<p>Focusing on esoteric rituals, gender and bodies in Hindu traditions, Sravana Borkataky-Varma is a research fellow at Harvard Divinity School, an instructional assistant professor of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Houston, and sits on the Board of Trustees at Esalen Institute. From early childhood, Sravana experienced both clairvoyance and clairaudience. She sees and hears things others cannot perceive. At eight years old, mindful of these gifts, she began her initiation into Tantra and practices Hindu&nbsp;<em>Śākta&nbsp;</em>(Goddess)<em>&nbsp;</em>Tantra to this day. “Somehow, for a very complex history, Tantra gets understood in the context of sex,” Sravana tells Wonderstruck’s Elizabeth Rovere. “The culture absorbed it in a tiny little sliver.” By pushing back against this misperception, Sravana articulates a much richer narrative about what tantra really is—and why it matters.</p><br><p><a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://sravana.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sravana.me</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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SRAVANA BORKATAKY-VARMA: TANTRA'S TRUTHS AND SECRETS

APR 26, 202360 MIN
Wonderstruck

SRAVANA BORKATAKY-VARMA: TANTRA'S TRUTHS AND SECRETS

APR 26, 202360 MIN

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<p>Focusing on esoteric rituals, gender and bodies in Hindu traditions, Sravana Borkataky-Varma is a research fellow at Harvard Divinity School, an instructional assistant professor of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Houston, and sits on the Board of Trustees at Esalen Institute. From early childhood, Sravana experienced both clairvoyance and clairaudience. She sees and hears things others cannot perceive. At eight years old, mindful of these gifts, she began her initiation into Tantra and practices Hindu&nbsp;<em>Śākta&nbsp;</em>(Goddess)<em>&nbsp;</em>Tantra to this day. “Somehow, for a very complex history, Tantra gets understood in the context of sex,” Sravana tells Wonderstruck’s Elizabeth Rovere. “The culture absorbed it in a tiny little sliver.” By pushing back against this misperception, Sravana articulates a much richer narrative about what tantra really is—and why it matters.</p><br><p><a href="https://wonderstruck.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wonderstruck.org</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/wonderstruckpod/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderstruckpod</a></p><p><a href="https://sravana.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sravana.me</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>