Shiva and Shakti inside yourself, there are rituals involve there. Mantras, so it is a whole set of religious and spiritual practices that you can apply in your life. So, you see the difference, did you see the difference, it is a little bit like if you go and practice yoga in the east, in India. You will be in context which is a lot aim that spiritual realization.
When yoga is interpreted in the west, we can call it new yoga as well in a way we could call it like that. The way yoga is interpreted in the west is basically a direction of wellness. You do yoga because you practice some yoga. You take some postures because you feel good through it.
This is the first goal which is brought forward but of course, the deepest goal what is really more profound and that is really a sense of spiritual realization. Yoga means being in the state of union and this is a very high level of spiritual realization. So, you see the difference, there is on one hand.
There is the past, there is what is being practice in India, right now. What Hindu’s practice, what tantric has practice and it is base on a spiritual tradition and then there is the western interpretation which simply did pick up here and there some elements from Tantra. and has represented them in the west into a new form, into new format.
And the spiritual dimension of that of Tantra is still present in the background but it is not as central it is in the east. This is what we would call Neotantra. Now, if you go to any Neotantra site, any tantric sex site, any tantric site which is base in the west. It will be very rare to arrive in one of the sites which had with that the idea of tantric sex being present. There are being central.
Most of the times, it is about the couple, about harmonizing about sexual techniques, etcetera. And this is only a small fraction of what Tantra is about? It does not mean it is not important but there is much more to Tantra than that.
Now, when we talk about Tantra in the west, it is very rare to avoid simply the topic of sex because it is precisely central. It is precisely one of the main topics that is being covered. So, this is simply to explain Neotantra is.
Realize that they are two streams at the moment and the two of them are really parallel and the reason interaction between the two of them of course. But at the same time it is really two different realities, two different streams of inspiration.
I hope this make sense. I took more about this in another what you advices. Take for now and bye, bye.
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