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OT I see the eventual benefits of BDSM beyond the kink itself more in its eventually psychological/cathartic/compensating possibilities than in something really that spiritual.
We can, of course, take a different view.
For example looking at more physical approach to spirituality by attempting to awake (supposed) dormant kundalini power we can do a number of yogic exercises, usually with celibacy as a sine qua non. But than there are certain exercises that should /supposedly) do the same during the intercourse itself. Of course after a long preliminary practice of mastering a few mudras, pranayamas and such wich is not that easy if one wants to do it "by the book". Than, using a partner selected by the teacher and in his presence, in a ritual setting, one might enter such practices from time to time.
Than one more attracted to a devotional approach can develop his emotional attachment to God by worshiping anthropomorphic (or non) manifestations of it. Idol worship, especially of the chosen ishta is a good example like it is Jesus or Mary in Christianity. Here too we have modifications like kumari puja, where a virgin girl is worshiped like a manifestation of the Divine Mother herself, very much as a temple idol would be.
It is also said in some scriptures that the same goal can be achieved not only by worshiping God, but by worshiping and serving one's Guru, parents, husband and so on. Of cource it can be easily explained in terms of social control but let as ignore that for a moment and look at psychological mechanisms in the worshiper. We could perhaps come to a conclusion that any archetypal role of authority in our life could potentially be "deified" by projecting the ideal on a physical manifestation, even if that manifestation itself is not perfect. That should not meter as it is our mind that makes the projections and worships it, the actual person being more a tool, a wall to project it.
However in all this instances we are talking about using such situation for spiritual benefits, them being just tools. I'm afraid that what we are usually doing in relationships, especially in those heavily relaying on kink and therefore passion, a "lower" manifestation of human potential as it is usually accepted in most "paths" or emotion that is also basically considered a manifestation of lust (not of course "higher" emotions of unconditional compassion and such) can only with difficouly and immagination be considered such an edevour as it is not that we do it for spiritual reasons (and wouldn't care a bit otherwise) , we are doing it becouse our uncontroled desires are making us, and we than just try to mask it in some fancy theories.
As Svoboda's (real or literary) teacher in one of his Aghori books said - the people who are usually attracted to the left hand path are not really qualified for it, those who are, who have enough will and detachment are usually not interested in it as for them, to use the comparison of one of most famous and respected Tantrics who, incidentally, was celibate, it is like trying to enter a palace from a back entrance where the garbage is thrown out, instead of entering gloriously through the main gate like a victorious general.
Yet, if one was willing to take this D/s relationship on such an idealized level where physical aspect would be completely transcended and forgotten It might, of course, theoretically at least, be possible. It is just that I have yet too see such an incredible divine manifestation between us, that are, frankly, just a bunch of pervs making too much noise about it and trying by any means to look greater than we are to give more importance to what, basically, is nothing more than primordial animal grade sex and power related behavior.
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