Three Levels of Spiritual Practices
There
are three levels of spiritual practices.
The first one is called Anva Upaya. The second is Shakta Upaya, . and
the third one is Shambava Upaya. .
Shiva, Shakti and Anva. All practices in the world can be categorized
into these three categories. So, Anva is the lowest; means the very
beginning. All the japa, mantras, poojas, yogasanas, breath control,
everything comes under Anva Upaya. They are called Upayas, which means
remedies.
Above this is Shakta. Shakta is only mental, i.e., inside. There is no
outer thing, no mantras in it. It is the effect of the meditative state,
that is Shakta Upaya.
When you do singing, meditation, pranayam and Sudarshan Kriya (Kriya
begins with Anva Upaya but then), it leads toShakta Upaya, when you are
just energy. Here there is no effort, there is no doing. Just a little
bit effortless effort is there.
Then the Shambava or Shiv Upaya is just pure awareness. Just a state of
awareness. Shambava Upaya means that there is no means (way) to do it,
it is just a happening, it will just happen. Even then it is still
called an Upaya.
So the purpose of Anva and Shakta Upaya is to go to Shambava Upaya
wherein you become one with Shiva (the fourth state of consciousness).
There is no two, there is no doer, you are Shiva, and that is Shambava
Upaya.|| Jai Guru Dev ||
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