Bhairitu: > Tantrics openly advertise in Indian newpapers > and magazines. They usually ply their trade as > astrologers. > We are not talking about 'neo-tantra' of the sort advertised in newspapers and magazines like the Daily Mail.
> Many of the Indian astrologers are tantrics. > You're probably not going to be able to learn anything about 'Vamacharya' Tantrism from them, whether they are astrologers or not. It's just not something you're going to learn about in downtown London. > And though the actual teaching is kept secret > to preserve it's shakti the theory is openly > discussed. > Get a book and you can read all about the Shiva and Shakti theory, but that won't get you an initation into the secrets of Sri Vidya tantrism - it's more of a family secret. > But the theory takes on greater depth with > experience. > Kashmir Tantrism is based on experience, but the last acharya lives in Los Angeles. > The stuff that card and Paul are poking around > about can easily be answered by such people. > They'd probably be the last ones to learn any tantric secrets! > First one has to deprogram themselves of the > hype over Brahmananda Saraswati that Maharishi > created. > Most everyone agrees that Swami Brahmananda Saraswati was one of the most adept tantric yogis in modern India. He belonged to one of the most famous and prestigous tantric sects in all Bharat! You already have the Knowledge of the Supreme Awakening: All you have to do now is the simple transcending. Read more: Subject: Self Realization in Kashmere Shaivism Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental Author: Willytex Date: November 3, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/yazxzly