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Bindu
Spelling mistakes:
Paysanti = read as Pasyanti. Sadahyam = read as Sadakyam
Nada and Bindu are two saktis (power). Naada (Nada) is sound and Bindu is dot, or point. Nada and Bindu are the progenitors of Tattvas, the building blocks of the universe. Nada is Sakti and Bindu is Siva (Siva-Sakti); Nada is action and Bindu is static; Nada is white and Bindu is red. There are three saktis: Iccha, Jnana and Kriya. Iccha Sakti gave rise to Maya which in union with Bindu gave rise to three Mayas or major Tattvas: Suddha, Suddha-Asuddha and Asuddha Mayas. This is the Ma-Kaara mode of Bindu, where diversity finds expression. (AUM is A-Kaara, U-kaara, and Ma-Kaara.) Sakti's U-Kaara mode is revealed in creation (churning out objects and beings); here, the sakti is operative in Prakriti Tattva, the first of the Asuddha Tattvas/Mayas and the 13th down the line among the 36 Tattvas. The world is fully awake with A-Kaara state, meaning that all Tattvas down to the last Tattva #36, earth, are manifested. Nada is high-born in the sense it arose from Para. In their subtle state they do not have a physical dimension. As they evolve in a linear or cascade fashion, the product acquires a supranormal quality (Pure Consciousness), can acquire a human character as desire or ego, take on a physical dimension such as an eye, can glide on airwaves as sound, or can become earth itself. (When all these entities involute, they collapse (involute) into a point, Bindu. That is interesting for we are told that the universe came from a point or dot, the size of a grain of sand.) Nada and Bindu are all aspects of this universe, known and unknown. Even gods came from these entities. Nada in its original intent was an act like the union of two entities with a resultant product: Sodium combining with Chloride is Nada or Mithuna (union). Here "Nada is Mithuna of Siva and Sakti", according to Woodroffe. "Nada is action", where there is a form (Rupa) to the action (Kriya) of power (Sakti), Kriya-Sakti-Rupa. The product in this case is Bindu (Para-Bindu or Supreme Bindu). Para Bindu is a drop, a particle or a dot. It is Light, it is space, it is devoid of decay. Bindu (derived from Parabindu) is one compact, superdense powerpack (Sakti), ready for blossoming out into the building blocks of the universe in an orderly fashion AND NOT WITH A BIG BANG. Maya Sakti brings about blossoming, actualization and unfolding of this universe from Bindu in this cosmic choreography. Para Bindu resides in Sahasrara or thousand petalled Lotus, the seat of Isvara. Empty void (sunya) is in Para Bindu and is Nirguna Siva. Jiva and Kundali are part of Para Bindu. In Sahasrara, the seat of Para Bindu, Sakti of Nirvana, and kalas of Nirvana and Ama and fire of Nibodhika reside. Kalaa / kala generaly means "part." 36 Tattvas, categories, products or building blocks came out of Supreme Bindu. Some were Pure products, some were Impure products and some were half Pure and half Impure: Suddha Tattvas, Asuddha Tattvas and Suddha-Asuddha Tattvas.
Maya, born of Bindu, is identified as Asuddha Bindu; hence, there is no confusion, when one passage reads that Bindu is the cause of Tattvas and another passage says that Maya is the cause of Tattvas. Mular says Maya arose out of Iccha Sakti and Maya in union with Bindu gave rise to Suddha, Asuddha, and Prakriti--Verse 399.
Suddha Tattvas: 1-5 (5)
1. Siva Tattva, 2. Sakti Tattva, 3. Sadasiva Tattva, 4. Isvara or IsaTattva, 5. Suddha Vidya Tattva(m).
The five gods, Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra-Siva, Sadasiva, and Mahesvara were born when Anava Sakti united with Bindu.
SuddhaAsuddha Tattvas: 6-12 (7)
6. Maya: material cause of asuddham (impurity)
7. Kaala: Time: determines the duration of soul's experiences.
8. Niyati: destiny which makes soul's experience correspond to the fruits of its
own karma.
9. Kalaa: variable aptitude of the soul to spiritual knowledge.
10. Vidya: Soul's ability to discriminate.
11. Raaga: Soul's desire to experience the world.
12.Purusa: Sakalar class soul having all three malas, Maya, Anava, and Kanma .
mala = impurity
Asuddha Tattvas: 13-36 (24)
13. PrakrtiTattva, 14. Buddhi, 15. Ahamkara 16. Manas, 17. hearing, 18. tactile sense, 19. vision and color, 20. tasting, 21. smell 22. speech, 23. grasp, 24. ambulation, 25. evacuation, 26. procreation, 27. sound, 28. palpation, 29. form, 30. taste, 31. odor, 32. ether, 33. air, 34. fire, 35. water, 36. earth.
See file TATTVAS-36.htm
for details.
"I" and "This" (Aham and Idam)
are as old as creation. Siva said "I" and Sakti kept silent and let
Him have it his way. Siva and Sakti were one entity like
two cotyledons in a pea; that
unitary existence had no need for any consideration other than "I";
now a whole slew of Beings and entities (Idam, This) come into existence.
