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Author Biography: William Schindler obtained a B.A. in Sanskrit from UC Berkeley (1975), where he also studied Bengali and Hindi, and a Master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University (1986). He has been studying and practicing traditional Hindu Tantra since 1969. He lived in India for two-and-a-half years from 1972-1977 first as a pilgrim, then as a student at Banaras Hindu University, and finally as a monk of the Ramakrishna Order.He worked as a psychotherapist in a variety of settings and founded and coordinated a student counseling program at the public high school where he also taught English for ten years. He has written novels, short stories, and numerous essays on gay spirituality, most of which have been published in the Ashram West Newsletter. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California, where he offers spiritual instruction and counseling for gay men.
| Introduction | 7 | |
| Chapter 1 | You Can Have It All: Enjoyment & Liberation | 17 |
| Chapter 2 | Be Yourself | 21 |
| Chapter 3 | The Universal Self | 26 |
| Chapter 4 | Tantric Typology | 36 |
| Chapter 5 | The Guru | 41 |
| Chapter 6 | Ascetic Spiritual Practices: Looking Within | 48 |
| Chapter 7 | Ecstatic Spiritual Practices: Using the Senses | 54 |
| Chapter 8 | The Beloved | 75 |
| Chapter 9 | Gay Tantra Lifestyle | 89 |
| Chapter 10 | The Great Adventure | 104 |
| Chapter 11 | Beyond Male and Female | 109 |
| Chapter 12 | Fundamentals | 116 |
| Chapter 13 | Mindfulness | 127 |
| Chapter 14 | The Dedicated Life | 139 |
| Chapter 15 | Mystical Realization | 145 |
| Chapter 16 | A Call to Action | 150 |
| Gay Tantra Exercies | 153 | |
| Appendix A | Mayavada vs. Shaktivada | 163 |
| Appendix B | Holographic Sexuality | 168 |
| Appendix C | Keepers of the Flame--A New Myth for a New Age | 172 |
| Appendix D | Gay Love as a Spiritual Path | 175 |
| Glossary | 187 | |
| Works Cited or Consulted | 199 | |
| Index | 202 |
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