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Home » Society » Religion_and_Spirituality » Hinduism » Approaches Tantra
Tantra is that Asian body of beliefs and practices which, working from the principle that the universe we experience is nothing other than the concrete manifestation of the divine energy of the godhead that creates and maintains that universe, seeks to ritually appropriate and channel that energy, within the human microcosm, in creative and emancipatory ways.(David Gordon White - Tantra in Practice)Tantras are divided intoHindu TantraBuddhist TantraJain Tantraeven though there is an overlap between these schools.Hindu Tantra is composed of Siddha Kaula, Yogini Kaula, Trika (Kashmir Saivism), Sri Vidya, Nath Siddha, Aghori, Bengali Saktha-Vaishnava, Saiva Siddhantha and other traditions.
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| Mantra Tantra Yantra Knowledge - A magazine that contains articles on mantras, tantric procedures, and pujas.
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| | Tantic Way - A brief translation of the third chapter of the Yoga Sutra of sage Patanjali.
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| | Tools for Tantra - This book by Harish Johari describes Tantric Yantras, the geometric forms used in Hindu worship.
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| | Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses - A book summary explaining common misconceptions of Tantra.
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| | Shiva Shakti Mandalam - Information on the Natha, Kalikula - Kali, Srikula - Lalita (Srividya) traditions, Tantrik rituals, and texts and translations of Tantrik literature.
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| | Thirumandhiram - Tantric text in Tamil written by Tirumoolar. Includes ashtanga yoga, many yantras and philosophic discussions.
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| | Hindu worship: Mantra, Tantra and Yantra - An article explaining the role of mantra, tantra and yantra in the worship of the Hindus.
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| | Tantra: Basics - Tantrik Aghorinathji explains the basics of Tantrism, the Tantrik approach to life, its uses and abuses and Tantrik Yoga.
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| | Yoga, Tantra, and Veda - Information on Hindu classical Tantra, bhakthi and Tantra, practice of Tantric mantras, Yoga and general Hinduism.
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| | Tantrism and Neo Tantrism - An article by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D. about traditional Tantrism and its modern derivative Neo Tantrism.
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| | Tantric teacher Eric Baret - Provides information on the seminars and books from this contributor to Shaivite Tantrism.
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| | Tantra: Colorado University - Research paper on Andre Padoux's writings on Tantras from the Department of Religious studies.
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| | Wikipedia: Tantra - The history, practice, identification with Deities, and the Hindu tradition.
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| | Kundalini Sakthi - An article on Tantras and the concept of Kundalini by Dr.C.S.Shah.
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