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Editor’s Opinion Iftikar Ahmed Yes, sex is considered an integral part of some Tantra traditions. Tantra is a spiritual practice that originated in ancient India and encompasses various practices, including meditation, breath work, mantras, and rituals. In some Tantric traditions, sexual energy and practices are used as a means to achieve spiritual awakening, personal transformation, […]
Pratiksha Shome The root ‘yam’, which means to hold or support, is where the term ‘yantra’ originates from in Sanskrit. As a result, a yantra is thought of in metaphysical terms as a container for the purest spiritual essence. A Yantra is a pure geometric arrangement made up of the original, most fundamental shapes. These
Pratiksha Shome Tantra is an esoteric yoga system that emerged in both Hinduism and Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent beginning in the middle of the first millennium CE. The term tantra also refers to any structured, broadly applicable “text, theory, system, method, instrument, technique or practice” in Indian traditions. These practises are known as Mantramrga
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Pratiksha Shome Tantra has questioned religious, cultural, and political norms all throughout the world since its origin to the present. Tantra, a philosophy that first appeared in India about the sixth century, has been connected to numerous revolutionary movements, from its early transformation of Buddhism and Hinduism to the Indian independence movement and the
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