Dear List, 

I recently attended a satsanga where the acarya of the ashram revealed the secret to preventing one'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 gay-atri mantra. 

However, he qualified his statement by insisting it must be done before puberty, otherwise it is too late...  

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?

Or for mitigating this "affliction that has come to India from the licentious West"...?

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All the best,

Patrick McCartney

PhD Candidate
School of Culture, History & Language
College of the Asia-Pacific
The Australian National University
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