And also, I forgot to mention this in my previous comment but, my recommendation for you is to start studying Pratyabhijna philosophy and keep on doing the japa. Contemplating the pure concepts found in the philosophy will purify your intellect and thus your worldview. Mantra japa will dissolve false thought-constructs that hinder you from seeing the Great Reality. The two work hand in hand. I advise you ask your Guruji about this though. Best wishes.

Namaste Prince. In essence, everything you experience is already God. What is God? God is Consciousness. To be conscious is to be aware and thus your very subjective existence itself is God or the Self. When you are aware of anything, that is God being aware of Himself. Your very Self is God. Progression is only about clearing up the thought-constructs that make you see otherwise. If you can purify your intellect quickly, you will swiftly see the Reality that always is. If you cannot, then you won't see the Reality as swiftly. That is all there is to sadhana. If you contemplate this pure thought that you are pure Consciousness and every object of your experience including your experience itself to be God-Consciousness, then your thought-constructs will dissolve by themselves and, eventually with enough time, even the thought that everything is your Self. Then what will only be left is God. But just remember, God is not waiting to give you some sort of enlightenment due to some reason. You yourself already experience God every single moment of the day. That is all there is to it. Best wishes.

Namaste Prince. The kañcukas are essentially the powers of consciousness at the level of the individual. As the individual is simply Śiva-consciousness in a contracted form, His powers remain but operate in a different manner. In that respect they are described as. on the one hand, devolving consciousness to the level of the individual and, on the other, empowering the individual. Citśakti - niyati; ānandaśakti - kāla; icchāśakti - rāga; jñānaśakti - vidyā; kriyāśakti - kalā. In the sequence of the phonemes, these are represented by the letters Ya (kāla and kalā), Ra (vidyā), and La (rāga and niyati). Incidentally, these are the letters of the elements: Ya - air; Ra - fire; La - Earth (Va/water is Māyā, derived from U/Ū), derived from the vowels I/Ī, Ṛ/Ṝ, and Ḷ/Ḹ, respectively. These are tattvas, overarching realities. The malas are the actual state of the bound soul in the form of spiritual ignorance; pauruṣa ajñāna. The Tantrāloka explains: "Now, the innate spiritual ignorance of the individual soul that is called mala is born from that supreme perceiver who is Śiva Himself, but even so it is the veil that obscures the individual soul's own Śiva-nature, which is complete and all embracing consciousness and unobstructed action. It is essentially the contracted state of knowledge and action of the fettered soul. Inherent in the fettered state, it is not a product of binding thought constructs, as is the case with intellectual ignorance." So, the malas are not ignorance of some specific thing. They constitute the non-conceptual ignorance which is simply the contraction of Śiva-consciousness, that of the non-recognition of its true nature. You ask about positive purposes. The kañcukas, when infused with the light of recognition, become the perceiver's own powers through which they enact their unobstructed knowledge and activity. Kṣemarāja explains this in light of the Kālikākrama: "She shines forth as the Khecarī-circle, consisting of the powers of the five 'armours', thereby concealing Her ultimate nature, which is to move freely in the sky of consciousness... But, on the level of the Lord, She vibrates as Khecarī, moving in the sky of consciousness with Her powers of total agency and the rest..." To clarify, the "Khecarī-circle" is the second in a series of five "wheels" of goddesses embodying various levels of manifestation: Vyomavāmeśvarī (pure consciousness), Khecarī (the subject as the possessor of powers), Gocarī (the antaḥkaraṇa), Dikcarī (organs of sense and action), and Bhūcarī (objectivity).

good day to everyone. I have a question about the 5 kancuka-s (kalA to niyatI) and the 3 mala-s (anava, kanma and maya). How do they function normally? How are they interlinked ? How are they supposed to help us (assuming they have a useful and a positive purpose). thank you

thank you michael

thank you Seongsoo. I will wait patiently to hear from you.

Namaste Prince. We must remember that we are that very same Caitanya (Consciousness) which we call Shiva-Shakti. The reason for gradual progression is because we have vikalpas. Vikalpa is the Sanskrit term for thought-constructs/concepts. As long as we have such vikalpas, Shiva-Shakti, who is our very Self, will not become visible. Actually, our very perception, our sense of existence is verily Shiva, that is the Self but also covered in its own self-imposed limitation. Why is it self-imposed? Because Shiva willed Himself to be bound so that He may experience Himself from all angles in the play of His own Self. So it is our own self-imposed bondage by which we suffer and our own Self's grace which liberates us as the Self. This might sound confusing so my apologies for not being able to word this any clearer. I will try to explain more clearer when I have time. But for now, it is best to keep in mind and always contemplate that everything you see, everything you experience, including your own body are all your Self, Shiva. So in reality, you always experience what you seek, you just can't recognize it because of the aforesaid vikalpas. Purify the vikalpas through japa, meditation, etc, and you will recognize the Reality that always is. Again, I will try to comment more clearly later. Best wishes.

Dear Seongsoo, thank you for your compassion and your kindness. I really appreciate the time and energy to guide people like me. Unfortunately, I do not think i have the patience to grow, progress and wait for future lives. I want it now! I hope I am not being greedy, but I am just a child trying to throw tantrum in order to get the attention of my Mother-Father. The idea of future lives and sustained progress makes me feel anxious and frustrated, and this is further exacerbated by my own Gurus telling me that I am too young; (I am 25) but I feel I am ready for it. I do not have an interest in the human affairs of this world (Therefore I am ready for it). and I am genuinely have nothing to look forward to everyday but my Lord's gesture - He teases me everyday. I do not wish to come through as ignorant and arrogant - seeming to suggest that I know better than Guru...but isn't this my birth right ? To have it right now as I wish for it ? I don't know truly. To me concepts like gradual progression, and waiting are so systemic and have been colonised into our brains many thousand years ago. This combined with my severe fear for human beings have also made me feel extremely misunderstood. I am just a child who needs the glance of his Mother-Father now. I deeply apologize if i offend anyone. I am just being honest and candid about my experiences.

Thank you so much dear Kapil

Dear Prince ! Well...maybe there is a kind of solution for this...but since i do not walk this path, i can not say that this will work 100%. There is this site: https://www.youtube.com/@Sathiyadeepam It is all about Vallalar's teaching, and also about some of his songs...and their effects There is one song, that will be maybe intresting for you (and also other people): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Ezm2GHbF0 It says, that if you listen this song with devotion every day, Vallalar will come himself (!!) as a Guru. What could be better, than having himself as a Guru ?? As i said, i do not know, if this is true and if it will work... but i can say that, i made contact with 2 Gurus in the past...(in dream state) via such similar methods... One was "Padmasambhava" (Guru Rinpoche), and the other one was "Shri Swami Samarth Maharaj" So if your devotion is high, and you have some kind of spiritual base, maybe it will work for you too... Thank you very much for your very precious time ! Sincerely, Michael