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Sex is not a Problem Student: Can sex be a hindrance in our spiritual evolution? Is celibacy important? Aziz: In Hinduism, they call celibacy Brahmacharia which means living in Brahman. Originally, it was discovered that certain beings who had realised the Ultimate were not so interested in sex. That's why, their devotees thought that not having sex leads one to the realisation of Brahman. But the fact that some Self-realised beings have no sex does not imply that not having sex brings Self realisation! In truth, most Rishis, the sages of the Upanishads did have normal families and wives. The negative attitude towards sex was a result of the further development. One of the most important roles of Rajneesh was to bring some healing into this area. Having sex or not having sex are not directly related to spiritual evolution. There are certain esoteric practices in which one tries to conserve sexual energy in order to channel it to higher centres. Tantra as such works with energy and has nothing to do with sex. So-called sexual Tantra is just a small portion of the spiritual discipline. These practices are very complicated and don't always bring one directly to awakening. Sexual Tantra does not point to the Buddha's type of awakening but more to different mystical states. Energy itself has no wisdom. It is like electricity, you never know what it will do in terms of awakening. In the Path of wisdom, it is irrelevant whether one has sex or not. Also, we need to remember that in the past, people were malnourished. There was a very little food and seekers were more afraid of losing energy through sex. But now there is so much food, our problem is how to channel an excessive amount of energy. Also, when you are having sex without ejaculation, there is no way that you can lose energy. There is a way to use sex in connection with meditation. Remaining present during making love is the first step. Sex is a very unconscious and animalistic activity. That's why, bringing awareness to it is very important. We are not speaking about 'observing' oneself having sex but about being fully present inside of it. Particularly, when the centre of awareness is awakened, bringing this state into the time of making love can be a powerful experience. Next, you bring also into making love, the energy of Being and relaxation. Awareness and Being allow you to be total and fully present in sex. It has been said that a sign of an advanced yogi is to be able to retain the State of Presence during ejaculation. The next, very important step is to bring the Heart into the art of making love. When the Heart is present, the Soul is present for the first time. Here, one feels simply love, loving kindness and compassion. You are not only making love, but you see the other human being who like you is longing for love and recognition. When a man is not in the State of Presence, during orgasm he loses a lot of energy through his etheric body. Every man after orgasm feels depleted and empty, for the level of energy immediately drops down. When the State of Presence is retained, energy on the subtle level does not get dissipated. It seems that the main loss of energy does not relate to the fact of losing the semen but to some unconscious dissipation of energy within the subtle bodies. The State of Presence allows keeping this energy together in a self-contained state. If you repress your natural sexual desires, it will go against you. Sex will enter through the back door in the form of imagination, disturbing your meditation even more. Sex is not only physical. In truth, the main reason we desire to connect sexually with a partner, is emotional and energetic. Being in sexual union with the opposite sex is very nourishing emotionally and energetically, as we live in polarities. Negating it, can bring an imbalance. Related Article: "What's the difference between Normal sex & Tantric sex ?" by Osho "Would you talk about our living partners (Make love a Sadhana, an inner discipline)" by Osho Source: " The Human Buddha " by Aziz Kristof ^Top Back to Questions on Meditation |
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