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Endnotes

Owing to the existence of a number of earlier editions of Osho’s books, the author has provided the relevant chapter number instead of the page number for Osho
references. The most recent publication details have been used.

Author’s Introductory Note

1.
Osho,
The Tantra Experience
(Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1998) and Rufus C. Camphausen,
The Yoni: Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power
(Rochester. Vt.: Inner Traditions, 1996).

Chapter 2

1.
See Osho’s
Fly without Wings, Walk without Feet and Think without Mind
(Full Circle Publishing, Ltd., 2000), chapter 5, question 3.

2.
Mantak Chia,
Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao
(Santa Fe, N.M.: Aurora Press, 1983).

Chapter 4

1.
Osho,
The Book of Secrets,
(New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998), chapter 34.

2.
Julian Whitaker, M.D., and Brenda Adderly,
The Pain Relief Breakthrough
(New York: Plume, 1999).

3.
Tantric
sutra
(or highly condensed telegraphic instruction) of the ancient tantric master Lord Shiva, elaborated upon in Osho’s
The Book of Secrets,
chapter 71, sutra 98.
The Book of Secrets
explains Shiva’s 112 tantric sutras. It was origianlly delivered as a series of talks, so Osho also answers questions from his audience about the sutras and about their experiences in meditation.

Chapter 5

1.
Osho,
The Book of the Secrets,
chapter 68, question 4.

2.
Ibid., chapter 67, sutra 95.

Chapter 7

1.
Natalie Angier,
Woman: An Intimate Geography
(New York: Virago, 1999), 57–81. Includes an interesting chapter on the clitoris.

2.
For a remarkable description of the twenty-two different parts of the intricately formed female genitalia, see Rufus C. Camphausen,
The Yoni: Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power
, 96–103.

3.
Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger,
Sexual Secrets: The Alchemy of Ecstasy
,
20th Anniversary Edition (Rochester, Vt.: Destiny Books, 2000), 148.

4.
Another Shiva sutra included in Osho’s
The Book of Secrets,
chapter 75,sutra 103.

Chapter 8

1.
Another Shiva sutra included in Osho’s
The Book of Secrets,
chapter 47,sutra 70.

Chapter 9

1.
Osho,
My Way: The Way of the White Clouds
(Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1995), chapter 6, question 1.

2.
Mantak Chia,
Awakening Healing Energy through the Tao
, 32.

Chapter 10

1.
Osho,
The Supreme Doctrine
(Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House,1997), chapter 5, question 3.

2.
Ibid.

Conclusion

1.
Osho,
My Way: The Way of the White Clouds,
chapter 6, question 1.

2.
Osho,
The Book of Secrets,
chapter 43.

Recommended Books and Resources

Books and Resources by Osho

The Book of Secrets.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998.

My Way: the Way of the White Clouds.
Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1995.

Sex Matters: From Sex to Superconsciousness.
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2003.

The Tantra Experience.
Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1998.

Tantra: The Supreme Understanding.
Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1998.

Tantric Transformation.
Pune, India: Rebel Publishing House, 1998.

(For more information about Osho, visit
www.osho.com
, a comprehensive Web site in different languages featuring Osho’s meditations, books, tapes, and selections from his talks)

Audiotapes and Books by Barry Long

Love Brings All to Life
Audio Tapes

Making Love 1
&
2
Audio Tapes

Raising Children in Love Justice and Truth.
London: Barry Long Books, 1998.

Stillness is the Way
. London: Barry Long Books, 1989.

(Barry Long resource materials are available from: BCM. Box 876, London WC1N 3XX U.K:
[email protected]
;
www.barrylong.org
; Valeo Resources, 2820 Sunlight Drive, Clinton, WA 98236, U.S.A.
[email protected]
)

Books on Sexuality

Angier, Natalie.
Woman: An Intimate Geography.
New York: Virago, 1999.

Camphausen, Rufus C.
The Yoni: Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power.
Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions, 1996.

