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Taking it to the Sheets: Mindful Sex
Mindful Sex An excerpt from Passion & Presence Taking it to the Sheets: Mindful Sex So, what exactly is mindful sex? What images come into your mind at the mention of “erotic presence”? Are you seeing two people breathing in synchrony as they gaze lovingly into each other’s eyes? If you imagine penetration, are you [...] -
Bhartrihari the Poet | An Excerpt from Some Unquenchable Desire
Bhartrihari the Poet, Bhartrihari the Linguist Nalanda Everything known for certain about India’s poet Bhartrihari could be engraved on a grain of rice. He steps into the wavering historical record like a ghost out of the mist in 671 C.E., when the Chinese pilgrim I-Tsing (Yijing in the newer way of spelling) jotted down his [...] -
Hidden Treasure - The Red Thread of Passion
The Red Thread of Passion by David Guy Is sex an enemy that must be subdued before spiritual practice can happen, or is it a powerful creative force and a vehicle of enlightenment? Opinions have differed throughout the ages. Rather than forcing his own answer, David Guy takes the question as an impetus for exploration, [...] -
An Exploration of Different Kinds of Love
The following excerpt is from The Power of Divine Eros: The Illuminating Force of Love in Everyday Life By A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson This exploration will help reveal how you experience the opposition or conflict between the selfless giving of love and the passionate wanting of lusty desire. Spend fifteen to twenty minutes considering [...]