5 Things I Learned About Lust After Spiritual Awakening

Spiritual awakening is often sold as an escape from desire — but what if that was never the truth?
This long-form talk explores why desire, lust, and attraction often feel stronger after awakening, not weaker. It dismantles the myth that spirituality means becoming numb, pure, or detached from the body — and reveals what awakening actually does: it turns up awareness.
In this video, we explore:
• Why sexual desire never disappears
• Why repression intensifies lust
• How awareness transforms desire without suppressing it
• The hidden hypocrisy inside spiritual communities
• Why awakening makes you more human, not less
• The relationship between impermanence, beauty, and love
• How to integrate desire instead of fighting it
• Why presence dissolves inner conflict
• The difference between repression and freedom
• What true spiritual maturity actually looks like
This is not motivational content.
This is direct recognition.
If you’ve ever felt confused, guilty, or ashamed because desire still arises after awakening — this video is for you.
If you believed awakening should remove your humanity — this video will challenge that belief.
If you are tired of spiritual performance and ready for honesty — stay.
This is not about transcending the body.
It’s about inhabiting it consciously.
Sit back, listen slowly, and let this unfold.
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🔹 TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – The Desire No One Talks About
03:42 – Awakening Didn’t Remove Lust — It Revealed It
07:18 – Why Sexual Desire Feels Stronger After Awakening
11:45 – The Myth of Spiritual Purity
15:30 – Why Spiritual Traditions Fear Sexual Pleasure
19:55 – Desire, Impermanence & the Body
24:40 – Why Repression Makes Desire Stronger
29:20 – Awakening Turns the Lights On
34:10 – Why Sensitivity Increases After Awakening
38:45 – The Illusion of Being “Above” Desire
43:30 – Spiritual Ego & Hidden Hypocrisy
48:15 – Repression vs Integration
52:40 – Desire as Energy, Not an Enemy
57:20 – Why Impermanence Makes Life Beautiful
1:01:50 – Presence Without Control
1:06:15 – Desire Without Identity
1:10:40 – What Real Freedom Feels Like
1:14:30 – Awakening Without War
1:18:00 – You Were Never Broken
1:20:45 – Final Recognition: Nothing Is Missing
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