Ancient tantra techniques can be used to integrate all aspects of our life into a blissful, unified whole. This is no exaggeration – this ancient science, apart from offering a means to holistic spiritual evolution, is also the art of Abundant Life in all its aspects. There are many disciplines that a tantra master teaches his students, including various tantra yoga modules, pranayama (breathing), mudras, rituals and chants, kundalini tantra, energy-visualization of deities, alchemy and healing. In the process of learning tantra, a disciple’s entire physical and spiritual being is awakened and raised to its highest power.

The secrets of ancient tantra, when unfolded under the expert guidance of a qualified tantra teacher, can change and empower you in hitherto unimagined ways. This ancient art and way of life is available to you today, captured from the closely guarded secrets of Hindu Tantra and the rejuvenating mysteries of tantra yoga. You will come face to face with the potent tantra deities that have the power to cleanse, energize and revitalize you.

As you behold them, you eventually learn to see your partner as a tantra goddess or god – and discover true sensuality. A life lived in a state of aware, alive tantra spirituality is a life lived to the optimum. It is lived at the peak in all respects – sexually, emotionally and spiritually – a life completely attuned and adapted to the ebbs and tides of the cosmic energy all around us that most never discern or learn to harness.

One of the most basic, and yet most powerful, tantra techniques is the evoking of tantra deities through specific tantric mantra chanting, thereby focusing inwards and listening to the surging divine power there.

Under expert tutelage of a tantra master, this practice causes a welling-up of spiritual consciousness within the individual. The result is increased conscious awareness of universal cosmic vibration – the very essence of the tantra goddess or god whose power, one is evoking.

The scripture ‘Yoni Devi Sutra’ recounts a cryptic conversation between Shiva and the acknowledged tantra goddess Shakti.  It is considered a precursor to the famed ‘Kamasutra’ written by Vatsyayana, and it offers a glimpse of the laws of Hindu tantra regarding sexual behaviour.

A short verse from this scripture states:

“Dying… you fall in love, up close and yet so far

Let divine love descend upon our souls

And makes us divine spiritual beings of love…”

This profound spiritual concept is the fundamental nature of tantra.

Acharya Subhojit Dasgupta is a Tantra Teacher with an in-depth knowledge of traditional Indian sciences and Sanskrit literature. Visit his tantra online guide to read more about Ancient Tantra and Tantra Deities,  learn tantra exercises and tantric techniques from this young Tantra Master.