| Desire: The Tantric Path to Awakening Original Edition Contributor(s): Odier, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0892818581 ISBN-13: 9780892818587 Publisher: Inner Traditions International OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2001 Annotation: Nothing can match the explosive energy created in the body by pure desire. Tantric followers have harnessed this force as a means of attaining the summits of the mystical life. "Desire" explores the subtle techniques of Tantra that enable the seeker to attain the triple mastery of the breath, thought, and the natural processes of the body. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 294.544 |
| LCCN: 2001016780 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.44" W x 8.24" (0.57 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Explains how the primal energy generated by physical desire can be used to achieve enlightenment - Reveals the techniques used by Tantric adepts to attain mastery over breath, thought, and all physical processes Nothing can match the explosive energy created in the body by pure desire. For millennia, Tantric adepts have harnessed this force as a means of attaining the summits of the mystical life. The energies fueled by passion are used to nourish the inner flame that burns away the egotistical perception of the mind. Desire explores the subtle techniques of Tantra that enable the seeker to attain the triple mastery of the breath, thought, and the natural processes of the body. Tantrics believe that the body is the temple and divinity lies at its heart. In order to arrive at profound awareness, the body needs to be perfectly tuned and working toward a state of perfect fluidity. Desire reveals many of the secret practices intended for this purpose that have been passed down in the major Tantric treatises such as the Vijnanabhariva Tantra and Ch'an master Chinul's treatise on the Secrets of Cultivating the Mind, including the important techniques of the ritual sexual observances known as Maithuna. |
Contributor Bio(s): Odier, Daniel: - Daniel Odier began his studies with Kalu Rinpoche in 1968 and remained his disciple until his passing in 1989. In 2004 Odier received the Ch'an ordination in the Lin t'si and Caodong schools in China as well as permission to teach the Zhao Zhou Ch'an lineage in the West. He gives workshops in Europe, Canada, and the United States and is the author of em>Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love and many other books, including em>Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Heart of Tantra. He lives in Switzerland. |