Zen Sex: The Way of Making Love
How-to books on sex are like books on travel and cooking: the challenge  is in translating the sensual dimension to words on a page. ButZen Sex: The  Way of Making Loveis more a guide to attitude than positions. Rather than  trying to put you in the right mood, author Philip Toshio Sudo sets out to put  you in the right mind for great sex.The idea is simple: "The greatest challenge of Zen," he writes, "is to do what  comes naturally in every moment; to express our true nature in every action."  Sudo's way of Zen sex is to lose oneself in the experience of "ordinary" sex as  a deeply absorbing--and potentially enlightening--meditation. "The more acutely  we become attuned to this 'ordinary' energy, the more we begin to marvel at its  dimension and wonder, the more we feel it and express it in our lives and  lovemaking."To tease readers into a more acute awareness of lovemaking,Zen Sexoffers chapters on the poetic qualities of sexual expression. This is not theKama Sutra, as Sudo says. Instead, he writes about discovery and  anticipation, about scent and the cry of a lover, about the nature of entering  and release. Purists, scholars, and others who prefer their Zen "dry-style" may  resent his popularization and rangy interpretations. But for anyone intrigued by  the merging of sexuality and spirituality,Zen Sexcan bring inspiration  and illumination into love play. It's a graceful little book the author designed  himself, with images and calligraphy that create an open, intimate, and quietly  erotic tone. One needs no familiarity with Zen to appreciate the book, but  experienced Zen students may be surprised by new realms for classic teachings.--Rebecca Taylor--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.