Tantra
Tantra is the science or sadhana (spiritual practice) was built on a huge amount of religious and occult Hindu manuscripts that emphasize shakti (divine power), usually called kundalini, which emanates from the divine principle. These manuscripts are usually presented in the form of a dialogue between the god Shiva and his wife Parvati. Those chapters, where questions are answered by Shiva, called agama, and those which tells Parvati - Nigam.
Tantric scriptures represent essence of knowledge, collected since ancient times. Most of the texts written in Sanskrit, but there are also passages in Pali, Prakriti, Tibetan, Hindi and Bengali. They are encyclopedias of esoteric wisdom, referring to topics such as the creation and destruction of the universe, Deity worship, spiritual practices, rituals, occult forces, and meditation. In Tantra, also considered a complete anatomy of the body including the chakras (spiritual energy centers) and the path connecting them, which travels kundalini.
It is believed that the spirit of Tantra most suited Age of Kali-yuga (the fourth era in Hindu terms, our time).
Regardless of how varied writings, yet they all have one common characteristic - an integral approach to sadhana, in order to optimize the use of external and internal resources. Tantra can also be perceived as respectful approach to spiritual practice.
In contrast to traditional Judaism, for us hristianstkoy and aesthetic eastern concept, Tantra does not speak of the need to sublimate the flesh into spirit, and physical - in the metaphysical. Instead, Tantra seeks to combine all aspects of life, to overcome the established ourselves as the border, branches, divisions, to make people united with all life.
Since the purpose of Tantra is to combine all aspects of life, is the practice where it is mixed set of exercises: hatha yoga, pranayyama, medra, rituals, kundalini yoga, nada yoga, mantra, yantra, mandala, alchemy, visualization of deities, aurveda and astrology - all of this together come under the scope of Tantra. But, since such a large variety of science and technology can be applied generally to study Tantra recommended by the competent masters, who will hold the student through the entire complex of ideas and procedures.
In the West, Tantra is usually associated with sexuality and sexual practices. Tantric ideas are often used to help individuals taken separately and couples to transform their sex life in a more satisfactory in the physical, emotional and spiritual process. Through the integration of female and male aspects of both individual and couples, Tantra shows higher connection divinity of Shiva and Shakti.
Popularized Tantra in the West thanks to theosophy. Western scholar sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936) under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon has written several books, pervootkryvayuschih for the European man Tantra and Tantric some manuscripts. Many modern tantric yoga system based on exercises, which appeared in the West in the twentieth century.
Over time, Tantra has become increasingly popular in the West, so she has been a great transformation due to which there was a modern interpretation of Tantra and fans of New Age music, often called Neotantroy, which differs from the traditional Indian ideas.
Tantra is the science or sadhana (spiritual practice) was built on a huge amount of religious and occult Hindu manuscripts that emphasize shakti (divine power), usually called kundalini, which emanates from the divine principle. These manuscripts are usually presented in the form of a dialogue between the god Shiva and his wife Parvati. Those chapters, where questions are answered by Shiva, called agama, and those which tells Parvati - Nigam.
Tantric scriptures represent essence of knowledge, collected since ancient times. Most of the texts written in Sanskrit, but there are also passages in Pali, Prakriti, Tibetan, Hindi and Bengali. They are encyclopedias of esoteric wisdom, referring to topics such as the creation and destruction of the universe, Deity worship, spiritual practices, rituals, occult forces, and meditation. In Tantra, also considered a complete anatomy of the body including the chakras (spiritual energy centers) and the path connecting them, which travels kundalini.
It is believed that the spirit of Tantra most suited Age of Kali-yuga (the fourth era in Hindu terms, our time).
Regardless of how varied writings, yet they all have one common characteristic - an integral approach to sadhana, in order to optimize the use of external and internal resources. Tantra can also be perceived as respectful approach to spiritual practice.
In contrast to traditional Judaism, for us hristianstkoy and aesthetic eastern concept, Tantra does not speak of the need to sublimate the flesh into spirit, and physical - in the metaphysical. Instead, Tantra seeks to combine all aspects of life, to overcome the established ourselves as the border, branches, divisions, to make people united with all life.
Since the purpose of Tantra is to combine all aspects of life, is the practice where it is mixed set of exercises: hatha yoga, pranayyama, medra, rituals, kundalini yoga, nada yoga, mantra, yantra, mandala, alchemy, visualization of deities, aurveda and astrology - all of this together come under the scope of Tantra. But, since such a large variety of science and technology can be applied generally to study Tantra recommended by the competent masters, who will hold the student through the entire complex of ideas and procedures.
In the West, Tantra is usually associated with sexuality and sexual practices. Tantric ideas are often used to help individuals taken separately and couples to transform their sex life in a more satisfactory in the physical, emotional and spiritual process. Through the integration of female and male aspects of both individual and couples, Tantra shows higher connection divinity of Shiva and Shakti.
Popularized Tantra in the West thanks to theosophy. Western scholar sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936) under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon has written several books, pervootkryvayuschih for the European man Tantra and Tantric some manuscripts. Many modern tantric yoga system based on exercises, which appeared in the West in the twentieth century.
Over time, Tantra has become increasingly popular in the West, so she has been a great transformation due to which there was a modern interpretation of Tantra and fans of New Age music, often called Neotantroy, which differs from the traditional Indian ideas.
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