So if the enlightened person is always experiencing love and joy, are they just deluding themselves about the existence of things like war and rape? I mean, if I were to go rape an enlightened person, would they just be giggling the while time?
And I guess I don't have a problem with my biology, and I see no need to supress it or overcome it.
I am not trying to not understand this, but clearly I don't.
Are you perhaps approaching this with an antagonistic perspective? It really isn't anything to feel offended by, or threatened by.
Being Realised changes your entire perception of reality. You know how attitude affects one's behaviour and experiences. This is a simple way of explaining. Your attitude changes, because you see the world very differently to how you do right now.
I don't know how an enlightened person would react if they were raped. All I can say is that they would not feel hatred toward the person who did that to them. Maybe you are familiar with the Jesus story. When he was on the cross, he did not hate the people who put him there. Instead he asked God to forgive them, for they knew not what they did. I'm not a Christian, but this behaviour of Jesus is a great example of the attitude held by an enlightened person. They have love for everybody, because they understand that even those persons who commit the worse acts are acting in ignorance. We're all ignorant, to some extent. But that state of consciousness is only temporary. One day, even that individual will become enlightened.
With your last remark, I can see that you are not really approaching my explanations with an open mind, because you keep overlooking what I say. I have clearly stated that more than once that suppression of the human condition is not encourage, it is not the goal.
I have already explained that some people mistakenly assume that they must suppress their natural instincts, and this results in unhealthy behaviour.
What I am saying, is that through spiritual practice, these features of the human condition fade away naturally. Do you see how this is unrelated to suppression?
Now, if you are someone who is very attached to the human condition, and has no wish to overcome the control that the temporary body has over your mind and behaviour, then you are free to continue as you are.
That is the beauty of my religion. It allows for real free will. Ie/ you're here because you have these desires and attachments, and you don't have to change. There is no hell for those who do not want to know God. You go where your consciousness takes you. So even if you did believe in the philosophy of the Vedas, there would be little pressure on your part to do anything other than what you want to do.
However, the idea is that eventually, after millions of lifetimes, the individual will get sick of the suffering that goes on in this material world, and strive for something greater. And so, the scriptures offer a solution.