they reveal the nature of the ultimate state through the systematic ambiguity of their imagery."

- #PerKvaerne, 'An Anthology of #Buddhist #Tantric Songs. A study of the #Caryagiti', pp. 62-63

#PERKVAERNE ON TRUE #TANTRA

"The paradoxical state of ' #sahaja' ["coemergence"] - in spite of its being “natural" and “easy” - is accessible to the initiated alone - and, since the elaborate initiations of #tantric ritualism are rejected, the songs themselves constitute an initiation …