A Word on Tantra* and Bhakti
I am a shameless Bhākta. I am head over heels in love with divinity in many of Its forms. So why Tantra? It is said that Bhakti is the fastest and most enjoyable path to enlightenment, so why not just stick to that? That’s where I started, so why the emphasis on Tantra these days?
It’s like this: Bhakti is indeed a very fast and enjoyable path. I don’t know about enlightenment because I am not enlightened, but I trust what knowledgeable people say about that being true. I do know from experience that it is a lightning-fast method to obtain Oneness. When I’m chanting, the bliss of that Oneness is unsurpassed. The effects of the vibrations change matter, as I found out when I healed my body with chanting. However, the Oneness fragments back into the many when I stop chanting and come back to the relative world. The echos of the vibrations definitely come with me, and ripple out into all areas Read the rest