Education is Freedom
Paulo Friere
The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fullfilment
Diana Richardson
“The greatest insight of tantra, indeed its cornerstone, is that masculine and feminine energies are equal and opposite forces…when men and women are joined in sexual union, the bio-energies of the bodies create an ecstatic sexual experience through the interplay of opposite polarities. And this happens without doing anything.”
Sex is one of those essential life practices that is rarely taught; it’s experience eminently guided by the media we are exposed to and our past experiences. Such is our world today that sex is often devoid of heart and soul, much less of a consciousness that recognises the divinely spiritual connection that is made when two bodies come together as one.
The practice of tantra serves to bridge this connection by bringing conscious awareness to the forefront of lovemaking, allowing lovers to experience the potential lying dormant in the intrinsic energy centers of our bodies. Through this approach, the sexual energy that arises when masculine and feminine polarities are aligned is retained and circulated within the body, rather than released. This cyclical retention is described to generate a potent bio-electrical energy between male and female, infusing and resonating with every cell in our bodies and bringing on a heightened state of lovemaking unachievable with the ‘classical’ approach. The door to this ecstatic and fulfilling state is opened through doing less and feeling more – relaxation, stillness, breathing, touching – all practices that, when performed with conscious awareness, can submerge us in a hidden world of love’s true expression where the divine is one and the same.
This text will not only open your mind in understanding the origins and flow of sexual energy as more than just a nebulous concept; in practice it will also open your body and heart. You will find guidance on developing techniques that nourish a healthier, deeper and spiritual relationship with our bodies, awakening the true potential therein. Together with the presence of mind, we can physically express the love we have for our partners in ways that are richer and more fulfilling than we could have ever imagined.