Dear List, <div><br></div><div>I recently attended a satsanga where the acarya of the ashram revealed the secret to preventing one&#39;s children from becoming homosexuals was indeed to have them engage daily for several months, if not years, in the performance of 12,000 rounds of japa of the <i>gay</i>-atri mantra. </div>

<div><br></div><div>However, he qualified his statement by insisting it must be done before puberty, otherwise it is too late...  </div><div><br></div><div>I found his pun delightful, however, it has led me to ponder what, if any, advice is there in the shastras for explaining/rationalising homosexuality?</div>

<div><br></div><div>Or for mitigating this &quot;affliction that has come to India from the licentious West&quot;...?<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br>All the best,<br><br>Patrick McCartney <br><br>PhD Candidate <br>

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