Yes, Tantra is not about sex. But some schools of tantra have used sex as a vehicle - the male and female unite physically (sorry - that sounds a bit prissy - they fuck) and represent Shiva and Shakti, the male and female principles. It's the yin and yang pointing to the Tao. I think that one of the more unfortunate side-effects of British rule in India was that Indians developed an inferiority complex in the face of their rulers' Christian puritan attitudes and became ashamed of their own historical practices. They tried to "clean up their act" and developed a more acceptable and respectable Advaita-Vedantic presentation. Nothing necessarily wrong with that but Indians felt they had to hide the more kick-ass tantric practices they'd developed over centuries. That could mean we're missing out on their most important contribution to . . . er, what? . . . "spirituality"? I've Favourited the YouTube talks to watch later.
--- In [email protected], Bhairitu wrote: > > Tantra is not about sex. If you find someone claiming to be a tantric > and says it's about sex they're a charlatan. In the UK look up some of > the Indian astrologers. Some of them are tantrics. Some may entertain a > visit and answer questions. But you need to come armed with knowledge > to know what to look for and separate the wheat from the chaff. I would > suggest Dr. Robert Svoboda's trilogy on tantra to know what to look > for. Even with my own late tantra teacher I didn't jump right in but > tested him for several months. His videos: > http://www.youtube.com/user/Swami999 >
