What does it mean for a man and a woman to come together in a romantic and sexual relationship in the context of evolutionary enlightenment? Enlightenment means consciousness beyond ego, and evolution means development in time.
So, the question is: what would it mean to embrace the romantic and sexual dimension of life in an egoless context, in a relationship that is creative and developmental?
Traditionally, when people have wanted to evolve, they have either left this particular part of life behind or they have made it the central focus of practice and development. Some traditions have made it an integral part of their culture, but that usually involves traditional roles for men and women that most of us have outgrown.
We are trying to find a way to embrace this dimension of life that makes sense in our time and culture, and which neither avoids it nor makes it the central focus of our attention.
None of us will be able to succeed unless we’ve actually shattered some illusions in the deepest part of ourselves. It’s easy to have a philosophical conversation about the power of the sexual impulse and how it clouds perception, but it’s something else altogether to see deeply into the nature of the illusion and to at least momentarily see through it.
In a culture where there is such cynicism about human potential and where we imbue the romantic and sexual bond with so much significance, to be able to demonstrate an extraordinary victory in this particular area of life speaks volumes.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
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