Yogic perhaps excited sexually.....!

Chapter. 5
 This is greatly interesting. It means that every idea that rises before the mind is normally pigeon-holed into one of these five classes, quite automatically. Such is the almost unnoticed first operation it dose-a healthy action. But look at the immediate implication of this proposition: if it should chance that an idea be wrongly ticketed, if a dream or a fancy is mistaken for reality, or if a memory is taken as a present fact - then there is aberration, and, if continued, insanity. A simple statement, indeed, of the cause of all, the mistaking of wrong knowledge for right knowledge, by regarding the non-eternal, impure, painful, and
foreign constituents of body and mind as the Self, which in reality is eternal, pure, and happy. This error is the first of the five Sources of Trouble, which is soon followed by
egotistic, pleasure-seeking, pain-avoiding possessiveness. Each of these five and all their progeny must be examined, and seen as what they are.
  The candidate will have to practise thinking and not allow the emotions arising in prior ignorance about things to control the current of his thoughts. Neither past habits and prejudices, nor current excitement must be allowed to govern his mind. Although even the novice is well aware that circumstances can neither help nor hinder his endeavours (given the 'enough' already mentioned) he is also conscious that in his immature state of mind he is constantly being tempted back over the line separating him from those who are 'not ready' and 'do not want' yoga because they want the pleasures before mentioned. Such beginners are in transition between the two states, and are being pulled in two ways. They are perhaps excited sexually when they see a beautiful woman and they cannot resist that second, or even third, helping of tasty food, or that glass of wine, although they know that it will take the keen edge off their meditations and discrimination. For the time being they want pleasures of the senses (that is, of the world) more than they want self-perfection or God. On these occasions the enjoyments of the yogic path may be obscured by an excess of the less mature enjoyments of the body.

    The end of chapter 5
     Jon Maged

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