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Sexuality

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"Love the person for who they are, not for the labels we impose; true maturity unfolds naturally through lived experience, beyond the confines of sexuality."

You’re not necessarily scared; same‑sex love can be a gentle bridge—go step by step, love sincerely, and don’t rush yourself.
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"Sexiness is the fragrance of your being, not a mechanical performance; when you embrace relaxation and presence, your energy becomes magnetic beyond any physical limitation."

You're still sexy when you're relaxed, loving, and present; it's not just about a stiff penis.
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"Only truth leads to truth; meet your sexuality consciously, for understanding it is the path to authentic brahmacharya, while repression only deepens obsession."

Be honest about your sexual energy and understand it with awareness; pretending it’s not there only makes it stronger.
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"When sex-energy is repressed, it distorts into perversion and suffering; but when consciously uplifted, it transforms into the sacred fire of bliss."

It’s the same life-energy: repress it and it turns sick and hurts; raise it into higher joy and it becomes a clean inner fire.
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"Embrace your sexual fantasies during meditation, for they are a natural expression of life-energy; allow this energy to flow, transforming it from sexuality into love and ultimately into the silence of samadhi."

If sexual thoughts come up while meditating, relax—your energy is waking up, and if you don’t fight it, it will grow into something higher.
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"True freedom lies not in indulgence or repression, but in the middle way where the pendulum of desire finds stillness."

Like a clock that won’t stop swinging, chasing extremes of sex and celibacy keeps you stuck; relax into the natural middle so the swing ends.
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"Infrequent sexual climax is not a loss, but a blessing that allows you to turn inward, shedding old leaves for new growth and discovering the freedom of your innermost self."

It means nothing is wrong—you’re being invited to look inside and grow from within.
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"The pursuit of trivial pleasures distracts us from the profound truths of existence; let your questions elevate your awareness rather than indulge the mind's whims."

He jokes instead of defining it, to show it’s a silly distraction and to nudge you toward questions that wake you up inside.
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"Sexual perversion arises when the conscious mind represses the vast energies of the unconscious, leading to distorted expressions of our instincts; true transformation comes not from condemnation, but from awareness and the restoration of natural flow through understanding and meditation."

If you hide natural feelings in your inner basement, they return in strange shapes—turn on the light of awareness and they become simple again.
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"True freedom from sex is not found in suppression, but in the natural flow of life and meditative awareness, where love becomes a doorway to higher consciousness rather than a prison of compulsion."

Don’t fight sex; live it naturally and grow in awareness, and the obsession fades by itself.
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"In the journey from Zorba to Buddha, intimacy becomes a sacred dance of love, transcending the physical to reveal the essence of transformation."

A teacher’s sex life can be natural and loving, but it’s private, must be consensual, and matters less than growing wise.
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"Sexual energy, when embraced and transformed through awareness, becomes a silent, radiant bliss, leading to a peace that transcends worship and belief. True spirituality is not about repression but the conscious shift of life-energy into higher awareness."

Don’t push your feelings down or hide them in prayerful noise; gently watch them so the same energy turns into quiet happiness.
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"The fixation on incestuous questions reveals more about the asker's inner turmoil than a genuine curiosity; true wisdom lies in understanding that distance in relationships fosters vitality and intelligence."

If someone keeps asking about sex with family, it likely shows their own issue; Osho stayed quiet to protect them, and says it’s unhealthy for children for scientific—not moral—reasons.
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"Sexually free societies are not degraded but rather more honest, confronting the truth of sex without hypocrisy, while so-called moral societies often hide behind a veil of dishonesty."

Sex and nudity aren’t bad—if your mind is clear, nude images are just art, and open attitudes toward sex are more honest than fake morality.
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"Drop guilt and stop hiding; truthful acceptance is the doorway to transformation. Embrace who you are, for in that relaxed awareness, true transcendence unfolds."

Be honest and kind to yourself about being gay; don’t feel guilty or fight it—accepting yourself calmly is how you eventually grow beyond being driven by sex.
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"Sex is not a perversion; it is life-energy waiting to be understood and transformed into consciousness through awareness and meditation. Embrace your impulses without guilt, and let them guide you toward creative and spiritual growth."

Sex isn’t bad—accept it naturally and use meditation to turn that energy into peace instead of feeling guilty or fighting it.
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"At seventy, recognize your sexual urges as mere thoughts, smile at them, and let them pass; true acceptance comes from witnessing rather than acting."

At seventy, don’t chase those urges—notice they’re mostly in your head and let them go.
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"Suppression breeds obsession; recognize your sexual energy as vital and transform it through awareness, not repression."

If you just try to stop sex without meditating, the thoughts get louder; don’t hate them—watch them, and let meditation turn that energy into something higher.
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