Tantra is Science
Most people either reject Tantra as a superstition, or consider it a scary thing and advise to stay away from it. But this is a science in which people started working with imagination and did it to such a level that you can create a whole world if you want. Let us know about it in some detail –
Tantra-yoga depends heavily on imagination. In this a very systematic process of imagination is resorted to. Imagination is transformed into a medium that transcends the limitations of your current existence.
Yoga does not depend much on the power of imagination, because it has different types of methods and different means. But Tantra-Yoga depends heavily on imagination. In this a very systematic process of imagination is resorted to. Imagination is transformed into a medium that transcends the limitations of your current existence. It takes you to a completely different direction or different level of experience and reality. Have you seen esoteric tantric circles? They are very detailed and sophisticated. If they have to form a group, three or four people will work day and night because these tasks are very intricate and have to be applied in a particular way. It’s a way of training your mind to visualize and use it, but in a very controlled way. An artist also does the same, the only difference is that he does all this with his instincts and not with a system. But Tantra is using imagination in a special way, using it as a science.
If you look at the Tantric system, you will find that many types of goddesses are worshiped in it. But this is not completely correct. Through Tantra Shakti, a particular goddess is imagined and this imagination covers all the details, for example, from her clothes to her jewelry, to her nails and everything else, she is imagined with complete awareness. After some time it is no longer an imagination, it becomes a living reality. It becomes a living force in the life of a Tantrik and he uses this power in many unique ways which are sometimes unbelievable. There are many other aspects to this, but imagination is a very powerful method.
If you want, you can create your own little finger out of grass. This is the system. It also happens that if you sow a mango seed, the Tantrik will make it grow there and within an hour or two it will start bearing fruits.
It will take.
If I give you an idea, you can create an entire life just from that idea. This is the art of Tantra. You can try it. You can spend some time on this and see. Go and sit near a tree or grass. Close your eyes and recreate it in your mind by imagining it. Picture this blade of grass with complete clarity in your mind. Start at the bottom or at the very top and slowly build this entire straw in your mind. This straw has to be created 100% in your mind with complete vividness and clarity. This will require a lot of work.
In my childhood, I used to create many things in my mind. If you can, let me tell you one more thing. If you can create it in your mind, then also create the memory of this little finger in detail in your mind. When I say memory, it means that this small finger has many qualities. You go into detail down to the micromillimeter level and draw every little detail in your mind. Doing this will create a tremendous possibility in your mind. Now if you want, you can create your little finger out of grass. This is the system. You go into detail down to the micromillimeter level and draw every little detail in your mind. Doing this will create a tremendous possibility in your mind. Now if you want, you can create your little finger out of grass. This is the system. This is what we call Maya. Maya does not mean that it does not exist. The existence of Maya makes you feel its presence every moment in your life. Similarly, dream does not mean that it does not exist. Existence exists, but it is not as you perceive it. It is not like what you are understanding through your five senses. Its nature is completely different.
So in this way Tantra is a science, in which those people started working with imagination and did it to such a level that you can create a whole world if you want.
