Why does the need for sex disappear in a Buddha?
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"In the awakening of a Buddha, the compulsion of sex dissolves, as energy once bound to reproduction transforms into pure awareness, liberating the self from the body's dictates."
According to Osho, sex is not an individual necessity like food or air but a collective, biological urge enforced by nature through hormonal ‘hypnosis’ to preserve the race. A Buddha, having awakened from this compulsion, is no longer driven by the chemistry of reproduction; energy is conserved and transformed into awareness. Freed from identification with the body’s dictates, the psychological need for sex simply evaporates.
Why this matters practically
- Reframes sexual drive as biological, reducing guilt and confusion.
- Points to meditation and awareness as ways to conserve and transform energy.
- Suggests celibacy arises naturally from clarity, not repression.
- Points to meditation and awareness as ways to conserve and transform energy.
- Suggests celibacy arises naturally from clarity, not repression.
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