Whenever I read something from Charlie, I can't read it normally. I always hear it in Charlie's voice in that interesting cadence and inflection he had. I also see him moving and waving his arms. What a character he was. We loved Charlie!
--- On Wed, 12/10/08, do.rflex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: do.rflex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Charlie Lutes on Sex and Celibacy [reposted] > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:12 AM > The Sacred Side of Sex > > Charlie Lutes - (4/28/81) > http://www.maharishiphotos.com/lecture28.html > > > Everything in nature comes in pairs; a male and a female > expression of > nature, such as in trees, fruits, flowers, animals, and > also humans. > In the human it is the feminine or negative side that is > passive, but > magnetic. It attracts to itself, it absorbs and stores > potential > energy. The male or positive side is electric or charged. > > When there is a union between the electric male and the > magnetic > female, the couple involved provide a conduit for cosmic > force, which > flows through them into the Earth plane with tremendous > power. This > power radiated by them, polarizes the surrounding > atmosphere. The > female at this time is surrounded by a corona of > greenish-blue mystic > light. > > There is actually a powerful cosmic force surrounding us at > all times > that seeks expression through polarization or sexual union. > Therefore, > because sex invokes a cosmic force it takes on a sacred > meaning, as > well as providing a vehicle for the incoming soul. > > Sex cannot be treated as an exercise in eroticism with an > orgasmic > overtone. Sex, solely due to the abuse of it, has brought > to humans > disease, suffering and death. > > Basically, there is nothing wrong with sex. It is the human > misinterpretation and misuse that is wrong. That which is > of God and > carries a sacred connotation cannot be profaned by > humanity. Yet, it > is true that for millions of people on Earth, sex is the > only joy in > life that they know. > > However, because the human is a self-contained universe, > sex really > brings two universes together to produce - by the holy > process of > reproduction - a third and, so on ad infinitum. God, in the > process of > reproducing himself, merges one part of himself into > another in order > to bring forth a third; the trinity functioning in a triad > world. The > seeds of immortality are in and a part of the human. > > Again, the main thrust of sex is to bring into this world > higher and > higher souls and not to profane sex through lust and bring > in lower > and lower souls and sow the seeds of destruction in the > world, such as > we now see - humans wantonly killing one another. > > In the man it is the feminine force that is passive and in > the woman > it is the masculine force that is passive, and before > either one can > be liberated these forces must be awakened. This is done > through the > near perfect union of soul to soul, mind to mind and body > to body, a > true affinity. Thereby, a balance in the female magnetic > and the male > electric forces is affected. As a result of the merging of > the > magnetic and electric forces the two combined create an > electromagnetic field of force that is all-encompassing. > The > all-absorbing female force field unites in perfect harmony > with the > dynamic and kinetic power of the male in a near perfect > union. > > The energy generated through this male-female union is far > greater > than anything they can generate separately - because acting > together > they are able to draw to themselves a great portion of the > cosmic > energy that exists around them. This in turn sets every > atom into a > higher vibration. Also at this time, because of the > polarization > created around them, an impenetrable barrier to every form > of evil > that might approach or attack them is established. > > Because there is a bio-electrical exchange of energy > between two > partners there is an intensification of sensitivity in the > body, mind > and soul. The body becomes sensual, the mind becomes more > telepathic > and the soul intuitional. This is so because the sexual > union unlocks > normally unused power shared between the partners. > > The universe itself is one indivisible matrix of cosmic > force and this > force is always seeking release or expression through a > union of its > opposite energies. So it seeks release in a couple who > become a > channel of discharge for this unique force. > > Sex between two partners can take them to heaven or it can > become > hell, it can bestow greater health or it can cause disease > and > disability. Two right people together in love are one > thing, but a > wrong couple together is most certainly another thing. That > which has > the power to create also has the power to destroy. > > Partners must grow in sex the same as they grow in > everything else in > life. Where one partner fails in this relationship the > marriage is on > shaky ground. Also, where there is no harmony between two > people, sex > can cause a mental and physical breakdown in the female. > > As a couple progresses along in their marriage sex should > move from > the more physical to a more sacred and mystical experience > of > fulfillment. Marriages that are based on a physical-sexual > relationship only, are for the most part doomed from the > very beginning. > > A good healthy sexual relationship throughout the years of > marriage > keeps each partner stimulated and charged, along with > keeping them > youthful. However, everything should be kept in balance. If > the male > is over-sexed he should not continually force his wife into > a sexual > relationship, because he can overcharge her and cause her > to become a > nervous wreck and to have violent outbreaks of anger. On > the other > hand, if the wife is too demanding sexually she can wear > the man out > and drain his energy from him. Couples should, if possible, > sleep > together since this is beneficial to both, unless one of > them is ill. > > As one grows spiritually one slowly moves towards celibacy. > This > occurs through the process of transcending whereby energy > and power is > infused from the field of the Absolute Being into the > physical world, > thereby overshadowing the physical side of life. However, > this is a > long, slow process and not an overnight occurrence. > > In humans it is the emotional contact between partners that > is the > prime factor. There must be an emotional action and > reaction between > them before any bond is established. One person alone > cannot forge > such a bond. The other must respond to that emotion before > any bond is > established. If the other person responds to your > expression of > emotion, then a bond is formed; there is absorbed into you > the force > of that reaction and this forms the bond or a continuity of > the > relationship that will endure as long as any emotion is > exchanged > between a couple. That is, love is being expressed and it > may be on > first sight or it may grow as the relationship grows. > > Also, karma may dictate the relationship as something from > the past > that has to be worked out. In this case love may be missing > for the > most part, yet the relationship must be endured. You might > say in a > larger sense that it is karma that brings all people > together, only > some is negative karma instead of positive karma. So in the > overall > sense, marriages are made in heaven. That is, agreed upon > before we > arrive on this Earth for this life. > > For one partner to decide to become a celibate for one > reason or > another and then deny the other a sex release is pure > cruelty and is > not the path to spirituality. > > As Westerners we are people of action whereas Easterners > are more > passive people. Therefore, what may be natural for them can > be cruel > to us. It is true that on the road to spirituality one > becomes > celibate, but for most people that is a long way off. > > For most people, celibacy is simply a case of mood making. > Generally > speaking, when one becomes celibate there is no > consideration of sex. > Also, their karma will indicate if it is right. > > Marriage should never become a burden, but should always be > one of > mutual consideration, kindness and love. One great mistake > so many > make is seeking love through sex. This doesn't work > because sex is a > natural extension of love that already exists. > > In the final analysis, the highest sexual pleasure > attainable is only > a shadow of the bliss experienced through sexual energy > converted into > creative power. This is the real resurrection from death of > the flesh > to eternal life. Sexual energy is the link between the > material world > and the spiritual. It helps the human spirit to be born > into a > material body. Later on it helps the human in his own > efforts, using > sexual energy as the means to stimulate and raise his own > consciousness to Divine Cosmic Awareness while still in the > body. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
