Five Frequently Asked Questions

Is this practice right for me?

Human suffering, fear and hatred, are everywhere, yet we have the potential to live in joy, bliss and sacred ecstasy. If you long for the deep inner peace that comes from living with the holiness of compassion, appreciation, and grace, then you may feel moved to explore further the tantric spiritual life (which is described in The Way of the BodyPrayerPath® and elsewhere).

This tantric way of living that heals emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual wounds by celebrating and cultivating the divine energies within each of us. It is a tantric path of sexual spiritual practices that free the dancing of the divine, aligning our lives with the supreme flow of the universe, which is that of the truthfulness of Love.

Consider joining us on this tantric path of sexual-spiritual health, healing, and happiness, as we center ourselves, and dance the serenity and the joyfulness of being human, of being fully alive, and of living heaven here on earth!

What, in brief, is Tantra?

"Tantra" is an ancient Sanskrit word, meaning "weaving" and BodyPrayerPath® is a set of spiritual practices that weave the divine energies of Holy Spirit within the daily existence of our humanity.
Tantra is an experiential, ethical, and existential path of sexual-spiritual practices initiated by the simple yet profound realization that our erotic body, in its pain and in its pleasures, defines the here-and-now of our being-in-the-world. And it is here-and-now that we must celebrate and cultivate our divine potential to live life in Love.

Although many people have heard about tantra because of its sexual practices, tantra is essentially a way of living life in meditation. Some practitioners dedicate their sexual activity to their spiritual development. Many practitioners – for example, the followers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama – follow a tantric path that is celibate. The essential dimension of both sexual and “nonsexual” tantra is that the energies of our lifeforce are recruited to help us awaken into our spiritual enlightenment.

Will tantra conflict with my religious beliefs?

Tantra originates in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions. It has much in common with the Sufism of Islam, and – perhaps especially with Taoism from China, as well as with native teachings, with the Kabbalist teachings of Judaism, and with Gnostic Christianity. However, you do not have to believe in any particular religion to benefit from the study of tantra. There are Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and non-theistic practitioners.

To participate you simply have to be open minded about the sexual spiritual energies of the lifeforce that flows within us, through us, and all around us.

Tantra is an experimental, adventurous way of life. It is profoundly ethical, experiential, and existential. It is geared to the practicalities of everyday life – and especially to our intention to live this life lovingly.

What makes tantra challenging?

You can think of every practice on the tantric path as having three inherently interrelated aspects:

1. Tantra cultivates our spiritual awareness and ethicality – it is a way of living life in meditation.
2. Tantra accesses and mobilizes our sacred energies – and our chattering mind always stands in the way of this process.
3. Tantra frees us from our egotism – it dissolves the chattering mind’s commitment to judgmentalism, it releases us from our conditioning and our repetitive “scripts,” it allows us to “get out of our heads” and into our hearts and our erotic bodies, and it liberates us from shame, guilt, and anxiety.

So the short answer to this question is that our egotism is strenuously attached to itself, and thus is strenuously opposed to the power of tantra to cause its dissolution.

How can I learn more?

There are many ways to learn more about tantra, and some of the books mentioned on this site will help you.  In terms of books authored by people associated with this site, The Way of the BodyPrayerPath is a good book to start, and the What is Tantric Practice? and Liberating Eros are also helpful in different ways.
Beware of those who present themselves as “tantra teachers” – there is much chicanery in this field, as in all religious or spiritual areas.  Your inner Spirit is your own best teacher!

But also beware of imagining that you can understand tantra by reading about it! Tantra has to be experienced to be understood – it is, after all, an esoteric spiritual practice. It addresses matters of Holy Spirit that cannot be videoed, measured, packaged, or adequately written about…and besides, perhaps we all need to be mindful of Osho’s teaching: Knowledge that is helpful at the time of our death is wisdom; knowledge that is not is scholarship! Sooner or later, we all find the tantric path by practicing, and practicing, and practicing…