Cruel and Inhumane Policy in Texas Prisons
Masturbation is prohibited in Texas Prisons. If a prisoner gets caught masturbating, he will be written up. If he gets written up three times, it is a felony offense, and he must register as a sex offender. The policy is cruel, unreasonable, outrageous, and inhumane. I question the moral and ethical intentions of anyone who would enforce such a policy in exchange for a paycheck. I ask the people of Texas to consider the nature and intent of such a policy, and request that you call upon your state legislators to bring an end to this situation immediately.
Ejaculation is as critical to the health and well being of man as are food, water, oxygen, exercise, urination, and defecation. Sexual release is a natural and inevitable part of the human life cycle. People who choose to refrain from masturbating will (normally) have nocturnal emissions. The biological need to release semen is so basic and natural, the subconscious takes over and causes a release during dream state when it is ignored. The fear of having to register as a sex offender should semen show up on prison sheets, probably causes many prisoners to awaken prior to a sexual release. I imagine there are also many Texas prisoners who haven eat their own their semen, simply to eliminate the evidence. Perhaps there are some who have discovered ways to protect themselves from getting written up in the event of an accidental emission, like slipping a sock on their penis under the covers. It is probably very difficult to sleep with a sock on your penis in the summer without anyone noticing, as you are likely to throw the covers off in your sleep due to the heat.
Denying men in prison privacy and punishing them for releasing themselves is cruel and unnatural. It makes even less sense than prohibiting them from having a bowel movement. Food constipation causes lethargy. Sexual constipation causes rage. Why is it prison policy to breed rage? Are policy makers hoping to create an environment that guarantees some of the men in prison will kill each other? Releasing semen is crucial to a man's normal genitourinary functioning. Habitually refraining from releasing semen impairs the ability to function normally. Do we really want the men who are released from prison, to be incapable of having ordinary healthy sexual relations? Will it make society more safe? If biological need is not enough to inspire compassion and understanding for men in prison, perhaps we should consider the energetic situation that is developing as a result of this policy.
Religious leaders who discourage masturbation, do so because they are aware that sexual energy can be used as a conduit to charge and intensify spiritual energy. Spiritual leaders are obligated to point people toward transcendental spiritual ideals. The process of consciously converting raw biological sexual energy into pure spiritual energy results in an enlightened state of existence. There are many factors that contribute to successful transformation. Dietary choices, mental discipline, faith, goodness, and intention are all key elements. There are, however, precious few exceptional spiritually-inclined male children born, who develop the capability of retaining their semen and attaining spiritual enlightenment.
Traditionally, those with the ability to understand the significance of such an achievement, as well as the desire and inspiration to refrain from ejaculation for an entire lifetime, are identified at an early age, and given the help they need to succeed. Having received the training and understanding necessary, the body will begin to convert sexual energy into pure spiritual energy, automatically, on it's own, as these male children mature into men. They are extremely rare people, and capable of miraculously enlightened spiritual leadership. If all men chose that path, however, reproduction would come to an end, and so would the human race. Spiritual critics say that teaching the most spiritual people among us to refrain from reproduction, is the same thing as breeding spirituality out of the human race.
Fortunately, there are other ways to become enlightened. The most pleasant and popular way is through human connection. Healthy connection requires a healthy body. Unreleased semen curdles in the human body. Left undisturbed, these curds eventually harden and crystallize. Men who lead a monastic life surrounded by loving compassionate teachers, disciplining their minds, eating a special diet, containing their sexual energy, will form sacred and pure semen crystals. When spiritual men of such magnitude die, the brothers sift through their cremated remains looking for the precious relics, which are purported to reflect light, and shine like diamonds. The sacred crystals are revered and kept safe in the most holy of places. They are said to shimmer and display the colors of the rainbow. * Endowed with mystical power by the saints who formed them, these holy relics emanate the same kind of peaceful vibrations that could once be felt in the presence of the holy men who died and left them behind. It is considered an honor and a privilege to be allowed near them.
Let us now imagine the qualities of such a relic that was formed by the genitals of someone who's been imprisoned for murder. What kind of hatred and resentment is contained in the crystalline semen of a man, who was required to retain semen against his will, under threat of humiliating punishment? What kind of impurities are developing in those who are being fed canned meat laced with chemicals and bromine-contaminated white bread for years on end, while they harbor resentment and entertain thoughts of hatred? If, indeed, such relics have mystical power, do we really want the men in prison to retain their semen?
Perhaps we should ask those, who've walk among the graves where such relics have been buried. What kind of energy has been seen emanating from the ground? What kind of vibrations have the grave diggers felt? What influence is this energy having on our world?
We live in a society where BDSM activity is getting more and more popular. You can legally tie someone up and torture their genitals in exchange for money, as long as there is no sexual arousal or gratification taking place. But if you touch a person's genitals tenderly and lovingly, and you dare to get paid for it, you risk getting arrested. Perhaps that is one reason why this old world is deteriorating so rapidly, and precious few people are capable of touching someone in a way that inspires trust, confidence, pure passion, honest desire and an open heart.
Human beings are endowed with an ability to make this world a better place. Obliviously continuing to sanction and support cruel policy and sexual ignorance that conditions people to develop the capacity for greater suffering and more sexual pain is to the contrary. Do we really want to whistle as we travel down the road to hell? Wouldn't it make more sense to respect and understand human needs? There is nothing to prevent us from moving in the direction less suffering and greater joy if we choose to do so.
* See the book Trust, by Bert Herman