The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra with Psychotherapist Rob Preece

👉 Join our Train a Happy Mind community for weekly guided meditations 🧘 😊 Start today! www.trainahapp... Author and pyschotherapist Rob Preece shares his extensive knowledge on the sensitive topic of Buddhist tantra, the importance of the body in Buddhist practice, how exercise and nature relate to tantric practices, the role of sex in Vajrayana Buddhism, and how we embrace our different dimensions of gender in meditation and everyday life.
Rob Preece is the author of many books bridging the Tibetan Buddhist tradition with Western psychology, including The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra, The Wisdom of Imperfection, The Courage to Feel, Preparing for Tantra, Feeling Wisdom, and Tasting the Essence of Tantra.
As a working psychotherapist, Rob merges Jungian and Buddhist approaches to the mind with his patients. For the past 40 years, Rob has also led many meditation retreats in Europe and the United States. As a father of two sons, experienced thangka painter, and a keen gardener, he tries to ground Buddhist practice in a creative, practical lifestyle.
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[@davidmickles5012]

What's amazing to me is that only recently, within the past few months, after practicing & studying Buddhism for 40+ years, I have confirmed everything spoken about in this video. I say "confirmed" because this "experiential realization" (of body, emotion & mind) has occurred over weeks WELL BEFORE coming across this video or any other published sources of this view of Tantra.
It all came together (so to speak) when I began to practice Hatha & Kundalini yogas about 6 months ago. It became clear to me over that time that what was being neglected to that point in my practice was the body. Enlightenment exists in the body - or to say it more precisely, we are not just our idea of who we are, we are also the actual BEING of who we are. We are human BEING not just human "thinking." BEINGS have bodies and emotions and not just minds or intellects. Hatha Yoga and Kundalini showed me this and took me back into the body.
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[@peteryontengyatso4437]

Perfect questions, thank you! Thank you Mr.Preece too, for indeed making this bridge between east and west, it's very motivating after you touch the subject with our western curiousity and the way we are used to.

[@krakenyt9548]

I absolutely love robs books! His great insights are eloquently explained and with his Background as a Jungian therapist makes him one of my favorite teachers.

[@Buddhistmalas]

Excellent and eloquent.

[@mm-gg4hc]

Clear, incisive, encouraging and helpful.

[@parveenchahal1]

Great. Thanks

[@minhacontaize]

Thank you.

[@isohh]

Hi there! Thank you for this beautiful discussion with Rob. I can’t find the meditation anywhere on your videos list - would you kindly direct me to it? Many thanks!

[@trainahappymind]

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[@TheLuminousOne]

Don't be a skeptic, be neutral and equalised. Skepticism implies one is already of prejudice and bias. You're welcome.

[@trainahappymind]

Interesting perspective!

[@lucilianogueira3072]

I love the “Secular Buddhists”. Ridiculous