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I don’t want to have sex - Am I abnormal? || Acharya Prashant (2024)
Acharya Prashant
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Celibacy
Marriage
Body
Liberation
Purpose of Life
Social Construct
Higher Pleasure
Existential Obligation
Description

Acharya Prashant addresses the societal perception of celibacy and marriage, explaining that the commonality of a practice does not determine its naturalness or value. He argues that most people live according to the commands of the body because they identify primarily with their physical form. However, the fundamental question is not about the relationship between two bodies, but the relationship between an individual and their own body. He describes the body as a resource or an instrument, like a gun, that must be used for a higher purpose rather than becoming a source of bondage. One must liberate themselves from the instrument to use it constructively; otherwise, one spends their entire life merely servicing the body's biological programming and consequences.