The Vajrayana texts—both Tibetan and Sanskrit—portray Vajrayana as a magnificent banquet of the senses. Naturally then, as teachers of Vajrayana, we encourage desire. Desire is the sensory scenario in which lust and liberation are indivisible. Desire is inseparable from chang-chub sem. This is both subtle and easy to misinterpret – which is why we place such emphasis on silent sitting. Without recognition of emptiness, desire is merely self orientation. p51, Emailing the Lamas from Afar, Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen, Aro Books, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9653948-5-7