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In the discussion entitled “The
Importance of Desire in Creation” it is stated: “...we cannot
outright dismiss our desires. Nor can we see our desires as
something that needs to be given up such as becoming desire less.
Rather we need to understand the desire and the source of the desire
we have.” This is especially important about our sexual desires
and from where they may be arising.
In the
creative/creation process, consciousness will experience the
duality of opposites and the seeming duality of the
masculine and
feminine. It is the
polarity of the opposites, the gives rise to the duality of the
opposites that
creates tension to generate the flow of energy for a
creation. Yet the polarity is a perception of consciousness which
arises from
how consciousness is viewing the creative/creation
process. Any piece of consciousness is capable of choosing what
polarity it will become. Consciousness in whatever form it may find
itself, such as in a male or female body, is neither masculine or
feminine. It always has the choice of how it will respond to the
longing causing the separation it feels.
Consciousness can choose to become
masculine. It can thrust out and seek resolution of its
longing.
Or, consciousness it can become
feminine. It can hold the longing within its
heart allowing the
universe to pull to it what it needs to satisfy the longing. In
choosing the feminine and pulling to it what it needs, consciousness
will also be choosing to become the fertile creative space for
creation to occur. It becomes and nourishes the creation much the
way that which is in the mother nurses the fetus within its womb.
However, as the
feminine it will also need to
surrender
to where it is lead by
the creation.
What also needs to be understood on this topic is that the
creative tension within a particular creation process can cut across multiple
levels of being. When we choose to be the
masculine to manifest a particular creation, we will be the
masculine across all those levels affected by what we
desire to
create. We will have to act on each level in some way that the
creation requires. Similarly, if we choose the
feminine, we will have to
surrender
to the creation on each
level of our being.
Another way of saying this is that if we are going to create
anything we will have to have spiritual, mental, emotional and
physical beliefs that allow us to act, or not act, in all of those
areas. For example if we
desire to build a building. If we feel, for
whatever reason, we cannot dig in the ground for it is sacred to
build the foundation as a result of a spiritual beliefs, we will be
severely limited in the type and kind of house and/or building we
can build.
Since this
creative tension can exist at every level of being the
creative process occurs at every level of being, in conjunction
with, or independent of, any other level of our being. When we begin
to act, whether as the
masculine or the
feminine, we will feel a flow of energy on each level of being
that is affected by the creation. This brings up an interesting
aspect with sexuality for the creative tension for a particular
creation may or may not influence our sexuality depending on the
flow of energy for that creation enthuses or infuses in our body.
Most people confuse the issue of sexuality as either a mental
preference or a body need where as the sexuality may arise as a
result of the
creative/creation process to manifest a particular creation.
That is, it is not something being chosen by the
mind or the body.
It is a by product of what we
desire to create. Although the body’s
need for sex, the mental creation of the desire for sex, and the
sexuality as a part of the
creative tension are very related, they
are not the same. If we are mindful and aware we can see the overall
experience that we have will be somewhat different for each. Most
have never looked carefully at the body to see what it needs and
have truly
surrendered to the body. Few have ever looked at their
consciousness to see its needs. The two, body needs and mental
needs, become confused so most don’t know which are which. Even
fewer have look at the role of sexuality in creative activities
other than procreation or enjoyment. For most, the mere mention of
sexuality being a by produced of our creative actions make little
sense to most.
There are particular creations that needs both the body and the
consciousness to participate. However many body needs are
independent of consciousness and there are many needs of
consciousness that don’t need the body. However to have a physical
experience, we needs a body. To have any creative experience in the
physical world we needs one or more physical creative vehicles to
have the experience Exactly what the vehicle looks like depends on
the what is being created. Often the creative vehicle we need for an
experience in
Physical Creation a collection of “things” or a
collection of vehicles. For example to experience a baseball game it
its fullness, we need at least two teams of nine players each, two
to four umpires, and some fans to cheer for, or against, our team.
The body has needs. The body, as a body, may have the need for a
member of the opposite sex for the creation it desires to
experience. What our
mind, especially the
enculturated mind, think
about that need has nothing to do with the need. If it is a true
body need and we deny the need for the energy it may generate we
will become bound and the body and our creation will suffer in some
way. Our body has its needs and our body is not like any other
person’s body. Our needs in this area will be unique to our body. We
cannot judge the body needs based on any external criteria or how we
may think. We will have to learn to communicate with the
body wisdom
within the
body consciousness and find out exactly where the
desire comes
from and what purpose it serves. Again, our desire, whatever it may
be, may be the way that our unique body and consciousness finds it
way back to the
Source of Creation. This particular fact, the unique
needs of the body relative to sexuality is in fact the true bases of
the
Tantric tradition which uses
sexuality as a tool for spiritual
grown and
enlightenment.
On this note, if the need of the body actually arise because of the
mental programming we have received or come to believe, there will
be a hollowness when that need is fulfilled. Additionally, the
source of the
longing will not be
dissipated. However, if it is a
true body needs, there will be a contact with the
Source and there
will be an internal joy and bliss that doesn’t evaporate in
fulfilling the
desire. An
annihilation of part of our being will occur and a “new” energy
will be available within us.
Most perceived body needs in the area of sexuality are actually
desires of the
mind. Often the
mind masks the true need and desire
within the
heart to maintain control. It will use the body to
maintain or generate a mental need. Pursuit of that mental needs
will support the mind’s desire not to know and divert our conscious
awareness from the
longing within our heart to live to our true
creative passion. Rather, mind directs our energy to whatever
mind is choosing with which to occupy itself so it can remain in
control. If you explore this area, and learn to use the
body wisdom,
we can come to see this is true. Sexuality for most people is a
control issue and has nothing to do with the body, its needs, or its
creativity.
This brings up the issue of partners and how we have created
relationships in our life. We have assumed that one partner can
supply all our needs but nothing can be more from the truth. We look
at what a human being is in a very shallow way. We think all we are
is human - a physical body in the world with a consciousness that
can perceive and can change its environment. We do not see deeply.
We do not see that a human being is a
unique being of infinite
consciousness which Consciousness has created to find Its infinite
Playmates as reflected in the
Creation Story for the Creativity Perspective. As a unique
infinite being, it is rather narrow to think we can be satisfied by
a single entity no matter how infinite they may be. To be unique
means there is no one like us. This means there is no one entity
that can meet our uniqueness in each and every way. There will be an
enormous number of times when one partner has a need that the other
cannot readily provide. If we provide out of obligation and deny our
own being we will harm ourselves and the other for we can only give
what we have. If we cannot provide our uniqueness to meet the needs
of another, we are providing something else. If we are hurt in some
way because we give out of obligation, we can only give hurt and
obligation.
When, and if, we are free to give out of unconditional
love with no
expectations of return, that is we give because it is correct to
give, we are able to prevent the damage to our own being. In fact,
we will cause their being to expand and grow in proportion to ours.
If we give out of conditional love, we will damage our own being if
we get what we expect in return for our love for it will only
increase our
desire and ability to control. We create and reinforce
within ourselves and the other a world where only conditional love
is experienced.
We need to remember,
each creative act causes the annihilation of the parts and the
release of energy from that bound form. That free unmanifested
energy is the
Source of Creation. All flows from the unmanifested
Source. No matter how much energy or how little energy is release it
is still the Source. The greater the energy released, the greater
the experience of the Source. Every
desire is only a
longing to
return to the Source and allows us to return to the Source when that
desire is fulfilled. Desire, any desire, is not to be judged but
understood for it will ultimately lead you to the Source of
Creation.
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