KINKG KONG RAJ PLANET AND THE WARRIOR (The True Hero)

CHAPTER 18

Chapter 18

Aghoras actions with Paul Brunton, An American Journalist:

AGHORIS:

Who are Aghoris? What do they actually do and why do they only come out in public during Kumbhs?

 "Aghor", "Aughad", "Kapalik", "Aghori", "Aughar", "Awadhoot" means the same, which is simple and natural state of consciousness. The Aghora is a very vast subject, but, here it is being explained in brief, a very little bit, as the readers may be able to know about the Aghori and their acts who are engaged in post-mortem rituals on dead bodies. 

Mainstream Dharma (Sanatha Dharma) believes that ultimate goal of life is to attain salvation, but it is not at the cost of worldly pleasures.  This is according to Vedas - Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa are mandatory in mainstream dharma and one should not willingly skip any of the above and Sanathana Dharma emphasize on individual contribution to society  

Aghoris the most fascinating alchemists:

Aghoris are the most advanced tantriks. They have mastered the tantra sastra which is also a branch of Yoga. The entire space which we call as Aakash seems to be an empty, but in reality, it is filled with full of unseen energies. This Aakash is filled with energies which are nothing but, positively, negatively and neutrally charged atoms and molecules of elements. In science, these are called electrons protons and neutrons. These are also called as electrolytes which mean carrying positive, negative and neutral energies or polarities. All the physical forms are the essential building blocks of this basic form of these three energies. Aghoris are the most powerful alchemists and they can associate various atoms from the space and form a physical structure and they can also change the physical structure into any other different physical form. In short, they are the best molecule manipulators. When the structures are changed, their functions are changed automatically. The Aghoris always live a secondary life, mostly in the jungles or in the grave yards. They can be compared to the scientists who also invent different elements by the manipulation of atomic structure or a particular substance. There is a very fascinating story about these Aghoris narrated by the famous Paul Brunton, an American Journalist, who was specially sponsored by some of the rich people and sent to India to find out various genuine saints, yogis having yogic armistice powers.

He also lent about these Aghoris and he arrived at one place in order to have an interview with one Aghori who was supposed to stay at a remote place at the outskirts of a certain village. There he enlisted a local person who initially was reluctant to follow Paul Brunton to meet the so called Aghori and interview him. Because, the local guy was very much scared of this Aghori. A lot of roomer was spread about the Aghoris. Finally, Paul Brunton arrived at the spot where the Aghori was staying alone. When the Aghori noticed these two people approaching him, he tried to scare them by throwing stones. The local guy was very much scared, but the Paul Brunton pursued him that the Aghori was trying to scare us, as the stones were directed at a wrong place, as the Aghori only wanted to scare them and dissuade them not to approach him. But, Paul Brunton courageously approached this Aghori, and all of a sudden the Aghori had become calm and quiet and with a lot of courtesy invited Paul Brunton and offered him a seat on a stone. Then he turned to the local guy and addressed him in the local language stating that the Paul Brunton was his guest and in order to honour his guest, he ordered this local guy to cut a small piece from the dead body which was lying on a bank of a small lake near his ashram. The local guy was dam scared, but he was more scared about the Aghori than the dead body. Aghori gave him a small knife and the local guy gathering his bits slowly approached the dead body reluctantly with closed eyes, he cut a small piece of flush from this dead body. Paul Brunton was very much surprised by watching this drama as a spectator. 

Finally, the local guy came back and handed over the small piece of flush which he took out from the dead body. Then this Aghori noticed that this local guy cut his finger while attempting to cut the flush from the dead body. The blood was running down, and this Aghori placed his hands on the bleeding finger, and said Oh My God, you are bleeding. Don’t worry. Now your small wound is healing. When the Aghori removed his hand, there was no trace of any blood or that small cut which was also noticed by Paul Brunton. 

