CES She
LOVEMAKING
TECHNIQUES
REINTERPRETED
FOR TODAYS
LOVERSCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 6
PREPARING FOR Love 14
TOUCHING AND CARESSING 24
KISSING AND MOUTHPLAY 44
KAMA SUTRA POSITIONS 66
ANANGA RANGA POSITIONS 90 PERFUMED GARDEN POSITIONS 108
THE PosiITIONS OF THE TAQ 136
BEFORE AND AFTER LOVE 150
InpEx 158
ADDITIONAL READING 160
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 160INTRODUCTION
When I as frst asked to write a commentary for a new edition of the Kama Sutca, |
was less than enthusiastic. In the ‘60s and '70s there seemed to be dozens of versions
of the Kama Sutra. All were removed from my own lifestyle, and
didn’t feel chere was much I could relate eo inthe text, Although
P'm fascinated by human sexual nature, I'm not very interested in
sex practiced as a style of gymnastics. I would defend freedom for
the aficionado of sophisticated sexual positions, but I've never fele
that athletic poses had much to do with my own sex life. So it was
with reluctance that 1 sat down and began w read a copy of the
Burton and Arbuthnot translation, which was firse published in
1833 and which I have quoted extensively in this book. To my
surprise, | got far more out of the experience than Id thought possible. I began to
understand the sense of humor behind some of the more exotic poses and realized that
many of the poses were not just about sex—they were also about the union of body
and mind. Some of the sexual poses in the Kama Sutra are yoga positions, and the
goal of yoga is to create mental and physical harmony, The Kama Sutra makes sense
in our sophisticated world in that we still strive for the experience of ecstasy
The Kama Sucra and its assoctated texts, the
Anango Ranga, The Perfumed Garden, and the
Tao, are not as baldly sexual as we might assume.
‘There isa connection between these ancient
writings and life in the 20th century. It's a con:
nection that centers on feelings. Although it is
possible for us to interact sexually with many
people, unless we have also cultivated some love
and warmch toward che person who ly arousing
us, we won't got near the real goal of kama, The
concept of kama involves the “enjoyment of
appropriate objects by the five senses of hearing,
feeling, seeing, tasting, and smelling, assisted by
the mind together with the soul.” Asa concept,
kama is just as relevant to us now as it was to the
Indians in around ab 400.