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Tantric SexNo it's not about having sex with a well-bronzed hooker. Tantra is part of a series of ancient Hindu spiritual texts, over two thousand years old, of which the Kama Sutra is surely the most well known in the western world. So now that I have your attention… Tantric sex is only a part of the whole Hindu spiritual teaching, and while it is a vast and often difficult study for the typical western mind, it is approachable on some level for almost anyone, and worth the investment of time to try and understand. Whether you want to become a master of the art, or simply audit a few classes for interest's sake, you're likely to find it a most elevating endeavour with surprising benefits. Many books and various media on the subject are available, and well worth the investment of a bit of money and a little time - far less than the cost of a romantic dinner, and far more likely to leave a lasting impression on your lover. While researching this subject, something I've meant to do for some time, but, like re-reading War and Peace, never seemed to have the time for, I found that much of what I have been instinctively saying and doing for years is contained within these teachings. The affirmation is a nice encouragement, but I still was overwhelmed at the breadth and scope of Tantric doctrine, while being pleasantly surprised at the immediate accessibility of some of the more practical applications. Subjects covered in Tantric sex range from the difficult, like achieving orgasm without ejaculation, to the simple, like achieving arousal without touching - something we have all probably experienced before. Now before you get the idea that it is all about denial somehow, don't kid yourself. Rather, it might be more accurate to say that it is often about delayed gratification. Nothing wrong with that is there? I've been a vocal advocate of DG for years. It does eventually get down to the nitty gritty after all, and does a thorough job of it at that. One of the enlightened aspects of its teachings centres around a woman's 'sacred spot' or G-spot, first referred to in western culture in 1950 by Dr. Gräfenberg who 'discovered' it, in much the same way that Columbus 'discovered' America, to the great chagrin of the native population who had only been here a few millennia or so anyway. I find it interesting to note that prior to Gräfenberg, western sexologists' main focus of study relating to female sexuality centred around curing the epidemic of 'frigidity', thought to be running at anywhere from 50% to 80% in the female population at the time. While Tantric sex seems to have many techniques aimed at prolonging or delaying orgasm, it appears that a similar concept of 'frigidity' is noticeably absent from its texts. Coincidence? I rather think not.  |
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