Babaji Nagaraj

(Naga = snake, Raj = king, symbolizing his mastery of the Divine Serpent Kundalini).  Born in India 203 a.d. and recognized as an evolved soul,  later through the intense practice of Tantric Kriya Yoga and Tantric herbal/mineral medicine  achieved Soruba Samadhi - transcending death,  the highest potential available to human.  He's the father (Babaji = beloved father) of many yoga traditions, fitting different human temperaments. Physically residing in an ashram hidden in Himalayas, having his full God-power he is available anytime anywhere to anyone who seeks his guidance. Babaji is a symbol of  highest vibration, unconditional divine love (same as Christ energy) and guardian of Ipsalu Tantra. His consort, equally enlightened Mataji, works more anonymously.

 

 

Chakras  (from Sanskrit = wheel) Energy centers located in the etheric (energetic) body, having corresponding organs and glands in the physical body. Chakras serve as sophisticated energy transformers, transforming cosmic prana to individual prana of different frequencies to sustain vital processes within an individual.  There are many chakras the etheric body of a human, most important of which is seven main chakras located alongside the spinal axis.   To sustain optimal wellbeing each chakra needs to sustain it's particular frequency of vibration.

 

 

 

Hieros Gamos Greek for Sacred Marriage. Historically, intercourse was the act through which male and female experienced God. The ancients believed that the male was spiritually incomplete until he had carnal knowledge of the sacred feminine. Physical union with the female remained the sole means through which man could become spiritually complete and ultimately achieve gnosis - knowledge of the divine. Since the days of Isis, sex rites had been considered man's only bridge from earth to heaven.

 

 Kali Yuga

Yuga  in Hindu philosophy refers to an 'epoch' or 'era' within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga, and finally the Kali Yuga. The cycles are said to repeat infinitely within a greater time-cycle of the creation and destruction of the universe.

 

In Hindu tradition, the world goes through a continuous cycle of these epochs. Each ascending phase of the cycle from Kali Yuga to Satya Yuga is followed by a descending phase back to Kali Yuga, then another ascending phase and so on. Alternatively, it is sometimes supposed that at the end of the descending Kali Yuga, the world will return to the Satya Yuga, and begin a new decline.

 

The traditional virtues accorded highest value in the four epochs are:

 

1. Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga - dhyana (meditation)

2. Treta Yuga - yajna (sacrifice)

3. Dvapara Yuga - archana (worship)

4. Kali Yuga - daana (alms)

 

1. In the highest yuga, the great majority of the people can experience spirituality by direct intuitive realization of truth. The veil between the material and the transcendent realms becomes almost transparent. According to Natya Shastra, there is no Natya performances in the Krita Yuga because it is a period free from any kind of unhappiness or misery. Satya Yuga is also called the Golden Age.

2. Treta Yuga is the mental age, mental power is harnessed and men are in power(Inventions are characteristic of both Dvapara and Treta yugas.)

3. In Dwapara Yuga, science flourishes, people experience the spiritual in terms of subtle energies and rational choices, inventions are abundant, particularly those that dissolve the illusion of distance (between people and between things), and power is mostly in the hands of women. The end of this age is associated with the death of Krishna, and the events described in the Mahabharata.

4. In the lowest phase, Kali Yuga, most people are aware only of the physical aspect of existence, the predominant emphasis of living is material survival, and power is mostly in the hands of men. People's relationship with the spiritual is governed predominantly by superstition and by authority.

 

Kriya Yoga/Tantric Kriya Yoga

 Kriya means action and refers to the conscious direction of energy through the subtle channels of the body. 

Kriya Yoga is one of the most ancient systems on this planet, but it has been revealed only to a select few initiates of mystical orders. Most highly developed/spiritually advanced cultures and famous prophets practiced some form of Kriya.

 

Kriya is the ancient tantric science of rotating consciousness through the astral pathways of the body to produce a profoundly altered state of consciousness. Kriya utilizes the process of 'Internal Alchemy' to magnetize the spine, literally pulling etheric energy into the cerebro-spinal fluid and altering it's electrical properties. This is a secret regeneration through "cosmic fire".

...more on this subject 'Jewel in The Lotus' by Sunyata Saraswati Bodhi Avinasha (available at www. Ipsalutantra.com) *

 

Kundalini

Kundalini is a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake." There are a number of other Westernized translations of the term, e.g. 'serpent power'. Kundalini is our direct link to divinity, our god-human potential. The potential for attaining cosmic consciousness is imprinted within each of us. The 'coiled up' translation signifies, that this energy lies within us dormant, until awakened. It is our earthly mission to awaken this magnificent power, to attain god-realization, to fully serve our divine purpose. Sexual energy is one of the representations of kundalini. Using tantric techniques to reverse the flow of sexual energy (see more under 'Cobra Breath') this cosmic energy can be awakened. *

 

 Laksmi Hindu goddess of wealth of prosperity. By honoring Laksmi we connect that related aspect within our higher selves.

The 'Laksmi Law' says that whatever you give  from your heart unconditionally, comes back tenfold...

 

Lingam Sanskrit  for  'wand of light'. The male sexual organ. 

                                           

 

Namaste A sanskrit term used often as a greeting or expression of grattitude:The Divine within me honors and recognizes the Divine within you and there is no separation between us. A more poetic term used in Ipsalu Tantra: There is a special place where truth and beauty dwells. When I am in that place and when you are in that place we are ONE.

 

 

Prana: (from Sanskrit) - lifeforce, energy,  consciousness.  Life-sustaining force of living beings and vital energy in natural processes of the universe.

 

Pranayama:  a technique  of using breath to expand life force/consciousness

 

 

Shri Yantra

A graphic representation of OM, representing the forces of creation.  This sacred geometry symbol graphically represents integration of male and female energies. Downward facing triangles represent  the yoni, opening up to cosmic space. Upward facing triangles represent the lingam entering the yoni, to create life at the point of bindu (dot), giving birth to expanded consciousness, transcending duality to the state of the absolute. The smallest triangle in the center represents the Cosmic Womb, holding  the bindu dot of cosmic fire.   The surrounding petals represent the heart chakra,  the meeting point of male and female energies, a doorway to infinite love.

 

 

Tools of Tantra

Asanas: physical postures to remove energy blocks and purify the physical vehicle Pranayama: breathing techniques to expand consciousness, Dhyana: meditation to quiet the mind and attune oneself to Divine current, Mantras: transcendent sounds that resonate within the body and attune oneself to a particular consciousness vibration Yantras  sacred symbols, visual representations of mantras, Mudras: gestures to activate body currents, Bandhas: energy locks to move or conserve pranic/sexual energy Maithuna: sexual union

 

 

Yab-Yum

Congress of the Holy", Tibetan for "father-mother",( a symbol often found in the Buddhist art of India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet) . A position of sexual union where male sits in lotus pose with his female consort sitting on his lap.

 

Yoni Sanskrit for  'sacred temple' or  'sacred garden' or 'divine passage', 'temple of life'...

 Female sex organ.