"Neo-tantra is nearly always used as a synonym for sacred sexuality."
By: Adityanath
It is misleading to call tantric
sex techniques, tantra.
The doublespeak term neo-tantra was
born.
It’s not tantra. But everyone pretends that it is. Thus the
money continues to flow and make the neo-tantric world go ’round.
Neo-tantra (see the Wikipedia article) is nearly always used
as a synonym for sacred sexuality. While neo- tantra may use many of the same terms and concepts as tantra, it discards some of the most central
elements of traditional tantra.
In doing so, it inverts the very process by which tantra works anddevolves simply into an exotic form of
sex therapy.
Typically, the Kama Sutra and/or Ananga Ranga are referenced and even
referred to as “Tantras.”
In actuality, these works are simply sutras on love and sex and are unrelated
to the traditional Tantras.
The central features of traditional tantra are Guru transmission and ritual
discipline. The practitioner cultivates the spirit and works to dissolve the Five Kleshas leading to spiritual
development, Divine Awakening, and a deepening relationship with space and energy or Shakti.
Only once that relationship is established can sexual union be
integrated into the practice with any hope of a spiritual result.
As Shri Kapilnath related in a previous post, Yogi unites with his inner Shakti
before he unites with his human representation of Shakti.
Neo-tantra, on the other hand, typically represents that the sexual act itself is the
practice by which one may elevate oneself to a higher spiritual plane. The question naturally arises that if this
is the case, why isn’t everyone enlightened? The answer, of course, is that we must somehow be doing it wrong. Thus
does neo-tantra descend into the teaching of a set of techniques for achieving better sex or more and better
orgasms. Candles and incense assume an exaggerated importance, and the right background music is a must. Of course,
the teachers of this creative art form are very important people and fees for workshops and private sessions
typically run from $150 to $250 an hour or more.
It may well be that some people do need these remedial sexual therapy
sessions, but it is misleading to call it tantra and thus the doublespeak term
neo-tantra was born. It’s not tantra, but everyone pretends that it is, and thus the money continues to flow and
make the neo-tantric world go ’round.
True tantra dissolves the dilusions so you can live your life in honesty. I Tasha
research articles to help you get through the rubble of so called spiritual awakenings.
In the context
ofthe International Nath Order, it is important to understand that what we
study, practice and teach is Tantra and not Neo-Tantra.
a may use many of the same terms and concepts as tantra, it discards some of the most central
elements of traditional tantra.