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TOMAS: You may find this amusing, but I [[discussed]] lust many years ago and I have not [[changed]] my [[opinion]]. [[Lust]] is one of those [[words]] that has a negative [[connotation]] when that is not necessarily necessary. You have heard of a lust for [[life]]. You have heard of a lust for good or drink or [[dancing]]. A lust is a deep [[hunger]]. Can you not [[equate]] having lust to having a deep hunger and thirst for [[righteousness]]? Indeed, in removing your [[prejudice]] from the word lust, can you not [[conceive]] that the greatest lust of all is the lust to know [[the Father]]? that it surpasses all other [[desires]]? that it is the [[passion]] that drives you? day by day, to know [[the Father]] and to do His will? the most [[supreme]] of all lusts? Now, this is a [[goal]], not a current condition, perhaps, but even in terms of your [[understanding]] of lust, it is possible to [[experience]] a lust for [[beauty]], a lust for [[intimacy]], a lust for togetherness. Lust is not, in and of itself, a [[negative]].

TOMAS: You may find this amusing, but I [[discussed]] lust many years ago and I have not [[changed]] my [[opinion]]. [[Lust]] is one of those [[words]] that has a negative [[connotation]] when that is not necessarily necessary. You have heard of a lust for [[life]]. You have heard of a lust for good or drink or [[dancing]]. A lust is a deep [[hunger]]. Can you not [[equate]] having lust to having a deep hunger and thirst for [[righteousness]]? Indeed, in removing your [[prejudice]] from the word lust, can you not [[conceive]] that the greatest lust of all is the lust to know [[the Father]]? that it surpasses all other [[desires]]? that it is the [[passion]] that drives you? day by day, to know [[the Father]] and to do His will? the most [[supreme]] of all lusts? Now, this is a [[goal]], not a current condition, perhaps, but even in terms of your [[understanding]] of lust, it is possible to [[experience]] a lust for [[beauty]], a lust for [[intimacy]], a lust for togetherness. Lust is not, in and of itself, a [[negative]].

It has been given negative overtones, however, because it is regarded historically as one of those [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins seven deadly sins] that at one time stood in the way of [[righteousness]] for it has been known to rule men and women completely, blinding them to higher [[values]] and greater [[calling]]s. And so in terms of [[evolution]], it has been [[necessary]] to curtail rampant lust, certainly, so that one can take a look at what it is and gain [[self-mastery]].

It has been given negative overtones, however, because it is regarded historically as one of those [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins seven deadly sins] that at one time stood in the way of [[righteousness]] for it has been known to rule men and women completely, blinding them to higher [[values]] and greater [[calling]]s. And so in terms of [[evolution]], it has been [[necessary]] to curtail rampant lust, certainly, so that one can take a look at what it is and gain [[self-mastery]].

[[Love]] is the most important [[emotion]] and [[feeling]] and [[expression]], and when you have given yourself to love, to the Father in love, when he has given Himself to you, in love, and perhaps through another [[individual]], in love, as you love, you may love lustily Love is the greatest. It is a matter of having your [[priorities]] in order, perhaps.

[[Love]] is the most important [[emotion]] and [[feeling]] and [[expression]], and when you have given yourself to love, to the Father in love, when he has given Himself to you, in love, and perhaps through another [[individual]], in love, as you love, you may love lustily Love is the greatest. It is a matter of having your [[priorities]] in order, perhaps.

TOMAS: You are very conscientious, my daughters. Recall that not long ago I spoke at length regarding the [[1997-01-18-Your True Parents|Everglades of the emotions]], and part of this realm is the [[sensual]]. It is part of the emotional and physical facet of being a [[human being]]. You can [[wander]] around in the sensual realms as readily as you can wander around in the [[emotional]] realms, and there is nothing wrong with the [[senses]] in and of themselves, as there is nothing wrong with the [[emotions]], in and of themselves. It is when you become stuck in them, or lost in them, when they begin to destroy you or others that they become a detriment and a [[problem]].

