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The Tantra Pages
Tantric
(Sanskrit) Terminology
Asana - a physical
posture, one of the eight stages of yoga.
Amrita - female ejaculate; divine nectar
of the Goddess; fountain of youth
Ananda - bliss
Arya - the worthy, the holy one
Ashram - a sacred abode, place of
learning
Atman - the essence of perfection
inherent to all creatures
AUM - the primal sound used as a mantra
Bakti - devotion
Bandah - muscular lock
Barebacking - unprotected
sex.
Chakras
- energy centers of the subtle body; seven in number,
base of spine, genitals, solar plexus, heart, throat,
forehead (third eye), top of head
Chela - disciple
Dakini - Yogini or female Tantrica,
attendant to the Goddess,commonly used to describe a
sexual Priestess (Daka would be a male
priest)
Darshana - inner vision; to see a great
or holy individual, either human or divine
Deva - God; deity; cosmic power
Devi - Goddess; deity; cosmic power
Dharma - divine duty, or individual
spiritual purpose
Durga - the warrior Goddess
Guru - spiritual teacher
Hatha - literally the "Sun joins
the Moon" symbolically translates to the soul's
connection with the body. Also commonly known in terms of
yoga as hatha yoga; the physical exercises or postures of
yoga.
Karma - the law of cause and effect.
Every action produces a reaction which always reterns to
the initiator.
Kriya - system of internal purification,
cleansing process
Kundalini - latent energy located at the
base of the spine. Kundalini is often likened to a coiled
sleeping serpent, she is supreme shakti, the original
source of everything. The yogi works to awaken this
dormant energy to attain the highest bliss
Lakshmi - The Goddess of abundance,
wealth, happiness and prosperity. The consort of Lord
Vishnu
Lingam - penis; wand of light; from
Linga, pillar of adoration and worship of Lord Shiva,
cosmic masculine force
Maha - great
Maithuna - Tantric ritual usually
culminating in sexual union
Mantra - a sacred word or phrase poetic
hymn, prayer or incantation
Maya - illusion
Mudra - sacred hand gestures, mystic
sign or symbol
Nadis - nerves or channels of the subtle
body
Nirvana - Spiritual peace, a state of
being within consciousness, often confused with
enlightenment.
Ojas - subtle vital force within the
body which can be diminished through genitally focused
ejaculation
Prana - breath or life force; principle
of vitality; energy, received by the body from pure air
and food
Pranayama - Control of breath;
regulating and restraining the function of breathing;
helps bring the mind under control
Puja - circle of worship
Reiki - is a type of Energy Healing
Samadhi - deep meditative state
Shakti - the divine
mother; the power of consciousness and spiritual
evolution
Shaman - American Indian name for a
spiritual healer
Shaktipat - an transmission of spiritual energy
usually given by a guru.
Sky Dance Massage - a term describe a
transcendental - transformative massage that is healing
and enlightening. Similar to Kahuna or Lomi Lomi massage.
Sky Dancing - Tantric love making where
partners literally, overcome their differences and dance
together in cosmic space
Tantra - Rite or ritual. The tantras are
religious ritual practices
Tejas - fire element of the body which can be
"burnt out" with excessive drug use or
cigarette smoking
Upandishads - literally "secret
teachings" the last portion of the Vedas
Yab-Yum - sitting position in which
woman sits on man's lap facing him; so the chakaras are
aligned, unison or alternate breathing can accompany this
posture, also known as yugananda
Yang - active, quick, firm, typically
masculine
Yantra - mystic geometrical diagrams
used for meditation
Yin - receptive, gentle, soft, typically
feminine
Yoga - unity within all things. Often
thought of as a path toward unity of body, mind, spirit
and the world community. Tantra is a path of Yoga.
Yoni - vagina; ring like symbol of
Shakti or cosmic feminine power
Yuga - era, epoch. This age is called
Kali Yuga
Shakti
Shakti is
energy.
Shakti is power.
Shakti is consciousness in action.
Shakti is the feminine principle which is at the core of
every living thing.
If a man
learns to tune into Shakti. He will always be receptive
to what a a woman wants. He may be surprised how
intuitively he knows how to support his Goddess's needs
and desires. He can learn to transmit his Shakti through
his eyes, hands, lips, breath, lingam and skin. If he
masters this he can make a woman ejaculate from across
the room just by looking at her. If pleasuring a woman on
a deeper level is something you want to explore, the
Goddess Worship ritual is a way of gaining personal power
through complete surrender and adoring the beauty of the
Goddess in woman.
Shiva and
Shakti are actual Hindu deities. Shakti is the
personification of the Divine Mother, while Shiva is the
Supreme Godhead, Lord of ultimate reality. However, the
name Shakti can refer to any woman and the name Shiva to
any man. They are the highest masculine and highest
feminine within us. When our inner Shiva & Shakti are
in balance, harmony exists within us, the universe
becomes our lover, and we cease to feel loneliness or
longing. Instead, only complete oneness exits!
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