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Acknolwegedments
Iw anttot hantkh weao lmlei nnm yl eiw fhoh avber ouHgehrt vtohircoeu gh
clleyaa nridn spmiere,es dp ecialRleyb ePcHecenalna,een nlmd la ,n oyft he
womeinnt hceo mmtuywn hieIrl ei Ovfec .o uIro sweie m megnrsaet itot ude
myt eachers,S weasmRpiae mcawi,hao sl opl ayt ieinmtblumyee dw itthh e
princdiipslceuhsse sreeIdai lnws.ao n ttot haPnukn dRiajtmsa Tniig unait
anMda rDky zchofwrots hkeiki irnh de lapns du ppaonrSdtu ,s aannGada
lewnh,or eadm atnhues crianpdt friemraesso tsfi,u tv rsae ldu e.
Mantyh antkos o mlyd daenafdirr e nEddR, i hawcheok ,g enoeferfroeuds ly
thbee autciofvwueolrr tkoL, o tGurse rnw,i heobsoel ddr awignrgatsch ee
pages ainntdsoA i ldeek,s Jaenlfdroirt cah t ea sutlde efsign.
AddittihoanntakoLls i ndaf roBa alrwkab yesit nhge arnefd,ro s hepherding
thbioso ikn ptroi annttd,o a lmly tatnrtariwanh eoce os- crtehawitoser dk
witmheo ver ymeaaonrfycs o uraagnegdor uosw thftuolg eptlhaeyr .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OrientatWihoynT :a ntraA?n dW hy Now?
Par1tT: h eP rincipoflTea sn trEal ucidabtyeL do rdS hivfao rH is
DevinCeo nsrotS,h aktTih:e K aliT antra I3
Introduction I 5
Princi1pl e2&s: E verythiisan nge xperimTehnetd ;i alebcettiwce en
tapa(sc ontainamnedns tp)a nd(at he life fotrrcaen)s fyoirmealtdiso n 2 I
FoundatiMoendailt at1i:Bo rne athuipna gn dd ownt hes pine 37
Princi3p le&4s :E achh umanb einigso fa q uadrupnlaet urtew,o
Masculainnedt woF eminiTnaen;t orpae raitnef so udri stirnecatl ities 39
FoundatiMoendailt at2i:Mo ans culi&n Fee minicnuer rents 69
Princi5p le&s T 6he:u nioonfM asculiannedF eminiins(e i and dition
tor ighwti tlhe fatl)s oof t hed escendciunrgr ewnitt thh ea scending;
Asi tp rogres(sKeusn,d alSihnaik)rt iis es, actthiecv haatkirnags 7 I
FoundatiMoendailt at3i:Toh ne B reatohfU nion 85
Princi7p:Pl lee asuanrdei tcso rollpalrayay,r, e t hef ulcroufmT antra,
anda tt hec entoefrt hsep iriptautaihlto ffers 87
InterlTuhdee :H e/SMheedi tation 97
ParItI T:a ntrAap plieAd C:o mmentaornyt heD ialogue I03
Introduction I05
CHAPTrE:HR e altahn dt heB ody: TIhnen eRre lationSsohmiapt izedI I I
CHAPT2E:RR e lationsthhieCp osr:e DynaamnidDc o mestViico lenceII 9
CHAPT3ET:Rh eE nvironmAe nVti:s tiotP ermaculture I37
CHAPT4ET:Rh eS ocial/PoliticaSlc/eEncPeoe:nr ocmeiicv ing
InstitutioVniaollieznecde I 5 I
CHAPTsE:RS pirituaFlriotmVy i:o lentcoPe l easuanrdeP lay I7I
A Notoen t hWer itionfgK alRii sing I8I
Appendix I85
AppendAi:xW ho isK al(ia nwdh oi sS hakti)? I87
AppendBi:xT heM editatainodnT sa ntra I99
AppendCi:xT heB ookT'rse atmoefnG te nder (Haadnddbo eny ond) 20I
AppendDi:xM ental/MythicaSlt/rMuacgtioucfr:C e osn sciousness 205
AppendEi:xA daptatoifoT nrsa ditiToannatlir naK alRii sing 209
GlossaorfUy n familTiearrm s 2I3
AnnotatBeidb liograAp Ghuyi:d teo t heF urthSetru doyf Tantra 223
I
ORIENTATION
WhyT anrt?aA ndW hyN ow?
