Life Positive Archives January 2005

January 2005

Alchemy of Enlightenment

Tantra is the original ‘holistic’ way of life, yoking body, mind and spirit into living life as a whole. Polarities of good and evil, pure and impure, matter and spirit are done away with as unnecessary barriers to a direct..... More >>

Also In This Issue

A Tantrik for all Seasons

by Swati Chopra

What is tantra? What are its practices? Who walks on the right, who on the left, of god? Tantrik Guru Baba Batuknath answers these questions in an exclusive interview.... More >>

Honouring the Feminine

by Amodini

The primary energy, main orientation, and patron deities of tantra are overwhelmingly feminine. Tantra has divinised all aspects of women’s lives.... More >>

Thunderbolt of Enlightenment

by Adam Friedensohn

Vajrayana, the Buddhist tantric path, relies on a purified view that we are all buddhas. We all have the enlightened mind of the Buddha in seed form, and all we have to do is recognize this fact without doubt and maintain this... More >>

At the Bindu

by Swati Chopra

Sohan Qadri makes art that is deeply influenced by his tantra practice. His paintings depict the energic reality of creation, and of one’s being. these are presented here, along with a tête-à-tête with the artist.... More >>

Call me Tantrika

by Asra Q. Nomani

To practice tantra well is to be a tantrika, a woman who isn’t defined by anything, living compassionately, lovingly, blissfully, and fearlessly," discovers the writer on her journey to the heart and spirit of tantra.... More >>

House of Kali

by Pallavi Bhatacharya

Kalighat temple in Kolkata is famed for its tantric rituals and blood sacrifices. This ancient temple reverberates with extraordinary stories of tantriks and their devotion to the goddess.... More >>

Mystic Mandala of Khajuraho

by Roohi Saluja

The Khajuraho temple complex is much more than erotic carvings. Its complex layers of architecture, sculpture, and sacred geometry are based on tantric beliefs and practices.... More >>

Tantra in Nepal

by Sushma Amatya

Tantric traditions have survived and are being kept alive by adepts and practitioners in Nepal today. Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is a significant center of tantra worship.... More >>

Into the Vortex

by Santosh Sachdeva

This illustrated guide to the chakras has been prepared through the writer’s own experiences of energy awakening. ... More >>

Language of Love

by Osho

Osho explains techniques of harnessing energy and becoming centered culled from the Vigyana bBhairava tantra, an ancient tantric text presented as a conversation between Devi and Shiva.... More >>

Science of Sound

by Roohi Saluja

In tantra, there exists an entire science that makes use of sound energy in spiritual practice. Mantras are sonic vehicles that encapsulate mystical energy and direct it towards specific aims.... More >>

Confluence of Faiths

by Yoginder Sikand

Between the 15th and 18th centuries, Bengal saw a curious commingling of two seemingly diverse streams—tantra and Islamic Sufism. Tantric practices and ideas influenced the Sufis who incorporated these as stages of the mystical... More >>

My Path, My Sadhana

by Lorain Chopra

The spiritual path is a matter of practice, more so one as closely rooted in the physical world as tantra. We present the musings of a woman tantra practitioner.... More >>

Reclaiming Tantra’s essence

by Harshada David Wagner

Tantra, a holistic stream of Indian spirituality, is at times narrowly perceived as being either a magical path to wish fulfillment or an exploration of human sexuality. To correct our vision, we need to look at tantra as a... More >>

Talking of Tantra

by Life Positive

Many of our readers have shared their thoughts and experiences on the tantric path with us. Here are some of them. ... More >>

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