Kamasutra and Healthy Life: Why Releasing Sexual Energy is Important to Keep Mind and Body Healthy

Unfulfilled love is fatal – says Kamasutra. If a man or a woman doesn't get a chance of union after seeing and the liking the other person, it can cause them such symptoms like constant thinking about their subject, lose of sleep, emaciation, abstinence, shamelessness, madness, fainting and death – in that order. Kamasutra gives guidelines to avoid such miserable conditions and to fulfill their desires to stay physically healthy and mentally strong.

Recent researches conducted in the west on relationships also prove the point. These researches acknowledge 'suppressed sexual feelings cause schizophrenia'. This is because the suppressed sexual feelings are looking for a vent. Muslim religious texts too testify this point - if a man doesn't have the (financial) capabilities to marry a woman, he shall fast (to suppress his sexual desires).

The fear of society and lack of knowledge of sexuality of the other sex are the principle reasons of suppressed sexuality. The notion and societal programming that sex is wrong also counteracts on their minds. Even within married life, man and woman may be suppressing their sexual desires. This too is not healthy. These sexual feelings are like water in a reservoir – without a controlled opening, the dam can once collapse, causing huge lose to society.

Some interpreters put Kamasutra on yet another light too. That is putting Kama (fulfillment of lust) as one of the four steps of human life. The four stages are Dharma (good deeds), Artha (wealth acquired through dharma), Kama (lust fulfilled with Artha) and Moksha (ultimate salvation). They are of the opinion that kama is an important stage before salvation of soul.

The opposite of suppressed love (sex) is not uncontrolled erotica. Men and women need to take the measures to not suppress their feelings.

Though entirely different concept, there are similarities between Freudian and Kamasutra concepts of sex. Freud and Kamasutra acknowledge the importance of mentally fulfilling through sex. Not getting a chance to rightly use the sexuality of the person causes serious problems – modern research has reached up to effect of suppression of sex on cause of schizophrenia.

Ayurveda and Sex

Sex, according to Ayurveda and the Kamasutra, is a divine process that is responsible for the very existence of human race on the face of earth. Kamasutra, the ancient science of love and love making describes in detail a variety of factors involved in practicing safe and fulfilling sex.

In India, sex was never considered something to shun about. According to Ayurveda, children is an asset. From having intercourse to delivering children and bringing them up with healthy body, mind and imparting in them, the training to see life in positive life and showing them the good way of life is an elaborate process. One noticeable thing about Ayurveda is the relative silence about family planning, contraception methods, or abortion – why destroy the greatest asset one can get? Sal-Santanangal (or children of good qualities, physically, mentally and spiritually) is the ultimate aim of sex.

Vageekarana Chikitsa (Aphrodisiac Treatment)
Aphrodisiac therapy or treatment has a prominent place in Ayurveda. It is part of Vrisha, one anga or branch in ashtanga or eight principle branches of Ayurveda. Removing the imbalances of doshas or tridosha (vata, pitta, kapha) comes before vageekarana chikitsa (aphrodisiac therapy).

Good physical qualities, semen quantity and quality, is the aim of vajeekarana chikitsa.

There is also a list of qualifications for both men and women. The man should be compatible to his woman in physical, mental, and on an astrological basis.

A man shall go to his wife only. Meeting other women is strictly prohibited in Ayurveda. The only place to ejaculate semen is vagina – masturbation and all other forms of unnatural sex are prohibited.

Although Kamasutra suggests 64 different sexual positions, Ayurveda recognizes only the common method –woman bottom and man top. Experimenting on this for bodily pleasure causes woman body to position in different forms, which can cause immediate to long-term faults to woman body and also to the child.

Vageekarana chikitsa or Jaara chikitsa (aphrodisiac therapy) suggests Panchakarma for purification of physiology and semen. Panchakarma is not necessary for women because of physical peculiarities.

Ayurveda suggests physical union of loving couples as the one way to enjoy divine pleasure. Here an assembly of panchendriya (Five Senses – touch, sight, etc.), physical organs, and mind takes place.