One important point has been clearly explained by tantra. We should never try to interfere with the natural tendencies and expression of the mind. What you call ignorance and instinct, desires and passions is a way by which the mind is trying for expansion. Guilt and fear try to obstruct the vision of reality. Guilt is an illusion and fear is unreal. It is an outcome of your interaction with your own desires.
If you gladly accept your life, if you respect yourself, if you do not hate any element of your personality, if you do not pick on yourself, there will be no guilt, no fear, and the path will be very clear because guilt and fear is an internal philosophical idea. It not only kills the psychological behaviour of man, it even creates blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. This has already been investigated. Tumours and cancer, depression and psychological misbehaviour, blood pressure and coronary illness are all born out of the deep rooted guilt and fear that we have. Guilt and fear is due to our misbehaviour with ourselves. Therefore, in tantra, there is an idea of total expression of life.
If you have a thought, let it grow. If you have desires, let them grow. If you have experience, let it; don’t block it. Give total freedom to your mind. Let it go to any extent it can. If it wants to go to hell, let it. If it wants to go to paradise, let it. If it wants flowers and flowers, let it. If it wants enjoyment of every dimension, let it. Can you imagine the efficiency of such a mind? A free mind is a powerful mind. A conditioned mind is a sick mind. A restricted mind is an ailing mind. That is the contention of tantra.
28 March 1982, Barcelona, Spain