2007-02-28 12:35:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yoga, principally is a practice of closer union with God, but one of the base stages of that is the exciting of the sexual response, and this is used between humans if patience is not fully practiced. Those who practice the higher forms do not engage in sex, except for child bearing, as a means of sanctifying themselves from all temporal pleasures for eternal joy of reunion with the Great Beloved.
Consider reading "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Parahansa Yogananda if you wish to know some thoughts from a practicing Yogi.
2007-02-28 13:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Gravitar or not... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not every branch of Hinduism is pruritanical about sex. Definitely not the Tantric form of Hinduism. Tantric religious art actually shows people having sex, and sexual intercourse is praised as a form of worship. In Hindu scripture the hero-god Krishna flirted with girls and even stole their clothes when they went swimming in the nude. The following is a passage from "the story of Lord Krishna" (the link where is came from is also included)
Krishna loved to tease the girls of Gokul, the Gopis. They all loved Him dearly because He also loved them much. In His infinite mercy, He wanted to make the Gopis realize the highest spiritual Truth through Him. That was possible only if they surrendered to Him completely. One day He got His chance when all the young ladies went swimming in Yamuna. They had taken their clothes off and entered the waters leaving the clothes on the bank. Krishna approached the site stealthily and took off with all their clothes and climbed up a nearby tree. When the Gopis realized that their clothes were gone, they looked up and saw Krishna up in the tree. They quickly sank in to the water up to their necks and pleaded with Krishna to return their saris and cholis but he would not heed. He told them that He would return their clothing only if they accepted him as the Supreme God and there was no place for false modesty before Him. The Gopis came out of the water one by one and accepted Krishna as their Saviour.
2007-02-28 13:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think yoga is more about acheiving a state of mind. People in the West just turned it into an physical exercise (although it does have many benefits to your health.)
2007-02-28 12:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by KS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was probably to wade off their sexual energy into some sort of spiritual energy.
2007-02-28 12:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Oshihana 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