Bytes and bites of the net

It is said that in the ancient tantric traditions, some practitioners used to test their awareness by taking intoxicants or being bitten by poisonous snakes while they still kept their whole consciousness. One of the tantric practices of our information society could be to be aware of ourselves while we are connected to the Internet and tend to lose ourselves in the objects of our attention.

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It is said that in the ancient tantric traditions, some practitioners used to test their awareness by taking intoxicants or being bitten by poisonous snakes while they still kept their whole consciousness.

One of the tantric practices of our information society could be to be aware of ourselves while we are connected to the Internet and tend to lose ourselves in the objects of our attention.

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Si dice che nelle antiche tradizioni tantriche alcuni praticanti testavano la propria consapevolezza assumendo sostanze intossicanti o facendosi mordere da serpenti velenosi, mantenendo sempre uno stato di piena coscienza.

Una delle pratiche tantriche della nostra società dell’informazione potrebbe essere restare consapevoli di noi stessi mentre siamo connessi a Internet e tendiamo a perderci negli oggetti della nostra attenzione.

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