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Nov 3, 2018 • 10 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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We gather that Ram and Sita, slept together under the same roof, for 12 years in Ayodhya (Valmiki Ramayana 5.33.17), and 13+ years during Vanvas. Ram believed that Ravan violated Sita (VR 6.115.24). Sita was pregnant after a good 26 years of married life. What makes sense to you?
For those of you offended that Ram might've fertility issues understand that "Impotency" / low sperm-count is a biological condition, nothing to be ashamed of. Ram was aged 40 when his wife became a mother, like his ageing father Dasharatha before him, though married to 3 queens.
Not having sons was a huge problem for a king. In Ancient India, kings married multiple wives so that they've a better chance of siring many sons. What if the king himself was impotent? Or if he dies before having any sons? The solution was Niyoga sanctioned by the dharmashastras
In Valmiki Ramayana, infertile Dasharatha finally had sons (magically) after doing a yaga. When he plans to coronate Ram, Queen Kaikeyi's maid Manthara tells her that her stepson Ram would inherit the crown and marry multiple wives... her own son Bharata's line will be forgotten:
Surprising part is that King Ram, after banishing Sita (unbeknownst that she was pregnant?) decides NOT to marry again. Was it out of guilt, a broken heart, undying love for Sita? Remember Rajadharma compels a king to have a heir. So why didn't Ram marry as is expected of a king?
Sita became pregnant when Ram was of ~39 years of age. Did he no believe that he'd have a better luck at fatherhood with another woman? Whatever the reason, Ram now age ~50 was dying for heirs, & ironically his exiled wife turned out to be his only option:
Ram says to Sita per VYASA: "I dare not enjoy you now that you're like sacrificial ghee lapped by a dog!"; per VALMIKI: "You who're endowed with beautiful form, & attractive to senses, Ravana couldn't have endured your separation."

sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03289…
valmikiramayan.net/utf8/yuddha/sa…
It's said that Ravan was a Brahman & Ram incurred the sin of Brahman-Hatya. Under the Niyoga tradition, when a man is impotent or dies without sons, his wife can have sex with a learned-Brahman to beget sons. How was impotency an issue with Kshatriya *Warriors* ? Charaka Samhita:
9/ Did Ram & Sita practice celibacy during exile? Kaikeyi tells Ram to live as a "tapavsi"/ascetic, wearing animal hide & eating forest produce. We know Ram hunted & ate meat. Sita says to Ram that she'll be a "Brahmacharini"(chaste) wife.. doesn't exclude duties of a wife (sex):
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Jul 8, 2019
"If your wife is unyielding for sex, strike with stick or hand and curse her!"

Wife Beating and #MaritalRape in Vedic Literature: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.7

Original Sanskrit verse & Commentary by Adi Shankara (Shankara Bhasya) translated into English by Swami Madhavananda: Image
One, The Early Upanishads are considered Vedic Literature attached to Veda Samhitas. Two, Context is SEX; Procreation OR not; spelled out in 6.4.10-11. Three, The interpretation "buy her over with ornaments" is from Shankara Bhasya, & THIS version was used.
Is he @MisraNityanand dishonest or just plain ignorant? He goes till verse 8 of Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4 & concludes "context is procreation only (needed for life)". Go further till 10 & 11. Husband chants "may she not conceive!" 6.4.10. Context is Sex.
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Jul 4, 2019
"Embracing Sita with both his arms, Kakutstha (Rama) made her drink pure Maireya wine, even as Indra makes Shachi partake of nectar.

Servants quickly served flesh-meat variously dressed, & fruits of various kinds for the use of Rama" #Ramayana Verse referred by #SwamiVivekananda
#SwamiVivekananda: "Sita Devi vows meat, rice, and a thousand jars of wine to the river-goddess, Ganga!"

"Be merciful to us, O goddess, & I shall, on my return home, worship thee with a thousand jars of arrack (spirituous liquor) & rice well-dressed with flesh-meat." (#Ramayana)
#SwamiVivekananda on vegetarian Vaishnavas: "Instances are found in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata of the drinking of wine and the taking of meat by Rama and Krishna, whom they worship as God! Sita Devi vows meat, rice, and a thousand jars of wine to the river-goddess, Ganga!!"
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May 25, 2019
Hinduism is a very different religion.

Consider Chhinnamasta - Goddess of paradoxes - "both the food & the eater of food, thereby symbolizing the whole world by this act of being devoured & the devourer. The dichotomy of receiver & giver or object and subject collapses into one"
"The image of Chhinnamasta standing on a copulating couple of Kamadeva and Rati is interpreted by some scholars as a symbol of a person's 'control' over sexual desire, while others interpret the goddess as being 'the embodiment' of sexual energy."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhinnama…
I find Hinduism a very different religion because, in this religion:

1. Gods are portrayed as listening to & fulfilling wishes of demons* ("evil")

*Demons in Hinduism are often portrayed as strong, powerful, tricky, educated, cunning, clever, even ...very scholarly & Meditative
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Mar 25, 2019
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of our humanity is actually our tendency to displace our Dukkha onto others; to scapegoat others for something that we have going on and which goes away only for the briefest of moments, the fantasies of Nirvanists aside.
While exploring the Modoc National Forest near Mount Shasta in California (a fabulous time for me!) I was in the company of an attractive man. We were strolling about taking in the vibes, sights sounds and (usually unfortunately) smells... 1/
I found an incredible grove of Quaking Aspens. Entering the grove, we were in a magical wonderland of shimmering dashes of bright sunlight gated to the interior by the gently quivering leaves... 2/
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Feb 3, 2019
A major reason behind the fall of India was the lack of strong organized religion like Judaism, Christianity or Islam. Hinduism was just a set of beliefs and customs and not really organized religions.
India was/is deeply divided on caste, region and language lines; it lacked a strong common organized religion that could have organized and united them.
Without a strong religion, there was no system of giving back to the community, helping those less fortunate. This created a vast gap between the haves and have-nots and it created a society in which a large percentage of people had no vested interest and had *nothing to defend*.
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Jan 18, 2019
Some men can't come during sex (however long they fuck) UNLESS they masturbate. When i first heard this I found it to be pretty incredible, because I couldn't imagine wanting to, or needing to, jerk yourself off, when you have a nice, hopefully tight, pussy, to pop your load into
I think that holding off coming eventually works against the guy in that it makes it harder for them to come under normal fucking conditions. 2/
I take responsibility for my own orgasms and don't require anybody holding off or doing anything specifically geared to make me come.
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