Tantra Sadhana Launch | Streaming Live 03.04.25 - 7:30pm IST

Summary

Om Swami launched the Tantra Sadhana app with an invocation and a discussion of Tantra’s history, purpose, and common misconceptions. He described Tantra as a broad spiritual tradition focused on devotion to the Divine Mother and inner transformation—not simply occult or sexual practices. The app focuses on worship of the Das Mahavidyas and excludes practices such as the six shatkarma rites.

App Demonstration and Practice Structure

• The app guides users through immersive worlds for the ten Mahavidyas, beginning with Mahakali. Users must proceed in sequence.
• A tutorial, narrated guidance, and a companion dog help users navigate. The worlds also feature puzzles, collectible objects, mantras, and ingredients for fire offerings.
• Users can explore and earn in-app points or use them to purchase items. Swami emphasized that the app and its rituals are free and that payment is not necessary.
• Each practice begins with 11 days of preparation, involving chanting and fire offerings, followed by a main ritual lasting 21 or 40 days, depending on the sadhana. Progression through the worlds requires sustained daily practice. Completing all ten is described as taking roughly 423 days.
• Swami said the rituals are performed mentally within the app. In particular, Shava Sadhana does not require a real dead body.
• He presented the app as a gradual, disciplined practice rather than a shortcut, and said users can explore each world at their own pace.

Advice and Q&A

• Swami said initiation by a guru is not required for the app’s practices, and that people of any age, gender, or household situation may do them.
• He said the practices do not require a particular diet: users may eat vegetarian or non-vegetarian food, including onion and garlic. Smoking and alcohol need not be stopped for the sadhana itself, though he noted that avoiding them is better for health.
• He said menstruation is not a reason to stop, though he encouraged users to maintain a routine. If a day is missed, he advised returning the next day; the app may require restarting a sequence.
• People who follow another guru may also do these practices and continue their other spiritual routines.
• He recommended starting with Mahakali rather than choosing another Mahavidya first.
• The app may not be compatible with every device. He directed users with access problems to the app’s support team.

Notable Locations, Products, and People

• Locations mentioned: Kamakhya; Varanasi’s Manikarnika cremation ground; Kashmir; Tibet; Bihar; Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal; Sikkim; Himachal Pradesh; and Arunachal Pradesh.
• Products: The Tantra Sadhana app, available for Apple and Android devices; the Sadhana tablet, mentioned as an option for a larger-screen experience.
• People and organizations: Om Swami; his teachers Naga Baba and Karunananda; the VSSF team and development partners.