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What
is Aghora Tantra? Robert Svoboda wrote about his teacher, Vimalananda,
in several books, and he was an Aghora Tantric, yogis known to eat human
flesh, conjure magical powers and perform "crazy wisdom." Here is a
short explanation Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii about the three paths of
Tantra, including Aghora or the Left-hand path.
"The terrifying form of Shiva is called Aghoranatha. Aghoriis or those
that follow the path of Aghora are generally Vámácárii Tantrics
[Tantrics of the left-hand path]. None of them are Madhyamácárii
[Tantrics of the middle path] or Dakśińácárii [Tantrics of the
right-hand path]. It is said that they do not discriminate between
edible and non-edible food. For this reason many people are afraid of
them and try to avoid them. It would not be correct to say that all
Vámácárii Tantrics are Avidyá Tantrics. Among them one will find
both Vidyá Tantrics and Avidyá Tantrics. Towards the end of the
Buddhist era, this Aghora path could be found alongside the Vajrayána
and Kálacakrayána. Some people believe that when the Vajrayána and
Kálacakrayána fell under the influence of Hinduism, the Aghora path
certainly also fell under that same influence, but this is not so.
Though the Aghora path does not follow the Buddhist doctrine, neither
are its followers, followers of the Vedas. Rather they are clearly
opposed to the Vedas. In Hindi and throughout north India, the followers
of Aghora are called aoghaŕ." (written by Rameshjii)