As sIit tow rittheii ns2 010w, w ofuelddi satghratethew e o rhlads
entearp eedr oifod dr amcahtaincMg aen.wy o uglods ofra a s staoy
thwahta itts a ksihnagip asen u pheoafev paolc phraolp orItnai noyn s.
casceh,a nget hies A aniidinr tn . o ictsh anlgiteme itdo sopnheoe fhr uem an
actiRvaitthiyest.re ,et mobs ea crtohses board.
Ia mb otahl arbmyae,nd ed n thusaibaotsuhttcii,hsc a nMguec.oh fm yp reoc
cupawtiitioihtnp s r obtahbrele yso ufml ytt raiannicdna gr Iew eorr.kf erod
neafrroltyyy e aarsash olipshtyisciB ceoifratenh .a cto,m pIl aer teesdi dency
inp sych(idautrrtiyhn eg swiixlitdniN eeswO rlewahnesIr c eo -fouan ded
"rfecel iinnti hcFe"r enQcuha ratnedr tiednedaeyldoi ushntigip cpo inbe asd
triOpvset)rh. o msaen dye camdyet su,r ft hwtear sao nrsmfactriivsei lse dt hat
toh ealaintndoga h eightened Icf oeenslso cmieotsuhisimnniceglos amsri. n g
towaursnd o w.
Whatwe f ace
Thei mpenrdei-ngge tahraitna grwe een tenroiwin asgw -einspfiroir tisn g
depatnhbd r eaTdhtihrs.e shaopfi nwogou rril esdv idoenmn atn fyor nts.
Certatihneilresyec onocmhiacnM gaen.fyro tuanrees lboeaisf ntweg,m ade,
anedn tire acroseue netirnbigae lsta hsnehciecerer tusm bleen.v iTrhoen ment
irse eleivnemgno rder asttiecmaplelryca:ht aunrgeisn g, wsattoerrmss rising,
aneda rthqiunackreeisanf s rqieunegn acnyd /soerv eOruirftuo yn.d atiino n
natiubsre ei snhga ken.
2 ORINETAITONW.H YT ANTR?A AND WHNYo w?
Meanwhcillotesoh,e o rm wee,f inodth eoru crou fs tormeagfreuiysna state
ofd isruTprtaidointf.mai iolnsyat lr ucctounrtetisond ueet eriThoerfa ate.
milgieanrdr eorlo efps r igoern eraatrcieao lnelsve emdro rien tqou es.t ion
Thceo rree latiboentswhheuiespnb aanndd e wf,roi e fxamiprsli ed,dw lietdh
doubatnusd n certWahianittts ih epeosr p.e rrof loear w omaanm ,o thAe r?
manf,ta heOrrd? o eiset v emna ksee ntsoae s akn ymwohraeit "s p ropIefr ?"
nott,h eenx achtolwdy o eosn e prtooec seteadab r leilsaht iOorne vsehni p?
morper esas ihnogfmro,ce h ilWdhraetn ?s eefmereedd olmi,k tebof eee lg ins
lickoen fuasnicdoh na oisrt.e apIlosls yst iorb eliene vveetnrhtyi anlaglot nce?
Andt huep heiansvoa otln liyn • the wuosTr.hl edar raecer o orurneds ponding
bafflicnhga llienon ugiren snw eorr- led.bga.s,ii scso ufie dse nwthioat myI :
anyhAoswn ?a tionmaelriagtnemid oe rsp eht,h gnriocu pairneg asln ledes ss �
cleaantrdh eiimpro rtmaonrcaeenm do rdeo uubltF.fa cailntlgh- itshtiisd al
wavoefc han-ogueo rw ns enosfwe h aitns a tuarnadl sponbteagntieono su s
feeslh ya.k
Andt htaatk iettsso o lnlo uhre alItmhm.us nyes tfleamagsn fdia sli ntchee
vereys seonfic mem ufnunec tiiotsno edneadfc leairdleyn tifiAesd entity.
idenbteictoybm leusr arnide rmu onrcee ritmamiunfn,une c twioobnb alneds
waneHosw.d oIk now wehaaittf int'oomt allw htoha amItM? o srueroev er,
wea rdei scotvheiarntgi ennge oruharal b hiabtse etnoa bunsoejt,u tsout s e,
our b-oadltilhe ohssa eb nietetsdob er ethotuogWohi.tt ,h tohuotfsm aei liar
haboiutsrse ,no sfse e ilfsfu rtehreord ed.
