Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 6:08 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Let's call our new flavor Prairie Doc lightn-mint. > That's a start. Thanks. What most TMers are concerned with is the lineage of SBS, a siddha tantric yogin from the Saraswati branch of the Shankaracharya sampradaya, which has its headquarters

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “ Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/11/2014 11:20 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > You don't seem to notice that I speak in terms of MY tantric tradition > and often state "in my tradition" or "my path." > Speaking of tantra paths, SBS followed the Shree Vudya Tantric Tradition, and so did both MMY and the Karpatri Swami. The Shree Vid

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “ Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-11 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/11/2014 11:20 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > One of the books my guru recommended is L.R. Chawhdri's book > "Practicals of Mantras and Tantras". Despite it's poor English there > is quite a bit of information there. But there is a caveat, it won't > make much sense to anyone but an initiate. > Th

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “ Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-11 Thread Bhairitu
So he only knows that particular path then. Look Willy, I know you just enjoy being an ass or troll here but you're earning bad karma by posting misinformation. Maharishi once said "the wise should not confuse the ignorant." A more relevant statement might have been "beware the ignorant confu

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “ Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread punditster
The late Professor Kinsley was a great Sri Vidya initiate who spent years in India at the feet of realized masters. For any Shakti or Devi admirer this is a must read , most comprehensive explanation of each of the ten Mahavidyas. The Ten Mahavidyas: Kali Tara Tripurasundari Bhuwaneshwari Tripu

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Bhairitu
So who initiated Kinsley into tantra and what was his tradition? On 03/10/2014 04:04 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/10/2014 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > So I guess with your crude metaphor you believe are having sex with > Saraswati whenever you practice TM. > Saraswati is already married a

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/10/2014 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > So I guess with your crude metaphor you believe are having sex with > Saraswati whenever you practice TM. > Saraswati is already married and unites with her husband, Brahma. In Tantric Yoga, Purusha is totally separate from the prakriti. Buddhists belie

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/10/2014 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > You unite with shakti when you meditate. > In Tantra Yoga, Shakti is God, which is totally separate from the prakriti, so there will never be a union between the jiva and the Purusha. Tantra Yoga does affirm the existence of god, but in Yoga this god is

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/10/2014 12:02 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Yoga means "union". > Yoga means the *isolation* of the Purusha from the prakriti - not a "union" of the two. The word "yoga" is derived from the root word yuj, which means to harness, pertaining to the act of harnessing. Thus we read in Rig Veda of hor

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/10/2014 12:58 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Furthermore, not everyone has the karma for marriage. > You are only going to get as much enlightenment as you are going to get. So, just enjoy - that's tantra. Maybe in your next incarnation you will meet your soul mate - maybe even tomorrow. Who knows?

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Bhairitu
Furthermore, not everyone has the karma for marriage. Astrologically this is often indicated by a weak 7th lord. On 03/10/2014 06:21 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 10:01 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > So porn stars are all enlightened? Go figure. > Why not? Apparently your tantra teacher an

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Bhairitu
You take things way too literally. Yoga means "union". You unite with shakti when you meditate. So I guess with your crude metaphor you believe are having sex with Saraswati whenever you practice TM. On 03/10/2014 06:21 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 10:01 PM, Bhairitu wrote: >

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-10 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 10:01 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > So porn stars are all enlightened? Go figure. > Why not? Apparently your tantra teacher and the historical Buddha were both married. Would that prevent anyone from being enlightened?

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
So porn stars are all enlightened? Go figure. On 03/09/2014 06:49 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 8:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Total Texas bullshit! > Try it - you'd probably like it. Having a sexual partner is the most fun on the planet. How do you think I got enlightened?

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 8:26 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Total Texas bullshit! > Try it - you'd probably like it. Having a sexual partner is the most fun on the planet. How do you think I got enlightened?

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
Total Texas bullshit! On 03/09/2014 06:16 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 3/9/2014 2:18 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a householder because it has > centuries of householders practicing it. Wanna be a holy man? Then be > born the next lifetime in India. A lot o

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 3/9/2014 2:18 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a householder because it has > centuries of householders practicing it. Wanna be a holy man? Then be > born the next lifetime in India. A lot of stupid westerners want to > be a "holy man" but that doesn't integrat

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
"Class, today we are going to learn a bunch of big words and the proper way to show love to someone" Oh so right! Let's call our new flavor Prairie Doc lightn-mint. Is them words big enuff?

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread emptybill
The point of maithuna practice (sexual-union yoga) is to assist in the ascend of the prana-shaktis up the spine, whether that is understood to be a collection of prana-s gathered into the spinal axis or of the ascent of the mula-prana known as kundalini-shakti at the base of the spine. The Buddh

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread Bhairitu
TM is tantra. But Indians think tantra is about black magic and westerners think it is about sex. Both are ignorant ideas. Tantra is about mantras, yantras and tantric rituals. So many articles unless the writer was an initiate are just ignorance. Tantra is pretty much the way to go for a h

[FairfieldLife] RE: Tantra means loosely – “Sac red teachings” – (thankas)

2014-03-09 Thread doctordumbass
Tantra strikes me as another stupid attempt to put the cart before the horse. People who get sucked into these practices, somehow think that by being artificially aware of some aspect of fucking, they will advance themselves spiritually. The practice of first gaining deep silence, and then integ