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Drukpa Kunley's
Sutra of Sex

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This is the discourse on mundane pleasure

In Sanskrit:  Nga'i mje sha-ra-ra!
In Tibetan:  Bu-mo'i stu-la shu-ru-ru!

'The virgin finds pleasure in her rising desire,
The young tiger finds pleasure in his consummation,
The old man finds pleasure in his fertile memory:
    That is the teaching on the Three Pleasures.

The bed is the workshop of sex,
And should be wide and comfortable;
The knee is the messenger of sex,
And should be sent up in advance;
The arm is the handle of sex,
And it should clasp her tightly;
The vagina is a glutton for sex,
And should be sated again and again:
    That is the teaching on Necessity.

It is taboo to make love to a married woman,
It is taboo to make love to a girl under ten,
It is taboo to make love to a menstruating woman
Or a woman under a vow of celibacy:
    That is the teaching on the Three Taboos.

Hunger is the mark of an empty stomach,
A large penis is the mark of an idiot,
Passionate lust is the mark of a woman:
    That is the teaching on the Three Marks.

The impotent man has little imagination,
Bastards have little virtue,
The rich have little generosity:
    That is the teaching on the Three Deficiencies.

A Lama's joy is a gift,
A politician's joy is flattery,
A woman's joy is her lover:
    That is the teaching on the Three Joys.

Sinners hate the pious and devout,
The rich hate loose spendthrifts,
Wives hate their husbands' mistresses:
    That is the teaching on the Three Hates.

For blessing worship the Lama,
For power worship the Deity,
For efficiency worship the Reality Protectors:
   This is the teaching on the Three Objects of Worship.

Pay no respect to mean Lamas,
Pay no respect to immoral monks,
Pay no respect to dogs, crows or women:
    That is the teaching on the Three Rejects.

The Discipline's purpose is to calm and pacify,
The Vow to serve others is to free from self-will,
The Tantra's purpose is to teach unity of polarity:
    That is the teaching on the Three Vehicles.

The starving beggar has no happiness,
The irreligious have no divinity,
The wanderer has no bonds or commitment:
    That is the teaching on the Three Lacks.

He who is without honesty has a dry mouth,
He who is without spirituality makes no offering,
He who is without courage does not make a general:
    That is the teaching on the Three Zeros.

The sign of a rich man is a tight fist,
The sign of an old man is a tight mind,
The sign of a nun is a tight vagina:
    That is the teaching on the Three Constrictions.

The fast talker inserts himself into the centre of a crowd,
Monastic wealth inserts itself into the monks' stomachs,
Thick penises insert themselves into young girls:
    That is the teaching on the Three Insertions.

The mind of a Bodhisattva is smooth,
The talk of self-seekers is smoother,
But the thighs of a virgin are smoother than silk:
    That is the teaching on the Three Smooth Things.

Immoral monks have thin skirts,
Widows and spinsters have thin stomachs and clothes,
Fields without manure bear thin crops:
    That is the teaching on the Three Thin Things.

Kunley never tires of girls,
Monks never tire of wealth,
Girls never tire of sex:
    That is the teaching on the Three Indefatigables.

Although mind is clear, one needs a Lama;
Although a lamp burns brightly, it still needs oil;
Although Mind is self-evident, it needs recognition:
    That is the teaching on the Three Needs.'

[From The Divine Madman pp.108-10]

Sarva Mangalam!
May all beings be happy!