sex and spirituality in R&S?

Sex is rare in that it is just as much a spiritual pleasure as it is a carnal pleasure. That being said, there are many issues that stem from people that cannot or will not disassociate the facets of human sexual activity.

1: We as humans can have perfectly fine, purely physical, unattached sex. (ie: one night stands, etc...)

2: We as humans can have deep, bond building, spiritually nurturing sex. (ie: "making love", tantra, etc...)

3: We as humans can have physical sex with someone that we are bonded with so as to make the act intimate and personal, instead of impersonal and random. (ie: kink, BDSM, "quickies" etc...)

It is also one of those things that people label as a sin because of the freedom that it brings. People that are perfectly fine with their sexuality tend to be more confident in other aspects of their lives, so when you put a label on that and find a way to control a person's sexuality, you effectively can control a person's way of life.

The classical answer is apparently appropriate here. Like so many others in the past, you are using the psychological power of sexuality with an intent to divert thought and practice from the very spirituality and religion you hide behind, making sex more important than spirituality and inferring the superiority of sexuality as a path to spirituality.

Do you have any idea how trite and old is that ploy? Middle Ages have it well documented (which is actually funny, when you think of it), and Arabic passages of three thousand years ago warn of such foolishness in tempting the Faithful toward unfruitful routes to God.

I do not complain about those who malign Faith in God or challenge religious tenets. I do complain about the amateurs.

Please return to the kiddie pool.

Go with God

Though I enjoy a good sex fest as well as any other (non-Christian/Muslim) person, we do need to be discreet in an open forum. There are plenty of people on Y!A that are young or even under the age of recommended use for Y!A.

Besides, innuendo requires a certain amount of cleverness and subtlety that reflects a sexually mature person.

ADD: If you REALLY need a little one-handed typing then send a direct message or call. :)

You're right, sex is very spiritual. The French call orgasms "little deaths" and Hinduism has an entire sect dedicated to finding unity with the creator through sexual activity. I think sex is only discussed in secret in the west, in the US.

It's the nature of religion and repression that things aren't considered clearly before acting. That's why we find there are so many questions reported. Hopefully they are reinstated on appeal.

I hate it when I'm actually not being a glib smartpants and answering in great detail, and by the time I'm done the question is gone because of some sour-faced faux-ascetic and their inability to read the word sex without thinking it's salacious.

Religions like Christianity and Islam have for a long time used sex to control people. Making something as natural as this a sin or taboo. Trying cage it and make it preform for the religion in a way that other deem acceptable only makes problems for especially women. Raising girls to think that there is something bad or evil about their own body's and their abilities will only make unhappy, depressed women out of them later. I think t his is one of the reasons that there is so much divorce due to sexual problems in marriages due to woman being brain washed into thinking that they don't have as much need for sex as men do and that they bear no responsibility to their mate for the sexual part of the marriage. Sad really... so unhappy and alone due to religion teachings.

Sex is spiritual, but most people consider it to be a private matter that shouldn't be discussed in online forums with total strangers.

Maybe its not the sex but the question.

I agree.

Because everything you enjoy is a sin.