scared-sexuality

Discipline, Restraint and Control
EGYPTIAN TANTRIC YOGA
Discipline, restraint and control of the sexual urge are strongly related. All are necessary for a
viable spiritual discipline and they are the foundations of continued success because they allow
you to practice (meditation, study and reflection on the teachings. Self-control etc.) for a long
enough period of time to see some results of your efforts. What good would it do you to set out
on a search for a treasure if you cannot discipline yourself to do what is required to perform the
search (read the map, follow the instructions, travel to the location and dig until you find what
you know is there? Similarly, what good would you derive from your spiritual search if you
could not maintain the required amount of concentration because you are continuously distracted
by other objects which also appear to be treasures but as soon as you grasp them, they fade into
thin air, in a short time? In this example, the treasure is Spiritual Enlightenment and the objects
which appear to be treasures, are in reality, objects which you sought to acquire because you
thought they would bring you happiness (desires) but after a short time lost your fascination and
ceased to elate you. Enlightenment is a treasure of boundless proportions. It does not fade and is
ever full of eternal expansion. Which is the real and which is the illusion?
Whenever an uncontrolled feeling of lust arises, use the prescribed yogic process to control it.
Sexual desire is a normal part of the animal aspect of the body and it is a tremendous source of
energy which may be used to accomplish great deeds. However, if these feelings are unrestricted,
the sheer force of the energy behind them is irresistible to the mind. One who is dominated by
passion and sexual desire cannot aspire to great accomplishments in the relative world or in the
spiritual because they are ever caught in the mire of nature’s temptations and the pursuit of
worldly pleasures. This is why the Sages and Saint of all faiths have enjoined the practice of
celibacy in order to control the sexual urge. Even yoga practices, which include the cultivation of
sexual energy such as the Left Hand Path of Tantrism, also require the practice of celibacy and
control of the sex urge. Celibacy must be practiced along with exercises for sexual sublimation,
otherwise, the un-channelized sexual energy will cause tremendous pressure on the mind and
body.
The failure in the practice of celibacy comes from the ignorance and immaturity of the
practitioner. Many people do not even want to think about stopping or controlling their sexual
urges. After all this is the source of all pleasure in life isn’t it?
The view described above is of immaturity and weakness. Also it is self defeating and the
source of all obstacles which prevent a human being from discovering true pleasure and sexual
fulfillment. The mind is strong in its own way. Also it has the ability to tenaciously go after and
hold onto whatever it perceives will bring the most pleasure and satisfaction. This is why people
cannot give up their vices and whatever it is that they perceive will bring happiness, be it
partying, spending money, seeking thrills, fame or even sexuality. There is a very important
secret which every spiritual aspirant must understand, especially those who have not yet attained
control over the sexual urge. When the human mind discovers a higher form of satisfaction or
happiness it begins to leave the lower one behind in favor of the higher in much the same way as
an adolescent leaves behind the toys once used in the preteen years. Likewise, a mature adults
leaves behind the urges of the adolescent in favor of the higher satisfaction of adult life. A
spiritual aspirant should leave behind the accepted or prescribed practices and customs of
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