Meanwhoiuslrpe i,r lieito,fuu acrlo nnetcots ioominen nperre sgernecaet er
thaonu rseilsavl esso, j oafrtlreoenoda s se gwrea pwpilteh t hacelh la nges
thwaeta reex periweintcahininwdngi thWohuitsl.oe m tert yor ecaptthuer e
simpprleec oeftp htpesa sfrotm ,a noyt htehrfesma illiaanrd socfra eplei gion,
witiht s ocrotmaafbslseu mpatniados nssu rsaeneccmeussr ,iy ro eumsoflortme
thwer encchhianngtg heasta rwee caiung.ht up
How arer ewsep totoano ldt l h epsree swsuer aessruj ebe tcotT? h ouwgeh
eachha voeu orw nw ayosfc opimnogso,tfa lflro,m osotfu st,h eirasef le t
neetdob ea blteog raisnsp o me ohvienfrsgaah riwcohnai ths a ppetnoi ng,
seteh lea rpgiecrt tuofr iean,f d ar mewobrrkoe ando utgorh e vheoawl these
mansyih fmtisg ht recfloemcmtdo ynsn oammUein ocfr.t tuenolauyw,re stern
reductmiionndisssowet etisl,cul i ttoae nda lfylaslsishs ow,rh te n itt oac omes
syntshuecsahist s h iWhsa.t n'ese dieasd kitndh iontfkh iianistgn tegrative,
holi-osrte,iv cemno rteh an htoohlgaprtha,i*1• c
[*]S eGel ospsaagr2e1y f3 o irn formastuicothne romns .
KALRII SIN3G
LookiEnagsf torH epl
Thiiwssh etrhewe i sdooftm h e sEearsuvtsbe est Itpter ro.v uiswd ietsh a way
ofp rocetehdiainstno grt e strtiotc hlteie ndne oagtri ,vt eorn e flaenxailvyes is
-aw aoyf t hintkhiianlstga errog fs cofpiree,n dtloti hesery nthuentriucf,
flebdyc ontradtihceatxtiio osntnt hls ee voefml e chanliosgAtinioc cp. e nness
tot hpeo ssibisloimteyt chtaibhnnea bg to tthr uaned tnrouitwes h ahta s
comteob ec al"lufezdzl yo gaincid,it "ts h hea rneosfts hipinesgc uliarity
ofE asttehronut ghhiatsst a tiodh aveen abJlaepda ennegsien teoce rreasa te
tratihnga lti sdose istl lebyny sautcb hr eathstpaekewidhnsigo,l u ewr e stern
equivcallkieecnttys-a clloawncigktt hh eainrc iNeenwtt odneisaing ns.
Whitlhepe re specotfti hEveea ssa trg ee nermaolrhleoy s pittota hbkeli en d
ogf rokkthiwanetgn eetdo ndooww ,h aitos fp articuliatsrh taihtne treer est
arseu br-rceuinntt hsse t reoafE ma stpehirlno saonpsdhp yi ritthuaaartle i ty
morsep iefcicavlalltyuo e oi ufns poruers deinlte mFmoaer.x a mTpaloe,
isimnC hinaanT,da n trianI ndairmaeo vemetnhstaestp artahteemds elves
frotmh mea instorfte haecmiu rl tsuor teaoscs u ltainvndau tret aum roer e
radipcraolbo iftn hgne a toufhr uem anaintidyt r se latitoosn psiOhrfiitpte .n
regaarspd oetde nttoidoai lslryut pott hpievr ee vasiolcoiirnadglte hrew,ye re
reletgoat thpeeed r iypo hfse ortcyia,en gde nergiavlwelinydb ee rStihm.i lar
sectrse naenggdra oduep sa cwceormem oidnva atreidao nuasl owgaoybusys
mancyu ltaunrhdea sv,e eixndi ysntaedmdii acl weicttthhim eca instream,
challaennrdge ivnigt tahldeio zmiinncgau nlttr uerpee a1t.*e 1dly
Thceo ntribsuutcrihao dnis cuoabflc uhlatbsue reeenns o rmaonuds ,at rhee y
partliyvc aulluaaarttb ilmeoe fms a juopreh avaanltd r ansfoTrhmiaists i on.
