How convenient - Bill neglected to offer up a definition of "tantrika". Apparently he doesn't want to talk about the elephant in the room. According to New Wynn, MMY broke the sacred trust, the rule that bonds guru and disciple. This then brings up the question of why most of the respondents here do not see fit to defend the tantric practices of their teacher, MMY. Read, Rick, Judy, Joe, and Vaj. Go figure.
So, let's review what we know about "tantra". The prefix "tan" in Sanskrit means "to elaborate" and "tra" which means "a tool". So, tantra is a set of tools for the attainment of self-realization. Tantra is whatever is used in the pursuit of the attainment of spiritual reality, for example" mantra, yantra, puja, pradakshina, etc. Tantra is thus a toolbox that provides the means for spiritual practice. So, tantra is called tantra because it elaborates on esoteric and profound practices, especially relating to the principles of spiritual realization (tattva) by the use of sacred mantras and because it provides the tools for human liberation. In fact, Rama was probably one of the most intelligent tantric teachers that we know about, based on his education and on his writings. Likewise, MMY was probably one of the most insightful tantric teachers in the last 100 years. Go figure. According to White, "Tantra is that Asian body of beliefs and practices which, working from the principle that the universe we experience is nothing other than the concrete manifestation of the divine energy of the godhead that creates and maintains that universe, seeks to ritually appropriate and channel that energy, within the human microcosm, in creative and emancipatory ways." So, who is a tantrika? So, it should be taken for granted that the Zen Master Rama was a tantric practitioner and so was MMY. Based on this definition, all TMers are tantrics, because they depend on the use of secret mantras as tools for realizing an enlightened state. Anyone that uses a systematic program of spiritual practice should be called a "tantrika". Works cited: 'Tantra in Practice' by David Gordon White Princeton University Press p. 9 'Transcendent in America' By Lola Williamson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra
