| PRACTICES
IN TANTRA
Tantra defines that only a person who is blind towards others
money, impotent towards others wife, dumb towards others criticism,
and has perfect control over all his senses is eligible to
practice Vamachar and follow Vama Marg (the path through Vamachar).
In Dakshinachar, the five modes
of tantra are to be studied deeply and their divine meaning
is to extracted, while in case of Vamachar, the five modes
are practiced in the literal sense.
Vama Marg is usually followed by the practiceners of the Shakt
cult (worshippers of Shakti or Mother Goddess of energy).
Vamaachar is divided into five disciplines:
- Kaulik
- Vama
- Neech
- Siddhant
- Shakar.
Kaulik is further subdivided into:
- Uttam
- Madhyam and
- Kanishta.
The worship of nine forms of energy (Shri kali, Tara, Shri Shodasi,
Bhuvaneshwari, Tripuram Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Baglamukhi,
Matangi and Kamala) is highly prevalent in Tantra.
The followers of the Shaiva cult (followers of Lord Shiva) worship
spirits. Tantra is also of three types i.e. Satvik, Rajasi and
Tamas. |