becatuhsaeeyrc ea paobfml aek isnegno stfe h inagt si wmahet et nhf ema iliar
ordieusrn ravaenliditp nseg r stpievnecos lofenevlga elrTi hdea.yr u en afraid
oft haep pacrheanootfcs h anigitets ;h eeilre mIenfnc att.t, hv ee rpyu rpose
anmdo douepsar niod ft hersaed iscuablc ulittsou s rteuasdn ydd e vetlhoep
scieonftc rea nsfonrT.mh aettirira odiatnitdoe nasc haircneog msm oennly
codiendd i scispulcaihsAn lecshy e,wm hetrheea yro ef ten tsodu ibsjdeacitn
ana rrangtehmaetcn otni vse fnroib eonttthh mea itnrseam-wwhaincths
tom odultahitene p fuortmt hceo untercultthuer erm-aoadvniedcm aeln ts
theemlsves-wmhuisbctech o ncearbnoetudht se a ntcyat nifder edoomf
theoinrg oeixnpge nrtiamtaeinoednx plorations.
Bunto wt hesreee tmobs e ag rowwiinlgl i-ngatn heisrss -tt,ot aekave e n
deedpr ianttk hs ep roifsn ugct hr aonrsmfawtiisvdePo emr.h waekp nso twh at
1*S1ee Annotated BibliYooggBrahoa,gp aahn,yA d:rd hPratneamr iSsahrwaanr,a .
4 ORINETTAIONW.H YT ANRTAIA NDW HYN owl
chaorteicco nfiigusup roant ainuoadsnr , ee a gteolr e arns ectorhfee t hso w
thwiosr ksh oawn sdtt oas ntdey ia nd stthoe-r pmerheavpehsno wto d elight
int hper ocess.
Anda ne xamopfwl hea wtefi nd-nae wp aradsitgrmal teeagnhyie nagv ily
ont hter aonrsmfattirvaed iotfi optnahsse it ts o -l oofrok thhoel ographic
dynamIi.cwe.h. a,it ts h ter saofnrmatciovmem onianla ilttlhy ec srei- ses
climeactoeny,o,s m ocoiradlge ern,d meorr phhienagcl,to hl lsappisrei,t ual
anrde lisgoisuoelua sr cJhuiasnstagf ?ar gmeonftt h heo logrreavpethah les
outlitnheeesn tpoiifrc e-t tuhroeungohwt i ths htahrepy noeguse wsth en
yosue e wthhoel e-dwoheaesta. c h criastii nsd ,e pstluhog,og kaeebsdot u t
the gestalt?
Whatth biosow ki slulg gietssh etaa tcp hi eocfte hp eu zzelaec,h specific crisis
we find coounrfsirenoclgnuvr treensrt elfyl,te hccitossm mcoonrd ey namic:
ac hroinnifdcrei efntcote h nee eodfs eomubro diim.eoenu.tpr,,h ysbiocdal
ietsh,Ee a rtthhce,o mmunoifht uym anisno t-hweorr dtshm,ea twrhiixc h
sustuas-ia nnsadd entihaialtt t himasta r titxh iast tahlseso ou orfoc uer e lif
frocoeu,cr r eiattoyiu,vpr o weTrh.be o oskh ows howt ofia ntdt epmopwtesr
elsewhefriael eahdnah,dva evl eeo dn ltyot hpee rvasoifav esnooef"rfs uatsx
powewrh"i ic(shw hestuhbeotrrbl lea teasnste)n vtieioanlltl.y
Thoet hfearco eftt h riesc urpreernvtad,sy inva(ema incd atnhoetomhftee h re
booikts)h tahtce o llferocctoeift v hteeh walreitf ferodci egs a thenrowia,nni gds
readiytistneogpl ufsf rhow aarndtd h roauloglbh s ttaorc elaessis tpesrr aitcm y.
Theb oorke pretsheginastt sh esrtionbrygmt hter adiItnidoiinmcaa log fe
Kaltihc,er eatore/-rSdhewesht orr iotsyoer se astshseeur ptr emeo ftp hoew er
crea(tmiovprere e cy,ti hsfeeem lin)pi rnienciple.
Thaitm agace e,n trailnt htoern aed oiftTai notnir lal,au tstethsire n toefn t
thbioso tkom: i ntehs ea vovfty h rea dciocuanlt erscaugoleftts hu er awtloo r ld
helspt eyaa ndgdr ouunsad sw e entsetro orfttmh r eao nrsmfattihsoaent ems
tob ea pproachiwniwgle.lf roTtyhio ufussre lwvietasmh u ltidimveinsional
sitohnba ett etnearbu lste ods i scteheremn e rgpiantgto efcr hnasna gste h ey
coalfelsocwaeen,brd e, a ursa lotnogw atrhades -yeotr-eusneffetuaubrlee.
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