Again the Aghori went inside, he took out a clay pot, poured some water placed his vet, the flush from the dead body and he started cooking on the fire. Without any word Paul Brunton was watching the drama as he was very much astonished. After a while, the Aghori brought some leaves of a nearby tree, washed them with water and he placed couple of Ron structures which were looking like small balls on these leaves. One leaf he offered to local guy and the other one to the Paul Bruntun and to his shock the local guy noticed it was nothing but Rasgulla. It was not dead flush. It was not the flush from the dead body. The local guy explained to Paul Bruntun, it was called Rasgulla, which was a sweet meat. Then the Aghori politely offered these Rasgullas to Paul Bruntun. When tasted by Paul Bruntun it was so sweet and a lot of juicy syrup was oozing out and both of them enjoyed. This is how that Aghori who mastered the tantra sastra, the science of tantra changed the molecular structure of this flush from the dead body and transformed to Rasgulla by changing the molecular structure. This is what is called as a manipulation of the atom of molecular structure. You disassociate a particular physical structure and re-arrange the atoms of the molecules from the same physical structure to rebuild another physical structure when the structure changes the function will also change. That is why, we call the Aghoris are the most powerful and affective alchemists. But, they are misunderstood by lot of people, because no person will be daring enough to approach them and study them from close quarters. Roomers always spread in a negative way and the people will go on adding their own whims and fancies and often depict Aghoris as bad guys. The knowledge is very powerful, for that matter any knowledge, and even what the modern scientists are doing now-a-days.

When Alfred Noble discovered Dynamite, the same dynamite was used in breaking the rocky structures to build the houses. The same dynamite is also used by the terrorists to destroy the human beings. The same way, same is the case with Aghoris. By mastering the tantra sastra and by practicing certain rituals they have evolved themselves to higher dimensions where they are capable of manipulating the energies of the five elements, the Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Wind and the Space. By manipulating the atomic structures of these five elements, Aghoris can easily change the physical structures into different physical structures carrying out different functions. They can change a solid particle to the liquid particle like from the element Earth to the element Water, same they can change into element Fire, and the element of Fire to other two elements. This was the experience of Paul Bruntun had when he encountered this particular Agohri. For them, the dead body, it is the combination of five elements. Hence, they do not fear the dead bodies or the death. That is why they roam around the jungles and graveyard, where human beings do not visit. 

In our Puranas Maharshi Durvasa created kurtchya, the most dangerous and negative entity to kill Ambarisha who was rescued, protected and rescued by Lord Maha Vishnu and Sage Durvasa had to ask for a forgiveness for Ambarisha. 

We dismiss as this a myth, but Late Shri NarayanaduttaSrimali had wrote a book who himself was a great tantric. In this book he narrated an incident where a most powerful Aghori created this krutchya in order to create and havoc among the other Aghories and Yogis who assembled for a meeting. Then the most respected and tantric guru Sri Nitynanada Swamy who was a benevolent sage, destroyed this krutchya with his powers. These are the powers of Aghoris, some are used for benevolent purpose and some others use to scare people and become a leader. 

AGHORA RISHI

In Shree Rudham from Yajurvedam, you shall come across "Aghora Rishi" could be another name of Lord Shiva Aghori or Aghora are people whose principles derived from Advaita of Sanathana Dharma performs spiritual practices to get salvation.

The Aghori (Sanskrit aghora) are ascetic Shaiva sadhus. The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. Aghora may refer to The Hindu God Bhairava, a form of Shiva. Aghoris feel that the sadhana in cremation ground removes fear.

To get rid of s****l desires, Aghoris, sometimes, does s****l practice on the dead bodies.

To avoid shame, Aghoris, all the time stay naked

Most of the people are afraid and scared of Aghoris, because of their powers and Aghori have number of names in the country. The Aghori is also known as Kapalika and Kalamukhas. The Aghori goes on practicing these soul of the Aghori is set free and it obtains moksha. The culture of Aghori was started by a person Baba Kina Ram. He was said to have lived for 150 years. He died in the 18th century as his followers continued to spread his teachings.

Some fear that Aghori knows little about their practices and Aghori practices mostly on children, which people are afraid of them. For this reason, Aghori are considered responsible for crime or the other. Some people also feel and have apprehensions that Aghori kills innocent people.

