"Panelists" discuss how pornography warps children's minds, leading them to believe sex is actually fun rather than shameful and embarrassing. But in all seriousness, Alan Watts -- the British-born Buddhist philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion -- exposes the West's relationship with sex. Watts is best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience, having written more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as reality, identity, consciousness, the meaning of life, concepts of God, and the non-material pursuit of happiness.
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Finally, again on a more humorous note, Ajahn Brahm points out how celibacy brings about peace, simple contentment, and spiritual insight which surpasses that of romance and sexuality. It also makes for a positive response towards an overpopulated and polluted planet. These are serious topics with a humorous spin. After all, Buddhist monastics and serious meditation retreatants in the Theravada tradition undertake celibacy as a positive spiritual practice.
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