In Tantra, the divine is in everything and plays a game of hide and seek with itself using cloaks, but the concealment is for fun and to play. “All of creation is divinely danced into existence for the simple delight and the play of embodying the Supreme’s own blissful nature.” (Anusara website) According to Tantric philosophy, because the divine is in everything, we could begin to see that the divine is in us, but our own Shakti (mind) veils our Shiva (spirit) so that we can’t fully realize the divine within. Once we recognize that the Divine is within us all, we can use the same mind to explore our own personal divine-ness!
Often, this plays out in my daily life when I hear my inner voice talking about how disappointed I am in myself and how I need to change in order to be a better person or I need to be different to be complete. If I were to view myself through Tantric philosophy, I would recognize that I am already a divine individual. And yes, I can work to develop my talents and skills, my emotional and spiritual self, but along the way, I can admire and appreciate myself in each and every stage.
I really like the Tantric view of Anusara yoga that we align with the divine flow that is our essential nature as we practice yoga, and that “every part of each person is seen as equally Divine.”(Anusara website) This reminds me when I’m dealing with people who I find to be particularly difficult to deal with that they are not completely toxic, they are simply out of alignment with the Divine. There is inherent goodness in everyone.
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