Yoga is such a big subject of study that one might spend the whole life and still continue to be a student. It is more so with Tantra yoga. Information available about tantra yoga is many times misleading and distorted. Since this stream of yoga has migrated thru the whole of Asia there are lots of mysteries related to it. It is too complex to be generalized. People practicing Tantra yoga on a regular basis come to know so much new about it every day that they always find themselves to be beginners.
Being more of a practical subject than theoretical much of its vast exposure cannot be understood just by reading books. As far as practicing it is concerned it is a must to have a competent teacher of Tantra yoga who can keep us away from the myths, false beliefs and partial truths existing, related to this subject. Some of the misinformation is as follows.
First of all there are two schools of thoughts The Dakshinachara and the Vamachara Path. People of western culture following Dakshinachara path also call it the right-handed path. It is not a usual practice to follow ritualized sex in Tantra yoga schools. The genuine spiritual followers of Tantra yoga worship Shiva. The Dakshinacharya path teaches tolerance to move towards constructive aspects of life. Tantra yoga is divided into 4 branches that include – Bhakti yoga, Kundalini yoga, Mantra yoga and Yantra yoga.
Much different from this is the Vamachara Path also called the Left Handed path. The followers of this path of Tantra yoga indulge in ritual sex. They consume intoxicants like alcohol etc. They believe in eating meat and sacrificing animals.
Although there are a very few followers of Tantra yoga, but the followers of the present times practice it with out a proper teacher and hence they are direction less. There attempt to include magic and witchcraft into this new age Tantra yoga can be dangerous, especially without any proper guidance. Although most of these new age Tantra yogis and yoginis prefer to remain isolated, there are others who do not mind going public using the services of Internet with an objective to find different sex partners.
Because of some wrong concepts spreading today, individuals and couples having sexual problems refer to Tantra yoga teacher instead of seeking help from qualified professionals of the subject. All of us need to understand that the Tantra yoga teachers are not qualified sex doctors or therapist. Receiving incorrect counseling from non-professional sources can magnify the problem instead. In fact if you happen to come across a sex professional who calls himself a Tantra teacher, it is better to get confirm information about him before subscribing to his services.
The religious fundamentalists and orthodox Hindus do not favor Vamachara Path. They always look at suspiciously like they do for Hatha yoga.
The spiritual experiences of Tantra yoga although raise many questions about the nature of reality and experience but helps us to find our own unique path to the divine. Shiv and Shakti are the divine tantric couple in the tantric cosmology.
Being more of a practical subject than theoretical much of its vast exposure cannot be understood just by reading books. As far as practicing it is concerned it is a must to have a competent teacher of Tantra yoga who can keep us away from the myths, false beliefs and partial truths existing, related to this subject. Some of the misinformation is as follows.
First of all there are two schools of thoughts The Dakshinachara and the Vamachara Path. People of western culture following Dakshinachara path also call it the right-handed path. It is not a usual practice to follow ritualized sex in Tantra yoga schools. The genuine spiritual followers of Tantra yoga worship Shiva. The Dakshinacharya path teaches tolerance to move towards constructive aspects of life. Tantra yoga is divided into 4 branches that include – Bhakti yoga, Kundalini yoga, Mantra yoga and Yantra yoga.
Much different from this is the Vamachara Path also called the Left Handed path. The followers of this path of Tantra yoga indulge in ritual sex. They consume intoxicants like alcohol etc. They believe in eating meat and sacrificing animals.
Although there are a very few followers of Tantra yoga, but the followers of the present times practice it with out a proper teacher and hence they are direction less. There attempt to include magic and witchcraft into this new age Tantra yoga can be dangerous, especially without any proper guidance. Although most of these new age Tantra yogis and yoginis prefer to remain isolated, there are others who do not mind going public using the services of Internet with an objective to find different sex partners.
Because of some wrong concepts spreading today, individuals and couples having sexual problems refer to Tantra yoga teacher instead of seeking help from qualified professionals of the subject. All of us need to understand that the Tantra yoga teachers are not qualified sex doctors or therapist. Receiving incorrect counseling from non-professional sources can magnify the problem instead. In fact if you happen to come across a sex professional who calls himself a Tantra teacher, it is better to get confirm information about him before subscribing to his services.
The religious fundamentalists and orthodox Hindus do not favor Vamachara Path. They always look at suspiciously like they do for Hatha yoga.
The spiritual experiences of Tantra yoga although raise many questions about the nature of reality and experience but helps us to find our own unique path to the divine. Shiv and Shakti are the divine tantric couple in the tantric cosmology.
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