Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sex, Kids, and Pornography

(The Onion)

"Panelists" discuss how pornography warps children's minds, leading them to believe sex is actually fun rather than shameful and embarrassing. But in all seriousness, Alan Watts -- the British-born Buddhist philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion -- exposes the West's relationship with sex. Watts is best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience, having written more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as reality, identity, consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts of God, and the non-material pursuit of happiness.

(PART II)

Finally, again on a more humorous note, Ajahn Brahm points out how celibacy brings about peace, simple contentment, and spiritual insight which surpasses that of romance and sexuality. It also makes for a positive response towards an overpopulated and polluted planet. These are serious topics with a humorous spin. After all, Buddhist monastics and serious meditation retreatants in the Theravada tradition undertake celibacy as a positive spiritual practice.

(BuddhistSocietyWA)

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