The Heart of the Tantraloka

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1 Tantrc Sadhana The Heart of the Tantraloka the progr am The Tantrāloka: The Lght on the Tantras was wrtten by Abhnavagupta n the 11th century and s consdered to be the semnal exposton n Tantrc Shavsm. Abhnavagupta descrbed t as a manual for lberaton. The ntent of ths new program s to contrbute to the revval of the teachngs of the Tantrāloka n ther deepest essence and explore the heart of ts tmeless wrtten and oral wsdom. Students wll learn longforgotten, powerful medtaton technques, partcpate n pujas (rtuals), and experence a unque program structured as regular mmersons complemented by onlne sessons and lessons. Knowledge & Experence Jon Swam and Bors Marjanovc and as they explore the key aspects of Tantrc practce descrbed n the Tantrāloka, each brngng hs own drect experence and wsdomflled perspectve. The great Kashmr Shavte master Abhnavagupta wrote that the sādhaka should seek an adept who s both a jñānn and a yogn: a jñānn because he knows the purport of the scrptures and can teach t to others, and an authentc yogn, due to the profound nsght he can mpart based on the experence he has acheved through hs own depth of practce. Two Tantrc Adepts Don t mss ths rare opportunty to be n the company of two Tantrc adepts, each of whom, through hs own depth of study and practce, has attaned mastery as both a jñānn and a yogn. Swam Bors Marjanovc Swam s an authentc adept of Trka Shavsm n the śaktpāta lneage of Ntyananda & Rudrananda. Wth a mastery etched from more than forty years of nner practce and selfless servce, he s a hghly regarded teacher of Tantrc sādhana. Bors Marjanovc, Ph.D., has spent the last twentyfve years studyng and teachng Indan phlosophy and Sanskrt. Hs work s not only rooted n scholarly studes but also n attanng refned experental knowledge through the practce of varous medtatve technques. He has resded n Varanas for over 12 years Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA More detals at TrkaShala.com (TrkaShala s the Sprtual Program of Sacred Space Yoga Sanctuary)

2 Tantrc Sadhana The Heart of the Tantraloka Free Introductory Talk Tues June 21, 79:00pm Tme, Breath, and Cognton Tme n whch percepton perssts s called a moment. Furthermore, both tme and percepton are closely related to the breath. The act of percepton unfolds through all the states of conscousness, every nstant, from the subtlest to the grossest thus movng from nondscursve (nrvkalpa) to fully developed thoughtconstruct (vkalpa). Ths process remans hdden from us, as we are able only to perceve gross aspects of vmarśa. By readng relevant sectons of Chapters 6 & 10 of the Tantrāloka, we wll examne the nature of the act of percepton and how t can be llumnated through the practce of Trka Yoga. June 2426, 2016 Fr: 79:30 pm Sat & Sun: 9 am6 pm Topcs Covered * The wheel of tme (Kāla chakra) * Tme and lfe breath (prāņa) * The rse of the letters (varņa) n breath * Prncples that consttute experence * The 16fold movement n the act of percepton * Nondualty n acton Ths s the frst n a seres of ntensves based on orgnal translatons of the Tantrāloka to be presented by Bors and. Some of the yogc practces descrbed by Abhnavagupta n these chapters wll be taught by Bors. Swam Swam s an authentc adept of Trka Shavsm n the śaktpāta lneage of Ntyananda & Rudrananda. Wth a mastery etched from more than forty years of nner practce and selfless servce, he s a hghly regarded teacher of Tantrc sādhana Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA More detals at TrkaShala.com (TrkaShala s the Sprtual Program of Sacred Space Yoga Sanctuary) Bors Marjanovc Bors Marjanovc, Ph.D., has spent the last twentyfve years studyng and teachng Indan phlosophy and Sanskrt. Hs work s not only rooted n scholarly studes but also n attanng refned experental knowledge through the practce of varous medtatve technques. He has resded n Varanas for over 12 years. $295, $250 f pad by May 24 (ncludes lunch & dnner on Sat and lunch on Sun)

3 some slok as from the tantraloka Accordng to the Sddhayogeśvarmata, the kundalnī śakt s transformed nto unmanā f balanced wth the lfe breath (prānasama). Ths has also been stated by the lord hmself n the Yognkaula Tantra. TĀ 7:40 The ultmate lmt of tme s the percepton tself. As long as that percepton perssts that s [consdered] a moment. TĀ 7:25cd The yogn, whose movement of the breath has thus been completely suppressed through effort, gradually nternalzes/dgests that movement of the breath. TĀ 7:21cd22ab When prāṇa has gradually been absorbed, a yogn attans a state n whch the tme has been compressed to a sngle pont. [What remans s] one, perfectly full Conscousness because the dfferentated percepton has been dssolved. TĀ 7:22cd23ab Thus, the entre temporal dvson s establshed n the lfe breath; lfe breath n the spanda, spanda n emptness (khe) and that (tat) emptness n Conscousness. Therefore, the entre unverse rests n Conscousness. TĀ 7:62cd63ab The Tme, Breath, and Cognton Intensve Schedule Fr Sun, June 2426, 2016 Day 1 Frday Tme and Prāņa Medtaton #1 7:008:00pm Introducton of Relevant Topcs 89:30 Tea and Lght Snack 9:30 Day 2 Saturday Q&A on Prevous Day 9:0010:15 Tme and Prāņa Medtaton #2 10:1512:30 Lunch 12:302: 30 Dscourse from Tantrāloka Chapters 6 & 7 2:304:30 Break and Yoga Asanas 4:305:45 Practce of Tme and Prāņa Medtatons 1 and 2 5:457:00 Q&A on Experence 7:008:00 Dnner 8:00 Day 3 Sunday Overvew of Some Medtatve Practces taught by Abhnava on Tme and Prāņa 9:0010:00 Medtatons 1 and 2 10:0011:00 Introducton to TĀ ch :0012:00 Lunch 12:00 2:00 Dscourse from Tantrāloka Chapters 6, 7 and 10 2:004:00 Break and Yoga Asanas 4:004:45 Fnal Instructon for Home Practce, and Q&A 4:456:00 Closng Remarks 6:006:30 Swam Bors Marjanovc

