"
"A girl must have proved very troublesome to his peace of mind in
his early life," my guru answered causticly. "Otherwise he would have
denounced, not woman, but some imperfection in his own self-control."
If a visitor dared to relate a suggestive story in the hermitage,
Master would maintain an unresponsive silence. "Do not allow yourself
to be thrashed by the provoking whip of a beautiful face," he told
the disciples. "How can sense slaves enjoy the world? Its subtle
flavors escape them while they grovel in primal mud. All nice
discriminations are lost to the man of elemental lusts."
Students seeking to escape from the dualistic MAYA delusion received
from Sri Yukteswar patient and understanding counsel.
"Just as the purpose of eating is to satisfy hunger, not greed,
so the sex instinct is designed for the propagation of the species
according to natural law, never for the kindling of insatiable
longings," he said. "Destroy wrong desires now; otherwise they
will follow you after the astral body is torn from its physical
casing. Even when the flesh is weak, the mind should be constantly
resistant. If temptation assails you with cruel force, overcome it
by impersonal analysis and indomitable will. Every natural passion
can be mastered.
"Conserve your powers. Be like the capacious ocean, absorbing
within all the tributary rivers of the senses. Small yearnings are
openings in the reservoir of your inner peace, permitting healing
waters to be wasted in the desert soil of materialism.
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