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All about Tantra |
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What
is Tantra? |
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Most People are unclear about what
Tantra really is and what it can do for
you. Probably the most common view is
that Tantra has some connection with
Oriental religion, with uninhibited sex,
and with the lovemaking positions and
techniques outlined in the Kama Sutra,
Hinduism’s oldest sex manual. To some,
Tantra is a free-love cult, a survival
of the psychedelic sixties; to others,
it’s New Age spiritual sex therapy, part
of the California lifestyle, a slice of
1990s pop culture. |
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None of these views of Tantra are wrong
outright, but none really explain what
Tantra actually is. So what is Tantra?
What does it mean? And, most important
of all, what is its relevance to us
today? |
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The word Tantra is Sanskrit, the sacred
language of Hinduism. It derives from
the root word tan, which translates as
“to extend, expand, spread, continue,
spin out, weave; to put forth, show, or
manifest.” Like the universe we inhabit,
Tantra is continually expanding,
spreading, and manifesting itself like a
“cosmic weave,” made up of different
energies. We are part of this weave, as
are our forefathers and foremothers, all
life, and every type of energy and
matter. This includes thoughts, actions,
and all physical matter. |
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