Tantra Essays

I do have my respect for Tantra yet personally I do not like the approaches of Tantra and this I know for certain that at any stage of my life I could never really accept them. But the kind of work that I am doing now raises a lot of eyebrows and people believe that probably I am a follower of Tantra. Interestingly, so much have already been done and said about Tantra that for the common people it becomes absurd to think beyond the realms of Tantra, as if this has got into their nerves and genes

In order to present a reality, one needs to presents through the concept of monism, dualism, physicalism and idealism. Monism is the independent existent of a single reality. It can be either mental or physical by nature. The fundamental existent of mental by nature is idealism, which is opposed to dualism, of mind and matter in reality. On the other hand, physicalism is the independent reduction to materiality. Among the earliest western philosophers Parmenides and Spinoza each believed that there

Push-ups are one of the most basic and important exercises that you can do. However, too many people don't do them the right way and therefore either can't or don't want to do them. There's no need to be afraid of the push-up! The push-up is your friend and will help you to get into great shape. From my training sessions, I find the push-up, along with the pull-up, to be the bane of most people's fitness existence. From the time these exercises were introduced to us back in grade school, many of

When you hear someone say I'm going to yoga class you tend to think it’s a woman, but that shouldn't be the case because this past semester I have taken yoga class and I'm a 20 year old college guy, not your typical yoga type, I tend t be a little on the hot head side sometimes but taking this class has helped tremendously with many situations, such as stress, frustration and aggravation. Honestly, this class was not really my thing I wasn't too excited about it when I heard I was put into it but

My mandala is supposed to represent a teenager’s oppression in the modern world -- mine, more particularly. Butterflies in cages, modern song lyrics and bleeding out are all major symbols of my life. Looking at my mandala, I want you to understand the struggles of us oppressed teens, me. My story, my symbols. The symbol centered in the middle is actually song lyrics, Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots. As it reads, it says “My name’s blurryface and I care what you think.” Right before, the song

So, what is Tantra exactly? Tantra is a 5,000-year-old practice, using various mind-body-energy influences to solidify the connection and intimacy between partners, which often leads to intense and enlightening multiple orgasms. Tantra is also a way to weave together (that’s what the word Tantra means) every aspect of daily life, with a central goal of realizing the inherent beauty and perfection of

comprehensibility. The danger of containing any icon within comprehensibility is the danger of what the literary critic Cleanth Brooks saw as the heresy of paraphrase or reductionism. Yet there is value in this cultural work of iconographic sleuthing: Tantra as a discipline will become accessible as a sacred way of life for those who seek YHWH qua Brahman qua God. Whenever intellectuals scrutinize religious belief systems, the weak of intellect shudder in fright since their faiths are bound to be shaken

Kalchakra is a Sanskrit word for “Wheel of Time.” The Kalachakra Mandala is one of the most complex tantric systems known as Annuttaragya Tantra. In the Kalachakra tantra, all elements of the Mandala refer to the universe (outer Kalachakra), the body and mind (inner Kalachakra) and the practice (initiation, generation and completion stages). It is the highest form of esoteric Buddhism. The Kalachakra deity

The worship of divinity under sexual emblems is very ancient in India. The Hindu and Buddhist Tantras have numerous references to male and female deities. Both the gods and the humans in the Rig Veda have male or female identity and are further designated as husbands and wives, sons or daughters. In Genesis, the first book of the Torah, God is said to have created humans: "So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them" [1]. From that

Buddhism and War Buddhists are typically depicted as peaceful and good willed, friendly and non-violent. That may be true to those who follow the exact teachings of it, but within a group there are followers whose opinions and morals differ and thus practice what is different to the theory. In Buddhist teaching, there is no justification of war and because one shall not harm any living being. Such actions will induce bad karma, even if unavoidable. In times of war Give rise in yourself to the mind

1. What are some of the more “devotional” forms of Buddhism, and how are they distinguished? Theravada the most ancient form of Buddhism also called “ The Doctrine of the Elders”, undo itself as representing the original authentic teachings of the Buddha. By studying the ancient texts, meditating, and following the Eightfold Path, that Theravada Buddhist believe they will achieve Enlightenment,Which is mainly pursued through meditation; merit- making to improve future rebirth,which is primarily

Hinduism is a religion with a rich history. Hinduism has adapted and changed over the centuries, in order to still be meaningful and needful of people. All religions must change. As people change so must religion, in order to stay relevant. When this happens usually old forms of spirituality within a religion will pass away, and new forms will take its place. Few of the many different religious paths of Hinduism have been lost, instead they have been added to, or changed, or new aspects have been

in his letter to Hōryu, written on July 18, 1903. In Shingon school, there are two main mandalas which symbolises the two realms of the universe. One expresses the Vairocana Tantra (dainichi kyō, 大日経) and is known as the Womb Realm (Sanskrit: Garbhadhatu, Taizōkai Mandala, 胎蔵界曼荼羅). The other expresses the Vajrasekhara Tantra (kongōchō kyō, 金剛頂経) and is known as the Diamond Realm (Sanskrit: Vajrhadhatu, Kongōkai Mandala, 金剛界曼荼羅). These two mandalas are always displayed in a set (nini-funi, 二而不而 or

The many schools of Vajrayana Buddhism have several highly complex systems of tantra that have been developed over many centuries. Learning about them all is a lifetime's work. And I don't think the tantric path is for everyone. But if what you read here resonates with you, I hope you will take the initiative to learn more about Buddhist

When we think of hypnosis we automatically think of mind control or being unconsciousness. Believe it or not we all go through some type of hypnosis stage, whether it’s from driving, working, reading or watching something. Hypnosis is a state of consciousness where a person loses the ability or the power of voluntary movement or action where the individual is only responsive to suggestion or direction. There is a four-step process that leads you into a hypnosis state. The first step, you must be

have been made from it. Lucid dreaming has been an interesting topic for many years and the history of it stretches past all the way to 1000 BCE when the first textual descriptions of lucid dreaming were made. The Upanishads as well as the Bhairav Tantra were created by ancient Hindus, which are a collection of texts that teaches spiritual lessons and philosophy of ancient Hinduism and

battles, and acquire combat pets to fight with you. ____________________________________________________________________________ Online games based on Eastern lore aren’t too many, and from the top of our heads, we can enumerate old games like Tantra and RAN online (which isn’t exactly based on stories of yore). Weapons of Mythology - New Age, changes this: it’s a game set in Chinese mythology,

As we all know, India is famous for its various religions and temples, as well as the eroticism in their art history. It is Devangana Desai1 Hindu temples all over India are replete with sexual motifs, not only renowned temples like those of Khajuraho, Konarak and Bhubaneswar but also temples lesser known sites have portrayals of erotic figures. So here comes the question, the temples are usually considered as the sacred places where the deities should stay, but why are these erotic sculptures

Assignment 2 Yoga is a religious practice that originally stems from Vedic tradition and is traditionally practiced in India. Yoga is a philosophical school in Hinduism, and at its broadest meaning is a practice to control the senses and ultimately the mind. There are many schools and traditions of Yoga depending on the religion. According to the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Hindu text, there are four paths of yoga: bhakti (devotion), jnana (knowledge), karma (action), and dhyana (concentration).

BY Harshit Gupta Rachit Kasera Aman Saxena Jeet Peswani Chayan Sabharwal Ipsha Ghosh INTRODUCTION “Connect the Dots” is a book written by Rashmi Bansal.It tells the stories of courage, determination and inspiration of 20 people from different backgrounds who chose to become entrepreneurs but are not professionally qualified in the field they have excelled in. The book title is inspired by the famous quote of none other than Steve Jobs – “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only