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UmaaTantra.com > Yoga and Tantra Articles > The Three Great Secrets to Tantric Success (Part Two) |
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Last Tantra Tip covered the first of the three great secrets to tantric success. That first secret again is having initiation in the right tantric tools and the knowledge to use them. (Tools are both the techniques of practice, and any external ritual implements). The second great secret to tantric success is to have the correct view or internal attitude while practicing. The sanskrit word "mudra" means both "seal," "gesture" and "attitude." For any tantric practice to be successful, the practitioner must have the right internal mudra (the right direction or intent, wih the right emotional content), and the right understanding of the purpose of the sadhana. The tantric view of spirituality is the transformation of that which poisons us into that which grants liberation. "Lower" and "Higher" tantric views are differentiated by the degree to which they approach understanding of the Absolute. In mundane tantra, the emotional content may be sheer desire, and the view transformation of one material state (say, poverty) to another (say, wealth). In spiritual tantra, the emotional content is a seemingly contradictory combination of absolute confidence (faith) and doubting observation, along with devotion to the Absolute, ecstasy, and in higher views, great compassion for all sentient beings. In tantric lovemaking, one lower view is that the act of love should be a transfiguration of the beloved into a chosen representation of the divine. An example of a higher view is achieving the blissful awareness that divine (or primordially enlightened) nature is already present within your human lover, and therefore within you, and therefore within all sentient beings. Lovemaking then becomes an awareness of the primordially enlightened nature of all things... But, obviously, the higher view is harder to realize than the lower... Tantric practice without understanding the necessary emotional content, intent, and purpose, will result in failure at the sadhana. This is true of the simplest mantra repetition or the most elaborate ceremony. Tantric Practice without the Second Secret (attitude and view) will yield one of two results: A disappointing one or a dangerous one. When too much will is used, driven by ego and desire for material power, rather than devotion and compassion, terrible outcomes will result for the practitioner and those around her, ranging from illness to violence, to madness or depravity. If, on the other hand, there is good intention, but no determination, the sadhana will bring limited, but still beneficial fruit. To learn practical application of the attitudes and views of tantra, get yourself a copy of Santiago Dobles's underground tantric yoga manual "Secrets the Gurus will Never Show You," and read Chapter Four. Then read it again! And then plug *all* the secrets it dumps in your lap into any yogic or tantric practices you are already doing, and watch them grow and become fruitful... almost overnight! Next Tantra Tip: The third and final secret to successful tantric sadhana... 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 find out more about tantric attitude, motivation, and view, get yourself a copy of Santiago Dobles's "Secrets the Gurus will Never Show You," here: http://www.UmaaTantra.com/guru_secrets.html |
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