199. Voluptuous

Madal:

Chinmoy, am I right in thinking that spirituality means that one has to totally give up the voluptuous life?

Chinmoy:

No, spirituality means the transformation of the sensual, pleasure-loving and pleasure-giving life into purity's flood.

Sri Chinmoy, Two brothers: Madal and Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York, 1972