Everyone Is Allowed To Learn Tantra | Punk Rock Tantra

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and gatekeeping faced by individuals interested in learning and practicing Tantra.

When you feel an interest arising in you to learn and practice Tantra, you will very soon encounter vitriolic gate keeping (by those who are themselves often outside the gates). You will come up against established hierarchies and rigid "traditions". People, often internet strangers, will almost always have something to say about your practice and as if they were the highest authorities on the subject, offer their opinions (whether asked or unasked) about what you can or cannot do.&nbs...

People in this episode

Host: Nishanth Selvalingam

Topics covered

• Tantra
• gatekeeping
• tradition
• practice
• hierarchies

Keywords

• Tantra
• gatekeeping
• tradition
• practice
• hierarchies

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