From "The Way of the Superior Man"
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Free 10-min PreviewRecognizing the Deeper Radiance and Spiritual Purpose of Women
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While youthful sexual attractiveness is a natural and temporary aspect of feminine energy—for example, a man is often more drawn to a twenty-year-old woman than a sixty-year-old—it is secondary to a deeper, more fundamental quality: radiance. Feminine radiance is the 'shine of life force itself,' stemming from a woman's openness, trust, connection, and capacity to love. Although young women may appear more radiant due to their body's ease in conducting life force, true beauty originates from a woman's depth, a quality that can be magnified and glorified with age. A man disconnected from his own masculine core will perceive only superficial attractiveness, inadvertently contributing to a 'cult of youth' that dishonors this profound, enduring radiance.
Older women, rather than being degraded by comparisons to youth, possess unique value, wisdom, power, and 'stronger magic.' Their 'psychic weight' enables them to influence surroundings, read nature's signs, and sway events. A superior man honors this magic, which complements his masculine achievements. While a young woman's sexiness can provide energy, the 'awesome beauty and radiant ease of a deep woman' can halt a man's mind, expand his heart, and immerse him in feminine grace regardless of her age. Furthermore, older, spiritually mature women tolerate less 'bullshit,' serving as excellent allies for a man's journey of growth and self-liberation, rather than allowing him to remain in comfortable habits.
A woman's attractiveness should serve as a 'slingshot' for a man to delve beyond mere appearance into the source of desire itself. Women, though inspiring and healing, cannot provide absolute satisfaction; the fulfillment they seem to promise is actually unavailable in their physical form. A man's ultimate desire is for the 'union of consciousness with its own luminosity,' where all appearances are recognized as his deep, blissful nature. His attraction to a woman is a 'stepped-down version' of this spiritual need. By consciously feeling 'through' a woman's physical form, anger, darkness, or beauty—rather than being distracted or obsessed by them—a man can use his desire as a doorway to 'spiritual oneness,' realizing that the 'revelation of deep oneness is love.'
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