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It is true that many inhabitants of monasteries and convents allow the fear of sex to become dominant. But this is certainly not true of the philosophic mystic. The latter knows that unless an individual feels strongly impelled to discontinue physical relations, sexual abstinence may do considerably more harm--mentally and physically--than spiritual good. Therefore, the general attitude toward sex should be one of acceptance--but certain disciplines and ethical standards must, naturally, accompany it.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 7 : Sex > # 46