According to Tantra, what are the different types of orgasms that most people experience? --D.
Dear D.,
Tantric philosophy has two ideas about orgasm -- the physical orgasm and the heart orgasm. At first appearance they may seem dualistic and contrary, but on closer inspection one supports the other perfectly.
On the one hand, we are encouraged to be in our hearts 24 hours a day. This bliss-state can be equated to an orgasmic state of “being,” with the energy transferred to all that we are and do during the day. This is sometimes referred to as the “righthand path” because certain sects of practitioners achieve this optimum state of “being” through meditation, yoga, mantra chanting and celibacy.
On the “lefthand path,” however, sexuality itself is used as a form of yoga to reach the deepest spiritual levels one can attain. In other words, the orgasm is used as the gateway to recognize the bliss-state. The individual then has the proper tools to grow that recognition into a powerful path to consciousness.
Modern Tantra recognizes that there are several forms of orgasm. The clitoral orgasm tends to be very localized to the genitals. The vaginal orgasm mostly involves the G spot and a few other locations in the vagina. The blended orgasm involves both the clitoris and the G spot, as the clitoris splits into two roots under the skin, wrapping around either side of the G spot and stimulating it directly. Finally, there is the energy orgasm, or heart orgasm.
Vaginal orgasms lend themselves to full-body orgasmic potential when the breath, the mind and the orgasm itself come together. When we enhance this full-blown experience with different breath patterns, sounds and “righthand path” techniques, we have the potential to move into multiple orgasms and out-of-body sex. Going even further into this practice, we are able to have full-body orgasms, or energy orgasms, simply by breathing them -- without any physical touch.
When the two paths are blended in this way, the possibilities for personal growth expand exponentially, and the dualism between the physical and the heart orgasm vanishes.
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