Concepts :: part 2

HOWEVER - the divine and nature disapprove of purposeless sex. Or rather, sex performed for the material gratification of it. They favor sex as an act that transcends base instinct, back into light - that transcends the inherent ego gratification and darkness of sex for sex, into the spiritual act of pair bonding in soul and unconditional Love.

According to the Dalai Lama : "Through special techniques of concentration during sex, competent practitioners can prolong very deep, subtle, and powerful states and put them to use to realize [enlightenment]. However, if you engage in sexual intercourse within an ordinary mental context, there is no benefit."

Tantric sex eliminates the fake need for ejaculation by men, and allows a sexuality which yields more pleasure, more deeply, without even physical contact. Men then enjoy exactly the same kinds of orgasms women can, only more intense (and so does the female partner). Doing so, and sparing ejaculation, leads tantra masters to also spare their life potential and live up to 130, 140 years easily. That's the trick of the trade - losing little soldiers is losing lifetime. Thus, tantra is very closely connected with alchemical concepts such as the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone - granting healing and Life on all levels, and transmuting our "primal matter" into spiritual gold. "The sexual organ is utilized, but the energy movement which is taking place is, in the end, fully controlled. The energy should never be let out. This energy must be controlled and eventually returned to other parts of the body." - Dalai Lama

This depletion of energies from ejaculatory orgasm is the cause of the current difference in age of death between women and men in Caucasian cultures. Women live longer, having depleted less (although clitoral orgasm still results in some measure of depletion - hence, bypass of normal climactic orgasm in exchange for tantric full-body orgasm is highly recommended for both men and women). And this is also why the Bible condemns masturbation - simply because, as a technical manual to such "technology" and abilities, it had to say a word about the implied depletion harming men during regular sexual intercourse. The Genesis story of the Garden of Eden can also be interpreted as a tantric allegory - see our article on the Garden of Eden in the Library for more information about this : http://www.lightworkers-federation.com/wiki/en/index.php/Garden_of_Eden

The rules of nature say : ejaculation where it creates life, spiritual sex where it is a fair and even exchange in Love. 

There is one exception : since base desire is tied to matter and ego, accumulation of it gives power to the shadow, and if the shadow self is about to take control because of this, then it is required to balance these energies back by freeing them. However, even this can be avoided with proper application - when one practices tantric sex often enough, all base desire and darkness is tranmuted into Love, Light, and Life, freeing you from these urges and releasing all sexual frustration. Eventually one learns how to sublimate all base desire into their higher chakras, deriving much benefit therefrom. Then there is no need to suffer depletion at all - in fact, spiritual Masters and adepts, and those seeking the path of Mastery, are warned by many Light-oriented mystical schools not to deplete their energies, lest they put their work and attainment at grave risk. They are taught that even new life can be created without the need for depletion.

Amongst the Masters, tantra combined with long-term energy cultivation is regarded as the single most effective (and safest) tool for all disciples, male and female, to reach Self-realization, gnosis (direct experience of the divine), fulfillment, and health on all levels : "There's a great difference between the movement of the regenerative fluids for two individuals engaged in ordinary sexual intercourse as opposed to a highly realized male yogi and female yogini who are engaged in sexual intercourse...  Being able to have sexual contact without releasing semen is something needed when you practice the advanced stages of the complete stage." - Dalai Lama

The divine does not condone excessive preservation

To wait for marriage is the actual *sin*, or karmic fault, as an "excess of preservation" - what people are preserving themselves from is learning (and ultimately, spiritual evolution). The purpose of all the rest of the universe. Tantra allows for the maximum freedom and learning under any circumstances, all in accordance and harmony with the choice of the individual.

 Tantric sex should also never be approached from a dishonest or selfish mindset. Tantric partners honor and respect each other as embodiments of the divine, and focus on giving and sharing that divinity in the form of Love and Light. Misconceptions about tantra are common - and those who use it as a means for lust or selfish gain, whether material or sexual, often at the expense of their own and their partner's well-being, do not achieve its true purpose nor reap its many rewards. 

With all these elements in mind, what will follow in part III of this tutorial will mostly consist in handling one's energies and remembering we Love while fully enjoying the more carnal expression of this. Think of it as "improved pleasure minus the possible depletions." Bonding this way was, for me, the first step to realizing matter doesn't.. well, matter that much, and developing my abilities. Gods condone light, Love, and sex as the art of actualizing this Love on all levels of our existence.