Tantra and the Path to Inner Awakening

Tantra and the Path to Inner Awakening
Tantra Fundamentals workshop
The path to bliss is bliss

The definition of Tantra:

The word “Tantra” comes from the Sanskrit root word “Tan” which means “to weave.” Tantra weaves together seemingly opposing energies (shiva & shakti) to create wholeness, health and happiness. Tantra and yoga are related because journey is same from body do deep sense of unification

The Guhyasamāja Tantra (The Secret Assembly Tantra) defines Tantra as “continuum,” the ability to maintain continually the awareness of the dynamic unity of all experiences. The central principle of their teachings is: everything is sacred. And the path of Tantra is: embrace everything. In the Tantric view, any spiritual path that rejects the pleasures of this world is incomplete.

On the four days of the lunar month, spend as much of the day as possible in your sacred space, nature
Sitting Posture for Meditation

Sit in a comfortable meditative posture on a cushion:
1. Your legs are in ANY Meditation Pose (Dhyāna Āsana, also called Lotus Pose or Padma Āsana).
2. Your eyes are half open.
3. Your eyes gaze softly at the tip of your nose.
4. Your back and neck are straight.
5. Your shoulders are straight, nose in line with your navel.
6. Your lips are gently closed.
7. Your tongue rests gently against the roof of your mouth.
As you hold the posture, let your body be relaxed. Focus your awareness on the point where the breath enters and leaves your body between the nostrils and upper lip. Breathing is relaxed, natural, silent, steady, and even. To create the bliss of body just be in ecstasy and joy, you can start with dance

Time: 30 minutes. For all higher spiritual practices the seeker has to master the techniques of breathing or I would call it conscious breathing.
Mindfulness Meditation – Smṛiti: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Body – Kāya
1. Breathing: Breathe in and out, and observe your breath. Notice if it is long or short. Be awareof your entire body as you breathe, and how your breathing becomes progressively more
peaceful.
2. The Four Postures: Be aware of your body as you: 1) walk, 2) stand, 3) sit, and 4) lie down.
3. Clear Comprehension: Maintain continuous, clear-minded awareness of each action you take.

Mind – Citta
Be aware of the changing qualities of your mind. Notice when it is: 1) with desire or without
desire, 2) with aversion or without aversion, 3) with ignorance or without ignorance, 4)
contracted or distracted, 5) exalted or unexalted, 6) unsurpassable or surpassable, 7) concentrated
or unconcentrated, 8) liberated or unliberated. As each thought arises, think “There is mind.”
SECOND STAGE
Whereas the various esoteric cults and spiritual systems use different symbols to represent the chakras, in tantra and yoga the chakras are symbolized by lotus flowers. As a symbol, the lotus is very significant. Man must pass through three clear stages in spiritual life, which represent his existence on three different levels: ignorance, aspiration, endeavor, and illumination. The lotus also exists on three different levels – mud, water and air. It sprouts in the mud (ignorance), grows up through the water in an effort to reach the surface (endeavor and aspiration) and eventually reaches the air and the
direct light of the sun (illumination). Thus the lotus symbolizes man’s growth from the lowest states of awareness to the higher states of consciousness. The culmination of the
growth of the lotus is a beautiful flower. In the same way, the culmination of man’s spiritual quest is the awakening and blossoming of human potential. So each of the principal chakras can be visualized as a lotus flower with a specific
color and number of petals as follows:
Mooladhara – 4 petalled deep red lotus
Swadhisthana – 6 petalled vermilion lotus
Manipura – 10 petalled bright yellow lotus
Anahata – 12 petalled blue lotus
Vishuddhi – 16 petalled violet lotus
Ajna – 2 petalled silver-grey lotus
Sahasrara – 1000 petalled multicolored or red lotus