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Why do we suppress sexuality? || Acharya Prashant (2016)
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Sexuality
Expression
Repression
Mind
Spirituality
Enlightenment
Consciousness
Society
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that everything a person does is an expression. He states that breath, eating, hand gestures, and even how one styles their hair are all forms of expression. Therefore, even repression is an expression. As an example, he points out that society has decided which parts of the body to hide and which to declare publicly, and this itself is an expression of what we are. Expression, he defines, is manifestation. What you are, the quality of your mind, is certainly going to be expressed. Consequently, there is hardly any question of a separate inquiry into the expression of sexuality, as it is not an isolated phenomenon. The speaker elaborates that we do not only repress our sexual urges; we repress everything, including anger, fear, and attraction. He asserts that sexuality is just one aspect of a larger, interconnected web of issues. A sick society is sick in many respects, not just in its views on sexuality. Therefore, if one can work on any single issue, such as forgetfulness, fear, or ambition, they are simultaneously working on their sexuality. All human disorders are inseparably linked. The speaker dismisses the idea of blaming historical events like colonization for current societal taboos, arguing that if an enlightened person or culture is so easily swayed by external forces to the point of self-doubt, their enlightenment was questionable in the first place. An enlightened person knows they are enlightened and cannot be defeated mentally. Acharya Prashant concludes that blaming external factors is a way of avoiding personal responsibility. Real change can only come from looking at oneself, which is the essence of spirituality. The fundamental problem is the darkness in the human mind, and only spiritual wisdom can heal it. When an individual's consciousness changes, everything changes, including their past and future. The responsibility for change lies with the individual. This looking at oneself is what he calls spirituality, and it is the only way through which any real and meaningful change can occur.