Chan, Jolan.
The Tao of Love and Sex: The Ancient Chinese Way to Ecstasy.
Hounslow, U.K.: Wildwood House, 1977.

Chia, Mantak.
Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao,
Santa Fe, N.M.: Aurora Press, 1983.

Chia, Mantak, and Maneewan Chia.
Healing Love through the Tao: Cultivating Female Sexual Energy.
New York: Healing Tao Books, 1986.

Douglas, Nik and Penny Slinger.
Sexual Secrets,
20th Anniversary Edition
.
Rochester, Vt.: Destiny Books, 2000.

Richardson, Diana.
The Heart of Tantric Sex: A Unique Guide to Love and Sexual Fulfilment
. Arlesford, U.K.: ‘O’ Books 2002. (First published in 1999 as
The Love Keys: The Art of Ecstatic Sex.
) Translated into German, Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese. Excerpt and further information: www.love4couples.com. Available from
[email protected]
,
www.oshoviha.org
.

Books and Resources on the Sympto-Thermal Fertility Awareness Method

Fuller, Rose and Rev. J. Huneger.
A Couple’s Guide to Fertility: The Complete Sympto-Thermal Method.
Portland, Oregon: Northwest Family Services, 1996.
www.nwfs.org

Kippley, John F. and Sheila K. Kippley.
The Art of Natural Family Planning.
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Couple to Couple League International, 1997. See
www.ccli.org

Weschler, Toni.
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement and Reproductive Health.
New York: Quill-HarperCollins, 1995.
www.TCOYF.org

A new book is due out soon by the British Fertility Awareness Organisation. See
www.fertilityuk.org
for more information about its release.

If you would like to contact the sympto-thermal experts who contributed their expertise to the appendix, feel free to e-mail, phone, or fax them using the con tact information provided below:

R. Harri Wettstein, PhD, MBA, MA, Director of Bioself SA, Geneva, Switzerland,
www.bioself.com
., and Secretary of SymptoTherm Foundation, Grand-Rue 41-CH-1110, Morges, Switzerland, e-mail info<@>symp-totherm.ch, phone/fax +41 21 802 44 18,
www.symptotherm.ch

Christine Bourgeois, President of SymptoTherm Foundation, 8 Sécheron, CH-1132 Lully, Switzerland, phone/fax +41 21 802 37 35, email
[email protected]
, symptotherm.ch,
www.symptotherm.ch

“Making Love” A Tantra Meditation Retreat for Couples

The author (also known as Puja) and her partner, Raja, facilitate week-long meditation retreats and guide couples into the art of tantra.

For further information and further communication:
www.love4couples.com

www.livinglove.com

About the Author

Diana Richardson
is the author of
The Heart of Tantric Sex
and
Tantric Orgasm for Women
and a teacher and practitioner of holistic body therapies. Born in South Africa, she became the disciple of tantric Master Osho in India in 1979. She is now based in Europe and travels extensively with her partner, hosting weeklong retreats for couples in tantric lovemaking.

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by Valerie Brooks

The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress
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by Hsi Lai

Tantric Quest
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by Daniel Odier

The Complete Yoga of Emotional-Sexual Life
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Sexual Reflexology
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by Mantak Chia and William U. Wei

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by Mantak Chia

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by Nik Douglas and Penny Slinger

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Text and artwork copyright ©; 2004 by Diana Richardson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Richardson, Diana.
  Tantric orgasm for women / Diana Richardson.
      p. cm.
  Includes bibliographical references.
  eISBN-13: 978-1-59477-991-6
 1. Sex instruction for women. 2. Female orgasm. 3. Sex—Religious aspects—Tantrism. I. Title.
 HQ46.R465 2004
 613.9’6—dc22

2004003673

All Osho quotes printed with permission of Osho International

Artwork prepared by Alfredo Hernando, Madrid, Spain.

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