by Mayavin | Dec 29, 2021 | Consciousness, Leadership, Relationships
No matter if rich or poor, educated or unread, no matter religion or nationality, people actively pursue happiness throughout their adult life. We all want to be happy and we try so hard to get there. It is the most common goal on the planet throughout history.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Today we have become used to thinking, “I will be happy when I reach this or that position at work. I will be happy when I have more money. I will be happy when I get married to this or that person.” And we strive to fulfill these goals, performing the necessary actions, but as time passes the flavor of happiness in our lives becomes even vaguer. Even if we feel happy for a moment, the state fades away like a ghost, and we once again start chasing the next achievement in order to feel happy again. We habitually race for success in order to (eventually) become happy.
Success, therefore, has become one of the most talked about subjects these days because we believe that it brings happiness. We have assigned a lot of importance to success, yet reality shows that, in fact, success in itself doesn’t hold much real value for us. Studies regarding our physiology show that it has very little impact on our lives when compared with that of happiness.
The Engine of Life
In my studies of ancient spiritual systems, I discovered a common and united perspective; they all say that the inherent state of each and every person is one of overwhelming and deeply fulfilling happiness. The engine of life, they say, IS happiness. And the one that is able to discover this secret that is embedded in the foundation of his being, will always be successful in life.
I was wondering, could it really be that we are looking at these aspects of life upside down? Because, if the causality is actually the other way around, we are going against the flow of life itself, the immediate consequence of this error being that the more we try to push towards success, the more we dry out the happiness. The close resemblance of this scenario to our experience of striving for success in order to be happy, is clear.
by Mayavin | Nov 1, 2021 | Consciousness, Spirituality
Demystifying Tantra for those who are truly ready and interested
Tantra is an ancient term which, among other things, describes an authentic spiritual path that is characterised by a rare efficiency. It is a system that has recently been brought back into the awareness of contemporary culture; nevertheless it is often superficially explained, constantly leading to the same catastrophic results for those who are interested not only in some exotic spiritual entertainment, but in finding some effective ways to live a happy life in the middle of life’s storms.
The word “tantra” is a Sanskrit word which, similarly to the word “yoga”, has numerous distinct meanings which are all connected. Simply put, it means “network” or “fishing net”. Its etymology shows that Tantra is derived from the verbal root tan, meaning “to widen or extend”. It is deeply significant that this Yoga system re-emerges today when one of the most important ideas of human civilisation is the conscious acknowledgement of the interconnectedness with all its positive and negative effects.
To define the Tantra Yoga system in an essentialised way, we can say that it is a system of practices that generates a safe and effective expansion of individual consciousness beyond personal limitations, until reaching Cosmic Consciousness or Oneness.
More famous than known
Even though it is more famous than actually known in our modern age, Tantra Yoga still ceaselessly incites the imagination of those who are curious and attracts the attention of enthusiastic practitioners who are prepared to deepen its mysteries. What is this irresistible fascination of Tantra all about?
We can state with certainty that Tantra Yoga is one of the most fitting spiritual systems for our times, when spiritual values are most often replaced by ignorance and by a deeply materialistic orientation. Tantra is a specific spiritual system, which has at its roots the same fundamental principles on which the foundations of contemporary science are laid, while simultaneously succeeding to harmoniously and coherently integrate the highest spiritual ideals. Tantra Yoga is also a philosophy of life in which direct experience and awareness always validate theory: an efficient and transformative combination.
