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The 3 Big Secrets to Tantric Success, Part 1 |
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UmaaTantra.com > Yoga and Tantra Articles > The Three Great Secrets to Tantric Success (Part One) |
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There are three great secrets to success in tantric practice (tantric practice is called "sadhana"). These three secrets are necessary for all types of tantric sadhana, be the sadhana meditative, physical, sexual, religious, magical, or mundane... The First Great Secret to Tantric Success is having the right Tools for the Practice, and understanding their use. This requires initiation (introduction or immersion) from someone already proficient in the sadhana... The tools themselves may be techniques or ritual implements. They in turn fall into three more classifications: external, internal, and secret External tools for tantra include: •ritual implements like holy symbols(yantras), objects, and texts •external physical gestures with the hands or body, including hatha yoga postions and sexual positions, •sexual techniques, dance movements and choreography, •ritual fires, •sacred spaces like temples, caves, or crematory grounds, •audibly chanted mantra, etc... External Tantra helps to symbolize what must occur internally... to point the way for the newly initiated. It also provides a framework to pass on from teacher to student, and a safety net for the practitioner. Internal tools for tantra include: • visualizations and contemplation techniques, • internal muscle contractions (or relaxations), • mantra repeated internally, and so on... Secret tools for tantra are a little different: Secret tools for tantra are the: • extraordinary visions • inner realizations about the nature of the Self or the Absolute • supra-normal emotional, mental, or physical "states," realized by the meditating practitioner while using the inner and external tools of the sadhana. These secret levels of awareness are confirmed for the practitioner by a guru ("one who has gone before"). If the experiences of the practitioner are merely delusional, the guru will disprove the initiate's illusions. As a practitioner becomes a master of the secret levels of a tantric practice, the practice itself becomes exponentially more powerful. This "secret" level to tantra is virtually impossible to communicate to a seeker until she starts to experience it firsthand... It is only then that dialogue about this innermost level of experience has any real value. Describing these states is like describing swimming to someone who has never gotten in the water... Tomorrow in Tantra Tips: The Three Great Secrets to Tantric Success (Part Two) - Why understanding technique isn't enough for tantric success... For every student, there is a teacher. Keep in touch! Smile, breathe right, and keep your tongue up! Your Friend, Tao Semko of www.UmaaTantra.com P.S. To "get in the water" and begin practicing authentic tantra, yoga, and qi gong with the right tools, join Umaa Tantra's Tantric Inner Circle. You can find out more and join here: http://www.UmaaTantra.com/tantric_inner_circle.html Tantric Success Story: Esly Caldwell "I lived in India for 18 months - sometimes sleeping in caves- studying and practicing several kinds of Buddhist meditation and Hindu yoga and looking for the most effective techniques to reach spiritual ecstasy and self-realization. When I returned to the US, I ended up in Miami almost by chance. After one weekend of practicing with Santiago and Tao I relocated to Miami. I knew that I had finally found the spiritual system I had been looking for my whole life. In my travels I found many systems that produce results and lead to profound spiritual states. But all of them were dogmatic and gave teachings from a closed fist, while Umaa Tantra is an open-handed system. These systems were often isolated from one another while Umaa Tantra combines the wisdom of multiple traditions- principally Hindu, Tibetan, and Taoist- into a comprehensive and highly efficient methodology that leads invariably to the development of paranormal faculties and enlightenment. I owe a tremendous debt to Santiago and Tao. Under their guidance over the past year, I have grown tremendously as a person and made great strides in my personal and spiritual development." Esly Caldwell III Yoga Instructor, Qi Gong Healer, Miami, FL |
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