A Metaphysical Explanation of Tantra

 

Enlightenment is simply a change in perspective. We are responsible for our own happiness, and the source of happiness comes from within. We find happiness from within not through sensory deprivation but through abandoning the belief that sensory gratification is the source of permanent validation that will ultimately lead to our peace of mind.

“Don Juan assured me that in order to accomplish the feat of making myself miserable I had to work in a most intense fashion, and that it was absurd. I had now realized I could work just the same in making myself complete and strong. "The trick is in what one emphasizes," he said. "We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."”
-From Journey To IxtIan (4)

A metaphysical explanation of Tantra is simply that we always get what we want, and whether or not we actually get what we need is a matter of awareness and intention. In other words, we create our own realities by the power of free will to choose our own destiny, and the outcome is a product of our awareness.

When we choose to create our lives from an understanding that we are already whole, complete, and eternal, we are living a life of abundance without limitations. When we live our lives believing that the answers are all “out there” and that the next person, place or thing is the key to our happiness, then we are committed to a course in suffering and emptiness.

Tantra is a path of knowing simply that whatever you desire already exists within you. To manifest your desire all you need to do is find the source from within, and the magic of Tanta is that once you have discovered the source of your desire from within, it will manifest in the material world for your enjoyment and fulfillment without the suffering of attachment.

If you desire love, Tantra is a path that will show you that you are love.

If you desire the special love of another, Tantra is a path that will show you that there is no other and all are one.

The eight Christian beatitudes as outlined by St. Augustine of Hippo express the concept of experiencing fruition of desire from within beautifully. (5)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Poverty of spirit is the spark of desire for enlightenment. To seek enlightenment from within is the yellow brick road to paradise.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Grief ignites the desire for closure and healing. To seek solace from loss from within is to find heaven from within and to discover that there is no duality, no loss, and no separation. We are all one.

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth.” If we perceive meekness as humility, and if we understand humility to be the path of finding heaven from within, from the perspective of heaven where all are one, the Earth and the universe itself are a great reflection of all that we are from within. We inherit the Earth without owning it. We are one with the Earth.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” If you seek an understanding of justice from within, it becomes obvious that all return to love and all roads lead to love. From the perspective of eternity, there is no need for crime or punishment. We are all one, and the sum total of our experience only adds to a greater understanding of love. Those who are looking for justice from within will discover forgiveness, and through forgiveness, they will experience grace.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Once we have discovered the heart of forgiveness and grace, our hearts will evolve to the frequency of compassion.

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God.” Once our hearts have evolved to hold the frequency of compassion, we will understand the essence of unconditional love, which is the essence of Christ, Krishna, the Buddha, and the true Self within.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.” Once we have awakened to the true Self within, we are peacemakers as a manifestation of the peace we have found from within. We are all children of God, but the enlightened seekers will be gifted with the ability to show others the way to peace and happiness.

“Blessed are the persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The awakened spirit knows that it is eternal and that no harm can come to us. Nothing can change the truth of who we are. Love is eternal. We are love and we are in love. From that perspective there is nothing to fear, and once we have surrendered fear, heaven and Earth are one.

From a Tantric perspective, the beatitudes represent the journey through the Chakras. There are eight beatitudes and eight major Chakras running up the base of the spine to the point above of the crown of the head. The spiritual lesson of each chakra corresponds to the progression of lessons in the beatitudes.

Kundalini, the primal force of life, is the source of desire that we can choose to direct internally to rise up through the Chakras, or it can be externally driven by the ego’s will into the material world. It is a matter of free will whether we direct our life force in a direction that is inquisitive or acquisitive.

Kundalini contains the essence of the unconscious mind that is connected to the collective unconsciousness of the universe. If we direct our kundalini up through the progression of the beatitudes through the Chakras, we will experience a merging of the conscious and unconscious mind, manifesting enlightenment, or super consciousness.

Enlightenment is our natural state of being. It is built into the design of our bodies through the Chakras. We are “fearfully and wonderfully made”. But the choice to experience enlightenment is a matter of free will. It is ours to choose.

We are free.

Free will is essential to unconditional love, because without it, love could only be conditional.

Love is all there is to know.

Looking through the eyes of eternity, there is nothing to fear in free will.

All return to love.

 


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