Differences between the Left-Hand and the Right-Hand Tantra

"Left-Hand/Right-Hand Paths"
starofseshat.wordpress.com, June 16, 2008

"Below is a table briefly outlining some of the differences between the paths."

Left-Hand Path	Right-Hand Path
Belief that we can become divine in our own right	Belief in a deity/deities
Narcissism - altruism is just long-term selfishness and a form of self-deception.	Altruism
Flexible morality that bends to the achievement of our own goals - all actions should aim to cultivate the self (but not necessarily the ego)	Belief in moral codes such as the Threefold Law, Mosaic Law, Karma etc. that stem from a higher power
Preservation of self and personal power	Ultimate goal is to merge with God consciousness/integration with deity and to lose self
Sexual rites, animal sacrifice, meat-eating, consumption of drugs and alcohol	Ascetism, meditation
Belief that the forces of the universe can be harnessed, and that an equal partnership is struck with deity figures to achieve your own goals	Belief that deity will provide; saviour belief; deity is a higher power not an equal

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