Tantra

• Tantra by Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita

1. How does Tantra perceive attachment?

Attachment arises because we want to experience pleasure on a regular basis and we are afraid of pain. Therefore, we get attached to the object of pleasure. This is natural and should not be condemned. The way Tantra will deal with this addiction to pleasure, and subsequent attachment, is to make it ritualistic, bringing awareness to each nuance of the situation. When the object of attachment is removed, for whatever reason, the person goes through withdrawal symptoms and therefore experiences the pain of loss. This also, is an opportunity to meditate on the loss, and to find the inner oneness which is beyond all attachment. It may also happen, that people are living in a state of fear, because in the past they have experienced the pain of loss, and therefore avoid moving into a state of attachment, when actually, this is what they crave. This fear can be dissolved through a series of Tantra meditations which help us to move into the very roots of desire and therefore learn to take this subject playfully rather than as heavy and serious. A sense of lightness tempered with a quality of conscious exploration in the discovery of our inner depths is a wise way to enter the inner world of attachment.

2. Are Tantra techniques helpful in transforming anger?

YES! Anger is one of the most potent energies we have. It contains many nuances which are helpful to understand. The basic quality of anger is powerful animal life force energy. It is with the energy of anger that we have been able to survive many turbulent experiences in our evolution. In addition to this, in civilized society, it is given birth to by the energy of spontaneity, whose freshness has been denied and not allowed to come forth. This repression is what gives birth to a great deal of the anger we know of in today's world. Other qualities of anger which are important is that of the mother protecting her young, or the lover protecting his beloved, or the mountaineer determined to survive a difficult and challenging climb. In other words, we need to call on this energy as a resource on certain occasions. When we practice Tantra techniques to transform anger, we are not condemning the anger. We are simply saying, let us take this beautiful life force energy and let it breathe and be expressed through acceptance, and awareness. As we do this, the quality of anger is very naturally transformed into compassion, or spontaneity, or joy.

3. Tantra says, do not fight, accept. Please explain.

Acceptance is the number one key for a blissful life. This does not mean a 'giving up' kind of acceptance. It means understanding the teaching being given in this alive moment so deeply that there is a very natural quality of surrendering to the wisdom inherent in life. Life itself is the master, if we but know it. Each moment offers us an indescribable jewel of a teaching, a valuable lesson, which we need to absorb through being in moment to moment awareness and loving acceptance. If we fight with life, we lose valuable energy, and end up quite miserable. Meditation helps us to learn to listen and become attuned to the wisdom of each aspect of life experience.

Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita
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