Comments on: A Sojourn in Uruguay

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Fri, 27 May 2016 12:26:39 +0000

That sounds very good, very decent, Arpana. I like it.
One never knows what happens if two ´tongue-in-cheeks’ are having an intimate relating broadcast to the world at large.

But thanks for reminding me of your good manners.
Here.

Madhu

By: Arpana

Arpana — Fri, 27 May 2016 11:38:01 +0000

“you banged here an open door”

Interesting metaphor (I am very interested in metaphor).

If I visited a friend and found the door open when I arrived I would still knock, or call out, before I walked in. I would still wait to be invited in.

By: Arpana

Arpana — Fri, 27 May 2016 11:10:21 +0000

Not sure what you mean, Madhu.

Frank was being tongue-in-cheek. So was I.

By: madhu dagmar frantzen

madhu dagmar frantzen — Fri, 27 May 2016 09:54:35 +0000

I felt, Arpana, you banged here an open door of ´Francis’, that’s at least how I read his contribution.

By: Arpana

Arpana — Thu, 26 May 2016 15:04:34 +0000

It’s not evolution of sorts at all, Francis. It’s regression.

By: frank

frank — Thu, 26 May 2016 12:50:39 +0000

There is no doubt that to a certain extent the word ‘Tantra’ has been co-opted in the way the word ‘massage’ was once co-opted.

Knocking shop to massage parlour to tantra temple…
That`s evolution of a sort!

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Thu, 26 May 2016 05:41:04 +0000

Despite all the above discussion, I can’t help reaching for my gun when I get the usual ads for Tantra groups, as I have done this morning in my inbox.
They use the word as a commercial ploy to try and fill their groups with those whose motives may not be ‘seeking’ at all! And often try and make it respectable with reference to some ancient texts from India.

By: Arpana

Arpana — Tue, 24 May 2016 17:29:23 +0000

What kind of dubious use of his facts is that?

By: Parmartha

Parmartha — Tue, 24 May 2016 17:04:44 +0000

Thanks, SS.
Frankie Boy’s contributions are welcome, as are yours, but he sometimes stretches his points unnecessarily by a dubious use of (his) facts!

By: frank

frank — Sat, 21 May 2016 20:59:17 +0000

When I hear the name tantra,
I say,
Give me a beer.

When I hear the name yoga,
I say, give me a beer.

When I hear of philosophies of excess
Leading to wisdom,
I say, give me a beer.

When I hear the words of Hallelujah,
I say, show me the sign on the wall
Marked `Beer`.

(From ‘Give Me A Beer’ by Charles Parmowski)