Tantra is a belief system which originated in India and it represents a mix of Buddhist and Hindu practices that may not be described as moral by either faith. But they have proven effective and practitioners testify that tantra is a valid and short path to enlightenment.

Tantra over recent years in the West has often been seen as a synonym for unbridled sexuality and hedonistic indulgence; however this is an erroneous view as sexuality is only one facet of this elaborate spiritual practice.

While tantra is typically seen as amoral, it is normal in the sense that the tantric practitioner must do no harm and essentially tantra is harmonious with Buddhist ethics.

Tantra is a lifestyle which incorporates all life elements including sexuality, but at a deeper level provides a system of integrating with the god/goddess principals to assume their attributes.

At its core, tantra is a system of uniting one's soul with that of the God or Goddess and thus fills a spiritual vacuum that exists within mainstream Western religions and a deep study of tantra can take a lifetime, and it's not for the undisciplined or the thrill-seeker, especially when it comes to sacred sexuality.

Like all spiritual traditions, the objective is the realisation and integration of with the divine principal in it's broadest aspect. This creates a very real danger for novices playing with tantra without the supervision of a teacher as the realisation of the divine principal can lead to experiences that literally blow people minds and mental health problems and insanity can result. So proceed with caution!

For any serious seeker of truth, I recommend attending institutions in the Tibetan tradition of his Holiness, the Delhi Llama.

A view of sacred sexuality from the 1860's

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