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Tantra can be defined in many different ways.<\/strong> Culturally and historically, there are several different branches of Tantra, The most obvious division is between the Tibetan, buddhist Tantra and the Indian, hindu Tantra. They have a lot in common, such as the same origin, but there are also many significant differences \u2013 just as significant as the difference between buddhism and hinduism.<\/p>\n There are also the two branches<\/strong> right hand Tantra (dakshina marga) and left hand Tantra (vama marga). There are also divisions that goes by the names white tantra, red Tantra and black Tantra. There are branches of Tantra that are more revolutionary, anarchistic varieties of Tantra, branches that are very much focused on sex and sexual magic, and there are even extremely ascetic branches of Tantra wherin the followers practice celibacy \u2013 something most people would not associate with Tantra\u2026<\/p>\n As within all ideologies and cultural divisions<\/strong>, there are always the secterians, those who claim that their particular version of Tantra is the \u201cright\u201d Tantra, the only correct form of tantra, and everyone else are wrong. It could be about modern, commersialised \u201cNeo-Tantra\u201d, which of course isn\u2019t \u201cgenuine\u201d. Yes, there are washed down and commercialised versions of Tantra, just as there is with anything else. There\u2019s washed down and commersialised music, but that doesn\u2019t stop anyone from playing the music they like.<\/p>\n If something has real substance<\/strong>, and a true inner force, one doesn\u2019t have to worry about it being threated by bad copies. Those who want the real stuff will find it. Arguing about which Tantra is the \u201cright\u201d Tantra becomes even more ridiculous when you consider how many different expressions of Tantra there are already, and how many different branches that has been created over the centuries. And as a matter of fact, a central aspect of Tantra is to break rules and preconcieved ideas, in order to liberate ones consciousness from mind blocks and programming.<\/p>\n Tantra is anarchistic.<\/strong> The goal of Tantra is to achieve absolute oneness with the Divine, with Everything, and to be a free, strong, independent individual, having power over your life \u2013 and one way to achieve this goal is to break down mental programming of the brain, by doing everything different from what you are used to, turning everything upside down, breaking your own mind patterns and norm systems.<\/p>\n Tantra as a spiritual movement<\/strong> is very, very old, like yoga \u2013 and they are intimately connected to each other. The oldest texts about Tantra are approximately 2.000 years old, from India, but noone really knows how old Tantra is. Some historians claim that tantra has animistic, shamanistic roots, and since from my own, limited personal experience of the shamanistic perspective, having worked with shamanistc techniques for more than 20 years, I can only confirm this theory. There are many things Tantra ans shamanism have in common.<\/p>\n And still, Tantra is extremely modern.<\/strong> Tantra is all about seeing that everything is connected to everything else, in the web of life \u2013 which on one hand is very similar to our ancient Norse pagan view of everything connected to the Urd web of Destiny, but on the other hand also very much like the views of modern time quantum physics. The old physicist and Nobel prize winner Niels Bohr claimed that one atom in one part of the universe can\u2019t move without another atom in another part of the universe being influenced by it \u2013 every atom moves every other atom. This is what some people would call holistic thinking \u2013 to see everything as an individable wholeness, where everything influences everything else.<\/p>\n Tantra provides a set of techniques<\/strong> and attitudes to create harmony between body and soul, between individual and wholeness. To realize that everything really is connected. A path beyond dualities, beyond concepts of good and bad. One part of Tantra includes meditation, another part includes sex. Sexuality is such a strong force within every lifeform, including humans, so it is logical that it can be used for many things, including conscious spiritual work.<\/p>\n One central attitude within Tantra<\/strong> is that we are all Divine. I can see every woman as a Goddess, and every man as a God. And it doesn\u2019t even require that you believe in God. It\u2019s not about that. It\u2019s an attitude thing. A common greeting phrase in India is \u201cNamas Te\u201d, and one interpretation of that phrase is \u201cThe Divine in me sees the Divine in you\u201d \u2013 or as you could say it in the meeting between lovers, if they are a man and a woman \u2013 \u201cThe God in me sees the Goddess in You\u201d \u2013 \u201cThe Goddess in me sees the God in you\u201d.<\/p>\n One way to define spirituality<\/strong>, as opposed to religion, which demands you to believe in someone else\u2019s revelations, is that spirituality is totally dependent on your own, personal experience \u2013 of total presence in the now, in the present, to feel limitless and flowing, to experience total unity with everything, to be in ecstasy. Tantra teaches that sex can be a very efficient path to experience this unity with everything, with the Divine. And so does many other spiritual pathways, so tantra is not by any means unique in this regard \u2013 only one of the more sophisticated in its realm.