![]() ![]() Tantric practice is wonderful for personal development /self care, and can also be a beautiful platform for connection in partnership.ĭefinitely. In some Tantric traditions sexual ritual was incorporated as a means of celebrating the divine feminine and masculine and creating a physical representation of divine union. Tantra isn't sex, and it doesn't have to be sexual. The practices can aid in personal mastery: mental, physical and emotional. The practical results include increased focus, presence, peace, sensuality and sense of well being. Modern yoga breath and posture practices are rooted in hatha yoga, and hatha yoga originated out of Saiva Tantra (the most popular and well known Tantra lineage). It's probably more accurate to say that yoga is Tantra, or at least very closely related. ![]() "In other words, Tantra spreads (tan) wisdom that saves (tra).it alludes to the fact that Tantrik practices give us a means of strengthening and protecting us from worldly harm, as well as bestowing the ultimate spiritual liberation." The word tantra is rooted in two parts: Tan- meaning to expand on or elaborate on, and Tra- meaning to save or protect. Tantra arose and took a different view, one of embracing the realm of the physical-the senses-as a practice in moving toward enlightenment and transcendence. Tantra was known as the "householders path", as it embraced everyday life and engagement in community as valid practices on the path of enlightenment, while most other traditions espoused renunciation of physical comfort and even the physical form. These, and other texts, were the foundation for early forms of Hinduism and Buddhism, and Tantra branched out and formed a third spiritual path. T antra is a rich spiritual and philosophical tradition encompassing a variety of practices based on ancient Sanskrit texts called tantras. ![]()
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