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The Stifling of Spirituality
According to Paramahansa Yogananda, the human is a soul who has a body. Identifying more strongly with the body than with the immortal soul cripples spiritual striving.
Humanity Classifies Itself
Humans classify themselves first by sex. When a newborn arrives, the first question is, boy or girl? Sex is the easiest classification, because only two categories exist, excluding the very rare occurrence of hermaphroditism and current fad of confusing sex with gender.
The newborn will later realize that he belongs to a category called “race.” Unless both parents are the result of many generations of the same “race,” the newborn may not resemble the race of either parent. Nevertheless, race is still a fairly reliable classification even though that category is becoming less acceptable scientifically.
Next comes nationality, an easy one: birth country. One is always his original nationality even though he is free to become virtually any hyphenated version.
So humans classify themselves by sex, race, and nationality; in addition to those categories are religious, political, and socio-economic classifications.
Temporary vs Permanent Classification
Only the first three—sex, race, and nationality—are virtually unchangeable. However, the other three—religious, political, and socio-economic—are changeable, based on choice.
A new category has entered the field, one of sexual-orientation, for which there can be at least two choices: heterosexuality, homosexuality, and possibly bisexuality. (A problematic category because at least two sexual partners are required to complete that orientation—a situation that society does not accept. Bigamy is illegal. And though promiscuity is wide-spread, it is not an acceptable societal norm.)
And there is also a category called “transgendered,” which defeats the spiritual purpose of transcending sex identity, a which is purpose of the original, natural change of sex upon rebirth on the physical plane.
No one would consider allowing pedophilia—despite supportive organizations such a NAMBLA—bestiality, masturbation, and celibacy as valid categories. Pedophilia and bestiality are against the law, while masturbation and celibacy are barely tolerated.
Behavior not Being
The obvious problem with the new category based on sexual-orientation is that it is based on behavior or activity, not being. At birth one can be classified using all the six categories, but one has to wait until at least puberty to classify as a hetero-, or homo-sexual. And still the classification will be based on an act not an essence.
Act of Sex Always a Choice
That choice plays the central rôle is what is always overlooked when discussing this issue. Any act of sex is always a choice. No one is ever required to engage in sexual experience. Of course, the sexual urge is strong, especially when abused and over-indulged, but still one can live an entire life without ever having engaged in sexual activity.
The other categories cannot be chosen this way. As a non-self-realized human being in the prenatal state, one cannot choose sex, race, nationality, etc. No matter how one lives or where, he will always be eligible for classification on sex, race, nationality, religion, politics, and socio-economics. But one never has to be classified as hetero- or homo-sexual.
Because the sex act is a voluntary one—excluding rape and peer-pressure/societal intimidation, which is responsible for most people becoming sexually active before they are really inclined to—one cannot argue that sexual-orientation is part of anyone’s character; it is behavior, but not part of the essence, character, or personality, which is essentially a soul, a spiritual being, whose existence is not dependent upon any physical attributes.
Sexuality Misunderstood
A great chasm separates the reality and societal notions of sexuality. The misunderstanding is as great now as it was when homosexuality was universally considered a sin and punishable by law. It is doubtful that the wider society will ever equate homo- and hetero-sexuality. Celibacy is even less understood. A sex culture permeates society, wherein sex sells everything from shampoo to shoes.
Procreation vs Recreation
The true purpose of the sex act is primarily procreation and possibly in moderation, the expression of genuine love and affection between two committed partners—including homophile partners. The sex act is simply not amenable to recreation. Doing it because it feels good is not a moral attitude, because it tends to lead to moral turpitude.
If parents were consistently capable of teaching their offspring that the purpose of the sex act is procreation and genuine love within a stable, loving marriage, there would be less reliance on abortions, fewer sufferers of venereal disease, no supposed need for pornography, and much less waste of energy trying to lure a fellow human being into a recreational diversion.
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