Guest guest Posted October 24, 2001 Report Share Posted October 24, 2001 - " Roy M. Mathur " <mathurro <Ramakrishna > Wednesday, October 24, 2001 05:38 Re: [sri Ramakrishna] Digest Number 940 > On Desire... > > > " Why control it...transfer it to a different > direction " ,... the way i look at this piece of advice > is that desire (sex, for example) is not something to > be controlled...if one's mind dwells on God and > Godliness, sex and other energies are naturally > channeled into a 'different direction'. > > I am told that Latu (one of Thakurs favorite deciples) > got married and often Thakur would send him home from > Dakshineswar to be with his wife....fulfill desires ? > Yes ! Get over desires ? Yes ! Control and abstain ? > No! =========response============ Firstly: Latu never married. Secondly: Be careful to read the advise of Sri Ramakrishna in context. For those who were ready for celibate life, Sri Ramakrishna gave nothing but the strongest advise of complete celibacy - no compromises. We must understand that the fact that we are not upto the ideals does not mean that the ideals should be dragged down. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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