The Question
Are things or people belonging to the opposite sex really so
attractive, appealing etc. or is it our interpretation of the impression that
we find so attractive and appealing?
The Answer
Both, but the one that has much more weight is our interpretation.
A person of the opposite sex may be beautiful or handsome but what happens in
us after that is the result of what we have inside us in the form of what we
call lust.
What is Lust Then?
Lust is a collection of impressions relating to sexuality.
Lust is multi-faceted and it pertains to our sexuality. However, we must be
clear and say that the sexuality that lust presents is one that is trapped or conditioned
by senses, sensations and matter.
We can also say that lust is a whole collection of concepts
and thinking modes that we carry within and don’t unfortunately change with
time. Most of those concepts and thinking modalities are untrue and that is
what gets us into trouble.
Interpretations
We may see a person and then think thoughts, project some
images, feel a certain emotion and feel some sort of agitation in the sexual
centre. Ok, well what we want to say here with this example is that we are
experiencing our own forces produced by our own interpretation.
It is not the person that is really the problem or the force
that is holding our attention and our thoughts, feeling and sensations. It is
really the sensations and emotions that we produce that grab our attention. We are
addicted to our own sensations. If we could not feel anything no person of the
opposite sex would ever be a problem for us.
Summary
We have to make this distinction so that we can at any
moment be able to separate from lust. If we can not separate from the ego we
are in trouble. It will do what it wants with us.
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