exposing tantra – Tantric Deception

Leaving Tibetan Buddhism is not just a change of belief systems; it can be a deep spiritual battle. For those who’ve practiced tantra, divination, or deity yoga, you may have sensed that something was not right and that which was supposed to be “enlightened” came with confusion, heaviness, and spiritual oppression.

If you’re reading this, you may already be in the process of leaving Tibetan Buddhism or maybe you’re considering it.

Why People Leave Tibetan Buddhism

At first, Tibetan Buddhism can appear beautiful, complex, and pure. But over time, many practitioners begin to discern troubling spiritual dynamics:

Worship of wrathful deities and demons presented as “enlightened beings”
Tantric rituals and yoga cause physical and mental anxiety
Dependence on gurus, where questioning is not allowed but seen as a kind of spiritual betrayal
Dreams, sleep paralysis, or oppression that begin after initiations or sadhana practices

These are not mere coincidences. The Bible clearly warns against idolatry, necromancy, sorcery, and invoking spirits, practices central to Tibetan tantric systems (Deuteronomy 18:10–12, Galatians 5:19–21):

Deuteronomy 18:10–12 (NKJV)

“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.”

Galatians 5:19–21 (NKJV)

“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Demonic Retaliation Is Real

When someone leaves these systems, there can be real spiritual backlash and former practitioners often experience:

Nightmares or visitations
Voices or intrusive thoughts
Emotional heaviness and fear

The spiritual world does not easily let go, but Jesus Christ has authority over it all (Luke 10:19), so know that you are not alone.

Step-by-Step: How to Leave Tibetan Buddhism

1. Acknowledge the Truth

Call it what it is. Confess to God that you participated in practices that He calls abomination. There is no shame in this. We were deceived. He already knows and is ready to forgive (1 John 1:9).

2. Renounce All Involvement

With your words backed by your will, say out loud:

“I renounce all involvement in Tibetan Buddhism, tantra, deity worship, and all practices that are not of the one true God. I reject every false spirit of divination and claim the blood of Jesus over my life.”

Destroy objects associated with your past practice: malas, thangkas, statues, books, empowerment trinkets. Do not give them away, but burn, break, or throw them out.

3. Receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior

Deliverance comes through a Person, not a ritual. Jesus is the only one who has authority to truly save and set free.

“Lord Jesus, I believe You died for my sins and rose again. I repent and turn to You. Come into my life, forgive me, cleanse me, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I make You Lord of my life.”

4. Seek Deliverance Prayer

Depending on your level of involvement, you may need help from mature believers to walk through deliverance. This isn’t superstition but real spiritual warfare. Find a priest and church that understands deliverance ministry.

5. Saturate Yourself in God’s Word and Worship

Replace mantras with Scripture. Replace deity visualizations with the truth of God’s love. This requires patience because it can be a slow process as you’re being spiritually rewired. Read Ephesians, Psalms, and the Gospels daily. If you are Catholic, make a formal confession to a priest. Go to Mass frequently and receive the sacraments. Take steps to convert or revert.

6. Expect Retaliation but Know That You’re Safe

Don’t be surprised if you experience spiritual attack. That’s confirmation you’re on the right path. Demons may try to reassert old ties, but they are already defeated in Christ. You now have authority to rebuke them (James 4:7, Mark 16:17):

James 4:7 (NKJV)

“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

Mark 16:17 (NKJV)

“And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;”

Final Thoughts: This Is War, but You’re on the Winning Side

Leaving Tibetan Buddhism may feel like you’re walking away from decades of sincere spiritual seeking. But the reality is: you are walking into the truth, the light, and the freedom that only Jesus can give.

You are not betraying your path but escaping a spiritual system that masked bondage as enlightenment. Demonic deception is real, but the power of Jesus is greater.

He said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

You are loved and being called out of darkness. For more information about Deliverance from the Occult, visit www.catholicexorcism.org.

