...still do in other cultures still today. The hymns to Kali by 18th century Bengalese Saint Ramprasad show how potions and sex were combined in Tantra. He says it produces union with the Goddess, the Shakti being the surrogate. The Christians say the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, but I dont think many men doubted they had sex with the Goddess. As you ...

... had the right idea, but because they're consistent! ... The Celtic "Minerva". Because in Celtic thought goddesses are primarily seen as sources of energy (equivalent to the Hindu concept of 'shakti'), the distinctions between them tend to blur and to be less clear-cut than in the case of the gods, as many writers on the subject have remarked. But the one that represents all ...

... with the injunction not to lust for results. What passive ritual would you recommend? "passive ritual" seems oxymoronic. Isnt that what Christians do in Church? watch the cleric perform the ritual. Come to think on it, they even watch a cleric perform the ritual on TV. Anything more passive? I recommend going the other way. Tantra with a sacred potion. Soma with a Shakti.

...active in the 70s, releasing four studio albums to great commercial and critical success and performing over 500 concerts (including a 30,000 sellout in Paris) with the likes of WEATHER REPORT, SHAKTI, GEORGE DUKE and HERBIE HANCOCK. They were poised by Columbia Records to be their next big thing after Weather Report, but when CBS changed direction and withdrew their support, the band began...

...(liberation or freedom). Other dualistic schools (see Dvaita and Bhakti) understand Brahman as a Supreme Being who possesses personality and worship Him or Her thus, as Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva or Shakti depending on the sect. The âtman is dependent on God while Moksha depends on love towards God and on God's grace.] When God is viewed as the supreme personal being (rather than ...

...(liberation or freedom). Other dualistic schools (see Dvaita and Bhakti) understand Brahman as a Supreme Being who possesses personality and worship Him or Her thus, as Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva or Shakti depending on the sect. The âtman is dependent on God while Moksha depends on love towards God and on God's grace.] When God is viewed as the supreme personal being (rather than ...

...reaches Moksha (liberation or freedom). Other dualistic schools (see Dvaita and Bhakti) understand Brahman as a Supreme Being who possesses personality and worship Him or Her thus, as Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva or Shakti depending on the sect. The ātman is dependent on God while Moksha depends on love towards God and on God's grace.] When God is viewed as the supreme personal being (rather than...

..., which is to say Soul and Spirit.  For those who know Hinduism, He is the three members of the pancha-tattva who are Vishnu-tattva. CHRISTOS and KYRIOS complete the pancha-tattva.  CHRISTOS is Shakti- tattva, while KYRIOS is Jiva-tattva. QED  (Problem Solved) I guess you think JHVH EL (Jehovah God) is evil because he forbid worship of the Hindu gods as well as all ...

...which is the correct conception. This God is also man, which is to say Soul and Spirit. For those who know Hinduism, He is the three members of the pancha-tattva who are Vishnu-tattva. CHRISTOS and KYRIOS complete the pancha-tattva. CHRISTOS is Shakti- tattva, while KYRIOS is Jiva-tattva. QED (Problem Solved) Now he is talking to himself. Let's see if he answers.

... KYRIOS.  This fulfills the Hindu conception of the One God, which is the correct conception.  This God is also man, which is to say Soul and Spirit.  For those who know Hinduism, He is the three members of the pancha-tattva who are Vishnu-tattva. CHRISTOS and KYRIOS complete the pancha-tattva.  CHRISTOS is Shakti- tattva, while KYRIOS is Jiva-tattva. QED  (Problem Solved)