TANTRIC-QUEST-Encounter-with-Absolute-Love

another consciousness more joyous and opened to theworld."As soon as Devi evoked this sense of completeness, Irealized how much I myself was obsessed with such ideasof purity and accomplishment. From the beginning of myopening up to Eastern spirituality, I had been constructinga sort of artificial ideal for myself, which could not coexistcomfortably with the workings of my mind. The conflicts,the suffering I sometimes felt, the dichotomy existing betweendesire and realization, between sensual worldly pursuitand asceticism, had made me try to erase my dark side.Suddenly, in this close contact with Devi, I felt that oldstock of repressed feelings rise up again. I felt myself discharginga great store of negativity, which the forest absorbedand which made me breath in violently, as if thisinternal turmoil suddenly left an empty place that allowedmy lungs to find new space."That's good. Let all that come back to life. Breathe, participate.There's nothing that can't serve the tantrika. Breathingrediscovers the key to openness, peace, joy."I was astonished to see the extent to which Devi's wordshad a physical impact on me. As soon as I came to a deeprealization of what she said, my body immediately beganto open, to vibrate, to release energy, to let itself be. Inthose moments, I often found myself wondering about theway certain Western psychoanalysts conceive of interiorwork. By refusing to speak to the patient and confiningthemselves to listening, don't they overlook a powerful toolof liberation? When the right or true word comes to strikeagainst a paralyzing mental construction, an opening ensues- a new space where whatever suffers can finally73