In the East, particularly in India, the subject of love -- all aspects of it -- is typically treated somewhat differently than in the West. To those in the East, the erotic aspect of love is generally not seen as sinful, such as many westerners have grown up believing. Instead, erotic love is seen as one of the two principal, primal pleasures of life (the other being food), without which there would be no life at all. This being the case, eros in its various forms is celebrated and revered as nothing less than divinity, itself. The purpose of this writing is to help the western reader take a more wholesome, holistic approach to the subject of love, sexuality and the role that "spiritual yoga" -- also known as Vedanta -- plays in the process.
By Michael Blate
