Conclusion
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
The essence of Tantra is experiencing the bliss of the divine on the earthly plane as you see your lover as the divine. Sexual pleasure is used as a gateway to divine bliss, and sexual relationship is considered one of the fastest ways of reaching enlightenment. It teaches you how to go within to unlock the energies to transform your experience of the world into one of bliss. In tantra, it is the body and the senses that provide vehicles for us to go beyond the duality of good and evil. You can rediscover your essence, which is the sacred connection of everything. You become more aware of how your attitudes determine the way you experience your own reality, and how your level of awareness affects the quality of you relationships with others. Practicing tantra helps you to create a sense of ceremony by inviting the dance into the center of the sacred each moment by every choice by each action and each partner to fully honor the divinity in yourself and your partner in a sensual-sexual expression.
Tantra celebrates the holy act of love by inviting God into the love making which is the highest expression of love and intimacy. Tantra views sexuality much different than modern society does. Sadly, the media depicts sex as a lustful recreation activity for self gratification. We are bombarded by images that are much more about the vulgar pornograghic side rather than the sacred beauty of the act of love. Experiencing Tantra can change the way you view your own sexuality. Through Tantra you can discover the tools of enlightenment and celebrate love in every way to fully dance with life.