Celibacy before marriage is interesting. Abstinence is not interesting for me, because it includes sexual relations, but only ‘permissible’ sexual relations, which misses the entire emotional idea behind abstinence: it’s not about permissibility, but physical communication. Three reasons for  celibacy: 1) frees relationship from perception of commitment (i.e. true commitment is permanent, hence only in marriage); 2) frees relationship to focus on verbal communication; 3) frees relationship to continue after a ‘break-up.’ Notice, none of the reasons for celibacy include morality or fear of intimacy.

Communal living with relinquishing of private property is interesting. Being in a community teaches countless lessons on humility, friendship and service. By having common property, you are able to be in a community not only socially, but also physically since your physical welfare directly depends on the community.

P.S. I have only noted the bare-bone reasons for these views. My treatises usually come verbally (when I’m less sleepy) or when I have more time to write (when I don’t have exams, or when I’m not focusing on relationships but abstracting about them which is useful but only to a small extent).

Celibacy and No private property

This entry was originally published at Interconnectedness by Mikhail (Misha) Lomize