Does a Buddha have a TS/SM?

Originally Posted by psychoslice

Those who feel they need a TS or SM and more likely to be not Enlightened, in my own so called Awakening I no longer need anyone to make me whole, for I am already that.

But you will still shag an attractive and willing lady when the opportunity arises assuming that you are not in a committed relationship, and further assuming that you are straight?

[psychoslice]

Originally Posted by Rin

But you will still shag an attractive and willing lady when the opportunity arises assuming that you are not in a committed relationship, and further assuming that you are straight?

I am not in a relationship and haven't been for quite awhile now, that was my choice, I no longer feel the need to be in one.

But I must say that a so called Buddha isn't a person, the person who is Enlightened shines what is truly him or herself, we are not the mind body, and this is what it is to be a Buddha, or a Christ, so in actual fact, no Buddha can have a relationship, because the Buddha knows that we are all ONE, the relationship is still in duality, its what is behind the relationship that the Buddha shines.

Originally Posted by Rin

One should not contaminate Buddhism, or any spiritual practice for that matter, with TF, TS, or SM. These ideas are worldly stuff which need to be dealt with on a psychological level.

"contaminate"... hmm.. I went from "sterilized" buddhist to experience this things resembling the SM/TF concept and my spiritual practice improved. For example: More unconditional love and more moments of higher self/mindfulness. Actually not a hindrance to my buddhism. These relationships happen at a worldly level - with our bodies - but have deeper connections I guess.

My suggestive conclusion: These relationships are a way to be human and one has to actually be a human - to actually live and deal with life - to reach higher states of enlightenment.

Originally Posted by DeepForest

"contaminate"... hmm.. I went from "sterilized" buddhist to experience this things resembling the SM/TF concept and my spiritual practice improved. For example: More unconditional love and more moments of higher self/mindfulness. Actually not a hindrance to my buddhism. These relationships happen at a worldly level - with our bodies - but have deeper connections I guess.

My suggestive conclusion: These relationships are a way to be human and one has to actually be a human - to actually live and deal with life - to reach higher states of enlightenment.

The word was carefully chosen. I don't disagree with what you say in terms of being human other than to state that IMO these relationship, certainly as expressed in this forum, have little to no spiritual content.