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The Value of Ipsalu Tantra Yoga

By Nanji Cohran

We have all had brief moments of deep insight, inspiration, or creativity which are so deeply satisfying that they are almost beyond description. These are moments of expansion, moments of connection to infinite creative intelligence, all knowing and all pervasive. Who would not wish to access this level of awareness, purity, and keen mental focus as a permanent condition?

I myself held this as a deep but unexpressed wish, a longing for a sense of greater completion. My job capacity as a journalist demanded clarity of thought, intense focus, and boundless creativity, but unfortunately I could not access this state on an everyday basis. In fact I had to wait for states of creativity to drop in unexpectedly. In between, I would go through long periods of drought, where I felt my writing was uninspired and flat rather than flavorful and robust.

I resigned myself to this repeating pattern for many years, not really seeing any possibility of change. However when I began the practice of Ipsalu Kriya Yoga, I saw the potential for transformation, the way out of this limited state of consciousness. I felt instinctively that the Tantric practices could help to awaken me to the states of higher awareness I was seeking.

Having taught various styles of Hatha yoga in the past, I was steeped in the philosophy. I knew I was a limitless, boundless being. I knew that I held the keys to all knowledge and wisdom within me, and that some day they would awaken... hopefully. I began the practices of Tantra in all earnestness, really throwing myself into the practice wholeheartedly. I also continued my regular practice of meditation on a daily basis, and lo and behold, I began to see the glimmer of hope, like a light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Creative spurts began to come more regularly. I seemed to be gathering momentum, as if for some unknown but momentous event.

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