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Re: Celibacy and Spirituality

Jun 03, 1997 05:23 AM
by M K Ramadoss


At 03:40 AM 6/3/97 -0400, Wildefire@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-06-02 00:25:18 EDT, Doss wrote:
>
>(quoting Krishnaji from Mary Lutyens' book)
>
>> "So-called holy men have maintained that you cannot come near God if you
>>  indulge in sex, therefore they push it aside although they are eaten up
>with
>>  it. But by denying sexuality they put out their eyes and cut out their
>>  tongues for they deny the whole beauty of the earth.
>
>Excellent post (as always), Doss! Now, if it were rewritten in view of recent
>history, we could make the following substitutions:
>
>So-called holy men = Heaven's Gate cult members
>
>God = the UFO behind Hale-Bopp
>
>Eyes (and tongues) = (well, use the word eyeballs and subtract the "eye" from
>it)
>
>Lynn
>
>

Dear Lynn:

Wonderful follow-up. If only all of critically think through many of our
beliefs, some come with strong tradition, then we can make up our own mind
and not to be led like a slave or follow like sheep.

.......doss


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