The description for this now heavily edited version of the July 7th Insight Timer live event:
There is the training precept to refrain from misusing sexual energy. This event aims to not do much more than list topics and categories for later investigating and discerning, “what is sexual energy and how does it work”
See the October 2021 of the Pāramitā (Attainments/Perfections) Challenge for more exploration on refraining from misuse of sexual energy
List of categories and topics for contemplation:
- types
- attraction/repulsion
- arousal
- performance/action
- aftermath
- causes
- conditions
- habits/rituals
- ideas
- patterns/cycles/repeats
- choice
- will
- internal strife/conflict
- hedonism
- agony
- ecstacy
- heedfulness
- heedlessness
- emotions
- fantasy
- reproduction
- culture
- (misery) programs
- carnal knowledge
- myths
- legends
- origins
- allure
- danger
- escape
- protection
- deception
- revenge
- taboos
- shame
- blame
- guilt
- regrets
- control
- other beings’ modes of birth:
- egg
- water/moisture born
- mind/transformation/miraculous materialization
- perversion
- deviations
- normalizations
- secrets
- exposure
- entanglement
- (energy) cords
- connections
- obsession
- rejection
- abandonment
- core wounds:
- abuse
- neglect
- co-dependence
- loss
- beauty
- love
- distortions
- inversions
- reversals
- sacred sexuality
- power
- feeding
- harvesting
- confusion/bewilderment
- devastation
- dominance/submission
- imagery
- thought forms
- desire
- relationships
- change/variance/variation
- (unconscious) programs from:
- religious
- familial
- cultural
- spiritual communities
- institutions
- groups
- organizations
- traditions
- ancestry (past, present, future)
- wisdom
- skill
- wholesomeness
- values
- mood
- display/presentation
- internal
- external
- goals
- games
- genes/genetics/DNA/genome
Related:
Sexual Energy Misuse & Its Opposition — Feb 14, 2024 Open Wisdom Wednesday:
Audio: What Is Sexual Energy? Categories For Contemplation
Listen to the full unedited version of this talk with or without the Wisdom App: https://join.wisdom.audio/oxBs
The raw unedited YouTube transcription of this podcast:
wholeness and welcome this is josh
dipple from integrating presence here i
thought i would do a different intro but
let’s start off by arriving in the space
we’re in here and at least take the
three breath highway
so being fully present with three deep
breaths
from the beginning of each inhale
every moment
till the end of the inhale
the seeming pause at the top of the
inhale
start of the exhale
every moment on through the end of the
exhale
and it’s pause
of course if you get past three keep
going
okay since this is planning on being a
brief event today
invite you to stay in this meditative
state
relaxed and connecting with your body
today’s event is what is sexual energy
there is the training precept to refrain
from misusing sexual energy
this event aims to not do much more than
list topics and categories
for later investigation and discerning
what is sexual energy and how does it
work
so a brief disclaimer before i start
you know this is up to you guys what you
do or don’t do with this information
and also let’s just take a moment here
to set our intent with this information
so my intent for this
and uh if of course if it doesn’t align
with yours you’re welcome to
set aside my intent or set aside this
my intent is overarching into intent is
for the well-being of all beings and the
realization of awakening of all beings
so you’re welcome to let this
information wash over you and you can
take what’s helpful at the end
it’s probably better to investigate this
in the body
with sensations and emotions and any
cognitive reflections and contemplation
can be done later
there’s no order to this list it’s just
kind of how i wrote it down as far as
this main question of not misusing
sexual energy it’s a common one
in the buddhist precepts people ask what
does that mean
that’s a whole other topic you can see
the series on the parameter challenge
i’ve done
to investigate that as well
we’re just going to focus on what
actually is sexual energy today
with categories
today is 7 7 2022
for the recording
so another breath or so
what is sexual energy
now these are topics and categories that
you can feel into now and notice if they
bring up anything emotionally and again
can contemplate these later on your own
so when looking into this
one might consider
types
what is my type
you’re not my type
attraction
repulsion
arousal
performance
or action
aftermath
causes
conditions
habits and rituals
ideas
patterns
cycles
repeats
choice
will
internal strife
conflict
hedonism
heedfulness
heedlessness
emotions
fantasy
reproduction
culture
misery programming
carnal knowledge
myths
legends
origins
the allure
the danger
the escape
protection
deception
taboos
reproduction of other beings
those who take egg birth
or waterborne
are mine born
spiritual
religious
dark
light
shame
blame
guilt
regrets
control
perversion
deviations
normalizations
secrets
exposure
revenge
entanglement
cords
connections
obsession
rejection
abandonment
abuse
neglect
codependence
loss
these four core wounds
now for more positive things
beauty
love
sacred sexuality
there’s also distortions
inversions
reversals
power
feeding and harvesting
confusion bewilderment
devastation
dominance submission
imagery
thought forms
desire
relationships
change
variance
variation
institutions
groups
organizations
traditions
ancestry past present
future
wisdom
skill
wholesomeness
display
presentation
goals
values
games
genes genetics
dna
and genome
why would this be important to know what
this actually is
but what’s really fascinating is how
this works
getting rid of the overlays and just
drilling down into well what is this
energy
much love goodnight guys
Integrating Presence 
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