In the Vedic tradition, maturity is a journey through progressive activation of the seven chakras. Our life energy arises through the first chakra, progressing upwards through the center of procreation before entering the realms of will, healing, truth, self-awareness, and unity.
Youth are drawn to those higher levels of activation in their elders. They struggle, however, with mismatched sensibilities. In approaching a healer, they experience the rise of energy through the lower chakras in their hearts. Their confusion is to interpret the gift as a sexual overture.
A someone working in the experience of unity, I have experienced this again and again in dance celebrations. I invite people into the space of unity, and they come on to me. Recognizing that, I drop down into that space and clarify it. But most youth are hedonists – few of them get the point.
On Democracy, Now! today, Amy Goodman highlighted clips of Joe Biden standing behind a young woman. He placed his hands on her shoulders and she blushed. He whispered into her ear. These are things that I do as well. They are gestures of blessing.
I have suffered greatly from those that interpret them as sexual overtures. They are not. Those that see them as sexual should grow up, because blessings – a gift of love offered without expectation of reciprocation – are essential to the construction of a moral society.
