Sex Is Medicine REBOOT What Is Buddhist Sexual Tantra?
Mar 5, 2021
Dr. Chris Erickson, a tantric consort and practitioner of Tibetan sexual tantra, joins to illuminate traditional tantric lineages. He and Devi trace historical roots, explain the five-element sexual practices, and contrast monk celibacy with the householder path. They discuss lineage integrity, prerequisites like meditation and breathwork, and how tantra is adapted and practiced today.
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Drukpa Kunle Introduction To Tantra
- Devi Ward Erickson first met Tibetan Buddhist tantra through the biography of Drukpa Kunle, a yogi described as “fucking people into enlightenment.”
- The story of a madman yogi who used sexual practices and miraculous sexual feats framed Devi's introduction to non-monastic Tantra.
Padmasambhava Brought Tantra Through Sexual Union
- Tibetan Buddhism entered Tibet via Padmasambhava who used sexual yoga with Yeshe Sogyal to translate teachings into local culture.
- This sexual union helped fuse indigenous five-element shamanism with Buddhist practice, creating Tibetan five-element sexual teachings.
Naguma Origin Of Five Element Teachings
- The Shankpa Kagyu lineage traces back to Naguma, a realized Indian dakini who transmitted teachings through sexual union.
- Naguma's five-element sexual teachings were passed to Naropa and shaped the Kagyu Vajrayana lineage.
