I have practiced Tantra in the past year and one of the aspects that has had a powerful effect on me has been the special relationship between men and women. It treats men and women as gods and goddesses to be revered and worshipped. This is a powerful starting point from which to understand yourself as a man.
If you can see yourself as worthy of worship by women then you have come a long way to re-awakening your true core as a man.
When you look deeper you find that there are powerful forces at work in Tantric meditation. This came home to me after I took part in a meditation based on Kali and her relationship with Shiva. This relationship, the Shiva-Shakti, goes to the core of male and female energy. It teaches a man to be strong and powerful and to remain detached from what is happening in the woman.
A man’s presence and power has an amazing effect on women only if he remains like a rock and confident in his own certainty and strength.
To understand this better I will explain more about Kali and then come back to draw out the lessons for men.
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All of life has rhythm, from the cycle of days, created by the sun, to the cycle of months, created by the moon. The seasons roll around from year to year. What about Men? What are their rhythms? How are they different?
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There have been two items in the news recently which have addressed the idea of ‘What is a Man?’. They both have serious implications and suggest that we, as a culture, have gone seriously wrong on this issue.
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I think that we only get to see what it is to be a man through the eyes of a woman, I certainly found that to be true in my own life. It is the experience of living with a woman that is the true male eXperience.
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In my occasional series of Male Role Models, I would like to focus today on John F Kennedy. He had guts and faced issues full on. He is a great role model for all us men and especially for today’s politicians.
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I have been looking at how men are portrayed on the Internet. It has not been edifying finding they are portrayed at the edges of society often as Alpha Males, Gay, Christian or New Men.
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About redefining the term ‘Alpha Male’ so it’s no longer about dominance and aggression but about men with strong leadership qualities rooted in compassion, kindness, and consideration for others.
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Presence is the most important masculine characteristic. Men who master this are in command of themselves and their ability to relate to others. It is the quality of knowing yourself and who you are.
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A non-violent masculine image can be promoted as an alternative to the macho image. This is not easy to accomplish because men associate strength with power rather than presence and certainty.
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Popular ideas about men and women create the stereotypes of laconic guys and gabby girls. Evidence suggest that, to the contrary this is not actually the case, men are talkative.
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