It is a real test for Man to wriggle out of the shoreless sea of
sansara! Wedded tohis wife and attached to his children he cannot escape
from the clutches of these filial bonds. The inherent urge for sex is a
blessing in a way but becomes a bane and malady in different
situations. Without it progeny is impossible but too much of it dumps
him down to the lower regions of lust. Sex urge is like a sharp razor's
edge over which one has to balance himself very cautiously and wisely.
Not only men but Devas and illustrious sages have fallen victims to this base instinct! We know the story of the great king Yayati in the Mahabharata who was crazy and had an insatiable thirst for sex and took over the youth of one of his sons! Indra, king of gods lost his virility due to his lust and fascination for beautiful Ahalya, the pure spouse of sage Gauthama! Ravana, the king of Lanka, a great devotee of Lord Siva and an expert singer of the Sama Veda fell for Sita, wife of Sri Rama! Sage Viswamitra, the bestower of the wonderful Gayatri Mantra, could not overcome the bewitching beauty of the divine damsel Menaka! He had to go back for penance to recover his powers!
spiritual progress and devotion can prosper and progress only by guarding against the temptations of lust and wealth. Perfection cannot be attained without such an attempt and mastery. It is the association with woman that comes as an impediment to spirituality and further development. The mind of Man strays away from God under the pressure of woman and wealth. As the charm of woman and gold dries up Man realizes that the soul is different from the body! When the attachment to sense objects is lost the mind fixes itself to God and spirituality!
; As Sri Ramakrishna says Man should always be alert and vigilant against lust and temptation like one living in a house infested with snakes. He says, ' Woman and gold have drowned the whole world in sin." But how to escape from the charm and temptation of woman? Sri Ramakrishna says, " Woman is disarmed when you view her as the manifestation of the Divine Mother." Intense vairagya-- non attachment and realization of God prevent all temptations of sex! He finds himself in no danger even from his wife. God is the larger magnet. Wife the smaller one can do no harm!
Is there any benefit in attaining mastery over the sexual instinct? According to Sri Ramakrishna, ' If one succeeds in doing this, a physiological change is produced in the body by the development of a hither to rudimentary nerve known as MEDHA ( the function of which is to transmute the lower energies into the higher). The knowledge of the Higher Self is gained after the development of this MEDHA nerve."
; Present day abuse of woman, rapes and others are the result of this insurmountable attraction for sex. Lust, an intense hunger for the physical satisfaction of the senses is the root cause that eggs on every one including the elderly to indulge in this prohibitive and sinful act The earlier Man controls his sex urge the better for his physical, mental and spiritual well being!
Not only men but Devas and illustrious sages have fallen victims to this base instinct! We know the story of the great king Yayati in the Mahabharata who was crazy and had an insatiable thirst for sex and took over the youth of one of his sons! Indra, king of gods lost his virility due to his lust and fascination for beautiful Ahalya, the pure spouse of sage Gauthama! Ravana, the king of Lanka, a great devotee of Lord Siva and an expert singer of the Sama Veda fell for Sita, wife of Sri Rama! Sage Viswamitra, the bestower of the wonderful Gayatri Mantra, could not overcome the bewitching beauty of the divine damsel Menaka! He had to go back for penance to recover his powers!
spiritual progress and devotion can prosper and progress only by guarding against the temptations of lust and wealth. Perfection cannot be attained without such an attempt and mastery. It is the association with woman that comes as an impediment to spirituality and further development. The mind of Man strays away from God under the pressure of woman and wealth. As the charm of woman and gold dries up Man realizes that the soul is different from the body! When the attachment to sense objects is lost the mind fixes itself to God and spirituality!
; As Sri Ramakrishna says Man should always be alert and vigilant against lust and temptation like one living in a house infested with snakes. He says, ' Woman and gold have drowned the whole world in sin." But how to escape from the charm and temptation of woman? Sri Ramakrishna says, " Woman is disarmed when you view her as the manifestation of the Divine Mother." Intense vairagya-- non attachment and realization of God prevent all temptations of sex! He finds himself in no danger even from his wife. God is the larger magnet. Wife the smaller one can do no harm!
Is there any benefit in attaining mastery over the sexual instinct? According to Sri Ramakrishna, ' If one succeeds in doing this, a physiological change is produced in the body by the development of a hither to rudimentary nerve known as MEDHA ( the function of which is to transmute the lower energies into the higher). The knowledge of the Higher Self is gained after the development of this MEDHA nerve."
; Present day abuse of woman, rapes and others are the result of this insurmountable attraction for sex. Lust, an intense hunger for the physical satisfaction of the senses is the root cause that eggs on every one including the elderly to indulge in this prohibitive and sinful act The earlier Man controls his sex urge the better for his physical, mental and spiritual well being!
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