Non-Violence
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Beware! There is Violence in Sex
If the Lord were to describe the violence associated with
sex, it would kill a person. The general belief is that there is no
violence involved in the sexual act. I do not chastise anyone about
this. In the sexual act, violence combines with attraction and this
leads to the violation of all the five supreme vows and the resultant
commitment of tremendous sin. Although one does not want to
commit any violence, millions of life-forms are destroyed in the
sexual act combined with adverse meditation process.
Sex is the cause of this worldly life. Other forms of pleasure
are not harmful, when the sexual inclination is conquered. Nothing
else creates such an obstacle. If a person became indifferent to
sex, he may reincarnate as a celestial being. Having conquered
the sexual weakness, one can proceed to conquer all other
weaknesses. Sexual indulgence leads to birth in a lower life-form
such as the animal kingdom.
As long as a person engages in the relative world, and is
sexually active, he continues to remain violent. A man who has a
sexual relationship with a woman other than his own wife will
have to face grave consequences. Adultery leads one to a birth in
hell and such a person has no hope for another human birth. The
same applies to a woman.
Should people not practice some sexual discipline even in
their homes? Sex with one’s own spouse is not improper, but one
should also understand that countless life-forms are destroyed in
a single act of sex. This violence should not be taken lightly. Here
also, sexual activity must not occur without a purpose. Countless
life-forms in the form of human seed exist in the semen, so one
needs to be very cautious in this matter. I am being very brief
about this, because there is no end to it otherwise.
Violence Beyond the Mind!
Ahimsa means to not have a single negative thought about