Ep185: Meditation and Tantric Sex - Lorin Roche PhD

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Lorin Roche PhD is a meditation teacher and author of ‘The Radiance Sutras’ and co-author of ‘Meditation Secrets for Women’.

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Lorin describes meditation as an affair with life force itself, explores the role of sleep and rest, and explains the discipline of following the cosmic impulse in one’s practice.

In the context of this meditative view and drawing from his experience of 40 years of marriage, Loren reflects on intimate relationship, including his own journey in understanding intimacy, meditation keys to a thriving relationship, and how to use meditation to keep love alive.

Lorin also discusses tantric sex, including the difference between technique and art, common errors and misunderstandings, and the redemptive power of spiritual union. 

Topics include:

00:00 - Intro 
00:54 - Meditation as an affair with life force 
04:19 - How to thrive in a long term relationship 
07:39 - Psychedelic origins of meditation traditions 
08:55 - Childhood in 1950’s Malibu 
12:14 - Teenage schooling in Santa Monica and summer hunting in Kenya
15:48 - Meditating with the Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra and discovering Tantric Sex 
19:57 - Seeking a romantic relationship between equals
22:46 - How to use meditation to keep love alive 
25:09 - Spontaneous meditation and healing trauma 
30:37 - Psychedelic intensity of reality 
35:32 - Celebration of thinking in meditation 
38:35 - What is tantric sex? 
41:32 - Technique and the art of touch
43:53 - Errors in tantric sex 
46:54 - Prerequisites to practicing tantric sex 
49:40 - Patanjali’s 8 Limbs and the yogic lifestyle 
51:59 - Sleep and deep rest  
55:52 - Following the cosmic impulse 
56:46 - Beyond solo meditation into union with a partner 
58:51 - Yogic science of the senses and sound 
01:02:32 - The power of craving for fullness of being
01:07:39 - Redemptive power of spiritual sex 
01:14:31 - Meditation in the modern world 
01:18:02 - Attending to the electricity of sensation 
01:20:18 - Lorin’s meditation teacher training program 
01:24:30 - How Lorin teaches meditation 
01:26:30 - The power of deep listening

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