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The sex problem can only be settled by reference to the degree of evolution the individual has attained. To ask for complete celibacy from the beginner in the quest, however enthusiastic he may be, is to ask for confusion, unbalance, and possible disaster if he is still young and vigorous in body. It is better for him to pass through and outgrow what the ancient Hindus called "the householder stage" before he ventures into the saint's. Only the exceptional man can proceed direct to the higher stage and yet maintain his progress undisturbed.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 7 : Sex > # 133