Fri 11 Apr 2008
The word Tantra in Sanskrit means weaving. That means practitioner weaves all the methods and experiences on his path into his very own life. Tantra sublimates relative reality rather than negates it.
Generally, Tantra works by re-uniting of what in our relative dimension seems to be dually, separated, into one entity. Mostly it is expressed, both metaphorically and technically, as male and female elements.
Tantrics understand the sexual act on multiple levels. The male and female participants of the act are conjoined physically and represent Shiva and Shakti, the male and female principles.
Here, physical action leads to union on all possible levels.
Nowadays the Tantra is very often being misunderstood. People tend to take only outer side of the Tantra and then they miss all the inner meaning.
