The Only Nice Guru is a Dead Guru

Lots of people claim dead Gurus as their root or Sat Guru. Sri Sivananda, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Anandamayi Ma, Sri Ramakrishna, and Neem Karoli Baba are favorites of the dead Guru disciples. This is somewhat of a tradition, and it seems to be even more prevalent in India. more…

Seducing the Guru

The joke is, we carry on about teachers who seduce their students when nearly every student is constantly trying to seduce the teacher.

How do we seduce the teacher? In the “right” hands, any of the following forms of conduct can be used for purposes of seduction. more…

Teaching Notes

The satsang that took place in Chicago this weekend was the first time I have done any formal teaching since last spring when I decided to take a break. Teaching has been on my mind, and I am also aware that some readers of Living Tantra are teachers. So here are some thoughts, from a Tantrik perspective, on being a teacher. more…

There are No Advanced Teachings

There are no advanced teachings, or beginning teachings. All of life is a teaching of the openness of the natural state.

There are no superior or inferior teachings. Or open versus secret teachings. more…

Being Available

The student and teacher together are a cosmic process: a function or a capacity. One is not separate from the other. Student and teacher are one situation. The student and teacher together are an expression of the lila (game or play) of world Self-recognition. more…

No Shame. No Blame.

The relationship between teacher and student is the central practice of Tantra. Your relationship with your teacher is your sadhana. The View of the tradition is that your relationship with your teacher releases you into an expanded state of Reality. The teacher is your gateway. more…