# Heart of Tantric Sex
Author:: Diana Richardson
## Highlights
> I have learned that whenever sex is fulfilling, the chances of love and a joyful life together are greater. ([Location 43](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=43))
> Even though in our minds we often try to separate sexual energy and "other" energy, the truth is that it is all one and the same thing. Energy is simply energy with an inherent capacity to move, and it moves, whether the life force expresses itself through sex or survival, in art, athletics, or music. And try as we might, we cannot repress or ignore this energy, we can only learn to channel it in the most intelligent and uplifting ways. ([Location 109](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=109))
> This is the first and descending half of the circle—from the brain to the genitals. It is known as the biological or reproductive phase of sexual energy. And it is here that we invariably release the sexual energy created in sex, through orgasm or ejaculation. ([Location 139](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=139))
> The secret of Tantra, and its prime interest, is that sexual energy is encouraged to be retained in the body. It is not habitually released in orgasm or ejaculation. It remains within the body and is re-circulated, and through this we fulfill our orgasmic potential. In this the second half and ascending phase, sexual energy is given the opportunity to circulate back to its source in the brain, so as to revitalize and nourish the "master" glands (pineal and pituitary) in the body. ([Location 142](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=142))
> I F SEX IS SUCH A NATURAL FORCE intrinsic to all human beings, how did we lose touch with its deeper orgasmic potential? How did we lose the art of generating love? Of staying in love? Why are we so focused on orgasm? The simple answer, sadly, is that as we have become more civilized we have become less conscious. Over thousands of years men and women have fallen dramatically out of balance with each other. We have become progressively time- and goal-oriented, conditions in which true love and uplifting sex deteriorate. ([Location 162](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=162))
> In fact we are not truly present in sex because we have gone in pursuit of a specific outcome. In this way sexual energy fails to be an empowering and moving force, but simply a pleasurable build up and corresponding discharge of tension. This sexual tension unfortunately seldom moves through or out of the body completely. Instead, it lives on as frustrated desire, accumulating with time and continually seeking release. It makes our genitals tough and insensitive while it makes us feel emotional, restless, lustful, or angry. When this accumulated tension is triggered, or thrust forward by sexual stimulation, it adds to the already disturbed energy in the sexual center. ([Location 211](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=211))
> Time for relaxation Tantra directly addresses the mind and the restlessness of the psyche by re-aligning us with our essentially sexual nature. Sex is an aspect of the spirit. ([Location 222](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=222))
> By bringing intelligence into sex, by experiencing sexual energy in an innocent, playful, childlike way, absorbed beyond any preoccupation of outcome, we begin to sever our ties with our conditioned personal and collective pasts, and open up to a new world of experience. ([Location 224](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=224))
> Tantra asks for an unhurried loving approach. When we are not in a hurry, or concerned about time, this makes us aware of the unfolding present moment which is filled with richness. ([Location 231](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=231))
> Tantra tells us that lovemaking needs time, lots and lots of unhurried time. Sexual energy needs hours to relax, blossom and flower, to bring the deepest pleasures of satisfying lovemaking. ([Location 248](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=248))
> In complementary style, the root of the female kundalini energy lies not in the spinal base as mistakenly believed, but in the breasts. ([Location 339](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=339))
> We learn to "be" more in sex, and to "do" less. Out of this the magical Tantric experience emerges. Suddenly when there is no goal, there is an injection of spontaneous and uninhibited life energy. ([Location 392](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=392))
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Title: Heart of Tantric Sex
Author: Diana Richardson
Tags: readwise, books
date: 2024-01-30
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# Heart of Tantric Sex
Author:: Diana Richardson
## AI-Generated Summary
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## Highlights
> I have learned that whenever sex is fulfilling, the chances of love and a joyful life together are greater. ([Location 43](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=43))
> Even though in our minds we often try to separate sexual energy and "other" energy, the truth is that it is all one and the same thing. Energy is simply energy with an inherent capacity to move, and it moves, whether the life force expresses itself through sex or survival, in art, athletics, or music. And try as we might, we cannot repress or ignore this energy, we can only learn to channel it in the most intelligent and uplifting ways. ([Location 109](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=109))
> This is the first and descending half of the circle—from the brain to the genitals. It is known as the biological or reproductive phase of sexual energy. And it is here that we invariably release the sexual energy created in sex, through orgasm or ejaculation. ([Location 139](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=139))
> The secret of Tantra, and its prime interest, is that sexual energy is encouraged to be retained in the body. It is not habitually released in orgasm or ejaculation. It remains within the body and is re-circulated, and through this we fulfill our orgasmic potential. In this the second half and ascending phase, sexual energy is given the opportunity to circulate back to its source in the brain, so as to revitalize and nourish the "master" glands (pineal and pituitary) in the body. ([Location 142](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=142))
> I F SEX IS SUCH A NATURAL FORCE intrinsic to all human beings, how did we lose touch with its deeper orgasmic potential? How did we lose the art of generating love? Of staying in love? Why are we so focused on orgasm? The simple answer, sadly, is that as we have become more civilized we have become less conscious. Over thousands of years men and women have fallen dramatically out of balance with each other. We have become progressively time- and goal-oriented, conditions in which true love and uplifting sex deteriorate. ([Location 162](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=162))
> In fact we are not truly present in sex because we have gone in pursuit of a specific outcome. In this way sexual energy fails to be an empowering and moving force, but simply a pleasurable build up and corresponding discharge of tension. This sexual tension unfortunately seldom moves through or out of the body completely. Instead, it lives on as frustrated desire, accumulating with time and continually seeking release. It makes our genitals tough and insensitive while it makes us feel emotional, restless, lustful, or angry. When this accumulated tension is triggered, or thrust forward by sexual stimulation, it adds to the already disturbed energy in the sexual center. ([Location 211](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=211))
> Time for relaxation Tantra directly addresses the mind and the restlessness of the psyche by re-aligning us with our essentially sexual nature. Sex is an aspect of the spirit. ([Location 222](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=222))
> By bringing intelligence into sex, by experiencing sexual energy in an innocent, playful, childlike way, absorbed beyond any preoccupation of outcome, we begin to sever our ties with our conditioned personal and collective pasts, and open up to a new world of experience. ([Location 224](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=224))
> Tantra asks for an unhurried loving approach. When we are not in a hurry, or concerned about time, this makes us aware of the unfolding present moment which is filled with richness. ([Location 231](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=231))
> Tantra tells us that lovemaking needs time, lots and lots of unhurried time. Sexual energy needs hours to relax, blossom and flower, to bring the deepest pleasures of satisfying lovemaking. ([Location 248](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=248))
> In complementary style, the root of the female kundalini energy lies not in the spinal base as mistakenly believed, but in the breasts. ([Location 339](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=339))
> We learn to "be" more in sex, and to "do" less. Out of this the magical Tantric experience emerges. Suddenly when there is no goal, there is an injection of spontaneous and uninhibited life energy. ([Location 392](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B004GXB03S&location=392))