Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 pranams yogeshanandaji and list members, Iam a new member to this group and let me express my ideas on this topic. 1.sex and self realization are two opposite poles,in the sense that one who enjoys sex can never hope to become a knower of self for two simple reasons, A.to rise to higher levels of being one needs high stores of energy and sex act drains this energy and makes one hollow. B.sex makes one's body identification more stronger,hence one cannot rise beyond his body. C.In yogic language,a sex-enjoyer cannot rise beyond the swadhistana chakra while his goal is in reality permanent station above the head in the 1000 petalled lotus.sex automatically chains him/her at second chakra without allowing him to go beyond. D.HOWEVER,this DOES not mean one should hate and suppress sex energy which is nothing but the divine energy manifesting at the lower levels for creation. satyapremi --- Swami Yogeshananda <yogeshananda wrote: <HR> <html><body> <tt> & gt; & lt; & lt; & nbsp; If individuals seem to attain a realization in spite of<BR> & gt; living a non-continent life, I would be inclined to say that those<BR> & gt; realizations may be & quot;glimpses & quot;, & nbsp; or temporary states of consciousness, not<BR> & gt; permanent establishment in Self-Realization. & gt; & gt;<BR> & gt;<BR> & gt;So that I might better understand what you are saying here, could you please<BR> & gt;clarify, or define, according to your belief, what you mean by & quot;...permanent<BR> & gt;establishment in Self-Realization... & quot;<BR> & gt;<BR> & gt;If we read the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and of Swami Vivekananda (RAJA<BR> & gt;YOGA etc.) we find them saying that once the mind has settled itself in<BR> & gt;the sahasrara, in the sixth or seventh planes, there is really no<BR> & gt;possibility of its descending again below the heart cakra. Such persons<BR> & gt;would have what need, what desire, for a physical & quot;union & quot;? On esthetic<BR> & gt;grounds alone, what to speak of other reasons, the fully realized person<BR> & gt;eschews that. He/she lives life on another plane; has no need of the<BR> & gt;short-circuiting experience of sex, when he/she feels him/herself at one<BR> & gt;with all beings much of the time.<BR> Hope it helps, Yogeshananda<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </tt> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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