22.08.2017 Views

Great-Bliss-Tantric-Sex-and-the-Path-to-Inner-Awakening

great bliss

great bliss

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Introduction.<br />

Juicy Buddhism:<br />

The Power of <strong>Sex</strong>ual Yoga<br />

“Buddhahood is obtained from bliss,<br />

<strong>and</strong> apart from women <strong>the</strong>re will not be bliss.”<br />

- Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Tantra<br />

Praise <strong>to</strong> Vajravilāsinī, goddess of eternal love!<br />

The Practice Begins Again<br />

1<br />

India, 800 CE: Two<br />

practitioners, students of <strong>the</strong><br />

great master Śabara, entered a<br />

beautiful pleasure garden <strong>to</strong><br />

begin <strong>the</strong>ir practice. The<br />

garden was filled with cuckoo<br />

birds, bright flowers, <strong>and</strong> tall<br />

aśoka trees bursting with red<br />

blossoms. It was <strong>the</strong> night of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Full Moon, <strong>and</strong> a cloudless<br />

sky ba<strong>the</strong>d <strong>the</strong>m in a gentle<br />

light. They had already taken<br />

hot baths <strong>and</strong> received sesame<br />

oil massages from <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

friends, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir naked bodies<br />

glistened in <strong>the</strong> moonlight.<br />

With <strong>the</strong> air still warm from<br />

<strong>the</strong> heat of <strong>the</strong> day, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

embraced by <strong>the</strong> lush forests of<br />

Oḍra.<br />

Their devoted practice was The<br />

Sādhana of Secret<br />

Vajravilāsinī. Clear in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

determination <strong>to</strong> attain<br />

enlightenment <strong>and</strong> liberate all<br />

beings from suffering, <strong>the</strong><br />

practice began with a bow in<br />

heartfelt reverence <strong>to</strong> each<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r. They recited <strong>the</strong> opening<br />

verses <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r, which <strong>the</strong>y had long ago memorized by heart. Viewing each o<strong>the</strong>r as god <strong>and</strong><br />

goddess, he <strong>to</strong>uched her body pleasurably with his h<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y kissed each o<strong>the</strong>r with rising<br />

passion... And now, hundreds of years later, <strong>the</strong> practice begins again.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!