Ancient Indian versus Modern Perspective on Sex.

Today some discussion with a friend made me recall one of the article on ‘Sex and Bollywood: Crass Footage or Class Act’ and I rolled back the pages of my Diary where I had somewhere written my point of view on the same! The article conveyed by Mr Mahesh Bhatt can be found in archives of TOI :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//home/sunday-toi/all-that-matters/Sex-and-Bollywood-Crass-footage-or-class-act/articleshow/806688.cms

We do agree that Sex is an old Tantra of ancient India being evident from age-old pulchritudinous carvings of Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati on the walls of our sacred shrines in different sex postures. Even that Lord Shiva’s Shivalinga symbolises the male and female sex organs locked in the act of copulation which many people might still be unaware of! Also Kamasutra was written by our great sage Vatsyayana not only as a manual on sex but also as a guide to live life with grace and virtue for achieving all the goals of a human life- Dharma (Righteousness, Duty), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desire) and Moksha (Liberation)

The matter of these facts is only meant to observe sex from a healthy point of view. ‘SEX’ is the essence of life and should be a medium to enrich experiences of  life without being victimised by Lust which abase our souls with unsavoury desires to become slaves of passion.

The Tantra of India does not preach us to be promiscuous or sell our soul and conscience for achieving material gains which is quite unveiled by the many casting couch revelations. Neither does our Indian Tantra inspire to take undue advantage of position and authority to force a woman lie on the bed unwillingly.

Sex, infact, in its true sense can be enjoyed only when two souls rather than two individuals are involved in it selflessly with the entirety of their hearts and consent. It can be compared to taking a plunge into a divine valley from the pinnacles of emotions, the senses devoid of the self-existence on this world!

Meagrely doing it for deriving temporary pleasures or boosting the illusion of ego or adopting shortcuts to the expressway of worldwide fame and limelight means deceiving your soul as well as your partner's. These only demean, devalue and trivialise the purity of such a divine act. 

Regarding projection of sex on Silverscreen, the ignoramus teens are always eager to ape their favourite celebrities in every sphere without reasoning or thinking what it actually connotes. They believe that copying their favourite so-called stars will lead to a Happy Ending to their stories just like Hindi Films! This all, just to be ‘in vogue’. Consequence..... we are aware of ever increasing cases of drugged drinks, rapes, pornographic clips and MMS, unwanted teen pregnancies and suicidal tendencies!

Indeed Mr Bhatt's thoughts need to be praised for having such a broadminded view and valued eye towards such an important aspect of life and we definitely need to have a healthy sane attitude towards SEX. But simultaneously other side of the coin needs to be highlighted and clarified for the upcoming youth who is vying with all its efforts to scale heights  in a short span of time by compromising with their morale and conscience. This only reflects weakness, feelings of insecurity, lack of self-confidence and doubt about their potentials to succeed with integrity shown by the willingness to succumb infront of the ogling eyes!

Also important is how and when to portray sex infront of the younger generation whose tender age and unmoulded intellect which cannot distinguish between the right and the wrong can mean guiding them into a false world of whims and fancies with a degrading future for cultural values. So sex should come along with maturity, when one can decide consciously about it with all its pros and cons.

After all, they have the right to decide the direction for themselves and step towards it....but only after knowing about the differences and the consequences. The duty of elders is to explain but not to impose!