Excerpts from Tenzin Lahkpa’s “Leaving Buddha”

Tormas, those colorful, often conical sculptures made of barley flour, butter, and symbolic color, are widely recognized in Tibetan Buddhism as ritual offerings to deities. They are often seen as objects of devotion, used to accumulate merit and cultivate compassion. But there is another seldom discussed dimension of torma practice: their use in rituals of subjugation. These are aimed at destroying enemies, silencing dissenters, and even killing.

This article isn’t written for shock value or out of cultural disrespect. It comes from a deep need for transparency. I practiced within Tibetan Buddhism for decades, and what I discovered about the weaponization of these ritual objects came not from hearsay or internet rumors, but from firsthand experience, insider teachings, and years of quiet observation that finally crystallized into understanding.

What Are Tormas?

Tormas are empowered physical representations of deities as well as their palaces and mandalas. They also serve as offerings to the deities. Some types of tormas are used for offerings to spirits, and as weapons against obstructive spirits or humans. Other types of tormas known as “effigies” serve as targets. They are not merely symbolic. In Vajrayana practice, the effigies serve as “substitute bodies” for the consciousness of beings, meaning that a torma can become the ritual stand-in for an actual person. When a torma is offered, burned, stabbed, buried, or fed to spirits, it is not just a prop. It is, ritually speaking, a direct vessel for action.

In general, use of tormas can be for peaceful or wrathful purposes.

Categories of Harmful Tormas

While Western practitioners are often taught the “peaceful” or “blissful” uses of tormas (such as offering to bodhisattvas or for pacifying illnesses), most Tibetan tantric lineages include the “four activities” of pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and subjugating. These last two, magnetizing and subjugating, can lead to dangerous territory.

Here are some of the more occult, wrathful uses of tormas:

1. Subjugation of Enemies

Tormas are used to summon wrathful deities, who are then directed to “crush” or “bind” an enemy’s consciousness. This includes ritual domination of the enemy’s will, health, and spiritual power.

2. “Black Torma” Killings

Some lineages include advanced practices where a torma is empowered as the life force of a person. The torma is ritually destroyed: stabbed, burned, or fed to spirits. The goal is to destroy the target’s body, mind, or soul. In some cases, the practitioner prays explicitly for the target’s death.

3. “Torma of Speech Destruction”

These are used to silence critics or opposing religious figures. The practitioner invokes wrathful deities to sever the “enemy’s” speech, discredit them, or even cause them to go mad.

4. Sending Spirits via Tormas

Tormas can serve as carriers or offerings to nefarious spirits, binding the target’s consciousness to entities tasked with tormenting them. This can result in psychic invasion, night terrors, loss of mental clarity, or obsession.

Why This Needs to Be Talked About

These rituals are rarely, if ever, disclosed to outsiders. In fact, many lamas downplay them entirely until a student is “ripe” for higher teachings. But many practitioners have felt the effects of these rituals without knowing what they are. Unexplained breakdowns, spiritual confusion, sudden illness, and relational collapse often follow a break with the guru or a breach of samaya. We are told it is just our karma, but sometimes, it’s a ritual backlash.

If this sounds unbelievable, I understand. It sounded unbelievable to me, too, until I experienced it firsthand.

These practices are not just theoretical. They are happening now, in retreat centers and monasteries in India, Nepal and the West, in ritual rooms, behind closed doors. And their effects are very real.

Who Is Most at Risk?

Former students who break samaya or speak out
Critics of the guru or institution
Those perceived as spiritual “competitors”
Women who reject inappropriate advances
Outsiders who get too close to the truth

Reclaiming Truth

This article is not an indictment of all Tibetan teachers or practitioners. There are sincere people within the tradition who reject the use of harmful rites. But silence around these rituals has enabled a culture of fear, manipulation, and unchecked spiritual abuse.

It’s time to talk about it. The torma is not always what it seems. What looks like a simple offering on the altar may, in some cases, be a vessel of vengeance. We must not look away. If we really care deeply about the benefit of “all sentient beings” we must expose the truth about the dark side of tormas and their harmful uses in tantric Tibetan Buddhism.

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