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Defining Yoga, Tantra, Mantra, Yantra And Kundalini

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Yoga, Tantra, Mantra & Yantra  are faculty of physical, spiritual and philosophic practices. It may mean many different things to different practioner  in myriads of traditions. To me, although the means are different, the end result is winding of both towards same goal. To distinct it simpler, it goes back to both historical and contemporary answers. Firstly, let's define each of the terms. Yoga   a striving physically towards spiritual attainment. To get appropriate body mass and steady mind to meditate, to get in good shape and healthier body. Tantra simply means a formulated techniques or a short cut method to attain goals or desires.  Historically, by the kula gotra descend, tantra involves deity especially goddesses rituals, observation of the moon and solar phase,  physical and emotional intelligence and energetic embodiment, esoteric teachings under guru sisya parambara.  Meanwhile yoga emphasized physical discipline to attain discipline of mind to