03 Apr Tibetan Buddhism and Dzogchen
In Tibet, with the entry of Buddhism brought by Padmasambhava, a similar melding of the indigenous Bon tradition and the inner, interior, monastic philosophy occurred. Much of Tibetan Buddhism was similarly patriarchal and used sex only as a transgressive act, except for strains that later became Dzogchen and karmamudra. When Buddhism traveled to Tibet from India it arrived in both celibate and non-celibate forms.
The sect of Tibetan Buddhism called Dzogchen fully integrated desire and the senses into the totality of the moment. Human life was for total engagement rather than for renunciation. The relationship of the couple and their sexual union were seen as potentially benefitting the universe if in alignment with the bodhisattva vow. The partners’ mutual adoration heightened the sense of divine beings at play in a sensual paradise. Because of Dzogchen’s emphasis on the divine moment, all was sacred, including sex and sexual union.
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