Posted by: SITARA July 5, 2005
Temple carvings
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With the New Age wave seeping into Western life styles, Tantrism sees its revival in Sky Dancing-- eastern erotica served with incense, aromatic oil massage, haunting eastern music, candles and prolonged lovemaking (sex ?). Kamasutra in slow motion. But I digress. On Tantric sexual art/artifacts, one school of thought theorizes that such explicit acts depicted in stones, wood, paper only serve to celebrate the procreative energies of life/living things. Hence, the unions between the mother goddess and the phallic god. Tantra yoga on the other hand, also coaxes the acceptance of the sexual nature of human beings. It emphasizes that a healthy attitude toward one's own sexuality serves to remove obsessive behavior, guilt, fear of going to hell ...etc. etc.. Ironically, Tantra Yoga was appreciated (especially by the West) after Freud and Jung came up with their theories on human sexuality. Throw in Campbell's sincere attempts at de-mystifying what even the Hindus have refused to explore, and one can appreciate the tourist boom in Vanaras, Ajanta, Ellora..............., in search of the ultimate Nirvana. Hey but like Svengali says, sex sells Tantric or not!
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