What does this mean?!

When I first started studying Tantra one of the hardest things to overcome was the language used. Some terms I could just look up in a glossary (www.tantrabychandra.com/Glossary.html). Words like lingam and yoni are easily translated if you take the time to look them up. Other terms were more difficult to interpret. The literature is filled with words like spirit, sacred and worship. It made Tantra sound like a religious cult.

When interpreting these types of terms it helped me to remember some of the historical context of Tantra. Tantra is thousands of years old and was born in the eastern cultures surrounding India. In those times, people lived their lives based on their religious beliefs. Their understanding of the world was based on faith and not science. Therefore, when teaching the concepts of Tantra, the terminology used was often based on religious terms such as sacred and divine.

In my next few posts we will look more closely at some of these terms and attempt to translate them into a more modern understanding.

I would also recommend this article:
www.tantrabychandra.com/Ancient.html