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What is Tantra Meditation


John Kaldawi was inspired by the meaning of Tantra, which predominantly means "technique", which in Hinduism, it is associated with godness called Shaktism, then Shaivism and Vaishnavism.  The Hindu and Buddist tradition on Tantra influenced other religions like Jainism, Sikhism, Daoism, and Shinto.  The word Tantra appeared in the hymns of the Rigveda with the meaning of "weaving".  Furthermore, and in an example, Atma-Tantra also means the "Theory of Atman or soul".

Doing more research, John learned that Tantra is when action or a thing once complete becomes beneficial in several matters to one person or to many people.  Tantra is also defined as a combination of texts, techniques, rituals, monastic practices, meditation, yoga, ideologies that are freely selected based on personal preference, or master-disciple developed, or guru related.

John Kaldawi also learned that Tantra is also defined as systematic quest for salvation or spiritual excellence, by realizing and fostering the divine without one's own body, one that is simultaneous union of the masculine-feminine and spirit-matter, and has the ultimate goal of realizing the primal bliss state of non-duality.  Tantra is a great thing to get to know and discover for oneself.

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