Bases of Tantra Sadhana

The mysterious Tantric tradition has been widely misunderstood and misapplied. Sri M.P. Pandit in this small book provides an insightful overview of the powerful practices of the Tantra.  The book consists of two parts.  In the first section, the reader will find the preliminary sutras of Parashurama, translated and explained by Sri Pandit.  The second part illuminates key concepts of yoga and tantra.  Panditji took up this work at the request of the tantric master Nilakantha Mahadeva Joshi, who wrote in the preface to the work: “…a study of this Sutra, essence of the Tantra, shows the excellence of the scheme of the Tantra.  By that all misunderstanding regarding the Tantra may surely be removed.  With this idea, we suggested to Madhav Pandit, worthy object of our love, to render part of the Sutra into English and he has fulfilled our wish.” The Tantras that are mainly ritualistic deal with external sacrifice in which Peace is the primary object. Those that are essentially esoteric deal with inner practice, upasana. Adoration of the symbolic image, the yantra, etc., being primary, their installation, their mantra, their practice, etc., are the means by which these Tantras are dynamic for the good of oneself, of others, of the society." (From the preface by Nilakantha Mahadeva.)