Billy wrote: > What is the Sri Chakra and where can I see it? > You can see the Sri Chakra at Sringeri, at Dwarka, at Puri, and at Jyotir Matha. Shankara placed them there. All the members of the Shankara Order worship the Sri Vidya. Swami Brahmananda had a Sri Chakra encrusted with rubies which he kept with him for puja worship. He probably read the Tripura Upanishad on a daily basis.
Shankara also composed the Soundaryalahari, with the sixteen bija mantra contained therein. You can also read the Tripura Upanishad - it contains the explanation of the sixteen bija mantras of Sri Vidya. You can also read the commentary by Bhaskarayanatha. You have been given the bija mantra by Swami Bramanand Saraswati, now you are already in the enlightened state - all you have to do is *isolate* the Purusha using Yoga, and then burn up your accumulated karma using tapas. In your case, this might take several lifetimes of devotion to a personal God, practicing Bhakti and Karma Yoga, or, you could use tantric techniques and become a jivanmukti in this very lifetime - it's up to you, Billy. This could be your year of living dangerously.
