"It is true that sexual energy is powerful. Suzuki Roshi once said that sexual energy and artistic energy are very close to zazen energy, 'but they've already split off and taken form'. They have set up an object of desire. So my first response to the question of how does one deal with one's sexuality on an individual level would be, "With restraint and mindful attentiveness." Note how your mind can grasp an attraction and make it into an obsession or not. Note how you can decide to feed the fantasy or not." BY ZENKEI BLANCHE HARTMAN former abbot of San Francisco Zen Center.
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