Although I do not wish to distract from other more important discussion, I always wonder at the nature and attitudes regards romantic love within the BKWSU. Firstly, what this forum has taught me is that there is a whole lot more of it going on than I released!!! How many members have been in love with another BK and how many have been in love with a senior or teacher?
It is my current opinion that the Bhakti or devotion that primarily Sisters feel for other Sisters, and especially dominant Senior Sister, is a kind of suppressed or sublimated romantic love. And this is used to bind individuals.
Ditto the Seniors for Lekhraj Kirpalani. There is no way on earth that you cannot tell me that many to most of them were not in love with him, in one way or another, and that it was probably that love that blinded them to the Shiva soul within (allegedly). Within the "Yoga" practise, is an effect caused by the suppression of the love/lust element, does this equates to the lack of rationality at times and the "sanctified attachments" that is rife through out the Yagya.
On one hand, I have also raised to pretty much silence the context for this question, the experience within traditional Indian society where arranged marriages are commonplace, even very mismatched arranged marriages like a 15 year daughter to a 50 year old. On the other, I have felt uncomfortable at the same sex handholding, dancing and touching that is quite acceptable in India.
They say, "love grows" but does it ever? Anyone that has also tasted loveless sex knows fine that it cannot compare to loveful sex ... (but is that loveful or something else?). I can see touching across the sexes would be too much temptation where the body is starved of comfort, affection and care.
Attitudes towards the breaking away and the forming of relationships, or even what to do with the young and sex, appear to be softening but I find this impossible to correlate to the Murli which is fixed and absolute on the matter. It this softening evolution or decline ... a compromise to keep the bums on seats?
This topic may best be merged elsewhere ...
It is my current opinion that the Bhakti or devotion that primarily Sisters feel for other Sisters, and especially dominant Senior Sister, is a kind of suppressed or sublimated romantic love. And this is used to bind individuals.
Ditto the Seniors for Lekhraj Kirpalani. There is no way on earth that you cannot tell me that many to most of them were not in love with him, in one way or another, and that it was probably that love that blinded them to the Shiva soul within (allegedly). Within the "Yoga" practise, is an effect caused by the suppression of the love/lust element, does this equates to the lack of rationality at times and the "sanctified attachments" that is rife through out the Yagya.
On one hand, I have also raised to pretty much silence the context for this question, the experience within traditional Indian society where arranged marriages are commonplace, even very mismatched arranged marriages like a 15 year daughter to a 50 year old. On the other, I have felt uncomfortable at the same sex handholding, dancing and touching that is quite acceptable in India.
They say, "love grows" but does it ever? Anyone that has also tasted loveless sex knows fine that it cannot compare to loveful sex ... (but is that loveful or something else?). I can see touching across the sexes would be too much temptation where the body is starved of comfort, affection and care.
Attitudes towards the breaking away and the forming of relationships, or even what to do with the young and sex, appear to be softening but I find this impossible to correlate to the Murli which is fixed and absolute on the matter. It this softening evolution or decline ... a compromise to keep the bums on seats?
This topic may best be merged elsewhere ...