How do you combine Sahaja and Mañjarī-bhāva sādhanā in married life?
This continues the questions and answers from Facebook threads related to the Sex and Spirituality article. How can a married person following the rāgānugā bhakti path engage in sex with his wife and still cultivate his mañjarī-svarūpa? Those who are fortunate enough to be in a married relationship with a Vaishnava or Vaishnavi who has already received a mañjarī-svarūpa and is practicing rāgānugā bhajana , and if they are sexually active, there is no reason at all not to try this. It is a far better course of action than “falling down” and getting all upset and feeling guilty. Just thinking you are a mañjarī in some far off fairyland called Vrindavan is rather difficult to do. And believe, it will start to feel silly after a while. unless , you can bring Radha and Krishna directly into your lives, as living mūrtis . And why shouldn’t you? If Radha and Krishna can appear in a mūrti of stone to accept your service, then w...