It is not Fiction, but it is a Fact:

However, this may not be true as Aghori perform sadhna on dead bodies but they do not kill people for their needs. Some people believe that Aghori has superpowers and they want to make the most of these powers and get benefited. Some Hindus say that it is true that Aghori can help with a lot of problems but if we seek help from an Aghori to solve a problem it may give rise to many more problems. The Aghori never bother about what society feels about them and they live secret lives without any intention to get social recognition

Aghoris Holy Book is called Avadhuta Gita. This Avadhuta Gita Holy Book contains a sacred text or all their teachings and beliefs. The book specifies that Baba Keena Ram was the founder and the Adiguru of Aghori tradition. The book also justifies that Lord Shiva spent most of his time in cremation ground doing sadhna. 

Aghori Accessories:

Some say that Baba Keena Ram was the incarnation of Lord Shiva himself. The Hindus do believe that Lord Dattatreya was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva all in single body. The Aghori goes into complete darkness and lives till they get self-realization and they use corpses to invoke the mother Goddess known as Shamshan Tara.

They consider Shamshan Tara as one of the ten wisdom Goddesses and She has the power to Bless the Aghori with supernatural powers. The mahavidyas that the Aghori religiously worship areBhairavi, Bagalamukhi and Dhumavati.  The male God which the Aghori worships is Lord Shiva in the form of Bhairava, Mahakala and Virabhadra.

Let us try to find out from a neutral perspective about the truths behind these and how the Aghoris themselves perceive this.

1. An Aghori performs all seemingly nasty acts because it is a way to realize that nothing is impure or unclean. 

2. If one can see purity in everything that is the highest state of Divine Bliss

3. At the core of these seemingly raw and savage sadhus is a highly realized soul who is above all dualities of nature.

Please note that this only holds good for genuine Aghori Sadhus and not anyone pretending to be one.

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Aghoras Life Styles and Mysterious Things:

AGHORI's - Few view Aghori's as dirty sect which destroys the image of Hinduism in the World Aghori's are believed to be devotees of Lord Shiva.  According to Aghori's, every human is a 'shava' (dead body) with emotions and try to become 'Shiva' by rejecting human pleasures and involving in the Aghori rituals.  It is opined, Aghori's possess miraculous healing power and some even heal the person by cursing him.  If an "Aghori Baba" curses you, it means your problems end soon - claim few people who are believers and followers of such sadhus. 

Introduction to AghoriSaints:-

The life of an Aghori Sadhu is not easy.  To become like them one has to meditate about twelve years and complete some rituals under the guidance of an Aghori guru in order to enhance one spiritual strength.  Aghori's use woofs from pyre, clothes from dead bodies and ash of burnt bodies for various rituals.  There are few rules to follow to become an Aghori.  First Teacher needed.  The student Aghori must do what Teacher Aghori tells him to do.  Aghori must find human skull known as "Kappala".  And use only this as a ritual tool before initiation.  An Aghori must apply pyre on his body to symbolically show the nature of the Lord Shiva. 

Aghori Culture: - It is very frightening for ordinary people. Aghori's practice and usually stay in forest and jungles or by the river-side. Aghori's eat, at certain times, human flesh digging the dead body from the crematory places or from the grave yards.  They also collect the woods and logs usually left-over from the crematory areas and they cook their food from the same woods. 

There are large number of Aghori Community in India and many of them throng to Pashupati Nath during MahaSivaratri.  They stay in community and say their culture with each other.  They justify their act of eating human flesh as holy.

As per their logic, when a person dies he just becomes a useless body of flesh. His soul simply escapes from the body.  And same things happen with other animals.  So, there is no difference between eating a dead chicken or other animal or a dead human-being. Aghori's eat other animals like goat or chicken but they never eat Cows. They also drink alcohol and smoke.

The Aghori are acetic Shaiva Sadhus. Shaivism or Saivism is one of the four most widely followed sects of Hinduism, which reveres the God Shiva as the Supreme Being.

Aghori believe that Shiva is all and in all, the Creator, preserver, destroyer, reveller and concealer of all that is. Shaivism is wide-spread throughout India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Areas notable for the practice of Shaivism include parts of South-East Asia, especially Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

The Aghori are known to engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, have been witnessed smearing cremation ashes on their bodies and have been known to use bones from human corpses for crafting skull bowls (which Shiva and other Hindu deities are often ironically depicted holding or using) and jewellery. Due to their practices that are contradictory to orthodox Hinduism, they are generally opposed.

