So what is it exactly? To better explain, I'm going to take you back to the beginning when the text first originated.Īttributed to the ancient Indian philosopher Vātsyāyana Mallanaga around the 2nd century AD, Kama Sutra is the oldest surviving Hindu text on erotic love.
Although it's earned a reputation as a super-erotic sex manual full of positions that seem to require circus-level contortionist skills, the Kama Sutra is actually way more than that.
You've probably heard of it and may even know some of the positions but - like sex on an airplane - it might seem more like the stuff of legend than something you'd actually try yourself. If you're strictly a missionary-beneath-the-covers-type person who gets nervous walking past sex shops, the idea of the Kama Sutra might be a little intimidating.
