Unlike the history you might have been forced to learn in school, the history of the Tantrik traditions is a fascinating story that consists not merely of information, but of inspirational and powerful ideas—some of the most original ideas ever conceived concerning human potential. Historically, these ideas were inextricably wedded to transformativ

Let me clarify that here “worship” means—at the very least—the actual evocation of the power of the Deity and interaction with it. More commonly, it means becoming that deity through techniques of ritualized meditation and/or meditative ritual, either temporarily or as part of a process by which any perception of difference between oneself and the

This state of awareness in which you are completely in tune with reality, immersed in your divine nature, is called samāveśa.

Dharmabodhi Sarasvatī.

section.) The Krama school of NŚT teaches that we can observe the divine acts of sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and saṃhāra in the arising and falling away of each and every cognition

Swāmī Muktānanda (“Bābā”) probably did more than anyone else in the 20th century to make the teachings of Śaiva Tantra known in the West,

Tantrasāra

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” — Thomas Merton

Tantra seeks to develop a “healthy ego,” which is a servant of the divine Core. But as mentioned, that strengthening and healing of the body-mind is far easier and more joyful once there has been some degree of awakening to your essence-nature, which is why the latter is given priority.