Sex and sexual rituals do not feature in many (the majority!) of the Tantras that we know of. And in those where it does feature, it...

To many modern westerners Tantra is synonymous with sex. But Tantra, as with many other spiritual traditions, still attracts some forms of asceticism, including celibacy. Indeed, it could be argued that most practitioners of traditional Tantra were (and still are) celibate. This is because some of the most successful and enduring branches of tantra can be found within the monastic tradition of Buddhism, where vows of celibacy are common. On initial inspection this may seem co

To many people in the west the terms tantra and sex have become synonymous. If someone uttered the word “tantra” during a word...

“By the union with shakti there is excitation and in the end, one is absorbed into shakti. That bliss (of union) which is said to be the...