[KD 48] ANANGA MADANAANTURA, "The Erotic Sentiment of Lust"

[Guest guest]

Timely question. I had an interesting conversation with a young

sadhak, and I like to share it with this group. I know this young

sadhak would not mind me posting an extraction of this conversation

as he have asked a very important question and he is looking for

answers. Perhaps somebody might be able to find the answer. [ N =

Me, Member A is the young sadhak]

 

[ Member A ] I chatted with this guy over the net. He said he is a

devotee of Ammachi. He confessed to me he sleeps around but still

likes Amman a lot,

 

[Me] what does he mean he sleeps around?

 

[ Member A ] free sex with men. What do you think of this...being so

pious & sleeping around. It wrong to sleep around? He said its ok

but our devotion to Amman must be pure

 

[Me ] From shakta perspective there is nothing wrong with sex. It is

sacred. From what I understand, there are different stages in

devotion. You started off as a child. A devotion of a child to a

mother is the most simplest and natural form of devotion because all

of us are able to relate to, but the highest form of devotion to

devi as is as a lover because only when you have reach the stage of

a lover, you are able to merge. When you are in love, you merge to

become one. Perhaps that is why Sri Swami Sivananda called the last

one : Madhurya as the "highest form of Bhakti". That is what our

sadhana is all about. To merge with Devi and becoming one with her.

Some see is as a sexual. A lot of people get trap in the sex aspect

and they let lust control them.

 

[ Member A] How to overcome this lust?

 

Good question eh! Anybody have any answer for this young man.