How did tantra grow out of Buddhism, which views sex as a hindrance to meditation?
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"Transcendence comes not by fighting against our nature, but by befriending it and transforming our sexual energy into a path of meditation."
According to Osho, tantra arose within Buddhism as a corrective to a misunderstanding of Buddha’s teaching. Buddha said ‘go beyond sex,’ not ‘go against it.’ Disciples turned this into ascetic repression, creating obsession. Masters like Saraha restored the right reading: befriend, understand, and consciously pass through sexual energy, transforming it into meditation, so transcendence comes by going through, not by fighting.
Tantra grew when Buddhists realized you don’t defeat sex by hating it—you understand it kindly and then naturally move beyond it.
Why this matters practically
- Replaces guilt and obsession with understanding and balance.
- Uses awareness to transform desire into peace and compassion.
- Offers a practical path: move through life energies consciously to transcend them.
- Uses awareness to transform desire into peace and compassion.
- Offers a practical path: move through life energies consciously to transcend them.
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