Tantra and polarity
In Tantra one of the fundamental principles is the principle of polarity. The universe has a masculine principle called Shiva and a feminine principle called Shakti.
The masculine principle (yang) is beyond the material world. It is spirit and essence. It represents the world of ideas and concepts. It is the yet to be manifested, the Word. Shakti (Yin) is the world, the universe, the material. It can be seen and touched. It is life itself.
If there is Shakti with no Shiva chaos will prevail as there is no master plan. If there is Shiva with no Shakti the universe would not exist.
Together they make the dance of creation, the dance of preservation and the dance of destruction.
This dance exists on all levels of cosmos. For example on the cosmic scale, huge galaxies (Shakti) revolve around points in space, black holes (Shiva), singularities in space time.
Their dance is also visible in the couple relationship where the man has more of Shiva in him and the woman has more of Shakti in her. Even within ourselves this dance takes place between our consciousness and our physical bodies.
Shiva is consciousness and Shakti is energy. Shiva is the mirror in which Shakti can see herself.
Resonance
Another fundamental tantric teaching is the law of Resonance. As we stated above, the whole visible universe is Shakti, who is vibrating pulsating energy split up in an infinite range of frequencies.
Energy pulsating in one frequency will naturally tend towards other energy pulsating with the same frequency. This is a fundamental teaching of the theory of Resonance.
A system which pulsates with a specific frequency can transfer data from another system vibrating with the same frequency.
E.g. if you are happy you will transfer data from other systems which have "happy energy". You will transfer data from all the people that ever were happy and transmitted happy energy into the universe.
A specific resonance of happiness can be transferred through different media. Music can give you that specific state of happiness, or a certain colour could do the same thing.
Listening to disharmonious music such as heavy metal will only amplify feelings of hatred and anger within you as you connect to the universal storehouse of anger and frustration as have so many angry heavy metal listeners.
If you want to delve in negative energies you have to have a consciousness principle (Shiva) which is strong enough to be in it and not be consumed by it, but merely reflect it (this is only a path for those who are very strong such as the Agora tantrics from India).
Rather focus on that which is good and divine and transfer and download those energies instead!
The Tantric Pantheon
Tantrics study and worship Shakti in order to get to the Shiva (essence) behind the Shakti. In their studies they have categorized the world into a large family of Gods and Goddesses. Each deity has a specific vibration or resonance and represents a certain aspect of the universe.
For example the energy of compassion has a specific frequency of vibration. In the west we would call it compassion and we do not see the need to have it represented by a Goddess.
But deifying an energy has an important function: It enables us to identify easier with the energy as it gains a human face. It is easier to digest and to take in.
Through identifying with an object you can reach a full understanding of it as you "put yourself in its shoes".
A bija mantra is a sound which has the core vibration of the range of frequencies represented by a certain God or Goddess.
This sound or mantra is repeated silently inside the worshipper of the Goddess.
The word Tantra in fact means "Network" as the universe consists of a huge range of energies interconnected to each other. Tantra offers us the opportunity of going into resonance processes with all these energies through its pantheon of Gods and Goddesses and their associated Mantras.
These tools enable us to get into contact with any aspect of creation.
Music in Tantra
One of the most powerful mediums of conveying resonance is music.
The artist who enters into a specific resonance composes his music in that resonance and the listener who has the resonance awakened in himself will easily identify with that music.
Music can be created for any idea, concept or Goddess. The composer has to enter into resonance with the object to convey it through music.
In this way the artist can be a priest, a person who through his spiritual practice vibrates with the Bija and who can convey it to other people through the music. - 14130
In Tantra one of the fundamental principles is the principle of polarity. The universe has a masculine principle called Shiva and a feminine principle called Shakti.
The masculine principle (yang) is beyond the material world. It is spirit and essence. It represents the world of ideas and concepts. It is the yet to be manifested, the Word. Shakti (Yin) is the world, the universe, the material. It can be seen and touched. It is life itself.
If there is Shakti with no Shiva chaos will prevail as there is no master plan. If there is Shiva with no Shakti the universe would not exist.
Together they make the dance of creation, the dance of preservation and the dance of destruction.
This dance exists on all levels of cosmos. For example on the cosmic scale, huge galaxies (Shakti) revolve around points in space, black holes (Shiva), singularities in space time.
Their dance is also visible in the couple relationship where the man has more of Shiva in him and the woman has more of Shakti in her. Even within ourselves this dance takes place between our consciousness and our physical bodies.
Shiva is consciousness and Shakti is energy. Shiva is the mirror in which Shakti can see herself.
Resonance
Another fundamental tantric teaching is the law of Resonance. As we stated above, the whole visible universe is Shakti, who is vibrating pulsating energy split up in an infinite range of frequencies.
Energy pulsating in one frequency will naturally tend towards other energy pulsating with the same frequency. This is a fundamental teaching of the theory of Resonance.
A system which pulsates with a specific frequency can transfer data from another system vibrating with the same frequency.
E.g. if you are happy you will transfer data from other systems which have "happy energy". You will transfer data from all the people that ever were happy and transmitted happy energy into the universe.
A specific resonance of happiness can be transferred through different media. Music can give you that specific state of happiness, or a certain colour could do the same thing.
Listening to disharmonious music such as heavy metal will only amplify feelings of hatred and anger within you as you connect to the universal storehouse of anger and frustration as have so many angry heavy metal listeners.
If you want to delve in negative energies you have to have a consciousness principle (Shiva) which is strong enough to be in it and not be consumed by it, but merely reflect it (this is only a path for those who are very strong such as the Agora tantrics from India).
Rather focus on that which is good and divine and transfer and download those energies instead!
The Tantric Pantheon
Tantrics study and worship Shakti in order to get to the Shiva (essence) behind the Shakti. In their studies they have categorized the world into a large family of Gods and Goddesses. Each deity has a specific vibration or resonance and represents a certain aspect of the universe.
For example the energy of compassion has a specific frequency of vibration. In the west we would call it compassion and we do not see the need to have it represented by a Goddess.
But deifying an energy has an important function: It enables us to identify easier with the energy as it gains a human face. It is easier to digest and to take in.
Through identifying with an object you can reach a full understanding of it as you "put yourself in its shoes".
A bija mantra is a sound which has the core vibration of the range of frequencies represented by a certain God or Goddess.
This sound or mantra is repeated silently inside the worshipper of the Goddess.
The word Tantra in fact means "Network" as the universe consists of a huge range of energies interconnected to each other. Tantra offers us the opportunity of going into resonance processes with all these energies through its pantheon of Gods and Goddesses and their associated Mantras.
These tools enable us to get into contact with any aspect of creation.
Music in Tantra
One of the most powerful mediums of conveying resonance is music.
The artist who enters into a specific resonance composes his music in that resonance and the listener who has the resonance awakened in himself will easily identify with that music.
Music can be created for any idea, concept or Goddess. The composer has to enter into resonance with the object to convey it through music.
In this way the artist can be a priest, a person who through his spiritual practice vibrates with the Bija and who can convey it to other people through the music. - 14130
About the Author:
Hans Havasi is a musician and computer scientist who leads a yoga and tantra retreat centre in the north of Copenhagen. Together with his loved one Mariah they form the music group Ibis which makes Tantric music for Goddesses.
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