Tantra and Relationships Lessons
the Tantric Model of Relationship - Various Quotes
"The tantric model of relationship is collaborative; each partner should be genuinely interested in the other's well-being and should strive to bring out the best in his/her mate, openly and honestly, without a hidden agenda. Engaging in manipulative behavior is not an effective way to strengthen a relationship. The way to create deeper and more meaningful intimacy is to cultivate interest in your partner, to respect him/her as an individual and to treat your relationship as something important, something co-created and something mutual."
Mark Michaels and Patricia Jonson
http://www.tantrapm.com/
"The Tantric approach (to relationships) and the ancient tradition of spiritual partnership remains relevant today. In this model, the relationship between partners is one of mutual aspiration, effort, and assistance. The two are equals, with neither one regarding the other as inferior or as an object to be manipulated for selfish purposes. . .The dissolution and apotheosis of the two partners is interdependent. Their appreciation, enjoyment, and intimate involvement with one another is captured in their rapt, blissful, contemplative gaze, the gaze of the deities. Thus, Tantric partnerships require reverence, parity between partners, and a profoundly collaborative approach to all aspects of the relationship, and each partner’s sustained commitment to the other’s evolution."
Mark Michaels and Patricia Jonson
http://www.tantrapm.com/
"A Tantric relationship is one in which both partners live their lives according to Tantric philosophy: choosing to see, love, and honor each other as the embodiment of Divine expression - invoking the highest spiritual enlightenment in one another, consciously creating their lives and union based on unconditional love, allowing, and receiving. Their choices are based on the highest expressions of loving, pleasure, and freedom, while supporting each other's spiritual journeys, growth and joy as much as they can!"
Shama
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