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Posted on Nov 24 2008Kama Sutra Fact of Fiction?
Of all the treasures and philosophies that were brought to Europe from the Far East, the Kama Sutra is perhaps one of! the best known, along with Buddhism and Yoga. Starting during the industrial revolution of the late 18th century and aided by the advent of tourism in the fashionable set, Europe and Northern America have been flooded with art, ideas and the philosophies of the Far East that changed, to a certain extent, our way of thinking.
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When mentioning Kama Sutra, most people conjure up images of an exotic help book about sexual satisfaction or an ancient porn magazine. The real name of the book is actually “Vatsyayana’s Aphorisms on Love” (“Vatsyayana Kamasutram”) and is comprised of 36 chapters that make up the treaty.
The aim of this collection of aphorisms is to provide a comprehensive guide to sex, relationships with courtesans, courtship of married women, marriage and, finally, improving one’s chances to have good sex through the use of herbs, substances, spells and sex toys. As you can see, the purpose of this book was to become a definitive guide to what love and sex meant to the Indian society around the 4th century AD.
Apart from sex and courtly etiquette “Aphorisms on Love” is a very orthodox book, designed for the society that spawned it. Its purpose was to teach the lover what should be done in order to woo the woman he desires while protecting both of their good names and reputation. Reputation was important throughout the ancient world, not just in! India, and if a person forfeited it for such a trivial thing as sex was considered to be frivolous, making the person not worthy of the esteem of others. Vatsyayana himself, a celibate scholar, believed that sex while not bad in itself; the act of engaging in it was certainly frivolous and sinful.
The 36 chapters of the sutra were each written by experts on the issues and covers a wide range of issues, such as observations on the daily life of a citizen, sexual positions, personal adornment, how to kiss, how to woo a women and the means by which courtesans earn money.
While the best known part of the book, the study of sex and sexual positions, makes up a mere 20 percent of the whole text. Those schoolers who are truly interested in sex should read the book in its entirety. And still after numerous centuries the ancient theisms ! are still surprisingly accurate because people still want the same basic things from one another.
As surprising as it sounds when it comes down to it the central tenants of the Kama Sutra are akin to Machiavelli’s “The Prince”, while the Indian book is much more careful to observe the morals of the time. Both books serve as guides to aspects of their respective societies and deal with them in a frank realistic manner.
Vatsyayana was not fooling himself with the idea that men and women are virtuous creatures by nature and was perfectly willing to advice men on how to seduce married women, while Machiavelli knew that a prince will do evil things from time to time.
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