Tantra
Tantra is one of the great streams of Sanatana Dharma: a body of revealed texts and practices that treats the whole world as the play of one divine consciousness. It is not a single sect but a current that runs through the Shaiva, Shakta and Vaishnava traditions, with its own texts, its fierce and esoteric deities, and a practice built on mantra, yantra and initiation.
A note before you begin. This hub explains what Tantra means — its texts, deities and ideas. The operative mantras and initiatory (dīkṣā) rites are gated and not reproduced here. The aim is understanding, not a manual.
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Common questions
What is Tantra?
Tantra is a stream of Sanatana Dharma based on a body of revealed texts (the agamas and tantras) and practices that treat the whole world as the play of one divine consciousness. It is not a single sect but a current running through Shaiva, Shakta and other traditions, with its own metaphysics, deities, and a practice built on mantra, yantra and initiation.
Is Tantra the same as the Western idea of 'tantric sex'?
No. That is a modern caricature. Classical Tantra is a vast spiritual path concerned with liberation, worship, mantra and the nature of consciousness. Sexual symbolism exists in some strands as a metaphysics of the union of Shiva and Shakti, but it is a small and often purely symbolic part of a large tradition.
Do you publish the actual mantras and rituals?
No. This site explains what Tantra means and what its mantras, yantras and rites are for, but the operative mantras and initiatory (dīkṣā) procedures are gated and are not reproduced. The aim is understanding, not a manual.