Later, as unfolding progressed to the downside, other entities started appearing in a cascade fashion in Suddha Tattvas. It was like father-son lineage going from Siva Tattva begetting Sakti Tattva, the latter to Sadasiva Tattva, the latter to Isvara Tattva, and the latter to Vidya Tattva. There are now too many entities for Siva to stay as "I.” Siva was Pure Consciousness when he was a pea in the pod with Sakti. Now transformation is taking place. This is a step-down transformation with every new entity; a step-down always means the splendor and Superconsciousness of Siva are diluted in the resulting Beings and entities, as step-down goes further down. Now not only we have many of "This," but less potent ones. A world of changes has taken place. Siva and Sakti in a pod were unitary and therefore Advaita or One. There was no one else. He was the right half and She was the left half. See file Ardhanarisvara (You heard the expression: Where is your other half? Now you know where it came from.) Now with the other four entities, we have many of "This." Now we have "I and This." This is also called transformation in consciousness. The other with the consciousness says, "I" and "This" (Aham and Idam). This is the story of Dualism, as many entities started appearing in the universe. Remember the pea in the Pod. The pea of Siva-Sakti enjoyed Pure Consciousness, but the cotyledons' sheath, Maya, breaks down revealing the cotyledons which in turn blossom out as entities, causing the unitary Consciousness of Siva-Sakti become many; now we have two entities: "I" and "This." That is dualism, the result of evolution of Siva-sakti from Nishkala state from "I" to "I" and "This"--the Sakala state. Nishkala state has no parts; Siva-Sakti is one unitary existence; when Sivasakti manifested the 36 Tattvas, it became many parts (Sakala). In the whole universe, there are only two entities: I and This. Now you know why Ego resides in "I."
Consciousness is the important factor, when it comes to people too. People are endowed with Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Sattva is virtue and goodness; Rajas, motion and passion; and Tamas, darkness and ignorance. When Sattva is in large quantity, the person is closer to superconsciousness. Rajas has the directional and suppressive effect on Sattva and Tamas, depending upon the path of Rajas. Think of Rajas as the steering front wheel in a three-wheeler, while the two back wheels--Sattva and Tamas-- follow the direction of the front wheel.
Suddha Tattvas contain saktis as follows: Unmani in Siva Tattva, Samani in Sakti Tattva, Nadanta in Sadasiva Tattva, Bindu in Isvara Tattva. The descending hierarchy of the seven saktis are as follows: Unmani, Samani, Vyapika, Nadanta or Mahanada, Nada, Bodini, Bindu. Unmani state is without kalas or parts; it is Nirguna state (no attributes); it is unitary and indivisible. Unmani is not different from Turiya state, the fourth state of consciousness. Go to POTPOURRI ONE and find write up on Turiya. Samani (So many) state has parts or kalas. In Kundalini planes, these saktis exist between Ajna and Sahasrara Chakras. You may notice that this hierarchy demonstrates progressive degradation (dilution) of Pure Consciousness from Siva Tattva to Vidya Tattva (of seven Suddha Tattvas). In Sahasrara Chakra, Supreme Bindu Parasiva keeps his abode. This descent of the saktis from Unmani to Bindu goes by the name Viloma, reverse or descending order, while the ascending order from Muladhara to Bindu at Ajna is called Anuloma order (evolution, srsti, forward movement, or lower order). Viloma is path of return of the Jiva or involution from lower status to a higher status. Woodroffe says Viloma is reading alphabets from Z to A, while Anuloma is reading it from A to Z. Viloma is Nivrtti, cessation and involution, to a higher state, while Anuloma is Srsti, creation and forward movement. The words are deceptive in their meaning: involution means rise and return of Jiva to its original Superconscious state, while srsti or creation and evolution is downward movement of Jiva from its original state. We are all fallen beings and that is evolution--remember our consciousness is not equal to Siva's Pure Consciousness); we have to return to our source and that is involution. Our fallen state can be compared to that of a lapidary who morphed to a quarrier, whose precision cutting is not a compelling asset for his stones go to build roads, while Lapidary's stones glitter on the rich and the famous ; both are stone cutters of different sort. The descent and the ascent meet at Ajna Chakra (point on the forehead, glabella), the point at which descending Viloma order meets ascending Anuloma order. The letter "Z" is superconscious state or Siva Tattva of Pure Consciousness which descends to Suddha Vidya Tattva of less perfect Consciousness or "Z" descending through Y, X, W , so on. The A of ordinary consciousness in Muladhara Chakra ascends via B, C, D etc. towards higher center at Ajna Chakra from where the path of return to the source, Superconsciousness, is Viloma. Go to Kundalini Power to find out more on Chakras or Adharas.
mnemonic for
Unmani = Un+Many = Not many.
Samani = So + Many = So many
Sambhu is at the head of lineage of Sadasiva, Isa, Rudra, Vishnu and Brahma.
to be continued