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THE WAY OF LIFE
THE SENSUAL PASSION IS NATURAL IN JIVAS
Man acquires wealth because he wants to use it for the attainment and enjoyment of the pleasures of the five senses. Kamapurushartha means the endeavour to attain and enjoy the pleasures of the five senses.
1. Enjoying the sweetness of melodious music with the
ears.
2. Enjoying the sight of beautiful persons and sights with the eyes.
Enjoying the sweetness of fragrance and scent with the
nose.
3.
4. Enjoying the taste of delicious dishes etc. with the tongue.
5. Enjoying the sweet sensation of touch with the skin.
Man enjoys the sensation of the touch of a woman; and woman enjoys the sensation of the touch of a man. There is a natural attraction between man and woman. This kind of sexual attraction exists between men and women in this world; between gods and goddesses, in the heavenly world; and between the members of the two sexes in the realm of animals and birds because in Samsar, all jivas have this sexual consciousness or impulse. In some jivas, the sexual impulse is awake and in some other jivas, it is dormant and latent.
SEXUAL CONSCIOUSNESS OR IMPULSE
In the technical language of the Shastras, the sexual impulse of man is called Purushaved; the sexual impulse of a woman is called Strived and the sexual impulse of a eunuch is called Napumsakved. Actually, these three types of infatuation, the Purushaved, the Strived and the Napumsakved are only the three forms of the Mohaniya Karma. All the jivas in Samsar are influenced by the Mohaniya Karma. Those jivatmas who have attained self-realization; and who are not influenced by the Mohaniya Karma, that is, who attain self-discipline by means of spiritual austerities, self-sacrifice, meditation, spiritual
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