In this article, we will look at how to solve the eternal dilemma of spiritual seekers: how to deal with our desire for fusion and intimacy when we want to focus on spiritual growth? Find out how orgasms can be a gateway to a higher state of consciousness and what prevents us from benefiting from this leap all the time.
The Function of Orgasm from the Spiritual Perspective
You go into an extraordinary intensity during the moment of orgasm. It’s a very particular state. It’s unlike anything else you normally experience. When you meditate or when you go to work, you don’t experience anything like that!
What happens in that moment is almost a complete silencing of the mental fluctuations. There is a tremendous opening of our being to something unknown and transcendent. A huge energy comes and you don’t know who you are any more and it doesn’t even matter! There’s a lot of pleasure. But beyond this, there’s a very profound shift in consciousness. Orgasm is described as a gateway into a higher state of consciousness.
The Key to Transforming an Orgasmic Experience into a Spiritual Experience
The moment of orgasm contains within it the possibility of setting yourself completely free from anything that is hooking into your consciousness, your mind, your identity. You can have a completely new experience of what it means to be alive. You feel more alive and more extraordinary than at any other time.
And at the same time, the old you is nowhere to be found at that moment. You cannot relate to the standard image you have about yourself, to your self-definition or self understanding. None of that matters any more in the moment of orgasm. It’s all left aside.
Why we don’t Always go to Higher States of Consciousness when we Orgasm
First of all, many orgasms are too short. We don’t have enough time. There is an extraordinary portal to a completely different realm of consciousness than the one we normally stay in. We take one step inside this new realm, but then we are pulled back. It was too brief to maintain.
This is why tantrics found ways to extend the state of orgasm – to make sure that we cross that threshold and that we stay there. Then our consciousness has enough time to expand.
The other aspect that can prevent us from going into this state is the fact that we’re not paying attention to it in the moment when the intensity comes. When that extraordinary experience appears within us, we are simply not there. We’re not conscious and not paying attention to what’s going on.
In that moment, we are just staying with the sensations. “Oh, it’s nice. It’s pleasant.” The sensation floods our being, but we’re not paying attention to the state of consciousness and where it is pointing.
We can have extraordinarily beautiful states that are very intense and pleasant. This doesn’t necessarily take us higher. It’s like when you’re having a very good meal: it’s very delicious and that’s that. Once you’ve finished eating, there is no particular transformation of the consciousness that you experience.
A Taste of Success in the Practice of Amorous Erotic Continence
In the practice of erotic amorous continence, you can bring orgasmic experiences to a level where you extend the duration of orgasm and you go into it fully consciously. In this way, you are making sure that you’re capable of holding that experience in your awareness.
You stay lucid and awake, and at the same time, you manage to extend the experience. When this happens, you enter into states of consciousness which are very particular. They will ripple in your being very profoundly.
You can have orgasms that completely transform your understanding of life, and of yourself. You can discover a deeper, more essential identity in your being. You can find a greater potential inside you to understand, to act, to love, to expand, and to embrace in your consciousness far more aspects than before.
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This article is an extract from an online course teaching men the tantric way of lovemaking, the tantric path of love. Check out our Erotic Amorous Continence Course for Men here: https://tantrayogathailand.com/eac/
This article was transcribed by Adriana from the following video:
