Tantra–Esoteric Teachings
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Tantra is the secret or esoteric part of Buddhist practice. It is often referred to as the vajrayana or Diamond Path. True esoteric Buddhism includes all the teachings of the exoteric schools as well as the secret teachings and practices.
Tantra requires the initiation or empowerment of a qualified teacher or master who provides specialized teachings, rituals, and practices to enable the disciple to root out or eliminate the dark side of his/her psyche and thus become like the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. Supernormal powers are viewed as the natural outcome of realization and are used by qualified teachers. However, ordinary disciples are not allowed to discuss or display their supernormal powers. Only very highly evolved Bodhisattvas and Buddhas dare to display such powers and then only to help living beings. A person seeking initiation must demonstrate an understanding of emptiness, exhibit high moral conduct, and have developed an altruistic desire to help all beings. Any empowerment will have limited impact without a proper foundation of preliminary practices or Prayogas. It recognizes that supernormal powers cannot be given to one who has not eliminated the negative aspects of the self.
Distinctive Features of the Four Classes of Tantra
An energetic yoga workshop with intense breath work to arouse and transform sexual energy into sacredness.
In the field of yoga, Ancient Tantra Kriya Yoga can be placed in between Kundalini Yoga, Babaji’s Tantra Yoga, Agama Yoga and Hatha Yoga. Like other types of yoga Tantra Kriya Yoga is in search of relaxation, physical exercises, balancing of energy and cleaning up the chakra’s. Yet it’s main goal is to collect, transform and transmute the life force of our being, Prana and Sacred energy. To achieve this Ancient Tantra Kriya Yoga uses 5 tools: Pranayama’s, Meditation, Asana’s & Kriya’s, Ritualism and Sacred Sexuality.
