Introduction to Tantra Sastra

Author: Sir John Woodroffe
Publisher: Ganesh & Company
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 158
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8185988110

Description

There is but one thing which all seek - happiness - though it be of differing kinds and sought in different ways. This work introduces the readers to various aspects of Tantra Sastra in quest of happiness.

Contents

Mount Kailasa
Siva and Sakti
Guna
The World (Lokas)
Inhabitants of the Worlds
Varna
Asrama
Macrocosm and Microcosm
The Ages
The Scriptures of the Ages
The Human Body
The Three Tremperaments
Guru and Sisya
Initiation: Diksa
Abhiseka
Sadhana
Worship
Yoga
Sin and Virtue-Karma
Four Aims of Being (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksa)
Siddhi