Tantrikas have a very different view. For us, there is no magic act because there is no duality and no intercessor. If we are what we want to attain, there is no need for an act that would open this unknown and far-off realm. No auspicious dates—all days are good from the point of view of consciousness—no instruments, no purification. However, rituals do exist in Tantrism, but they are considered in a completely inner way. A ritual is not an action that will procure the divine for us, give us powers, etc. It is the celebration of the unity realized between the tantrika and the object of his
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