Does the ancient art of Tantra have significance in the modern world? Many things define the times we live in today – speed, abundance, working hard and playing hard among them. In many ways we seem to have it all, but there is another side to the picture.

We also seem to be disintegrating as human beings. We seem to be turning into shadows of our former selves in our constant quest for money and self-centered pleasure. And selfishness, as any experienced tantra teacher can...

Tantra is a strong word for many, and tends to conjure up at least three different images for different people – sex, harnessing dark forces or the notorious lounge in the United States.

The reason for the first is easy to understand – sex is a universal buzzword, and New Age bookstores use Tantra as an attention-grabbing keyword. Authors, too, find sex to be the easiest tool to sell their name and their works. In fact, a majority of people relate Tantra to the sexual...

Tantra is the combination of tattva ( the advanced science of cosmic principles ), and mantra ( the sciences of mystic sound and energy vibrations ) and its various applications. Authentic Tantra is based on the harmonization of this combination, raising its intensity to unlimited potency.

Tantra has a wide range of practical techniques applicable by men and women of every spiritual level. It aims at turning every action into a practice of love. Here is a basic tantric bonding...

Why is the way of life prescribed by ancient tantra more essential today than ever before? It does not take a tantra teacher to reveal the reason – plain common sense and observation are enough.

In this day and age people, have started looking upon life and its benefits like they would upon coffee – they want them instant. It’s the same story when it comes to Nirvana - they want that in an instant too. The hunger for everything – fame, riches, sex and...

How to meditate? Breath, and watch your breath.

Among the documented benefits of meditation are less anxiety, decreased depression, reduction in irritability and moodiness, better learning ability and memory and greater creativity. That's just for starters. Then there is slower aging (possibly due to higher DHEA levels), feelings of vitality and rejuvenation, less stress (actual lowering of cortisol and lactate levels), rest (lower metabolic and heart rate), lower blood pressure,...

There are so many different types of meditation. How many? Who knows, but enough so that you can find the one that's right for you. To get your search started, here are six types of meditation you can try.

1. Breath watching. Can meditating be as simple as paying attention to your breath for a few minutes? You bet. Relax in whatever position works best for you, close your eyes and start to pay attention to your breathing. Breathing through your nose gets your diaphragm involved...

Too much stress? You need a simple stress meditation. Of course, learning to meditate might intimidate you, and it's tough to find the time for daily meditation. A solution to both problems is a meditation you can learn right now, that will take a minute to do each day.

An Easy Stress Meditation

When you breath through your mouth, it expands your chest. Breath through your nose and you'll notice how your abdomen extends. Nose-breathing causes the diaphram to pull air to the...

There are many benefits to be had by meditating regularly. If you are somebody that constantly feels stressed, frustrated, anxious or angry, it is definitely a good idea to consider meditation. Meditation is the process of paying attention and learning to focus. In a day and age where people's minds are ina constant state of flux, thinking about work, or getting from A to B, or worrying about things that may or may not happen, now more than ever, meditation is of high importance for...

If your head must be in the clouds, Keep your feet on the ground.The rewards of other worldliness are dubius and besides, it's lonely up there.

Whatever you may think of this physical world, it still remains the arena of which you must perform. The basic instinctual drives propel and necessity presides as ruthlessly as any nero.A cloud dweller is innevitably precipitated into the earthly melee and, unless his stance is firm, his defeat is certain. At best, he will be badly...

If you are suffering from any kind of problems in your life, then you may find it worthwhile learning about meditation benefits.

People have been using mediation for thousands of years and for many different reasons. It should not be thought of as simply a new age practice that has no relevance for the majority of people.

The actual benefits of practicing mediation can be broken up into three distinct areas. These are spiritual, mental, as well as physical. The...