One of the highest Hindu path is tantra. There are two paths in in tantra
Vamachar and samayachar ( dakshinachar )
One path is the negative path which involves going to smashan, hideous tactics and improper use of mantra. This path gave tantra a negative name
The other positive path is the swiftest way to freedom. The details of which are not know to a perfected yogi. Abhinav Gupta a master in the positive side has described this shaivism aspect in great detail. Laxman Jhoo has done a marvelous job in preserving the books and has translated them into English. Vijay Singh has also done a good job in presenting it. H N Chakravarty did a good job in translating some of his work. Another very good book is the sacred heart of Shiv translated by Muller-Ortega has been interesting. He went to many Vedic roots and translated as best as he could
However their interpretation in the books has been lacking accuracy. This is no surprise since the path is well hidden and not meant for public information. God has intentionally thwarted any attempt to bring them to a proper alignment. Only those who can go to “Kutastha” are eventually premitted to know the truth. There are maybe 2-3 people like that in this world. They remain fully hidden within the public eye
These tradition goes back More than 5000 years. Buddhism uses tantra a lot. They believe in Tara Devi and have a variety of deities. Hindus have perfected this art. During the course if time multiple such deities were created.
The following article grieves me
It grieves me for several reasons
- The objects belong to india. They ruled over India and took the objects
- They only gave the negative side. Fully ignorant of the positive side
- If it is just a museum piece then no problem. In case the murti had prana pratistha, then it is not wise to leave such a murti in a museum instead of temple
There are multiple tantra. Each one is proficient and complete in itself. Many are lost. But they can be brought back by an enlightened person
Bhavin