Why is it that in the world of religion and spirituality certain subjects are seen as negative even when they bring such passion out in us? It is always a constant judgment of what is good and evil. Many times the lines are so blurred we can’t know where one begins and the other ends. We decide on arbitrary divisions that a person or an organization in power will set for the masses. The problem is that the messages can be so contradictory or against human nature that we get totally confused or just turn off our faculties of reasoning. One of these polarizing concepts is sex. Sex can be so wonderful but yet have so many negative connotations attached to it in religious circles.

Have you ever considered what the root cause of a type of thinking that would make something as good as sex, so bad? So bad that we are supposed to feel guilty or shameful for just thinking about it and God forbid if we enjoy it.:wink:  I like getting to the root of things because it really tends to shed light on contradictions. Religious doctrines are a contradiction because desiring sex is as natural a breathing and yet in many religious and spiritual circles you should abstain from it for any number of reasons. Sometimes society can get so caught up in “rational thought” that is loses sight of common sense. In religious circles I put sex in this category. I can imagine the first religious person that had sex, looks at his woman and says, “OMG baby! This is so good we can’t let people get hooked on it. we have got to make some rules against it! (whispering) Do you think they know about this?  

Guilt is a strong control

At the base of this type of thought is the idea that to be physical in form is somehow a curse. And to enjoy carnal pleasure is automatically a road to spiritual ruin. In other words we are born sinners and/or to be attached to any physical desires or pleasure means that you will never attain a higher level of spirituality. It all boils down to the idea that physical existence is a set back for spiritual attainment and enlightenment. Physical desires are bad unless they are the “righteous” type of desires. It is ok to have a desire for world peace, but it is a detriment to spiritual growth to have a sexual desire. It’s a contradiction because they are both desires but one is perceived as noble and the other is seen as a weakness of the flesh. One is attached to the terrible physical body and the other is simply a high minded ideal. One is supposed to make you feel guilty the other more spiritual. Who decided this?  

Allow me to submit an idea. I have repeated this idea in many of my articles. The idea is simply this; we are a soul having a human experience. We don’t have a soul, we ARE a soul.

The physical body is the materialization of the soul in flesh. The body is as spiritual as the soul and the soul as natural as the body. There is no division of physical, mental and spiritual. All exist in the beautiful dance of our eternal existence. To deny the flesh is to deny your soul of the experiences that you incarnated to have in your overall development. Whatever that may be.

Rising above carnal nature is not the key eternal life

For me it is not a matter of rising above our physical nature but evolving from a full understanding of it. You can not appreciate your spirituality unless you appreciate your physical body and all that it is. You will not obtain spiritual wisdom by denying the wisdom and experience of the physical body. Believe me when I say this issue is so much deeper than I am able to get into in this article.

When we apply the universal laws to the way we live it will take out of the equation the human tendencies to arbitrarily make judgements about our experience. You will learn that no desire is better or greater than another once you send it out to the universe. You will get what you desire if and when you are in alignment with it. The only difference between one desire and another, in the physical, is your perception of it.

If the church or a parent or someone you respect tells you to desire sex is a bad thing your beliefs about sex will form around that negative conditioning. The way you “feel” about it will determine the experience you attract into your daily awareness. That is universal law. If your desires are harmful to another you will have karmic law that you will get to learn a lesson with. It is universal law.

Being born into the physical world is an absolute gift. As a soul we incarnated to experience, to learn, and to grow from all experiences in the physical. The world that we perceive and manifest on a daily basis is symbolic of all that we think and believe internally. The physical body is our most intimate symbol. When we attach disdain and fear to that which is most intimate to us, how can we escape the psychosis that those thought processes bring out?

What is sexual desire really about?

Sexual desire is simply the yearning to feel the awesome power and connection to The ALL. That is the root of sexual desire. At the moment of an orgasm all of the world outside of you disappears and in that moment you are in touch with your inner being that is connected to the universe. It is such a powerful experience that many search for sex because it is the only time they can get that beautiful feeling of oneness with The ALL and melding with another being on a level that is so awe inspiring that all we can do is utter the words, OH GOD! OH GOD!  Yes, sex is a spiritual experience. Even atheist know what I am talking about in that moment.  But I digress.

To deny yourself of sexual experience is to deny an avenue of a spiritual experience. I think it is such a travesty that in religious circles there is such a preoccupation with setting up so many rules and conditions in which sex is ok or not. Not only that, but a person can go to hell for eternity if they do not comply with the rules and conditions. I mean think about it, sex was happening long before these rules and conditions came into existence. For instance, the Christian church has said that sex outside of marriage is a sin. Commit a sin, go straight to hell! I wonder how the souls of Adam and Eve are doing since there was no preacher or priest around to marry them?  Sorry that is a logical concept.  

Desire is the engine

Sex is a wonderful experience. It has to be in context with what you are ok with. Your perception is the only one that is relevant to your experience. I think many times people get mixed up and believe the experience is in the physical as in with a variety of people, a new position, swinging off the chandeliers, or a new toy. All those things are temporary and fleeting. Experience it from the perspective of you the soul and you will then understand what connecting to The ALL is like. It is beautiful, it is powerful and it is inspiring.

Make no mistake about it, sex is a spiritual experience that should be enjoyed without the guilt and shame attached to it. Desire is the engine of our physical experience. Nothing manifest until you desire it first. It’s not more holy nor will you reach a higher spiritual plane when you deny your soul the experience of being human. You came to the physical plane to experience and enjoy physical life. You are beautiful and all that implies.

 

Music that speaks to the soul  

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