Tantra Meditation Technique
Tantra meditation is the technique that gives the feelings of balance of cosmic and individual energies, fostering of wholeness and completeness.
Tantra is a sanskrit word which relates to the idea that everything and everyone in the universe are interconnected. It is very much related to the word ‘mystism’. It has to do lot with the cosmic energy and one’s individual energy.
Here is the simple technique of tantra meditaion that cherishes the feelings of wholeness, complete, joy:
- Sit on a cushion or a mat in a corner of your room. Attain an upright position and make sure that your spine is straight and vertical. Now relax your muscles.
- Light a candle and burn some incense. Place few fresh flowers near you as it gives pleasing effect. Keep a divine book near you that encourages you to unwind and relax.
- Offer a short prayer to the divine energy that is all pervading within you and outside you. Pray to the Light of Love to enlighten your heart with radiance and warmth.
- Close your eyes and let everything go. Observe your breath by counting. For example: count 1,2 breath in; count 3,4 breath out. Remain in your own pace and continue for a minute or two.
- Now begin the silent portion of your meditation. Close your eyes and deeply meditate on breathing pattern to harmonize your thoughts.
- Start focussing on the object of meditation. Think of unconditional divine love. Begin to perceive it and identify yourself with it. The result is that you will feel the correspondent energy between you and the energy of the object of your meditation. Concentrate on this energy.
- Go on identifying with the Supreme object and feel related to it. This stage is called samadhi. You will feel the intense field of energy and you can appreciate that it is surrounding and pervading you.
- Once you feel the relationship plan to improve the realtionship. For example relationship of kindliness. Meditate on that and mentally affirm for kindliness of the Supreme on you. Spend some time on further affirmations for harmony peace for you and whole world.
- Open your eyes as you have finished your tantra meditation. Now you will enjoy the feelings that arise of being connected with the Supreme and related as an intergral part of the big world. This is the radiant and blissful stage of tantra.