Prakriti-Purusha

Matter 'n Spirit

Evam Vidha Bhairavasya Yavastha Parigeeyate

Saa paraa pararoopena Paradevi Prakeerthitha

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Consciousness exists. But how can it be known. By the names and forms which are the manifestation of energy says the Vignana Bhairavba Tantra.

The state of the Bhairava has been described in this manner. The knowledge of the consciousness is possible through the mind which is Prakriti - nature. We call nature as the mother - Mother Earth, the rivers are given feminine names. We are born out of this combination of consciousness and energy - Purusha and Prakriti. It is through the mother - prakriti, we are introduced to the father Purusha. Whether masculine, feminine, neuter or inert, all creatures of nature are born out of this Supreme consciousness. It is they who show to us the existence of this consciousness.

(Picture: A long time ago, singing a bhajan.)

(Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Tirumandiram, Bhagavad Gita, swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com)

Bhairavi

Masculine- Feminine

Anthah Swanubhavananda Vikalponmukta Gochara

Yavastha Bharitakara Bhairavi Bhairavathmanaha

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All this time, Consciousness was referred to as Bhairava. Now the feminine Bhairavi is mentioned as the Awareness of Bhairava. The truth is when the expression is masculine, the consciousness is subtle and feminine. When the expression is feminine, the awareness within is masculine Bhairava or Purusha (another word for man) as Prakriti or creation refers to woman.

When one is filled with the bliss of the experience of the self within, that is free of any distortions, being filled with that state is the experience of Bhairavi, the consciousness of Bhairava.

When there is an experience of bliss in any way - it can be by watching the ocean, gazing at the sky or sharing an intimate moment with a friend or a loved one, being filled with that experience of bliss is consciousness itself. - Swahilya Shambhavi.

Picture: On the banks of the Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka.

(Patanjali Yoga Sutra, Tirumandiram, Bhagavad Gita, swahilya.soulmate@gmail.com)