Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59799 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
Many people hold misconceptions about tantra. Lama Yeshe's lucid and precise explanation, resulting from years of study and his personal practice, dispels all of these. Demystifying this ancient tradition, he relates it to modern life and shows how tantric practice, correctly done, can transform dissatisfaction and clinging into blissful, compassionate wisdom.

Customer Reviews

The best introduction to Tantra available.
When I read this book I was taken aback: it was so beautifully written and so clear in its explaination, that I found myself staring at the picture of Lama Yeshe on the back cover, thanking him for this wonderful gift. It is very rare, in my experience, to find a book which combines such authoritative lucidity, based very much on personal experience, with heart-warming humility. Unlike many books which focus merely on the techniques of "surface" Tantra, this book explores its very essence.

Thank you Lama Yeshe for your beautiful book.

New to tantra? - get this book
This is a fantastic introduction to the science and phillosophy of tantra. I can't over state how clearly and generally well written this book is. It covers the nature of human desire describes how it can be transformed into awakening, instead of trapping us in a cycle of thirsting for more and more without any real satisfaction. I particularly appreciated the section on deity yoga. Good stuff.

Tantric Sex and Tantric Buddhism - never the twain shall meet!
Lama Yeshe talks with amazing lucidity and clarity on the complex teachings of the tantric path of Tibetan Buddhism. Read this book to clearly show you the difference between "clasical Buddhist tantra" and the "neo tantra" (tantric sex) that is now being taught in the West. Seemingly the two are very different and have little in common. For example, many Tibetan buddhist's want to distinguish themselves from neo tantra and tantric sex. However, there are common themes to both and we teach these methods as "Buddhist Tantric Sex" techniques at Alto Sax Retreat Centre in the UK.
An excellent book, read combined with say Margot Anand's books and you would get a really good grounding on tantric sex as a spiritual path.