Sunk in the Whirlpool of Worldly Life Through Deluded Intellect
Questioner: Why is it that human beings cannot maintain celibacy (brahmacharya)? Is it illusory attraction (moha)? Is it attachment (raag)?
Dadashri: We have believed what others believe. However, it is not happiness through even an intellectual basis. It is happiness that has not been thought through. It is just happiness borne out of belief, and, ‘Ice cream gives happiness,’ is happiness believed through the intellect. Sexuality is not an intellectually-based matter, it is simply a creeping vine of the mind. If any intelligent person tries to understand sexuality through the intellect, then the intellect will not condone sexuality. These intellectuals condone it, what is the reason for that? They go according to societal influence, so the veil of ignorance (avaran) of that side has not been broken. One man asked, “What is wrong with accepting it through the intellect?” Then I told him, “Things done with intellectual analysis are done in the open; there is no secrecy. Can a person eat ice cream in the presence of a thousand people? There is no problem in that, is there? He would not feel ashamed, would he?”
Questioner: No, he would not feel ashamed, he could eat it with gusto!
Dadashri: Sexuality is such a thing that even a fool would not want it. If one has the complete light of intellect, if one’s intellect is fully developed, such a person would be afraid of sexuality. This is because sexuality is the craziest of all things. In this era of the time cycle, people fall into the ‘muck’ of sexuality because of inner burning pain; otherwise, noone would ever fall into the ‘muck’, would they! When there is a lot of burning pain, what is a person to do? So he employs a bad solution. If sexuality can be thought through, then the thoughtful person would not like it at all. So it is possible to be free of sexuality even with the intellect. Then what do Knowledge (Gnan) and this have to do with each other? If one had thought about sexuality at all, then he would definitely not like sex at all. If a person with pure intellect were asked to analyze sex, then he would say, “Sexuality is not even worth spitting upon.” Therefore, if a person has pure intellect, then he would not like sexuality at all. He would not go near it at all! But for one whose intellect is hardened with rubbish, everything would indeed appear wrong. A thinker cannot put up with the hassle of worldly life. One who is not a thinker does not even recognize that this is a hassle; that is considered a heavy account. Just as if there were a deaf person, no matter how much of his confidential matter you were to discuss in his presence, what would be the problem with that? In the same way, there is internal deafness as well, so such a person can put up with this hassle. People look for fun in this world, but how can there ever be fun in this?
Questioner: Why is it that human beings cannot maintain celibacy (brahmacharya)? Is it illusory attraction (moha)? Is it attachment (raag)?
Dadashri: We have believed what others believe. However, it is not happiness through even an intellectual basis. It is happiness that has not been thought through. It is just happiness borne out of belief, and, ‘Ice cream gives happiness,’ is happiness believed through the intellect. Sexuality is not an intellectually-based matter, it is simply a creeping vine of the mind. If any intelligent person tries to understand sexuality through the intellect, then the intellect will not condone sexuality. These intellectuals condone it, what is the reason for that? They go according to societal influence, so the veil of ignorance (avaran) of that side has not been broken. One man asked, “What is wrong with accepting it through the intellect?” Then I told him, “Things done with intellectual analysis are done in the open; there is no secrecy. Can a person eat ice cream in the presence of a thousand people? There is no problem in that, is there? He would not feel ashamed, would he?”
Questioner: No, he would not feel ashamed, he could eat it with gusto!
Dadashri: Sexuality is such a thing that even a fool would not want it. If one has the complete light of intellect, if one’s intellect is fully developed, such a person would be afraid of sexuality. This is because sexuality is the craziest of all things. In this era of the time cycle, people fall into the ‘muck’ of sexuality because of inner burning pain; otherwise, noone would ever fall into the ‘muck’, would they! When there is a lot of burning pain, what is a person to do? So he employs a bad solution. If sexuality can be thought through, then the thoughtful person would not like it at all. So it is possible to be free of sexuality even with the intellect. Then what do Knowledge (Gnan) and this have to do with each other? If one had thought about sexuality at all, then he would definitely not like sex at all. If a person with pure intellect were asked to analyze sex, then he would say, “Sexuality is not even worth spitting upon.” Therefore, if a person has pure intellect, then he would not like sexuality at all. He would not go near it at all! But for one whose intellect is hardened with rubbish, everything would indeed appear wrong. A thinker cannot put up with the hassle of worldly life. One who is not a thinker does not even recognize that this is a hassle; that is considered a heavy account. Just as if there were a deaf person, no matter how much of his confidential matter you were to discuss in his presence, what would be the problem with that? In the same way, there is internal deafness as well, so such a person can put up with this hassle. People look for fun in this world, but how can there ever be fun in this?
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