Unlike the Romans, you’ve got to love that ancient India. The prevailing sexual culture at the time our literary inspiration (the Kama Sutra) was written stated that sex was not just for baby making. It was for mutual enjoyment. Considering that this is between the first and sixth centuries, folks, that’s some radical thinking.
Contrary to popular belief, the Kama Sutra isn’t just a guide to better sex. It’s a guide to life. It’s designed to help you figure out your aims and priorities, with tips on choosing a wife, dealing with marriage, and even getting a job. Think of it as an ancient Indian life coach.
Of course, sex is the part everyone remembers — just like the famous temples of Khajuraho, where erotic sculptures make up less than 10% of all the carved figures, but that’s the stuff most visitors notice and remember!
The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, top, with a detail of the Khajuraho Lakshmana Temple, bottom.
While the Kama Sutra covers many topics, it does indeed say a lot about sex. It speaks to desire, foreplay, intercourse, virility, oral sex and — our personal favorite — moaning. You heard right: moaning! [No, I'm not going to go into detail on the moaning, you pervs. This is The Gramma Sutra. You’ll have to go buy your own copy of the Kama Sutra for the moaning info!]
Now, ladies, you might think that the Kama Sutra is just for the kiddies, but you couldn’t be more wrong. Vatsayana, the author, states that the most important part of lovemaking is the use of one’s imagination. It encourages couples to take their time and explore each other’s bodies, as well as their own, and to engage in the act of conscious lovemaking in order to achieve sexual fulfillment. In fact, the Tantric school of thought states that sex can be used as a way of achieving enlightenment.5 Gramma Sutra has always known this.
In getting-laid terms that means: Hey, turn off the TV; put some mood lighting on; make yourself feel good; and get ready to spend more time getting to know your partner than you probably did in your twenties!
We heartily endorse this philosophy, and we've heard from Gramma Sutra Test Bedrooms nationwide that it’s the tortoise — not the hare — that gets to come first . . . again, and again, and again!
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