So, you think that the Adi Shankaracharya of Sringeri not only initiated disciples into Sri Vidya practices, but said: "Worship of Sri Chakra is a must for the Swamis of the peetha." And, as noted, not by householders, but by Swamis.
So, let's go figure. There is a shrine to Shankara at the Sri Vidya temple down in Kanchipuram peeth, wherein lies the Sri Cakra or Sri Yantra. And, the Swami Rama of the Himalayas recounted in his book, 'Living With the Himalyan Masters', a direct, first hand account of Guru Dev having a Sri Yantra in his possession at a yoga camp. So, is EVERYONE in the Shankaracharya tradition deluded? Guru Dev and Sri Vidya Does this mean the past Shankaracharyas, as well as the current ones, ascribed to a tantric cult? Is it a fact that the Adi Shankara installed an IDOL of a Goddess on a Sri Cakra (Sri Yantra) as the MAIN DEITY of the Sringeri Matha? Apparently, the 33rd Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Matha died before he could give all the initiations to the 34th, his successor. However, the 33rd is reputed to have said: "Worship of Sri Chakra is a must for the Swamis of the Peetha." According to an authority on the subject, normally the Srividya mantropadesa would be done by the guru, but Narasimha Bharati had passed away before his disciple arrived at Sringeri. Hence the mantropadesa was done by Srikanta Sastri. He had been initiated into it by Narasimha Bharati Mahaswami the 34th. The Pontiff's reign was from 1912 to 1953, so he was a contemporary of Guru Dev. The 33rd. was Sri Narasimha Bharati Mahaswami, making him a contemporary of Guru Dev's Guru, Swami Krishanand. Mystic and Seer And, isn't it a fact that the principal deity, Saradambal, the Goddess of Learning, is a focus of a mighty spiritual force? According to my informant, Saradamba, by all legendary accounts, is a deity of Kashmir who was literally brought down to the south of India by Adi Shankara. He installed the idol made of sandalwood on a Sri Chakra drawn by himself. So, here we have Shankara installing an IDOL of a Goddess on a Sri Cakra (Sri Yantra) as the MAIN DEITY of the math! Indeed! Guru Dev and his Brahman thingy And, here we have a totally discredited and false history of the Kanchi matha, with claims that a Shankara founded the Matha BEFORE the historical Buddha was even born, and a direct disciple of Guru Dev who claims that Guru Dev never used any bija-mantras for devotional or self-knowledge purposes, and that Guru Dev was a Rasik Saint who never taught Adwaita in the first place, because he didn't have a Brahman thingy. So, I guess we will just have to go figure, you know what I mean? But it doesn't make much sense to say that Guru Dev didn't have a Brahman thingy when his name was Swami Brahmanand. Work cited: "The True History of India" by Swami Prakashanand Saraswati Barsana Dham, Austin, Texas Read the full post: 'Guru Dev and his Brahman thingy' http://tinyurl.com/yzjfsv
