Ipsalu Tantra: Qualities of Ipsalu Tantra

A Paradign Shift for a New Earth

1) Ipsalu Tantra is Liberation through Expansion:
The roots of the word “Tantra” are two Sanskrit words, meaning “Liberation” and  “Expansion”. This implies that you can be liberated by expanding your consciousness. We usually live in a very small reality. We define ourselves in terms of limitations: Those imposed by society, those accepted by early childhood conditioning, and those decisions we made along the way. As we learn to identify with the larger truth, we begin to live more freely. In an expanded state we find our true Self.

Ipsalu Tantra creates the potential for living Life:

• Free from shame. Sadly, most Personalities are built on a foundation of shame, a sense of unworthiness. In addition, we have been taught to be embarrassed about our bodies and its natural functions. This cuts us off from really knowing our body, experiencing it fully, and enjoying our physical nature. When we realize the body is a perfect manifestation of our self-concept, we come to see the body, and its every part and function, as an opportunity to learn about ourselves, another holy expression of the Divine. Then we can simply enjoy our body and make a game of achieving body mastery.
  
  
• Free from the fear of intimacy. IN-TO-ME-SEE... We have not allowed ourselves to be seen for the fear that our inner self may be rejected. We won’t even see ourselves, perhaps because our magnificence is more than we can accept. We are afraid of being alone, and yet fear the vulnerability required for real intimacy. You will come to realize that the sense of isolation and alienation that tortures most people is only an illusion. It persists only because they believe in it and find there a sense of safety. In your expanded moments you experience a unity with all beings.
  
  
• Free from attachment to our “positive & negative” attributes. All Attachment eventually leads to suffering. Even those we call positive can be a limitation because determining what is positive involves a judgment, and any judgment automatically excludes Soul. Soul can not live where there is judgment. You can have preferences for one quality over another and make healthy choices. All without condemning the alternatives or feeling superior.
  
  
• Free from social pressures. We play out roles, doing what we think is expected, not being authentic to our true nature. We are so good at that (some better than others ;c). We have learned to be attached to others, looking to them for love and validation. As soon as we find the source of love within ourselves, we no longer need approval from others. We come to follow our inner guidance. Other people’s opinions and expectations become irrelevant. People don’t actually see who we really are anyway. What they see has been filtered through their projections. We are neither limited nor defined by our relationships. We are Free (c:
  
  
• Free from boundaries. Eventually we realize that we have a physical body, but are not limited to our body; we have feelings, but are not limited by our feelings; we share a consensual reality, but are not confined to that viewpoint. In truth we have created our limits, and we invest an enormous amount of energy to hold them in place. Once that is clear we are in a position to release those artificial constructs. In the throes of Ecstasy we are as unbounded as Existence itself. We merge into the Divine and become one with All That Is. Eventually we can learn to come into that holy place when ever we choose.

2) Ipsalu Tantra is an Interweaving of Parts.
Another definition of the word Tantra is “a loom”. A tantric orientation means an acceptance and celebration of our physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual aspects. Ipsalu Tantra is an interweaving of the energies of our many levels of consciousness. From the most mundane to the most erotic, and further to the most profound, we weave an intricate tapestry of Being. The goal is the conscious tuning-in to the subtle cosmic energies around us, while at the same time being deeply rooted in the earth.

To accomplish this end Ipsalu Tantra teaches techniques to:

• Stay present with whatever aspect of our humanness or divinity is asking for expression in the moment, simply witnessing it without judgment.
  
  
• Satisfy the senses. Most yogas work to disconnect from the senses. Tantrikas arrive at that same goal by over-loading the senses, satisfying them to the point of satiation. They then go beyond their limits, expanding their range of perception to include what is normally unseen, unheard, unknown.
  
  
• Honor sexuality. WE CAN reconnect love and sex, seeing sexual energy as one expression of higher consciousness (Kundalini). A sexual encounter is transformed when we see it as an opportunity for the Divine to experience life in a body. There are few moments in life when divinity is invited to participate. Let's increase them!!!
  
  
• Experience repressed feelings. We have learned to narrow our range of emotions, often losing contact with them entirely. As balancing progresses, we will learn to be aware of all feelings, honoring them, receiving and enjoying them. Feelings add a variety of colors to the palette from which you paint your life’s picture. We realize that our capacity for love and joy is much greater than our fear, or our pain, or our anger.
  
  
• Celebrate the body. In Ipsalu Tantra the body is included in spiritual awakening. From the Tantric perspective, all the esoteric symbols can be interpreted as referring to body processes. There is nothing in creation that isn’t represented in the body. A healthy attitude about your physical nature helps in completing your physical experience.

3) Ipsalu Tantra is Balancing of Polarities.
The “parts” mentioned above, (intuition, sexuality, emotions, body), are often considered feminine aspects. Recognizing the duality of the universe, Ipsalu Tantra honors and empowers the female principles and  invites harmony and balance with the male principles of linear logic and rationality.

4) Ipsalu Tantra Acknowledges the Divinity in All people and All Paths.
Devotion and meditation are not separate from life. Every moment, every encounter, every experience is a unique jewel of great worth, to be fully savored and appreciated. This meaning is best held in the ancient Sanskrit word Namaste.  Simply put this means: “The Divine within me recognizes and honors the Divine within you.”

Many spiritual paths have become so steeped in forms, so institutionalized, that the main concern is maintaining an organization. This is often accomplished by convincing seekers that their particular path alone holds the key to regaining their true nature. TIpsalu Tantra honors all paths, even those that don’t appear to be paths. Each Soul ultimately directs its own unfolding. When the time is right and you are willing, the optimal influences will be provided, sometimes in the most unlikely circumstances.

5) Ipsalu Tantra is the Yoga (Union) of Expanded Sex.
Sex (Sexual Energy) is the beginning of this path, but not the end. Ipsalu Tantra is not an excuse for hedonism. It is a glorious way to enhance sexual pleasure and sense gratification, but is certainly not a limited to that. Ipsalu Tantra is a form of meditation that uses sexual energy, the most powerful force available for spiritual growth to beings at this stage of development. It becomes the fuel for a jet-path to Self-Realization and Enlightenment.

6) Ipsalu Tantra is a Path of Surrender.
Rather than struggling to subdue the lower nature, Ipsalu Tantra provides the safety and love that allows Ego to surrender to its higher nature. Through self-acceptance and self-love, the lower nature is transformed, providing an instantaneous passageway into state of higher awareness.

7) Ipsalu Tantra is Working with Subtle Energies.  
This is the heart of the Ipsalu Tantra practice. Most other aspects of Ipsalu Tantra represent a shift in attitude. These are shifts brought about by practicing ancient techniques:

• Learning to generate and contain more energy in the body.
• Directing energies for rejuvenation, for healing self and others
• Allowing energies to move within you bye removing obstructions.
• Transmuting sexual energy into higher vibrations.
• Developing psychic abilities, trusting your impulses and inner knowingness.
• Purifying the subtle bodies, preparing to awaken the Kundalini.