog,Raviji does have a Guru and the work he is doing are beyond words. Raviji never asked for a a single cent from anyone,he is giving all his time for the benefits of mankind.

MANBLUNDER
April 15, 2013 04:54 PM

If somebody is not affixing OM before Mahāṣoḍaśī mantra, it is their problem. Even accepting your views for the sake of argument, where is śāktapraṇava at the beginning of Mahāṣoḍaśī. As you known Mahāṣoḍaśī, begins with Lakṣmi bīja śrīṁ and not with śāktapraṇava. Again,no doṣa accrues when OM is prefixed and suffixed to any mantra. You have overlooked the arguments in my article, in favour of placing OM at the beginning by quoting necessary references from Chāndogya Upaniṣad and Kulārṇava Tantra. These Scriptures clearly say that beginning a mantra without OM is a sin. Further, ancient Scriptures like Kubjikātantra, Siddhayāmala clearly say that that Mahāṣoḍaśī mantra is extricated by having praṇava at the beginning. When we recite Lalitā Sahasranāma, what is the need to prefix tritātrī (om - aiṁ - hrīṁ - śrīṁ) before each nāma? Why this is called tritātrī (triad), when there are four bīja-s? By default, Om is excluded and hence only the rest three are taken into account. Even tritātrī is prefixed with OM. The doṣa-s which you have mentioned do not apply to praṇava. It is better not to follow anything blindly.

MANBLUNDER
April 15, 2013 04:54 PM

If somebody is not affixing OM before Mahāṣoḍaśī mantra, it is their problem. Even accepting your views for the sake of argument, where is śāktapraṇava at the beginning of Mahāṣoḍaśī. As you known Mahāṣoḍaśī, begins with Lakṣmi bīja śrīṁ and not with śāktapraṇava. Again,no doṣa accrues when OM is prefixed and suffixed to any mantra. You have overlooked the arguments in my article, in favour of placing OM at the beginning by quoting necessary references from Chāndogya Upaniṣad and Kulārṇava Tantra. These Scriptures clearly say that beginning a mantra without OM is a sin. Further, ancient Scriptures like Kubjikātantra, Siddhayāmala clearly say that that Mahāṣoḍaśī mantra is extricated by having praṇava at the beginning. When we recite Lalitā Sahasranāma, what is the need to prefix tritātrī (om - aiṁ - hrīṁ - śrīṁ) before each nāma? Why this is called tritātrī (triad), when there are four bīja-s? By default, Om is excluded and hence only the rest three are taken into account. Even tritātrī is prefixed with OM. The doṣa-s which you have mentioned do not apply to praṇava. It is better not to follow anything blindly.

Anonymous
April 15, 2013 02:41 PM

None of the Pramanika Sampradayas affix Om before Mahashodashi mantra. The Devi Pranava itself is Om, and beyond. By adding an extra Om, there is lopa of Chandas, there is lopa of matra, and also lopa of the rashmi samkhya.This is what happens if one reads from books and does not learn from an enlightened Guru belonging to shakta lineage - blind leading the blind.