Transmutation & Urdhvareta
Question
QUESTION: Ive read the teachings of many religions to understand the occult teachings they possess about the place of sex in their rites and practices.
Generally speaking there is big difference of view in relation to the acceptance of sex rituals (dual cultivation) in the Eastern and Western religions. In the Western religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), sex cultivation or the left hand path is not accepted. Even the occultschools or societies which have grades and initiations like mystic Christianity (Rosacrucians), the Kaballah and Sufism, it is not accepted. Only some gnostics accepted dual cultivation as a form of spiritual practice. These views that sex is bad and should be rejected came from the Bible and Platonic or Stoic sources. Many people feel there is something missing (the place of sex) in those paths. In the East, dual cultivtion is well integrated to religion. There is a long tradition of accepted dual cultivation. Taoism recommend sexual practices and have bedchamber arts since the times of the Yellow Emperor, Hinduism have Maithuna and Tantrism, Buddhism as well, particularly in Tibet where lamas of many schools practice dual cultivation. The place of sex in those religions is well accepted and became mainstream and integrated in them.
My own opinion is, if sex was created by God, then how can people believing in God say the creative energy God created is bad?
ANSWER: Every activity has a rightful purpose. The purpose of sexual activity is procreation. Extending it to recreation results in degradation of the body, mind and spirit. Limiting it to procreation ensures abundant energy to meet the purpose of life - 'Self realization'.
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)
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QUESTION: But as you may know, one of the many theories of left hand schools is that a concrete substance (semen) should form and manifest, and only after can it get transmutated in higher substances. If there is no semen there is no energy.
Answer
1. No, that is not the case. The Urdhvareta Yogi does not make semen, which is the gross most form of 'Bindu' (seed). It is retained in the 'Ajna chakra' region as 'Soma' (nectar), which is the subtle most form of Bindu. Soma aids Samadhi. Without Soma, a Yogi cannot attain Samadhi.
2. Sublimation only applies to those in whom Bindu (seed) flows down to form semen, not to the one who has reached the status of Urdhvareta. In his case, it is retained up there and there is no need for transmuation, as long as Samadhi meditation is practiced.
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)