Unlike systems that focus only on the physical OR the spiritual, Tantra integrates both. (New to the tradition? Start with what is Tantra, beyond the myths.) It recognizes that:
The gross world is what we perceive through the senses—matter, objects, bodies, the physical universe.
The subtle world encompasses what lies beyond physical senses: - Prana (life force) - Thought and emotion - Psychic phenomena - Energy currents (nadis) - Chakras as dimensional int…
In the 14 Lokas framework, we see 7 upper and 7 lower dimensions of consciousness.
Tantra as a map of reality's dimensions: how gross (sthula) and subtle (sukshma) realms connect through the 36 Tattvas, chakras, and Kundalini.