Lust For Enlightenment

Over the centuries, Buddhism has responded to sexuality in a variety of fascinating ways, sometimes suppressing the sexual urge, sometimes sublimating it, sometimes cultivating it, and, on the highest levels, transforming it. This book reveals how Buddhists, beginning with Shakyamuni Buddha himself, relate to the "inner fire" that drives humankind. Included are chapters on the Buddha’s love life before his enlightenment and his later relationships with women; the tantric approach to sex among Buddhists of ancient India, Tibet, China, and Japan; Zen in the art of love; and a positive discussion of women and Buddhism.

With his one-of-a kind blend of autobiography, pop culture, and plainspoken Buddhism, Brad Warner explores an A-to-Z of sexual topics — from masturbation to dating, gender identity to pornography. In addition to approaching sexuality from a Buddhist perspective, he looks at Buddhism — emptiness, compassion, karma — from a sexual vantage. Throughout, he stares down the tough questions: Can prostitution be a right livelihood? Can a good spiritual master also be really, really bad? And ultimately, what's love got to do with any of it? While no puritan when it comes to non-vanilla sexuality, Warner offers a conscious approach to sexual ethics and intimacy — real-world wisdom for our times.

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. In this “sublime” (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life—how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, and hatred, and how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience and psychology, and armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright’s landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, and deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some of the world’s most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is “provocative, informative and...deeply rewarding” (The New York Times Book Review), and as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, and grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age and shows how, in a time of technological distraction and social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals and as a species.

The Mind Illuminated is a comprehensive, accessible and - above all - effective book on meditation, providing a nuts-and-bolts stage-based system that helps all levels of meditators establish and deepen their practice. Providing step-by-step guidance for every stage of the meditation path, this uniquely comprehensive guide for a Western audience combines the wisdom from the teachings of the Buddha with the latest research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Clear and friendly, this in-depth practice manual builds on the nine-stage model of meditation originally articulated by the ancient Indian sage Asanga, crystallizing the entire meditative journey into 10 clearly-defined stages. The book also introduces a new and fascinating model of how the mind works, and uses illustrations and charts to help the reader work through each stage. This manual is an essential read for the beginner to the seasoned veteran of meditation.

“A masterpiece. . . . It teaches us how not to fear and repress, but to rechannel and harness the most powerful energies of life toward freedom and bliss.” —ROBERT THURMAN It is common in both Buddhism and Freudian psychoanalysis to treat desire as if it is the root of all suffering and problems, but psychiatrist Mark Epstein believes this to be a grave misunderstanding.In his controversial defense of desire, he makes clear that it is the key to deepening intimacy with ourselves, each other, and our world. Proposing that spiritual attainment does not have to be detached from intimacy or eroticism, Open to Desire begins with an exploration of the state of dissatisfaction that causes us to cling to irrational habits. Dr. Epstein helps readers overcome their own fears of desire so that they can more readily bridge the gap between self and other, cope with feelings of incompletion, and get past the perception of others as objects. Freed from clinging and shame, desire’s spiritual potential can then be opened up.

The complete guide to enlightenment is a step by step book of easy, practical exercises which trigger the various stages of realisation that amount to full enlightenment and liberation from all suffering, and essays on enlightenment in everyday life. Whether you are searching for enlightenment, teaching others, or simply interested in the subject, this book contains all that you need.

Dale Wright offers a wide-ranging exploration of issues that have a bearing on the contemporary meaning of enlightenment. He considers the historical meanings of enlightenment within various Buddhist traditions, but does so in order to expand on the larger question that our lives press upon us--what kinds of lives should we aspire to live here, now, and into the future?

The Book on "Ignorance to Awareness", is a practical guide that describes Transformation and Elevation Techniques and Processes in easy-to-follow steps. If Religion has made people fearful, the motivational books, websites, and personality development classes have made them confused! Human beings are considered superior and powerful to other creatures; have become slaves rather than masters of their own life. They are underestimated, negated, and rejected by society. People themselves feel stressed, turbulent, inferior, and less talented than others. It takes the full life to understand their potential and sometimes they die without unleashing their capabilities. Every Human Being can fulfill aspirations in life The irony is that people first make themselves turbulent and later on search for peace from the outside world. They either blame their destiny or their parents or God for their failures and setbacks. This world is moving the way it was moving earlier. No one tries to bring change and no one tries to take the lead. You can not become like any other person but you can become what you are? Copycatting and xeroxing is a major illusion in the world. You are pressurized and taught by your parents, teachers, and the society, in general, to become like Abraham Lincoln, Tom Cruise, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Amitabh Bachchan, Cristiano Ronaldo, and many more but the reality is that no one can become like any other person or has become like any other person so far. Copycatting, idealizing, and xeroxing is a mere wastage of time, energy, and other resources. It gives rise to behavioral complexes and comparisons. Finally, a person pushes himself/ herself in vague competitions rather than utilizing their own potential and talent. This book throws light on this important topic and inspires you to discover and explore your own talents and potential with easy-to-understand examples and case studies. How an Indian Yogi Transformed Lust? Ancient Vedic Sciences has identified six main disorders in Human Beings and they are Lust, Anger, Attraction, Greed, Ego, and Envy. These six disorders are the root cause of all problems which one faces in Life. Often, lust is treated as a behavioral problem but ancient Vedic Sciences treat lust as the most powerful energy which can neither be controlled nor conquered. It provides a concrete and practical process that helps in transforming lust into more powerful positive and constructive energy. The author's encounter with various Yogis makes this book unique because it reflects their teachings and spiritual powers with which they had transformed themselves and are transforming other people. The story of a mystic Lalleshwari shakes up the polluted conscience of a lustful person and opens gates to a new enlightenment. The pious and sacred love story of Nazeer and Shakila elaborates the difference between lust and love. This story teaches us the essence of true love. Relationship between Pind and Brahmand This book explains the relationship between Pind and Brahmand. It guides you to new vistas of Shakti exploration. It explains seven powerful energy spots in the human body. This book elaborates about those energy spots and teaches the activation of those spots also. The author devised Techniques and Processes Permanent transformation is the only way out to achieve excellence in life. To achieve the permanent transformation and elevation, the author has devised easy-to-follow techniques like SIT-MIT, LAAGEE, LACE, SRT and DAD analysis, and finally PAAGE. This book explains case studies and short stories which makes this book more interesting. Activities in almost every chapter give hands-on training to the readers. Wish you Happy reading, Permanent transformation, and Elevation