<\/p>\n In our \u201cmodern time\u201d<\/strong>, most of us are unfortunately strongly conditioned to see sex and spirituality as opposites, as contradictory, but it is really important to see that there is no absolute truth to this idea. Historically speaking, there has always been cultures and philosophies that worshipped sex, utilized sex as a natural part of everyday life, as well as in the religious, ceremonial aspect of life \u2013 and there are still cultures like that.<\/p>\n Tantra also includes a ceremonial attitude<\/strong> towards sex, seeing your partner (and yourself) as a worshipable, divine person, worthy of 100 % respect, devotion and reverence. To achieve a 100 % ecstasy, you need a 100 % consent and a 100 % devotion. Your partner becomes the God and\/or Goddess, and you really have to see it that way \u2013 otherwise it doesn\u2019t work. You have to be totally devoted. Devotion is the key to every success, and that goes for tantra aswell as everything else. So it is a question of consciousness.<\/p>\n What I have integrated within myself<\/strong>, from the tantric tradition, and into my everyday life, is a variety of things. The questioning, anarchistic, revolutionizing and mind-blowing aspect of tantra, to expand your consciousness and widen your perspective through breaking down your borders and boundries, old ideas and concepts, the social programming that holds us back from growing into the Divine, Limitless Creatures we all are, behind all that crap we have been covered by since early childhood.<\/p>\n This is a central aspect of Tantra<\/strong>, and is even integrated within the name \u201ctantra\u201d. One of all different translations\/explanations of this ancient sanskrit word is \u201cexpanding web\u201d, which comes from the understanding that we are all part of the same universal web \u2013 the Matrix, if you want \u2013 or the Norse pagan \u201cWeb of Wyrd\u201d. And it can also be translated into \u201cexpanding consciousness\u201d, which of course is what tantra is about.<\/p>\n Another very important tool<\/strong> that can bring a very strong positive influence, in Tantra, is the ceremonial consciuosness. It is really all about attitude. A ceremony, if well designed, can be a great tool for you, if you want to focus yur thoughts, your emotions and your will on one particular thing, one particular mindset, one goal.<\/p>\n Tantra is very, very much more<\/strong> than spiritual sex. Yes, sex is definitely one component within many variations of Tantra, but definitely not all. Tantra is NOT about certain techniques, certain meditations, certain rituals, certain sexual postures \u2013 or any practical arrangements at all. Tantra is first of all a matter of consciousness, of atitude.<\/p>\n You can do anything with a tantric attitude.<\/strong> You can do yoga, have sex, give and recieve touch, such as massage, of course \u2013 but you can be equally tantric washing dishes, tasting wine or driving a car. You can have the consciousness and attitude of a tantric while cooking and eating, building a house, painting, playing or listening to music \u2013 or just about anything that involves the senses, here and now. Tantra can be so much more than you think.<\/p>\n So how can I learn more about tantra?<\/strong> Today, we don\u2019t have to go to India or Tibet, and search for the old tantric master in a secluded village or ashram. With the help of modern communication technology, we can now read about tantra in books,and on the Internet. But we also need to practice. So it can be very inspiring and clarifying to attend some tantric workshops, preferably a few with different teachers, so that you may find the model that suits you best. The combination of reading good theory books and applying practical exercise is usually the most effective.<\/p>\n Attending one of our workshops<\/strong> may be a very good introduction to the tantric lifestyle \u2013 and it can also provide a good development in the future. We have many workshop participants who come back for more, over and over again.<\/p>\n We generally don\u2019t brand our workshops<\/strong> as \u201ctantra workshops\u201d, even if we on a purely technical basis of course could do that, since almost everything we do on our workshops is tantric, one way or another. But we want to focus on the purpose, rather than the tool, or even the name of the tool, the content rather than the outer shell. We also want to avoid preconceptions and prejudice, based on shallow ideas on what tantra \u201creally is\u201d. Therefore we prefer to call them \u201cLove Workshops\u201d, which is literally totally correct.<\/p>\n Really, if you get down to basics<\/strong>, our workshops are entirely about the art of Life, Love, Pleasure, Sex, Devotion, Empathy and Presence.<\/p>\n And that is definitely very, very tantric.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a9 Carl Johan Rehbinder 2008<\/p>\n Tantra can be defined in many different ways. Culturally and historically, there are several different branches of Tantra, The most obvious division is between the Tibetan, buddhist Tantra and the Indian, hindu Tantra. They have a lot in common, such … Forts\u00e4tt l\u00e4sa ![\"Erotic](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cirkuseros.nu\/app\/uploads\/2017\/09\/tantragroup.jpg?resize=584%2C496&ssl=1\")
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