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true nature of the Tantric Buddhist path, which has been long obscured out of a failure to
understand its most key component, is finally fully revealed.
This book also presents an authentic practice text (sādhana) that focuses on sexual yoga: The
Sādhana of Secret Vajravilāsinī by the dynamic Indian master Śabara (c. 800s). The sādhana and
commentary clarify these essential practices and make them available for you. The Four Yogas
are well represented in the sādhana, but sexual yoga is clearly its main focus. In addition, most
chapters begin with a short, fictional narrative of a young man in India who practices the sādhana
with his consort under Śabara’s wise and loving guidance.
Suggestions for Creating a Spiritual Practice through Sexual Yoga
Sexual yoga is an intensive spiritual path, and should not be taken lightly. At the same time, it is
also very enjoyable. Ideally, to make significant progress you should plan to dedicate yourself to
the practices in this book for at least two years. Regular practice is important, with simple haṭha
yoga poses and sitting meditation a daily part of your life.
If you are new to Buddhism, you can begin the sexual practices right away but should also spend
some time studying the philosophy, learning how to meditate, and giving yourself the
consecrations. You do not have to be a Buddhist to do these practices and benefit from them, but
its philosophy is built into them as an integrated system for inner awakening. Performing these
practices neither excludes you from working with other Buddhist teachers who may not be
familiar with these practices, nor does it require you to find one.
While the traditional steps and requirements of the Tantric Buddhist path are presented in each
chapter, it is up to you how you want to create your path. A good plan is to practice twice a
week, for two to four hours per session. You can focus the first session on the exercises of the
Four Yogas and the second session on the sādhana, which eventually unites the Four Yogas
together. With the sādhana, you might begin by spending the first three months learning it and
doing just the deity yoga practices. Then, add the subtle energy yoga practices and do them along
with the sādhana for another three months. When you are ready, incorporate the sexual yoga
practices for the next three months. Finally, integrate the practices of nondual yoga. For daily
practice, twenty to sixty minutes a day of haṭha yoga or meditation, or both, is ideal. You can
practice sexual yoga with a consort or alone as you desire. Once a year, take a week-long
practice retreat to deepen your experiences. In time, you will become a true sexual yogi or
yoginī, and begin to know the Great Bliss.
The Sādhana of Secret Vajravilāsinī
The complete title of the sādhana is Yoginī Sarvasvaṃ Nāma Guhya Vajravilāsinī Sādhanaṃ,
which means Revered by All the Yoginīs, Known as the Practice of the Secret Adamantine Lady
of Erotic Play. The sādhana could just as easily be called “The Destruction of Suffering through
Erotic Play,” for that is its chief goal and path: the attainment of supreme enlightenment through
intense, amorous love-play. The Sādhana of Secret Vajravilāsinī is an extraordinary text, a
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