TOMAS: You are very conscientious, my daughters. Recall that not long ago I spoke at length regarding the [[1997-01-18-Your True Parents|Everglades of the emotions]], and part of this realm is the [[sensual]]. It is part of the emotional and physical facet of being a [[human being]]. You can [[wander]] around in the sensual realms as readily as you can wander around in the [[emotional]] realms, and there is nothing wrong with the [[senses]] in and of themselves, as there is nothing wrong with the [[emotions]], in and of themselves. It is when you become stuck in them, or lost in them, when they begin to destroy you or others that they become a detriment and a [[problem]].

And so as you keep your [[spiritual]] core intact, as you keep your [[alignment]] appropriate, as I am inclined to want to say, "your ducks in a row", you can visit the [[emotional]] realms, you can visit the [[sensual]] realms, without [[guilt]] and without [[shame]]. Do you not enjoy in your [[culture]] occasionally a steak? or for those of you who are [[vegetarian]], a spinach salad or artichoke? some sensual delight? Do you not enjoy your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart Mozart] and your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach Bach]? or even your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles Beatles]? and are they not in their own right, a sensual delight?

And so as you keep your [[spiritual]] core intact, as you keep your [[alignment]] appropriate, as I am inclined to want to say, "your ducks in a row", you can visit the [[emotional]] realms, you can visit the [[sensual]] realms, without [[guilt]] and without [[shame]]. Do you not enjoy in your [[culture]] occasionally a steak? or for those of you who are [[vegetarian]], a spinach salad or artichoke? some sensual delight? Do you not enjoy your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozart Mozart] and your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach Bach]? or even your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles Beatles]? and are they not in their own right, a sensual delight?

Do you not enjoy the [[feeling]] of a fresh mountain [[stream]] trickling over your toes on a hot [[summer]] day? Do you not enjoy, by the same token, the feeling of a hot mineral spring bubbling up to warm your marrow in your bones on a cold [[winter]] day? These are sensual [[facets]] that are entirely open to your [[indulgence]], your nurturance, your enjoyment, your total delight.

Do you not enjoy the [[feeling]] of a fresh mountain [[stream]] trickling over your toes on a hot [[summer]] day? Do you not enjoy, by the same token, the feeling of a hot mineral spring bubbling up to warm your marrow in your bones on a cold [[winter]] day? These are sensual [[facets]] that are entirely open to your [[indulgence]], your nurturance, your enjoyment, your total delight.

TOMAS: I am not going to be an [[agitator]] here on [[purpose]], but I will do some extent allow this [[equation]] of the [[taboo]] against the sexual nature being [[paralleled]] somewhat to the [[traditions]] of your [[evolved religions]], i.e., structured.

TOMAS: I am not going to be an [[agitator]] here on [[purpose]], but I will do some extent allow this [[equation]] of the [[taboo]] against the sexual nature being [[paralleled]] somewhat to the [[traditions]] of your [[evolved religions]], i.e., structured.

I am reminded that the only place that [[Jesus]] did not go was to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths] where there was pronounced [[promiscuity]]. He, of course, did not discuss the [[mores]], for they change from [[generation]] to generation, but he did standup to those [[traditions]] and [[beliefs]] that were counter to the reality of the [[relationship]] between man or woman and his or her God. And so he would [[renounce]] [[tradition]] of the church, of the [[Sanhedrin]], on occasion.

I am reminded that the only place that [[Jesus]] did not go was to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths] where there was pronounced [[promiscuity]]. He, of course, did not discuss the [[mores]], for they change from [[generation]] to generation, but he did standup to those [[traditions]] and [[beliefs]] that were counter to the reality of the [[relationship]] between man or woman and his or her God. And so he would [[renounce]] [[tradition]] of the church, of the [[Sanhedrin]], on occasion.

And whereas you also can and will and do step out of the constraints of traditional [[religion]] into the freedom of a personal [[relationship]] with the living God, you are also free to step out of the constraints of traditional [[morality]] into the relationship with [[the Father]] through his sons and daughters.

And whereas you also can and will and do step out of the constraints of traditional [[religion]] into the freedom of a personal [[relationship]] with the living God, you are also free to step out of the constraints of traditional [[morality]] into the relationship with [[the Father]] through his sons and daughters.