Rather than treating love-making as a recreation, oriental spiritual practices refined it into an art  - that of transformation and bliss through the complete, mutual, and even bond of two persons. It is said to allow two lovers to rise into their divine essence, to reach Nirvana, and to heal all wounds. And this is accurate : tantric sex is an exceptional healing technique, similar to a Kundalini awakening in its permanent effect on the essence and bond of two partners. In fact, in many spiritual schools, it is considered to be the single most effective and safest way to raise the kundalini.

According to the Dalai Lama: "Although I am using this ordinary term, sexual climax, it does not imply the ordinary sexual act. The reference here is to the experience of entering into union with a consort of the opposite sex, by means of which the elements at the crown are melted, and through the power of Meditation the process is also reversed. A prerequisite of such a practice is that you should be able to protect yourself from the fault of seminal emission.

"According to the explanation of the Kalachakra Tantra in particular, such emission is said to be very damaging to your practice.Therefore, because you should not experience emission even in dreams, the tantras describe different techniques for overcoming this fault." With this in mind..

Making love by joining hands

1) Rub your palms together like sandpaper

2) Separate your hands by about 1-2 cms, and feel the tingles.. 

These are your palm chakras.

3) Connect your palm chakras to those of your partner.

And feel thoughts, and emotions, being exchanged between the two of you. This, as all other techniques described in this tutorial, allows partners to enter a blissful trance and achieve full-body orgasm. Prana exchange must be even, like a circle of love. During full-body orgasm, prana is magnified and circulated, but not drained. Profound well-being and satisfaction are the result -  neither person will experience the energy drain, disappointment,  or "let-down" that is so common after regular intercourse.

Breath, and the awareness of your breathing, will help to further facilitate this pranic exchange. Breathe slowly and deeply at first, sending love to your partner when you exhale, and breathing in your partner's love when you inhale. Allow each other's love to permeate your being in this manner, in a state of relaxation and surrender. Soon, you will both be filled with blissful light, in a state of profound union. You and your partner can further explore the dynamics of this energy circuit by placing your palm chakras over each other's hearts.

The tantric kiss

By joining 3rd eyes and heart chakras as in the above palm-to-palm technique, partners can experience the same effect with much more intensity.

Mutual tantric massages

Sitting in front of your partner (interlocked lotus is preferred, as in the "yab-yum" position, but any comfortable position will do), you can also gently massage and caress each other's spine, from the bottom up, to raise prana and make it flow through the chakra system.

On to explicit sexual techniques - WARNING : what follows is intended for an adult audience.