4 Tantrc Sadhana Thurs Sunday June 30July 3, 2016 The Essence of Saktpata: The Descent of Grace Jon Bors Marjanovc & Swam as they explore śaktpāta, one of the most sgnfcant aspects of Tantrc practce, each brngng hs own drect experence and wsdomflled perspectve, along wth powerful revelatons nsghts from Chapter 13 of the Tantrāloka, wrtten by the great Tantrc master Abhnavagupta. Ths s the second n a seres of ntensves based on orgnal translatons of the Tantrāloka, to be presented by Swam and Bors Marjanovc. Saktpata Intensve Free Introductory Talk Mon, June 27, 79:00 pm Topcs Covered: śaktpāta Teacher and dscple Knowledge and gnorance The rse of dscrmnatve knowledge (vveka) Intutve knowledge (pratbhā) The nature of mala and ts destructon Bors wll be readng and explanng the slokas from the orgnal Sanskrt text. wll be commentng on the slokas, leadng guded medtatons, and gvng śaktpāta. Two Tantrc Adepts Don t mss ths rare opportunty to be n the company of two Tantrc adepts, each of whom, through hs own depth of study and practce, has attaned mastery as both a jñānn and a yogn. Swam Bors Marjanovc Swam s an authentc adept of Trka Shavsm n the śaktpāta lneage of Ntyananda & Rudrananda. Wth a mastery etched from more than forty years of nner practce and selfless servce, he s a hghly regarded teacher of Tantrc sādhana Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA More detals at TrkaShala.com) (TrkaShala s the Sprtual Program of Sacred Space Yoga Sanctuary) Bors Marjanovc, Ph.D., has spent the last twentyfve years studyng and teachng Indan phlosophy and Sanskrt. Hs work s not only rooted n scholarly studes but also n attanng refned experental knowledge through the practce of varous medtatve technques. He has resded n Varanas for over 12 years. ThursSunday, June 30July 3, 2016 $375, $325 f pad by May 24 (ncludes lunch/dnner on FrSat and lunch on Sun)

5 Tantrc Sadhana The Tantrāloka: The Lght on the Tantras was wrtten by Abhnavagupta n the 11th century and s consdered to be the semnal exposton n Tantrc Shavsm. It s one of the last great classcs n Sanskrt that has not been fully and authortatvely translated nto Englsh. Abhnavagupta was one of the greatest masters Inda has ever produced. Abhnavagupta descrbed the Tantrāloka, as a manual for lberaton. Along wth ts commentary t s over 3,500 pages n Sanskrt, and each sentence s flled wth profound meanng. some slokas from the tantraloka Thus, t s wrtten n Kraņa Tantra that [knowledge arses] wth the help of a teacher, study of scrptures and by one s own nsght. TĀ 13: 162cd163ab Although teacher and scrptures, as well as other means of ganng vald knowledge [are also causes of manfestng t] but they are nothng more than nstruments; pratbhā, on the other hand s supreme because t alone s [capable of] fulfllng all desres. TĀ 13: 156 Pratbhā knowledge becomes more promnent wth the help of a teacher and [study of] scrptures just lke a fre, hdden under the ashes, becomes more brght [by blowng nto t]. TĀ 13: 175cd176 Intaton s of dfferent types: [t can occur] from [teacher s] exposton [on the nature of realty], from embrace, from a mere glance, from [the study of] scrptures, from transmsson [of the energy], by showng the external dscplne [to a dscple] dsregardng the caste... from the power of mantra and mudra, from rtual acton and by penetratng nto a dscple through the vtal breath [prāņa]; t could occur n one of these ways or all of them. TĀ 13: 227cd229ab ThursSun, June 30July 3, 2016 Day 1 Thursday śaktpāta Transmsson 7:008:00 pm Dscourse from Tantraloka 8:009:30 Lght Snack & Tea 9:30 Day 2 Frday Medtaton, śaktpāta, and Dscourse from Tantrāloka 9:0012:00 Lunch 12:002:00 Medtaton and Talk 2:004:30 Yoga and Break 4:305:45 śaktpāta Transmsson Q&A 6:007:30 Dnner 8:00 Day 3 Saturday Medtaton, śaktpāta, and Dscourse from Tantrāloka 9:0012:00 Lunch 12:002:00 Medtaton and Talk 2:004:30 Yoga and Break 4:305:45 śaktpāta Transmsson Q&A 6:007:30 Dnner 8:00 Day 4 Sunday Medtaton, śaktpāta, and Dscourse from Tantrāloka 9:0012:00 Lunch 12:002:00 Dscourse from Tantrāloka 2:004:00 śaktpāta Transmsson 4:306:00 Closng Remarks 6:006:30 Swam The Saktpata Intensve Schedule Bors Marjanovc