7 Liberating Truths About Spirituality and Sexuality: Can You Heal Sex Shame and Reclaim desire Without guilt?
Can spirituality and sexuality belong in the same life? Have you ever wondered whether becoming more spiritual is supposed to make you less interested in sex, attraction, romance, pleasure, or the simple human need to feel wanted? For many people, that question is surprisingly difficult to answer. A person may spend years learning how to meditate, pray, forgive, practise gratitude, serve others and become more aware of their thoughts. They may genuinely feel calmer and wiser than they once did. They may become less reactive, more compassionate and more interested in living with purpose. Then attraction enters the picture, and suddenly all that calm can feel rather fragile. Someone catches their attention. Their heart responds. Their imagination becomes active. Their body feels something before their carefully organised spiritual philosophy has had time to prepare a response. Then comes the uncomfortable thought: “If I am becoming more spiritually aware, why do I still feel this?” That ...