The Direct Path of Tantra
An Excerpt from Tantra for the West by Marc Allen
Open up to the possibility
that there is a quick, direct path in front of you to the fulfillment of your dreams.
It’s fascinating that when the word tantra is used in the West, it’s almost always thought of as sex, with some kind of mysticism thrown in. But if you look at how tantra has been taught and studied in the East for the past several thousand years — particularly in India and Tibet — you get a much broader sense of its meaning.
Tantra is not just “the yoga of sex”; it is the yoga of everything — of every moment. Yoga means “union,” so a good way to define tantra is “union with everything” or “the practice of every moment.” Here’s another good definition:
Tantra is the awareness that every moment is a direct path to love, freedom, fulfillment, and enlightenment.
Tantra is a path, a means, to freedom and fulfillment. What do freedom and fulfillment mean? It is up to you, of course, to discover what they mean for you — ...
http://kajama.com/the-direct-path-of-tantra/
It’s fascinating that when the word tantra is used in the West, it’s almost always thought of as sex, with some kind of mysticism thrown in. But if you look at how tantra has been taught and studied in the East for the past several thousand years — particularly in India and Tibet — you get a much broader sense of its meaning.
Tantra is not just “the yoga of sex”; it is the yoga of everything — of every moment. Yoga means “union,” so a good way to define tantra is “union with everything” or “the practice of every moment.” Here’s another good definition:
Tantra is the awareness that every moment is a direct path to love, freedom, fulfillment, and enlightenment.
Tantra is a path, a means, to freedom and fulfillment. What do freedom and fulfillment mean? It is up to you, of course, to discover what they mean for you — ...
http://kajama.com/the-direct-path-of-tantra/