Tantra doesn’t exclude hedonism, but neither does it encourage it. It is very much the ‘middle way’ that characterises all Buddhist vehicles. Tantra is not concerned with seeking extremes – even though extreme sensation can be cultivated as a powerful aspect of the path. Fundamentally, Tantra neither seeks extremity nor avoids it. The intrinsic power of any sensation becomes manifest through our realisation of its empty nature.
p8-9, Wearing the Body of Visions, Ngakpa Chögyam, Aro Books, 1995, ISBN 1-898185-03-4