Buddhist and Hindu correspondence
Since there is no forum specific to "Hinduism" but my earlier post mentioned links dealing with Tantric practice, I will use this thread to develop this topic further.
The following links may be of interest to some people who are interested in the roots of Yogic and Tantric practice. Of particular interest to myself is looking beyond some of my own "imagery" and to look deeper at some of the symbolism in the artwork on these sites. This is a difficult path because of the manner in which many of us in western countries under judeo-christianity have come to view and imagine the meaning of "blackness".
In reference to KALI,
"Kali's blackness symbolizes her all-embracing, comprehensive nature because black is the color in which all other colors merge; black absorbs and dissolves them. Just as all colors disappear in her (Mahanirvana Tantra). Or black is said to represent the total absence of color, again signifying the nature of Kali as ultimate reality."
http://www.santosha.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=34
The picture is self-explanatory to those who ascribe to the notion of "white supremacy". Kali destroys that "myth".
http://www.santosha.com/images/library/ra03.jpg
Buddhism is one of the most widespread religions in the world. It originated approximately twenty five hundred years ago in the borderlands of India and Nepal, by the Indian prince Gautama. He was called the Buddha, meaning "the enlightened one."
In general many of the meditation trainings in Buddhism are considered qigong and many of the tantric trainings in Tibetan Tantric Budhism are also considered qigong from the modern point of view. But Buddhist monks or Tantric lamas do not consider their training as qiong but as paths to enlightenment.
http://alternativehealing.org/buddhism_and_qi.htm
The Buddhist Scriptures
http://alternativehealing.org/the Buddhist scripture.htm
Since there is no forum specific to "Hinduism" but my earlier post mentioned links dealing with Tantric practice, I will use this thread to develop this topic further.
The following links may be of interest to some people who are interested in the roots of Yogic and Tantric practice. Of particular interest to myself is looking beyond some of my own "imagery" and to look deeper at some of the symbolism in the artwork on these sites. This is a difficult path because of the manner in which many of us in western countries under judeo-christianity have come to view and imagine the meaning of "blackness".
In reference to KALI,
"Kali's blackness symbolizes her all-embracing, comprehensive nature because black is the color in which all other colors merge; black absorbs and dissolves them. Just as all colors disappear in her (Mahanirvana Tantra). Or black is said to represent the total absence of color, again signifying the nature of Kali as ultimate reality."
http://www.santosha.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=34
The picture is self-explanatory to those who ascribe to the notion of "white supremacy". Kali destroys that "myth".
http://www.santosha.com/images/library/ra03.jpg