From: jeffjc@cs.mcgill.ca (Jeffrey CHANCE)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern
Subject: Re: Becoming aware
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:08:07 GMT
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Concerning this whole issue of sex-life and spirituality, I
am very much in agreement with virtually everything that Druta
has posted about this. I also agree however with the view that
transcending one's animal nature (if one is so inspired to do
so) must be done gradually and with patience. As Druta pointed
out, it is in a way like refining one's taste in pleasure.
The more one becomes familiar with the higher experiences of
bliss, the more one becomes dissatisfied with the energy
involved with sexual procreation.

Anyways here is a short story written by my guru which somewhat
relates to this subject. I typed this in a few months back but
now seems like a good time to post it.

Jeff
jeffjc@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca




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This is a short story written by the Indian Spiritual Master
Sri Chinmoy (n. Chinmoy Kumar Ghose). It is entitled "Is The
Master's Love Enough?" and is taken from the book "Love-Power
and Gratitude-Flower" written in 1975. 
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There was once a very great spiritual Master who lived in the
United States. He had many disciples, and he showed them great 
affection and love.

One day, while he was preparing some correspondence in his room,
he called in one of his disciples to do some filing. After a few
minutes the disciple said, "Master, you are my Lord, you are my
Supreme. You always show me boundless love and affection."

"Then why isn't my love enough for you, my son?"

"What do you mean, Master? When have I said that your love is
not enough for me?"

"If you really felt that I am your All, that I am everything to
you, then you would need nobody but me. Sometimes I don't know
whether you love me or your girlfriend more."

"Master, today I am being so sincere with you. Why are you not
serious with me?"

"Son, how many times today did you think of your girlfriend and how
many times did you think of me?"

"Well, Master, perhaps I do think of her. But what is wrong with it?"

"Son, even if you drink in her beauty mentally you are caught. You
have no idea how your consciousness falls each time you appreciate
her in this way. You fall from your highest spiritual height."

"Master, I had no idea I was doing this."

"My child, if you do this even unconsciously, then you are no different
from an unaspiring person. This is what people in the ordinary life do
all the time. On the mental plane their vital life is going on
constantly."

"So Master, what should I do now?"

"Son, you need to be more consciously aware of that part of your vital
world which you are holding onto and not giving to me."

"Master, you always say that I am absolutely open and sincere with you.
I have told you everything about my past life and my present problems.
What am I holding back from you?"

"Unfortunately, the things that I am speaking about are on the
unconscious level, just like what I pointed out today. Even from your
past there are many things which you have not told me because you have
forgotten them."

"But Master, if I do not remember something, how can I offer it to you?"

"Pray that these things will come forward to your conscious awareness.
But even if you cannot bring these things forward, do not worry. I will
work with what you have given me and can give me to give you your
realisation, revelation and manifestation. And there is something else
you can do."

"What is that, Master?"

"My son, love me more."

"Master, I love you with all my heart and soul."

"If you really loved me then you would make yourself strong vitally and
mentally. You would fight against these thoughts and you would throw all
these lower forces into me for purification. You have to say that you
need only me- my Love, my affection- in your life, Son. I am giving you
my infinite Love. There is nothing more I can do to show my boundless
affection and concern for you. Now you have to feel that my Love is 
enough for you and not look to anyone else for love."

"Master, these things are so difficult."

"Difficult, but not impossible. One has to do the difficult thing,
my son. God-realisation is a difficult task."

"Master, I am a little confused. Lately you have been telling me that
I have been making excellent inner progress."

"Son, when you throw off this vital weakness, then your progress will
be uninterrupted. You will run absolutely the fastest."

"Then how long will this purification take?"

"It depends on your aspiration. It can take a few years or one
incarnation or God knows how many incarnations."

"Master, it seems as if I should pay less attention to purifying my
vital life and be more concerned with my spiritual life."

"Son, the purification of your vital cannot be separated from your
spiritual life."

"But Master, still the problem is not solved."

"Son, is this not one of the major problems of life? I have been helping
you and I will continue to help you out of my infinite Compassion. 
Remember that when I tell you to do something in your inner life or
outer life, I give you the necessary strength. In your case I assure
you, my efforts will definately bear fruit. We shall undoubtedly
succeed."
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