Many of the Aghories roam around naked representing true human form and their detachment from this World of mortals who according to them live in a World of illusion or 'Maya'. These Aghories eat things like rotten food left-over food from garbage dumps and more. The more they blur the line between clean and unclean, holy and un-holly, good and bad, the more powers they obtain.

The Aghori gurus believe that a true Aghori should break all ties with family and friends and all earthly possessions. He should live entire life at the cremation ground and eat and drink inly through the Kapala.

We find few Aghoris at Kasi (Varanasi - India), near the Ganga River beds and Ghats, where around 100 Ghats, one can find at Varanasi.

TANTRA SADHANA:-

1)     Tantra Sadhana that is performed by Aghoris is very mysterious for the outside World.  Many people after seeing. Aghoris get disturbed and for many they are an intriguing subject.  There are many secret about Aghoris living in graveyard that are unknown to people.  Very few people understand the power of their prayers through which they can even talk to dead people or ghosts. Although all this sounds weird but in reality it is true.  There is no one who can challenge their prayers. 

2)     Now-a-days also, there are many Aghoris who with the help of their Tantra Sadhana can communicate with the Souls of dead people.  These Sadhanas are performed in yards only and that too specific ones.  The Aghoris perform this Tantra Sadhana in four unique graveyards where the results of their Prayers are 100%.  In these four graveyards, the ghosts actually speak to Aghoris. 

3)     Aghiris practice Tantra Sadhana in graveyards in three ways - Shamshan Sadhana, Shiv Sadhana and Shav Sadhana. After the Shav Sadhana is complete, the dead body starts to speak up. Common people are not permitted to be part of this Sadhana. These Prayers are performed in Tarapeeth graveyard in West Bengal (WB); KamakhyaPeeth in Assam; Rriyambakeshwar in Nasik and Chkrateerth graveyard in Ujjain (MP).

Tarapeeth, graveyard in West Bengal: This Temple is is situated in a small town of West.Bengal called Virbhumi. This temple is if Tara Devi. An idol of Tara Devi one of the avatars of Ma Kali is kept here. Around 6 km from this temple there is a graveyard, where Aghoirs practice Tantra Sadhana.

KamakhyaPeeth: This Temple built in a hill, is situated in Guwahati city in Assam. It is very popular for its Tantrik activities

Triyambakeshwar:  TriyambakeshwarJyotirling is situated in Nadik in Maharashtra.  Lird Shiva is known as the King of Tantra Sastra He is the originator of Tantra and Aghoris both.

Mahakamaleshwa :  Among 12 JyotirlingsMahakamaleshwar is situated in Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh. The graveyard of Ujjain is famous for TantrikAghori activities where Aghoris come from far-off places to perform Tantra Sadhana. 

The insurgents of Varanasi:

At Varanasi (Kasi),/Banaras, each day all the pilgrims gather at 6.30 PM at Ganga River, which is located near to the main Temple Kasi Vishwanadh, Goddess Visalakshi Temple and Goddess Annapurna Temple, all at one place,  where GANGA ARTI is given to Goddess Ganga Devi.  Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims including foreigners visit each day. There are around thirty two Ghats are seen, in a row, where the King Satya HarishanchandraGhat is the last one.  The Agori is seen at this place in performance of action with regard to post-mortem rituals on dead bodies. Aghoris are devotees of Lord Shiva in his manifestation as Lord Bhairava. They are monists who believe in moksha (liberation). They are known to practice in extreme and outlandish violations, unorthodox rituals.

