Is your reasoning based on fact or opinion Jithesh? If you cannot distinguish between fact and opinion in your own reasoning, how can you be certain you are not bound by ignorance."You are making an inherent assumption that you are the only Shiva, so anything you say is correct".What is achieved from making inherent assumptions about an individual you assume is making inherent assumptions? Are your conclusions fact or opinion?Where did I state I am the only Shiva? Where did I state anything I say is correct? Where did I state inferiority or inferiority of others? As I did not state these things, what you said is an opinion, not fact.Is the word 'preach' a relative term that may appear true or false to an individual depending on the context? Are any conclusions based on fact or opinion?You state Maha Shodasi Upasana is a sacred practice. If all is Shiva and this creation is Shakti, what is not sacred? Is something more sacred than something else? Is the level of sacredness for upasana compared to something else based on fact or opinion?The following are the facts Jithesh. Your opinion of the following is irrelevant to me and the only reason why I am answering is because of my respect for the admin of this site, who has been forced to intervene in this discussion. The scriptures observed that the state of perpetual Turiya is experienced following liberation. Before I began my maha shodasi sadhana, my understanding of turiya and liberation, whether they were real, what would be felt, experienced, how long it would take me, if I was worthy for such a sacred upasana, if the mantra for more effective or less effective than others - all of these conclusions were based on my opinion and were relative to my perspective.Today, I no longer have opinions about maha shodasi or turiya. I spend my existence in the present moment, no analysis, no debating, no conjecture, no arguement, no uncertainty, no fear. I am free. I am free because absolute truth does not change. It exists completely independent of relative observation. So my opinions about turiya and liberation no longer exist because I am now aligned with truth.I will not be responding to you again Jithesh. I hope you find the answers that you seek.

A humble request, not to stop in any way, the real experiences of Mr. Cowan, as we, ordinary seekers are reading it with great interest, as it really helps us in further realization. We are more interested to learn from experiences rather than relying on Scriptures. I personally feel that pure consciousness is nothing but knowledge of awareness. It clearly says Siva’s form is purely awareness (Bodhaswaroopa) the super richness. He is occupying this universe on his own. When universe moves away from his vision, on the dissolution of mind, his acquired vasanas dies away or nature interferes to take it out. One can feel and express in words only the experience, which is total emptiness, silence or sunya the maha prakruthi of Siva which is not at all empty. This is the place, the lap, where the great “big bang” happened and full universe scattered on the first place, on first spanda of AUM, the universal iccha sakthi. All sounds, objects and whole knowledge are within this great awareness. It cannot be explained in full by any studies as it is beyond words and experiences. When one grows enough to search back, he sees the lap and the universe embedded and himself as emptiness as he trespasses full universe.He gets the sidhis like “Ishitwa” and automatically acquires the qualities of divine like compassion, unconditional love. He experiences and feels with his awareness (super intelligence) that he is a part of “Isha”. He cannot control himself then, helps others out of his inherent compassion but not in the sense of interfering on one’s karma.Who knows in what subtle way divine is going to take out one’s karma all of a sudden? It is like an extended hand to one who is about to die in an earthquake. It is a great word of Guru, a flash of thought which eliminates the ignorance of a disciple for 100 births. Scriptures clearly say how the karma of Ratnakara (Valmiki) was taken out by Saptharishis.

I have only requested James Cowan to share his experience with us. He is not preaching and he just shared his experience. Let us get too personal on this. There can be a healthy discussion, but there should no personal attack. All of us are contentiously learning and listening to others experience will only help us to understand spiritual path better.I humbly appeal to desist from personal comments.

Dear James - You are making an inherent assumption that you are the only Shiva, so anything you say is correct. First this is to be corrected. You don't know me and cannot judge your superiority or inferiority with others based on your experience. So don't get carried away.I am not questioning your experience and also have no intend to discourage you. When you preach about altering someone’s karma, in a public forum, you should have the knowledge to defend it. Till you reach that maturity, avoid a debate.Maha Shodasi Upasana is a sacred practice which all readers respect a lot. So when you make a mistake (anytime in future), take responsibility by accepting that any mistake that the reader/listener/seeker may have felt is due to your ignorance and "not due to the scriptures you read, Shodasi upasana you practiced or your Guru's teaching". Please avoid bringing up Maha Shodasi upasana to cover your ignorance.I understand my comments will get removed by the admin. So this will probably be my last post in this forum. All the best !!!

This article is not related kundalini meditation. Kundalini is Her subtlest form. What is discussed here is to attain Her through knowledge Not every meditation is related to kundalini. Kundalini is like a magnet. It ascends and descends along with our consciousness. Rituals is the foundation stage. Then we move on to mantra japa and finally we practice meditation. The highest state of meditation is the state when "no-mind" state unfolds leading to purest Consciousness. The purest Consciousness is Brahman.

Sir What you mean by knowledge here for attaining liberation? is it meditation techniques to raise kundalini to sahashara,pooja rituals for strong spiritual foundation..etc?

Ego is the limiting factor and all powerful. It is very difficult to overcome ego. Even at the highest level, we say "I am Shiva". Consider this. Would Shiva ever say "I am Shiva". This is the difference between realizing the Self and becoming one with the Self.

Thank you Guruji, but what is this self limiting tendencies of the mind. Is it the mind associating itself to the body or mind differentiating itself from the SELF within?

Ramana Maharishi explains this: This is the term that he used the most frequently. He defined it by saying that the real Self or real ‘I’ is, contrary to perceptible experience, not an experience of individuality but a non-personal, all-inclusive awareness. It is not to be confused with the individual self which he said was essentially non-existent, being a fabrication of the mind which obscures the true experience of the real Self. He maintained that the real Self is always present and always experienced but he emphasized that one is only consciously aware of it as it really is when the self- limiting tendencies of the mind have ceased. Permanent and continuous Self- awareness is known as Self-realisation.

Who is this “I”, that the mind is thinking about? Mind usually associates its thoughts to the physical body and hence it thinks that “I - refers to the physical body”. But when the mind is made thoughtless or when we do not create thoughts in our mind then for the mind this body will not exist, but even at that time there is awareness in us. What is this awareness? This awareness is beyond the body as there are no thoughts, since thoughts are created when we interact with the external world. Further in this situation when the mind quiet and if it questions “Who am I”, then mind cannot associate ‘I’ to the physical body or even the mind (as it is quieted), as mind itself does not exist as there are no thoughts. Then who is this ‘I’? When mind is transcended by this way, then what is left? After this stage only awareness exists in our mind. What is this awareness and how does this feel? Will be the question at this point; is this the Brahman that we talk about?