Right hand-tantra & Vedanta

1. Vedanta means ‘The end of the Veda-s’. These are the sacred ‘mantra-s’ (incantations) propounding the ultimate truths of life. Vedanta is also called ‘Upanishad’, meaning that knowledge learnt by the disciple from the Guru (master) by sitting at his feet and deriving it through blessings, for the purpose of self-realization. Vedanta consists of numerous Upanishads which cover the tenets to be followed for attaining self-realization. Of these, 108 are noted as being prominent. The Upanishads are based on the non-duality of the Atman (soul) and Parabrahman (Almighty).

2. ‘Dakshina Marga’ or the right hand tantra refers to the part of Yoga where self-realization is sought at by giving up on a life of senses to succeed in removing the ignorance around the Jivatma (embodied soul) through various external and internal techniques. ‘Tantra’ essentially means technique. This path is based on the tenets of Vedanta and hence has much in common with it. The right hand path may be considered as an offshoot of Vedanta and is a further extension of those very same principles into the Yoga of self-restraint.

Hence Vedanta may be regarded as the basis for 'Dakshina Marga'.

ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)