“Tantra advocates involvement. Yoga advocates pratyahara or withdrawal from sensual pleasure, which it declares as its fifth step. And nothing can be deadlier to play the game of life like dead men walking than this fifth one is.” – I took my assessment further. “Yes, withdrawal certainly is dangerous; but why on earth did they [...]
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The Spirit of Tantra versus Basic Yoga Poses and Religious Yoga Positions
“So what else is yoga if not only the basic yoga poses and advanced yoga positions? And tantra?” – Eva asked as we started moving further. Basic Yoga Poses: The Physical Aspect of Yoga “It’ll take a whole lifetime to describe all that!” – I tried to evade her question. “I have ten of them [...]
