/lit/ - Literature

>>19483749
>Has tantric practice or reading the books improved your connection to the divine?
I'm not a practitioner of tantra as of yet. I want to be initiated by a guru from a proper lineage first. For the meantime I'm trying to consume as much literature as possible about eastern religion in large, the different sects, philosophies and myths.
The books gave me a thirst for a deeper understanding of Hinduism. Which I truthfully didn't have a good grasp on before, so it was quite painful to get through all the new terminology introduced.
But I kept on reading and after I was done I surprisingly found out that I could pick up almost any text relating to hindu thought and have a good grasp of it's meaning.
It reaffirmed a lot of the metaphysical insights I gained while dabbling with psychedelics, which only made me more intrigued.

As of now I try to cultivate my bhakti/devotion, chant mantras, sing songs for the gods and hatha yoga. I'm quite content in waiting some more years before venturing into tantric practices.

>>18858647
When asuric people gaze upon the lord, they typically see their own ego reflected back.