An intense emotional experience such as fear, joy or sadness can shatter the ego into pieces and bring enlightenment. In this article we’ll explore the Tantric perspective on the 9 basic human emotions, the rasas, and how by experiencing them in a particular way we can transform them into spiritual tools.
What is spiritual enlightenment? Is…
When people learn that you have a guru, they often suspect something is “wrong” with you. Followers of a guru are considered blind, weak sheep-like humans, incapable of taking their own decisions. But the first person I called “my guru” led me away from the real herd of the world.
“I look at his picture and…
Searching for Truth in India
At the age of twenty I had no guru, no master to go to, no spiritual community to comfort me. I was alone on my path and had only one wild aspiration: to fly on the wings of the wind. As Krishnamurti taught, I did not look for a teacher,…
Tantra has become famous for embracing open relationships, where people engage in more than one romantic relationship with mutual consent. However, the stereotype misses the key aspect of traditional Tantra: all our relationships should be based on love. When we have multiple love relationships it is known as polyamory.
What Tantra should be famous for is allowing God’s…
For Tantrics, forgiveness is one of the major tools for spiritual transformation. In this video below, our senior Tantra teacher Blandine explains in a simple and beautiful how to use the protection mechanisms of grudge and guilt to achieve the transformation desired behind them.
Without doubt Jesus lived a very exemplary life. But where is the connection to Tantra? How do the basic tantric principles correlate with him? Blandine talks about his three main encrypted lessons and how to understand the parables presented in the Bible as well as his crucifixion and resurrection.
A continuation of the first part…