i don’t speak about tantra that often. it’s still a mystery; it’s vast, complex, endlessly varied.
in fact, the ones who studied & practiced tantra the longest will tell you there is not ‘one’ tantra.
so when people ask me what tantra is, i have to give the (maybe frustrating) reply that i can’t really explain it.
but what i can explain, are some foundational ideas of tantra that have changed me to my core.
they turned my world upside & cracked me wide open.
these ideas made me see beauty & magic, in everything around me & within me.
i hope they will do the same for you
let’s get into them..
🌹truth 1: you are alive to feel as much & deeply as possible
tantra is a radical embrace of experience – where we want to feel everything.
we are these sentient, feeling beings for a reason; to sense, to feel, to experience.
being alive is a playground to try as many things as possible; to fall in love, to break open, to be in awe in the beauty of it all.
it’s a deeply alive, deeply engaged approach to existence.
in zen for example, there’s a seeking of detachment.
in tantra, there’s a seeking of engagement.
to ride the rollercoaster, to feel the waves.
it’s all a gift; it’s this tiny temporary experience of being alive.
so why not experience it as fully as we can?
🌹truth 2: the erotic is innocent
all of existence is born from eros – from the desire to exist, to create, to become.
instead of seeing the erotic as dirty, it’s seen as deeply sacred; it’s the force that created reality.
it’s what pumps the blood through our veins, it’s what makes us get up in the morning.
it’s the same energy that opens flower petals & rotates the earth around the sun.
it’s a pull, a pulse, a desire.
how could that be anything but sacred?
the moment you start seeing your own eroticism this way, deep shifts happen.
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🌹truth 3: someone’s beauty is decided by their level of aliveness
in tantra someone’s beauty is not reflected in their physical appearance.
beauty is found in someone’s level of aliveness, aka the extent to which they embody themselves.
so someone might be traditionally beautiful, but if they’re completely empty, they’d still be seen as less beautiful than someone who’s sensitive & present.
with this perspective, we start to pursue embodiment instead of looks.
i really think the world would be a better place if women were chasing that beauty instead of the one we’re programmed to chase.
🌹truth 4: the universe is an expression of a love story
a love-story that captures anyone i tell it to; in shakti tantra, Shakti, the divine feminine, is seen as all matter & energy in existence. Shiva, the divine masculine, on the other hand, is all the space that contains it.
to witness the universe like this - as him holding loving space for her, while she dances as an evolving, ever-growing universe – makes all of reality feel like love.
to embody this ourselves – our body & energy as HER and our quiet presence as HIM – gives a poetic & potent perspective on our own emotions & experience.
we see it as a human, macro expression of this cosmic lovestory.
this makes the human experience so much sweeter.
🌹truth 5: everything is equally sacred
in our culture we have clear ideas on what’s good, what looks good, what’s the right way to behave.
in tantra, it’s quite the opposite; there is no hierarchy in worth.
how could there be, if everything was divine?
that would mean that even death, s-x, dirt, blood is beautiful. and so it is.
this is why tantric rituals can include those things; to reclaim them as equally sacred as anything else.
this also applies to our being & body; all parts of our psyche and our body are divine.
so that includes your jealousy, your menstruation, your tears, your breasts.
this perspective has been my path to deep, radical self love.
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