Acharya Prashant explains that for generations, spiritual gurus have taught that semen retention is everything. He argues that the more you instill the ideas of semen and celibacy into a young man's mind, the more he becomes a violent animal. He questions the logic behind all-boys and all-girls schools, pointing out the absurdity of men being obsessed with seeing what is under a woman's clothes. He notes that a woman sees her own body parts daily, and if there were something truly special about them, she would be infatuated with herself. He suggests that sex is used as a tool to keep men crazy and intoxicated, preventing them from pursuing higher goals in life. The feeling of shame associated with sexual attraction, Acharya Prashant states, is primarily due to religious and social morality imposed by the "contractors of religion," not religion itself. He describes a psychological tactic to control a strong person: make them feel guilty. Once a person feels guilty, their inner strength diminishes, and they become submissive. Instilling guilt about sex is a powerful method to keep large populations under control. When people are made to feel like sinners, they seek atonement from these religious figures, who then benefit from this dynamic. Acharya Prashant elaborates on the role of repression, stating that religion has historically suppressed sex without providing any real understanding of it, the self, or nature. This repression, rather than controlling desire, makes it all-consuming. He quotes Kabir Saheb, who said that a lustful dog is sad for thirty days, but a lustful man is like a dog always, for six seasons and twelve months, implying that repression has made humans more lustful than animals. The more something is forbidden, the more the mind obsesses over it. He contrasts the harassment seen on public buses with the lack of obsession in places where there is no prohibition, like a discotheque, attributing the difference to the environment of prohibition. He concludes that the obsession with sex arises because it has been made into a mysterious and magical thing, when in reality, it is just flesh, bone, and fat. The act of covering it up so much makes it more attractive. Sex is neither good nor bad; it is just a natural, small part of life that should be given its proper place. It should be neither glorified nor condemned. Making it a big deal leads to either respecting those who abstain or envying those who indulge, both of which are ways to waste one's life in a "beautiful deception."
