The word Tantra comes from Sanskrit and literally means "warp" or "plot", with reference to the creation of the fabric. By the time, the term has become a synonym of "rule" or "doctrine".
Tantra derives from Buddhism, which, in turn, originated from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama,told and then set out in India around 2500 years ago.
The origins date back to the Tantra 2000 B.C. when Harappei populated the valley of the Hindus. This population had a considerable wealth, and showed a keen love for the arts.
The Tantrism has taken centuries to spread the practice of its principles, above all to set their own requirements in a written form. The first accepted as authentic texts date back at the period between the ninth and the twelfth century.
The tantric doctrine had its period of greatest flourishing between the X and XII century A.C.,in North India, and was then deleted, with the prevalence of Islam. However, survived in secret schools, especially in Bengal and in 'Assam, and here established fruitful relations with China. In Tibet, however, sheltered from the influences of other peoples,Tantra was able to express itself freely, "marrying" with Buddhism.
The first Western student who seriously address to the study of Tantra was Sir John Woodroffe (1865-1936), who is commonly considered the founding father of tantric studies. Unlike his predecessors, Woodroffe defended Tantra against the many criticisms and presented it as a ethical and philosophical system. |
The West has become aware of the existence of this doctrine only in the first half of the twentieth century and, later, largely due to the hippie movement of the sixties.
Only after the sexual revolution of the seventies and the emancipation of women in the West,the ground was prepared for the rediscovery of the pleasure with spirituality.
Today there are very popular Tantra massages that are thought to nourish body, mind and spirit of a person .
In order to perform a massage Tantra is essential, first of all,to be present with all your Being trying to forget all your expectations of the future and all the comparisons with the past.
Secondly, it is necessary to maintain the concentration throughout the hand in contact with the body of the person who is being massaged.
Finally, it is important to maintain a continuous flow: all the movements must be connected so that every gesture serves to better the last and the following year.
The well-being that can be achieved through massage Tantra is for those people (men, women and couples) who want to regain the physical and mental balance through the release of the chakras, relaxing the body and the rediscovery of their own sensuality.
The biggest secret in the technique of Tantra is that the desire and its fulfillment have no boundaries within us: you can grow together, without one ever drain the other.
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