PROMINENT VARANASI GHATS

 Adi Keshava Ghat

 AhilyaGhat

 AhilyabaiGhat

 AssiGhhat

 Badri Narayana Ghat

 Bajirao Ghat

Bauli/Umaraogiri/AmrihaGhat

BhadainiGhat

BhonsaleGhat

Brahma Ghat

BundiParakotaGhat

ChaowkiGhat

ChousathiGhat

Cheta Singh Ghat

Dandi Ghat

Dharabhang

DigpatiaGhat

Durga Ghat

GaayGhat

Ganga Mahal Ghat I

Ganga Mahal Ghat II

GaneshaGhat

Gola Ghat

GulariaGhat

Hanuman Ghat

HanumanagardiGhat

Harishchandra Ghat

Jain Ghat

JalasayiGhat

Janaki Ghat

JataraGhat

Karnataka State Ghat

KedarGhat

KhirkiaGhat

Gauri Gha

KhoriGhat

Lala Ghat

LaliGhat

Lalita ghat

MahanirvaniGhat

ManasarovaraGhat

Mangala Ghat

ManikarnikaGhat

Mata AnandamaiGhat

Mer Ghat

Mehta Ghat

Munshi Ghat

NadesvaraGhat

NaradaGhat

NayaGhat

Nepali Ghat

NiranjaniGhat

Nishad Ghat

Old Hanuman Ghat

PancagangaGhat

PanchakotaGhat

Pandey Ghat

PhutaGhat

Prabhu Ghat

PrahladaGhat

PrayagaGhat

Raj Ghatbuilt  PeshwaAmrutrao

Raj Ghat/Lord Duffrin Bridge/Malaviva Bridge

Raja Gwalior Ghat

Rajendra Prasad Ghat

Rana Mahala Ghat

RewanGhat

SarvesvaraGhat

ScindiaGhat

ShitalaGhat

ShivalaGhat

SitalaGhat

SomeswaraGhat

TelianalaGhat

TrilochanaGhat

Tripura BhairaviGhat

TulsiGhat

AccharajaGhat

VijayanagaramGhat

 It's a usual day at the Ghats of Varanasi. The mighty river is flowing smoothly. The teenage exuberance that it once showed in the beginning of its course to the sea has slowly died down. How come is she so calm when she still has such a long way to go! The sun has already begun its journey to the other end of the hemisphere. The bank of the river is buzzing with devotees who have gathered to offer prayers to the mother who has nurtured them for years. The priests have begun their preparation for the world famous Ganga Aarti. Dressed up in all white their countenance beam with peace and knowledge. The soft breeze coming from the river seems to be adding to the serenity of the place. However, there is something eerie happening at the opposite bank of the river. Sitting around a bonfire are two GENTLEMEN staring intently at the fire. Each of them has a human skull in their hand. Their entire body is smeared with human ash and necks adorned with beads of Rudraksh. Wrapped around their waist is a small cloth (langot) which is barely covering the body. Their face is beaten down by sun, hairs unkempt, body is frail. Aghoris, the followers of Rudra can easily chill your bones if you bump into them accidentally. So let's spare some time to acquaint our self with the Aghori way of life.

One of the most peculiar clan of Sadhus in India, Aghoris are the most feared and revered hermits of India. They are said to have been living for the last 150 years, the first one being Kina Ram. They worship Lord Bhairava, one of the manifestations of Shiva. The primary Aghori pilgrimage center is hermitage of Sadhu Kina Ram in Ravindrapuri, Varanasi. They overcome various taboos of social life as part of their rituals. Aghoris are particularly infamous for their nasty appetite which includes human flesh from dead corpses, faeces and urine. It is mostly done as a part of a ritual to shatter the ego of an Aghori. They reckon that the quickest way to be one with the Lord is through these unconventional means. They are regular smokers of weed as it helps them concentrate on religious mantras and yogic postures. Some even claim that Aghoris are practitioners of black magic which provide them supernatural healing powers. Their motto is ' finding purity in the filthiest ' as they believe that if they are able to maintain their concentration and composure even while performing the most hideous acts known to humans such as Copraphagy, n*********a and Necrophagy they can attain nirvana quickly. They also have to have s****l intercourse with a dead corpse when the Goddess Kali demands satisfaction in s*x. The reasons being the same, “Finding purity in the filthiest”. The Aghori way of life may be distasteful for many but does that make it unworthy? There are several controversies in nature that have troubled humans in the past. Some might argue that science is the only tool through which we can find the answers. But who knows what the future lays in ahead of us. We are not here to judge anyone. Varanasi the city of moksh, the city antique as history itself has countless other surprises to throw at you. From relishing the delicious Banarasi Pan to finding peace in temples Varanasi is one of the most happening cities of the world. But the next time you visit the city make sure you pay a visit to one of these guys. They are sure to stupefy you!

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