Is Tantra a mask
I have heard it said by some observers of Tantra in the West that we view and practice Tantra as the ritualization of sexual activity where as in the East, Tantra is the sexualization of ritual. Are we using Tantra as a way to assuaging our Christian guilt regarding our libido? Isn’t it ironic that we need to use religion to justify our need for sexuality and connect with ourselves and others in that manner, when in fact it is religion that is keeping us from doing so? Has this been your thinking as well? What is your understanding of Tantra, especially in your personal experience?
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Well put! In my first
Well put! In my first attractions to tantra I was subconsciosly seeking a way to spiritulize sex. My Christian background implied to me that pleasure for the sake of pleasure was wrong. With that mind set I had a lot of problems. I was often obsessed with sex. I also frequently resorted to porn. The Tantric perspective has moved me much closer to a balanced and loving sexuality.