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contemplation and enlightenment are not enthralled by the Mohaniya Karma.
In hell, the jivatmas have to experience such inordinate mental and spiritual torture that their sex impulse does not awake; it is dormant and latent. When in the life of a human being, terrible calamities or dreadful diseases appear, the .sex impulse does not awake. That means, the sex-impulse remains dormant. The sex-impulse is awake and potent in the heavenly beings; and there, soon after birth, sexual intimacy appears between gods and goddesses. In the heavenly worlds where there are no goddesses, the sex-impulse lies latent and dormant in the gods; and they do not experience any fascination for goddesses. In the higher heavenly worlds, the souls of gods are without any distortions, aberrations or passions. But in the heavenly worlds, where there are goddesses, gods and goddesses have sexual intimacy; they cannot be celibate. Though they consider celibacy a lofty principle, they cannot observe it. It is impossible for them to attain victory over the sex-impulse.
Those gods and goddesses who possess the right vision know that sexual enjoyments are sinful; and that celibacy is Dharma; yet they cannot renounce sexual pleasures and cannot adhere to the principle of celibacy. The sex-impulse is very strong in them.
The sexual impulse is strong in animals and birds. The sexual impulse is dormant and latent in those animals, birds and insects which do not possess a mind and the five senses. But it is awake in the animals and birds which possess a mind and the five senses. Even these jivas cannot endeavour to be passionless; and cannot control their sexual passion. Their sex impulse abates when they are experiencing some physical agony.
The sex-impulse is very strong in those who possess physical health and energy. Therefore, the path of austerities and self-sacrifice has been described for those jivas that aspire for salvation. The body becomes enfeebled by the performance of severe austerities and on account of self-sacrifice and in such a body, the sex-impulse is weak. The passions of the mind
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