Tantra - Embracing the Art of Brinkmanship

Jai Guru Deva.
 
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Mention tantra and most people think of sexual practices designed to prolong the sexual experience or to add a ‘spiritual’ element to it. While the principle of tantra can certainly be applied to sex, it’s actually a concept that has much broader and more interesting applications.  

Strictly speaking, when properly applied, even the art of procrastination, as distinct from the habit of avoidance, can be said to be a form of tantra.

As Thom explains in this episode, tantra is a form of brinkmanship, the ability to hover at the border of two different states, either conceptually or physically. As you’ll hear, it’s an art that Vedic Meditators become quite accomplished at…

Episode Highlights:

[00:55] Tantra Has Evaded All Attempts at Consistent Definition

[03:37] Understanding Tantra is Pivotal to the Development of a Vedic Meditator

[05:44] Creativity at Work Requires the Pressure of Present-Moment Awareness

[08:13] Tantric Awareness No Longer Fears Boundaries

[10:17] Boundaries Are Places of Rich and Condensed Knowledge

[12:34] Helium as a Gas to a Superfluid

[14:12] Superfluid Helium is a Quantum Mechanical Phenomenon

[16:37] Tantra Is a Consciousness State

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