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Hindu mystical concept??

Postby Majestic » Sat May 21, 2011 5:24 pm

I don't get the Hindu mystical concept that's supposedly in Eclipse. Ok, there are a few synth bits here or there, with an Indian thing happening, but lyrically, we get "she's a sweet CONFUCIAN" and there is nothing Hindu at all about Confucius! :oops:
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Re: Hindu mystical concept??

Postby Don » Sat May 21, 2011 5:29 pm

Majestic wrote:I don't get the Hindu mystical concept that's supposedly in Eclipse. Ok, there are a few synth bits here or there, with an Indian thing happening, but lyrically, we get "she's a sweet CONFUCIAN" and there is nothing Hindu at all about Confucius! :oops:


Tantra is the Hindu connection, but you're right; they didn't go very deep with it on the album beyond a few lines. I'll cut them a break here, it's not like they have people such as Justin Hayward, Neil Peart or Roger Waters involved in the writing. :lol:
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Re: Hindu mystical concept??

Postby Majestic » Sat May 21, 2011 5:39 pm

Don wrote:
Majestic wrote:I don't get the Hindu mystical concept that's supposedly in Eclipse. Ok, there are a few synth bits here or there, with an Indian thing happening, but lyrically, we get "she's a sweet CONFUCIAN" and there is nothing Hindu at all about Confucius! :oops:


Tantra is the Hindu connection, but you're right; they didn't go very deep with it on the album beyond a few lines. I'll cut them a break here, it's not like they have people such as Justin Hayward, Neil Peart or Roger Waters involved in the writing. :lol:


Just as well too, because I don't think Journey are as Hindu as they think. They could try kabalah first, but that's so 90s now. :wink:
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Postby Argus » Sun May 22, 2011 6:08 am

Tantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र; "weave" denoting continuity), (anglicised tantricism or tantrism) or tantram (Sanskrit: तन्त्र) is a religious philosophy according to which Shakti is usually the main deity worshipped, and the universe is regarded as the divine play of shakti and shiva. The word Tantra also applies to any of the scriptures commonly identified with the worship of Shakti Tantra deals primarily with spiritual practices and ritual forms of worship, which aim at liberation from ignorance and rebirth. The tantric movement has influenced the Hindu, Bön, Buddhist, and Jain religious traditions. Tantra in its various forms has existed in India, Nepal, China, Japan, Tibet, Korea, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia and Mongolia. Tantric Yoga

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