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Schindler, William Harold was born on September 24, 1953 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of Frederick Harold and Charlene Schindler.
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Essays on Gay Tantra
(Integrating sexuality with spirituality has been the spec...)
Integrating sexuality with spirituality has been the specialty of traditional Hindu Tantra for at least 1500 years in India. These 97 short essays, originally published as weekly newsletters from Ashram West, a gay spiritual community, adapt the concepts and methods of traditional Hindu Tantra for gay-identified persons of all genders living in our modern, rapidly changing world. Gay persons have been condemned or ignored by all major religions, and many gay people may reject religion in general, substituting sex, drugs, or other diversions that ultimately fail to remedy the existential problems of mortality, isolation, and the seeming meaninglessness of life. These essays demonstrate various ways gay people can tap into the deepest currents of human spirituality while recognizing the special spiritual needs and aptitudes that modern gay identities confer. Instead of denigrating gay identities, Gay Tantra teaches us to attain the heights of spiritual enlightenment utilizing fully our gay experiences. Living Traditions on-line magazine wrote: “There is so much wisdom here . . . . also incredibly moving.”
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Secrets Of Gay Tantra: A Gay-Centered Path To Enlightenment
(In this volume that follows Gay Tantra (Xlibris 2000) and...)
In this volume that follows Gay Tantra (Xlibris 2000) and Essays on Gay Tantra (Xlibris 2000), William Schindler, a.k.a. Brother William, invites the reader into deeper and previously mostly secret aspects of Tantric philosophy and practice. Traditional Tantra teaches methods of spiritual enlightenment-not sexual practices. In traditional Tantra sexuality and other types of sensuality are integrated into a whole-life approach to spirituality. But merely calling a practice or technique Tantra does not make it so. Traditional Tantra can only be learned from one who has studied and practiced in a line of enlightened Gurus. Brother William has been studying and practicing traditional Hindu Tantra since 1969 both in India and America, and since 1997, when he founded Ashram West, he has been teaching his adaptation of traditional Tantra for gay-identified persons, making intelligible the esoteric teachings of the ancient tradition.
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Blood of the Goddess
(A Dutch merchant marine arrives in India in 1612 and is a...)
A Dutch merchant marine arrives in India in 1612 and is abducted by a mysterious stranger with a horrible secret who claims he is the sailor's immortal teacher and lover from a past life. The two trek together into the Himalayas in search of a secret shrine of the Goddess where the young man is to undergo a blood ritual that will transform him into an immortal. Although aided by supernatural beings, they face a terrifying foe who seems bent on foiling their purpose. They meet many colorful characters and witness miracles, both beautiful and bizarre. Reincarnation and destiny reunites old friends, lovers, and foes over three centuries. Their love faces the ultimate test, and the suspenseful conclusion unravels a mystery that none but the ancient immortal, Kedar Baba, suspected. Hindu philosophy and mythology are woven throughout this uplifting homoerotic adventure that takes the vampire genre to a new level.
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Gay Tantra
(Sex and spirituality are two topics guaranteed to arouse ...)
Sex and spirituality are two topics guaranteed to arouse strong feelings in gay-identified persons because of the history of religious persecution of gay people. Many of us were taught explicitly or implicitly that sex, especially gay sex, is the opposite of spirituality. Gay popular culture thrives in the senses, be it opera, disco, or leather. Furthermore, our sensuality is deeply rooted in homoeroticism, in the inescapable fact that we inhabit bodies likely to be erotically stimulating to ourselves. We need a spirituality that works with our sensuality, not against it. Traditional Hindu Tantra offers us exactly this type of spirituality. GAY TANTRA reveals how traditional Hindu Tantra may be adapted to serve the unique spiritual aptitudes and needs of gay-identified persons of any gender. The book demonstrates how a fully integrated gay identity can be a positive aid in the quest for enlightenment.
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William Harold Schindler
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Bachelor in Sanskrit, University California, Berkeley, 1975. Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, 1986.
Career
Monk Ramakrishna Order of India, Belur Math, India, 1976-1977, Vedanta society of Southern California, Hollywood, 1980-1982. High school teacher Los Angeles Unified School District, 1984-1994. Founder Ashram West the First Hindu Gay Spiritual Community, West Hollywood, since 1997.
Sanskrit tutor Vedanta Society Southern California, group facilitator, since 1976.
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Blood of the Goddess
(A Dutch merchant marine arrives in India in 1612 and is a...)
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Gay Tantra
(Sex and spirituality are two topics guaranteed to arouse ...)
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Essays on Gay Tantra
(Integrating sexuality with spirituality has been the spec...)
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Secrets Of Gay Tantra: A Gay-Centered Path To Enlightenment
(In this volume that follows Gay Tantra (Xlibris 2000) and...)
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Blood of the Goddess
