Yoga is a part of Tantra:: Left Hand Path Misconceptions

[Guest guest]

This is a great misconception. What is Tantra anyway?

 

The roots of the word Tantra can be explained either as "realising

energy" or as "weaving". Tantra is the mother of yoga and yoga is one

branch of what we call tantra, the right hand path.

 

Tantra is divided into the right hand path and the left hand path. The

right hand path, that has been preserved in the form of yoga, does not

include any controversial techniques, whereas the left one does.

 

Left hand path tantra, is a path for the accomplished yogi and not for

curious and ignorant people. The energies it releases are too great

for a weak nervous system to handle. Its a quicker way of evolution

but a more dangerous one, if one is not well-prepared for it. The

sexual techniques might not even be considered that way, and although

they allure people into practicing them, they demand such an extreme

discipline and control over lust that even yogis might not master. The

left hand path tantra techniques are the ultimate test, if you fail

you loose all your shakti.

 

The Neotantra that is based solely on sex is missing 99,9% of the real

meaning and technique of tantra and has been developed by perverse

people in need of money.

 

An extreme left hand path of tantra called Aghora might make use of

the 5 M's, but this takes place again from accomplished masters who

have control over life and death, over mind and matter. They might

kill an animal in order to include it in a ritual and accomplish a

complex sadhana through it. But they know how to make sure the soul

gets a higher womb and is even born as a human. Beyond the conditions

hidden behind the 5 M's, conditions that cannot be followed by normal

people, the 5 M's are also symbolic and are used in such a way in the

right hand path tantra, known as yoga.

 

Exactly due to the difficulty, the misconceptions and the dangers that

the left hand paths include, the spiritual masters started promoting

yoga, leaving the controversial name of tantra behind, to be able to

train people slowly into it.

 

Left hand paths are dangerous, not only for the life of the same the

practicioner but for the people surrounding him as well. Ignorant

people may use such extreme ideas and practices to excuse their own

weaknesses and mental illnesses. Havent we seen perverse people, ill

minds murdering in the name of black magick? Such crimes and pretextes

give as a result a bad name to extreme paths that have nothing to do

with them.

 

So, its wiser that the majority of people is not aware of the secret

paths.

 

 

 

 

, "udaykumar S.K." <udaykumar001>

wrote:

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> Dear babaji,

>

> As per my opinion "tantra " is a tool equally usefull

> for liberation as well as entering deep into "maya".

>

> The tantra needs highly intellectuall capacity to

> erase the bonds of maya by inviting the most strong

> bond of "sexuality" alongwith others.It is the try of

[Guest guest]

, om_agni_devi <no_reply> wrote:

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Tantra for me...is knowing the truth...know the web of Maya...and

taking the help of Maaaya...gettting out of it....is it true Agni?

 

 

baba

[Guest guest]

Yes Babaji, Tantra is about knowledge, the supreme knowledge and how

everything functions in this universe. Maya is the only tool we have

ironically to remove it.

 

"When the mind starts realizing itself, it realises its source."

 

 

 

, "Baba ji" <beirut_ka_baba>

wrote:

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> , om_agni_devi <no_reply> wrote:

> >

> Tantra for me...is knowing the truth...know the web of Maya...and

> taking the help of Maaaya...gettting out of it....is it true Agni?

>

>

> baba

>

[Guest guest]

, om_agni_devi <no_reply> wrote:

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> This is a great misconception. What is Tantra anyway?

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Very true...the problem is that the word Tantra brings the feeling of

sex to a person not knowing about Tantra.

 

Tantra is older than Upanishdas and shrutis. Japa Yoga, Kundalini

yoga, Raja yoga, Hatha yoga, kriya yoga, Naada yoga are all basically

Dakshin Marga Tantra....

 

Dakshin Marga of Tantra is knowing the Truth with Knowledge (Gyan)

and vaam marga is knowing the truth with Ananda (bliss) and you rightly

said Vaam marga is more difficult that Dakshin Marga, becoz it needs

highest levels of purification and control of senses. There are 84

Tantrik rituals in Vaam marga and only 13 of them are done with

sex....there too sex is not used for lust, or enjoyment but as a tool.

Vaam Margi Tantrik arouse the sexual energy (the second most powerful

and pure energy in the universe)....and instead of using that energy

into mere ejaculation and momentary enjoyment, they use that energy to

go up in Sushumna and use it for chakra cleansing.

 

Tantra should not be taken as separate path, but it is a universal

set of all paths. A bhakta, unkowingly awakens kundalini...Japa

awakens kundalini and all other paths basically lead to Kundalini

Jagran...and it is Kundalini which takes the form of Ishta Devta to

please the devotee. And what others do unknowingly, a Tantrik does it

with full consciousness...he awakens the kundalini and takes it up

chakra by chakra and merges it in the supreme bindu called Brahm.

 

All other paths have difference of opinion among each other, Tantra

has no contradiction to any theory. A real Tantrik knows the truth

behind Advaita, vishita adviata, shakti, shiva, krishna, Rama, ....even

the truth in other religions.

 

In a room a person who knows nothing about electricity can switch

the button and fill the room with light. An engineer does the same but

engineer knows how the bulb works, how electricity coming to the room,

how it was stepped down from 30,000 volts to 220 volts....how it

travelled from the Power House...and how electricity is being produced

in dynamo.....He is a Tantrik !!

 

IN this age, i am sure the next era is of Tantra because with the

Budhhi evolving more and more...will not settle for devotion alone...it

will ask for the why and how of everything....and only Tantra can reply

all the questions.

 

A devotion coming out of knowledge is the real devotion, it does not

bring fanatism

 

 

Alakh Niranjan

[Guest guest]

devi,

you are confirming my point.

 

the tantra needs high intellectual capacity.

 

otherway round it means it is for higher level people

only as you said.

 

 

--- om_agni_devi <no_reply> wrote:

 

> This is a great misconception. What is Tantra

> anyway?

>

> The roots of the word Tantra can be explained either

> as "realising

> energy" or as "weaving". Tantra is the mother of

> yoga and yoga is one

>