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Showing posts with label tantra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tantra. Show all posts

Hinduism - Who Was Yogi Bhajan Or Harbhajan Singh Puri?

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  Yogi Bhajan or Harbhajan Singh Puri, was the 'Sikh Dharma Brotherhood' founder and modern Hindu missionary. In 1969, he arrived ...

Hinduism - What Is Vira Or The Tantric "Hero"?

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   The Vira or "hero” is one of the ritual expression modes used in tantra , a secret, ritual-based religious practice. The tantric...

Hinduism - What Is Vimarsha?

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    (“reflection”) Vimarsha is one of the bipolar opposites used to define the essence of all reality in Hindu tantra , a secret, ritual...

Hinduism - What Is 3HO Or Three HO By Yogi Bhajan Of The Brotherhood Of The Sikh Dharma?

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Brotherhood of the Sikh Dharma 3HO/Sikh Dharma Brotherhood Yogi Bhajan developed a modern religious movement with two titles that represent ...

Hinduism - Who Is A Tantrika?

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  A Tantra practitioner or adept is referred to as a Tantrika. Tantra is a hidden religious practice based on secret rituals. See Tantra f...

Hinduism - What Is Tantra?

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  A broad word for a subset of religious activities that are centered on hidden rituals. These are most often given forth in tantras (...

Hinduism - What Is The Svadhishthana Chakra?

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Svadhishthana Chakra is a chakra that is located at the base of the spine. The svadhishthana chakra is one of the six psychic centers (c...

Hinduism - What Is Right Hand Tantra Or Dakshinachara?

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  Right Hand Tantra is the name for a form of tantra, which is a hidden, ritual-based religious practice. Certain tantric ceremonies inclu...

Hinduism - What Is A Pashu? Who Is Considered A Pashu?

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    (“beast”) The name for an unenlightened individual, who is considered to have a human body but is no better than an animal, in the phi...

Hinduism - What Is A Mudra (Intoxicants)?

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  Mudra is fermented or parched grain . Fermented grain is the fourth of the "Five Forbidden Things" (panchamakara) in the secre...

Hinduism - What Is A Mithuna In Hindu Architecture ?

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  (“pair”) In architecture, the name for what has been described as a “loving couple.”  A more candid characterization is that of sculptur...

Hinduism - What Is Maithuna?

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  (“copulation”) Sexual intercourse is the fifth and final of the Five Forbidden Things (panchamakara) in the secret ritual-based religiou...

Hinduism - What Is Madya? Why Is It Considered Ritually Impure? Who Is Allowed Madya?

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    (“wine”) Wine is the first of the Five Forbidden Things in tantra, a secret ritual-based religious practice (panchamakara). Because ...

Hinduism - How Is Alcohol Consumption Perceived In A Hindu Society? What Are Instances Of Hindu Religious Exceptions That Tolerate Alcohol?

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  Traditional Hindus condemn it, however opinions vary depending on the sort of booze drunk. Drinking beer, wine, and distilled spirits (...

Hinduism - What Is The Path Of Left Hand Tantra?

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  Left Hand Tantra is a kind of Tantra that focuses on the left hand. The ceremonies for this "left hand" type of tantra invol...

Yogic Philosophy - The Yoga Of Science

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  Yoga And Science Rather than the observable primary reality of existence, the goal of science is search for the truth.  And, finally, with...

Tantra - Tantra Sculptures & Erotic Sacred Art

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Both the words mukti and bhukti refer to conflicting ideals in the history of Indian civilization.  Pleasure, especially sexual pleasure (ka...