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Entering the Heart of the Sun and Moon
The authors explore vajra-romance as the living application and dynamism of the Nyi-da Melong a Dzogchen tantra from the cycle of visionary teachings of the enigmatic Nyingma treasure discoverer Khyungchen Aro Lingma. The Nyi-da Melong opens the door to those who are inspired to integrate every aspect of human life with spiritual practice and puts to rest the myth that celibacy holds any demonstrable spiritual advantage. Sexuality is portrayed as the pervasive stratum of the senses and sense-fields and as such, the lifeblood of the creative arts. Although this teaching is common, in its essential form, to all Vajrayana traditions, it has never before been extrapolated in such detail with regard to how it is lived within romantic relationships. Here we find a vivid presentation of the practice of the Nyida Melong, characteristic of the milieu of the mahasiddhas. The authors discuss in profound depth the spiritual vivacity of falling in love, perceptual intimacy, vajra-romance, non-dual passion, liberated lust, and the poignant possibility of remaining in love forever.
- GenresBuddhism
335 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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March 13, 2014
A wonderful book that teaches us how to stay in love for our whole life with one person through engaging in the dance of Vajra Romance.
2014-03-13
I have just re-read this book and studied it with some depth. I truly believe that if a Vajrayana practitioner were able to experience this text as transmission that they could gain realisation. It could be all that ever needs to be read.
2014-03-13
I have just re-read this book and studied it with some depth. I truly believe that if a Vajrayana practitioner were able to experience this text as transmission that they could gain realisation. It could be all that ever needs to be read.
February 2, 2024
dense as hell but good i like
November 16, 2016
Romance is used as a medium of achieving enlightenment. The convoluted and intricated dynamics of a couple are viewed from a dzogchen angle, so day to day interactions with your partner are not just are a mere routine to get along, but the living field where totally unexpected opportunities can spontaneously arise from the emptiness itself.
At first my expectation was this was a sort of save-your-marriage self help book with a Buddhist paint layer. And I expected something along the lines of "tolerate your partner", "be compassionate", "love more", type of advice. But as I read further I found the book to be much more deeper than that, and much more rigorously Buddhist that I have expected.
The first part mostly deals with a brief introduction to Dzogchen, a good one by the way. Introduces certain terminology useful later on the book. There is a lot of clarification of several topics of Dzogchen and Tantra, even though they are not directly relevant to the topic of the book, they are relevant to the view (and path) as a whole. As the reader gets deeper in the Dzogchen view, s/he is gradually made aware that romance is indeed a mandala, a dance, between form and emptiness, and thus romance is not limited to your partner but to the fabric of perception itself.
Even though the Sun and Moon mirroring is primarily oriented to monogamous heterosexual couples, the material covered is universally beneficial to anyone who has fallen in love.
A fascinated reading, highly recommended to any Buddhist or anyone who is interested in the couple itself as an spiritual path.
At first my expectation was this was a sort of save-your-marriage self help book with a Buddhist paint layer. And I expected something along the lines of "tolerate your partner", "be compassionate", "love more", type of advice. But as I read further I found the book to be much more deeper than that, and much more rigorously Buddhist that I have expected.
The first part mostly deals with a brief introduction to Dzogchen, a good one by the way. Introduces certain terminology useful later on the book. There is a lot of clarification of several topics of Dzogchen and Tantra, even though they are not directly relevant to the topic of the book, they are relevant to the view (and path) as a whole. As the reader gets deeper in the Dzogchen view, s/he is gradually made aware that romance is indeed a mandala, a dance, between form and emptiness, and thus romance is not limited to your partner but to the fabric of perception itself.
Even though the Sun and Moon mirroring is primarily oriented to monogamous heterosexual couples, the material covered is universally beneficial to anyone who has fallen in love.
A fascinated reading, highly recommended to any Buddhist or anyone who is interested in the couple itself as an spiritual path.
February 11, 2018
Don't let anyone tell you romance is dead. This book offers an amazing look into how romance is spiritual practice. And best of all, that one never needs fall out of love.
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