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about tantra
The true goal of all Tantric ritual is union, merger, oneness.
People are created with dualistic natures. We think in terms of male/female, joy/sorrow, light/dark, etc. This causes much grief, as we often feel caught in a world and circumstances that we have no control over. Many yogis solve this problem by withdrawing from "the material world" physically, isolating themselves, and practicing severe physical hardships to "kill" their physical desires. Tantra, however, recognizes this world as a gateway to other realms, and acknowledges human nature, fleshly pleasures, and human emotions as valid. Tantra does not say "withdraw from the world - flesh is evil - all is Maya". Rather, we seek liberation, with a sincere and pure heart. We seek to enjoy the pleasures of the world we live in, always keeping alive the spiritual intent. We seek thus to live in the bliss of pure being: "I and my father are one", or "thou art that".
We were created with physical instincts, natural urges and actu ....(more)
The true goal of all Tantric ritual is union, merger, oneness.People are created with dualistic natures. We think in terms of male/female, joy/sorrow, light/dark, etc. This causes much grief, as we often feel caught in a world and circumstances that we have no control over. Many yogis solve this problem by withdrawing from "the material world" physically, isolating themselves, and practicing severe physical hardships to "kill" their physical desires. Tantra, however, recognizes this world as a gateway to other realms, and acknowledges human nature, fleshly pleasures, and human emotions as valid. Tantra does not say "withdraw from the world - flesh is evil - all is Maya". Rather, we seek liberation, with a sincere and pure heart. We seek to enjoy the pleasures of the world we live in, always keeping alive the spiritual intent. We seek thus to live in the bliss of pure being: "I and my father are one", or "thou art that".
We were created with physical instincts, natural urges and actu ....(more)
Shiva
Shiva is fire, the Sun, God, the active male principle.
He is The Innocent Lord, zero, the watcher soul who never incarnates in a human body. ....(more)
He is The Innocent Lord, zero, the watcher soul who never incarnates in a human body. ....(more)
Shakti
Shakti is water, the moon, the Goddess, the female principle.
She is both Sister Moon and Mother Earth. She is the passive and Earthly counterpart to Shiva's Sun. ....(more)
She is both Sister Moon and Mother Earth. She is the passive and Earthly counterpart to Shiva's Sun. ....(more)
kundalini
Kundalini is spiritual force (energy), which lies dormant at the root chakra at the base of the spine, until it is liberated through tantra or some other process of spiritual transfiguration. Then the energy rises up the spine, being experienced as a great heat.