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EGYPTIAN TANTRIC YOGA
enlightened mind, however, all things including one's ego are "known" to be rooted in the same
reality (absolute reality) and therefore, not separate and distinct.
Above: Tibetan Buddhist representation of The Dharmakaya, the
cosmic father-mother. expressing the idea of the Supreme Being as
a union of both male and female principals.
When Jesus states "The Kingdom of the Father is spread upon the earth and men do not see
it!", he is expressing the Tantric idea that the Kingdom (Heaven) is equal to the world we
perceive. The difference is in the perception as either unified and holistic where one sees oneself
as one with all things or dualistic and separate, where one sees oneself as a separate individual
among many individuals in a world of countless objects. Once we are able to transcend our
mistaken belief that our ego exists as an entity separate from creation, we are able to realize that
the phenomenal world and God are one and the same: Creation and the Kingdom of Heaven are
one and the same.
If we understand the Tantric idea of extension or continuity between heaven and earth, the
logical assumption then is that sexuality may be used for achieving knowledge or realization of
the absolute if it is carried out in a way which directs the mind toward understanding that all
objects and activities are rooted in the absolute. The Tantric systems of Egypt and India
developed the understanding of the subtle bodies beyond the physical and of the subtle energy
channels (nadis) through which life force energy travels in all human beings. Tantrism also
developed the technology or yoga technique (Kundalini Yoga) for purifying these channels in
order to allow the mind to perceive the more subtle realms of existence and its own nature.
Due to conditioning, most people are inculcated with preconceived notions about what a
spiritual preceptor (Hierophant, guru) should be like. Most would find the idea of a sexually
active spiritual teacher objectionable. In modern day India, Tantrism is not viewed with favor by
the government. Attempts are made to suppress rituals involving sexuality. It is therefore, to be
expected that the idea of a sexually active Jesus would be abhorrent to modern day Christians
since most evidence of Tantrism in Christianity was destroyed or suppressed by the orthodox
church. After two thousand years of Christian doctrines espoused by the Roman Catholic view
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