- Integration of Opposites: Embracing the union of opposites, like Shiva (consciousness) and Shakti (energy), as a path to enlightenment.
- Sacred Rituals: Engaging in rituals that are considered to connect the physical to the divine.
- Meditative Practices: Employing meditation to transcend ordinary states of consciousness.
- Deity Worship: Focusing on deities as embodiments of specific energies or principles.
- Mantra Recitation: Using sacred sound vibrations for spiritual advancement and focus.
- Yoga Asanas: Incorporating physical postures as part of a holistic spiritual practice.
- Pranayama (Breath Control): Using breathing techniques to control and direct life energy.
- Chakra and Kundalini Work: Focusing on the energy centers and the serpent power for spiritual awakening.
- Purification Rituals: Engaging in acts of purification of the body and mind.
- Tantric Scriptures Study: In-depth study of texts like the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra for esoteric knowledge.
- Guru-Disciple Relationship: Valuing the guidance of a spiritual teacher or guru.
- Maithuna (Sacred Sexuality): Viewing sexual union as a sacred act representing cosmic creation.
- Mystical Visualization: Practicing visualization of deities, mandalas, or spiritual symbols.
- Tantric Feasts (Panchamakara): Using ritualistic elements like wine, meat, and sexual union symbolically.
- Offering and Sacrifice: Making offerings or sacrifices as part of ritualistic practice.
- Inner Fire Practices (Tummo): Generating internal heat through breath and visualization for spiritual awakening.
- Sacred Dance and Movement: Using dance as a form of worship and expression of divine energy.
- Pancha Tattva (Five Elements): Understanding and working with the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether).
- Diksha (Initiation): Receiving initiation into specific practices or lineages.
- Cosmic and Body Correspondence: Understanding the microcosm of the body as a reflection of the cosmic macrocosm.
