The Essence of Tantra

This ebook features dialogues and contemplations from The Essence of Tantra, a weekend retreat.

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In the great religious and spiritual traditions, there are essentially two approaches: one, found in the Vedantic tradition, directs attention away from the content of experience; the other, celebrated in the Tantric approach, turns our attention towards it.

In The Essence of Tantra, Rupert Spira explores the Tantric tradition and illuminates how it reveals reality as a single, indivisible whole characterised by pure awareness. Through meditations and dialogues, you are introduced to the Tantric way of embracing experiences rather than turning away from them. As a result, the way you feel, sense the body, perceive the world, and relate to others becomes infused with this understanding. All your experiences become increasingly transparent to the light of awareness.

Ultimately, the paths of Vedanta and Tantra are not opposing but complementary, enriching each other and leading to a singular understanding of the ultimate reality behind all experience. So, whether you turn away from or towards experience, either path will reveal the essence of your true, undivided nature.

The Sahaja Digital Retreat Collection offers titles that re-create the experience of a full retreat with Rupert Spira, featuring guided meditations and selected dialogues from one of his weekend or seven-day retreats. This ebook presents lightly edited transcripts of the contemplations and conversations held at The Essence of Tantra, an online weekend retreat held in May 2021.

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