Secret teachings of all ages / Literature General

It's decent, but you have to delve into the Vedic literature for genuine spirituality.

>>17959215
Vedic religion is not the only and singular form of "genuine" (whateverthefuck that means) spiritual praxes.

Secret Teachings is a good text, mate, if a touch dated.

Much like Crowley's conjectures on things like the Ankh, Hall's 'bologna' is largely only detectable via 20/20 hindsight.

Have my library. 30+ gigs. Twice the size of Grimoar, and afaik still some exclusive content like the Motta Equinox, and the Yorke Microfilms of the Warburg Institute.

>>17959225
>Secret Teachings is a good text, mate, if a touch dated.
>Much like Crowley's conjectures on things like the Ankh, Hall's 'bologna' is largely only detectable via 20/20 hindsight.
>Have my library. 30+ gigs. Twice the size of Grimoar, and afaik still some exclusive content like the Motta Equinox, and the Yorke Microfilms of the Warburg Institute.
Meant for
>>17959204

And as fucking usual forgot to add the link:
https://mega.nz/#F!AE5yjIqB!y7Vdxdb5pbNsi2O3zyq9KQ

>>17959215
define "genuine"

>>17959225
Dat library doe... I thank you for your extension of knowledge.
I have yet to touch the chapter on Isis ( for fear I would be insulted) in Hall's work. Should I look into it?

>>17959235
Like I said, the man's dated so just take it as it is and with a few grains of salt, and you should be fine.

Also, how far it carries will depend on your route of approach. The Isis commentary's probably more relevant to a Thelemite than to a reconstructionist who already has plenty of material to draw from.

>>17959225
>Vedic religion is not the only and singular form of "genuine"

Certainly there are other legitimate systems, but nothing compares to the knowledge derived from the Eastern sastras.

>>17959373
>sastras
I think you mean Tantras.

Spines. Not leaves, not stitches, spines.

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You want to learn the real secrets of life? Read this book.

Be warned though, you'll never be able to come back to the normal state you live in now.

>>17959376
Believe it is still considered a type of sastra. Haven't delved too deeply into tantra, any recommended reads?

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>>17959386
>Preliminary
Kali Kaula
Kiss of the Yogini
Kapalas & Kalimukas

>Mostly Saivism, with a touch of Buddhism
Kularnava Tantra
Kaulajnananirnaya
Paratrishikavivirana
Tantraloka
Hevajra Tantra

>>17959395
Do you know the story about Kala Bhairava? Fascinating read. His form as Gopeshwar Mahadeva is also very revealing.

>>17959402
>Kala Bhairava
Yes.

>Gopeshwar
Not a fan of Krsnavu/Vaishnavu praxis.

>>17959389
How the dolphin reached enligmentm?

>>17959406
Have you heard of New Bihar Mandir? Some Vaishnava influences but they also worship some of the darker deities in the Hindu Pantheon (check out Sudalai Madan)

>>17959410
He was already enlightened.
His entire culture consisted of lifelong epic poetry that recorded history and spirituality.

>>17959414
>New Bihar Mandir
Probably maybe a little legit, but no. Just no.
I'll take my Tantra without the O9A/218 influence, thanks.

>>17959423
When it comes to South Indian Madrasa Hinduism (especially concerning Kaval Deivam), worship with weapons, alcohol etc. is actually quite common place.

>>17959433
This I don't doubt.
I have a trishul.
And a skull.
And a kangling.
And a multitude of blades.
Etc.

I just don't need to go back down that Western influenced strain, and I think I've pushed just a tiny bit deeper in terms of understanding than what they appear to offer. There are many groups playing at Kaula but only a select handful that I know of on US soil that are legit.

I could be wrong about them, I'd need to contact, but I'm not even interested enough to do that.

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>>17959423

Cool, so their language has codified his history and poetry ? Holographic tonal language seems to be cool

> Mfw you'll never go to the coralline barrier to sing cool dolphin songs whit your dolphin Bro ' s

Why even live.

>>17959382
Read it. Enjoyed it. Can't say I feel any different to how I did.

is morals and dogma any good? it has the best title.

>>17959524

That's because you read it without applying any of the principles in it or even trying out the exercises at the end of each chapter.

>>17959414
>New Bihar Mandir

Yeah, these guys look like they have some valuable teachings all right. Not that I give a shit about them being racist, but how deep do you think their knowledge and experience go? Not very, would be my guess.

https://www.nknews.org/2013/05/white-power-and-apocalyptic-cults-pro-dprk-americans-revealed/

>>17960234
https://web.archive.org/web/20140210111940/http://www.newbiharmandir.org/

This was their old website. Decide for yourself

>>17960251

Well... that was even worse than I expected.

>>17959406
>Not a fan of Krsnavu/Vaishnavu praxis.

I can live with the Bauls. But that's about as far as I go in that direction.

>>17960277
What exactly did you find unfavorable?