The Inner Child, Sex, & Re-Connecting With Nature

Suppression of our inner senses and the illusory divisions of self, start at a very young age when we are given social, cultural, and religious programs which demonize our animal nature are dirty, bad, the root of all evil, and thus an enemy.

These essentially have us regard everything, which comes from our body as being dirty and gross while also installing guilt, fear, and anxiety for any and every sexual exploration.

In essence, these programs are demonized and rejecting our animal nature and sexuality.

Our animal nature and sexuality are the very root of our life force or chi energy, these false programs thus block and distort our energy flow by create physical and psychological hang ups.
-ex. How good do you feel when you are anxious, worried, depressed, angry? You generally feel tight and wound up, which is impeding the flow of fluids in the body. That is what we are talking about.
-ex. Contrast that with how you feel when with a loved one, watching your favorite, movie, listening to your favorite song, walking in nature, etc.

So then its common that we find ourselves in an impossible paradox and double bind situation where in we regard the very things which make up our nature, which connect us to nature, and thus supply us with nourishment, as an enemy.

This is a huge reason why we have so much division both inner and outer.
Ie: This part of me is bad, this part is good.

Here is where most religions and spiritual disciplines fit in like a key in a lock.

They essentially claim that we can have redemption if we only develop our higher nature through following their rules, regulations, and disciplines.

However this can only produced short lived and limited results. How can we really expect much when we are rejecting our bodies and the various aspects of our selves as inferior?

This really sets us up with a life script where in we are constantly battling and controlling ourselves.

My question is, how and why would we mis construe this as having anything to do with real health or personal growth?

My answer is that demonizing our animal nature, dividing ourselves up into superior and inferior aspects, and develop one at the expense of the other is little or nothing to do with real health, vitality, longevity, or spiritual growth and it's unfortunate that so many programs and approaches promoted are exactly that.

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[MsSheilaC]

You pack so much information and education in your videos I often watch them several times to make sure I get everything!

Thank you - you are a great educator. I also admire the way you express yourself and the way you form your thoughts and use of logic. You are extremely bright! And it's fun when you crack yourself up a little too which I've seen you do in some vids : )

[herbgardner00]

@MsSheilaC wow, thanks for your kind words and attention sheila :)

[gemgus87]

I'm reading a guide to the I Ching by Carol Anthony which you recommended in another video. I may have misunderstood something but in the book she constantly makes a division between the ego, body-inferiors and the Higher Self. What are your thoughts on this?

[herbgardner00]

@gemgus87 also check out the more recent and expanded version of that book. perhaps that could also be part of the mix up.

[nosferatsu0831]

@ajkoz9393 as consciousness becomes more complex a beautiful thing happens. animals simply live in the moment. humans who choose to end the process of ego, begin to comprehend the nature of non-duality. not only are they the experience, they understand it.

[nosferatsu0831]

@blandybo @blandybo in my experience masturbation can act as a pressure release of spiritual energy. it enters the body at the root and travels from there. when your stimulated the energy moves up the spine, and when you orgasm it travels down and out the root. when your with someone else however there's a give and take of both spiritual energy and nutrients so it evens out. I'm not saying masturbating is wrong, but certainly not something to do excessively.

[gfaber99]

Brandon dude - you.are such a great Enneagram 5. For you go check out Ramana Mararishi self inquiry - Who am I? Also reconnecting with root chakras is basis of Sacred Tantra. You.are on the path now stop (really stop - the mind) and See who is experiencing this? (the world). Be who you are. Peace

[blandybo]

Does masturbation help? Thanks/

[stagecrewjenni]

I watched one video.. and I thought maybe you were being a little pretentious/snobby. Now I'm watching the second video.. and I'm more or less drawn in for good. Not what I was expecting from an account called herb gardener, but I'm very glad I came across it.

[MikkaSingh]

@SanguineUltima Does it matter about other people? Only you live your own life. The only love that is real, is that which you create and share. All other is desire which is the 'bottomless pit'. You are lucky not to have 'fallen' in love. Or maybe to taste the poison is the only way to learn the truth and from what I have experienced, love, romance and even sex is happening constantly between everyone but some aren't tuned into it! Electro-magnetic fields, subtle bodies, auras interact. Peace.

[MikkaSingh]

@ajkoz9393 It's like we are the ego of the Earth, and we are out of control; just like our ego is out of control in our psyches. Putting things in order on a base level will reverberate throughout all else. A game of fractal dominoes anyone...? =)

[SanguineUltima]

@MikkaSingh Well I appreciate the sentiment I very much doubt many people at all want to be 25 years old, unemployed, single and living with their mother.

[ajkoz9393]

@MikkaSingh

That's a good point. I guess our advanced intellect has it's downfalls. We allow our minds to become attached to a certain feeling and moment, whereas animals always live in the present and don't become attached to experiences like human beings. I guess we would be better off living more like animals. Thanks for this profound insight. Peace and Love.