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Sexual Yoga
Sexual yoga (maithuna yoga,
karmamudrā) is the practice
of using sexual energies to
attain enlightenment.
Through sex, you transform
your most subtle root mental
obscurations of self and
other, and attain union (yoga)
with primordial wisdom and
bliss. To someone untrained
in Tantra, this might sound
odd – sex is, after all, mainly
a physical activity, so how
can it transform your mind? It
is because you attain levels of
bliss so deep and intense that
your mind becomes “blissed
out,” shuts down, and you
attain profound mental
clarity. This pure and clear
awareness, so difficult to
achieve through ordinary
methods of meditation, is then cultivated to attain enlightenment. As a yogi or yoginī, your
orgasmic potential has already been greatly increased through the practices of deity yoga and
subtle energy yoga. After much training, you are ready for the vital step that will take you
directly into the pure bliss of nirvāṇa.
Sexual Yoga as Meditative Absorption
Unlike ordinary sex, sexual yoga is a form of meditation (samādhi) in which you focus onepointedly
on pleasurable erotic sensations while at the same time remaining intently focused on
your goal of enlightenment. The bliss, deep breathing, and strength of focus lift you out of your
ordinary awareness and into a dreamy state of meditative absorption. Through sexual yoga, you
can attain levels and intensities of meditative absorption that cannot be attained through solitary
practice. Meditative focus transforms sex into a true path to inner awakening. The stronger your
capacity for meditative absorption, the stronger your experiences in sexual yoga will be. It is
ideal to have a good foundation in meditation before you begin sexual yoga.
The challenge and delight of sexual yoga is that, unlike simple sitting meditation, you must
maintain your meditative awareness while enjoying the continuous movements of love play and
lovemaking. Sahajayoginīcintā stresses the importance of holding a strong meditative focus:
“The Innermost Self, intent upon its purpose, should remain mentally concentrated while
engaging in the different styles of kissing for the sake of the one taste, engaging in all the
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