But what good is a philosophy and path if we can’t apply it to everyday life?
It’s like yoga. There is nothing interesting about being able to do full lotus or to balance on your arms. This kind of technology would not have been handed down in secrecy from teacher to student for millennia if these physical abilities were the only goal.
The reality is that the philosophy and practice of tantra and yoga must be applied to our lives – our everyday, mundane lives – if they are to be of any value at all.
So What Does Tantra Offer Us?
1. Freedom
Depression is rampant these days. Tantra can help.
The ancient tantrikas preached freedom. They said to throw out the constructs of society and live from your divine place. The rules and expectations that we learn act as invisible prisons keeping us “in check,” therefore keeping us from acting from our true passions (unless of course they lie within the prison walls).
