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P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A mother dog does not discriminate against her puppies on the basis of the color of their fur, and dogs do not exclude each other when they play on the basis of the color of their fur. Even animals don\u2019t discriminate against each other for something they are born with. If we humans do such a thing, we are worse than animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A mother dog does not discriminate against her puppies on the basis of the color of their fur, and dogs do not exclude each other when they play on the basis of the color of their fur. Even animals don\u2019t discriminate against each other for something they are born with. If we humans do such a thing, we are worse than animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It must have been very hard for you to talk about this. I commend you for your courage. The Buddha taught that we should not discriminate against anyone on the basis of what they are born with. Skin color, nationality, and sex are given at birth and not chosen. If you have dark skin, you are born with it and didn\u2019t choose it. Therefore, discriminating against someone because they have dark skin is against the laws of nature and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A mother dog does not discriminate against her puppies on the basis of the color of their fur, and dogs do not exclude each other when they play on the basis of the color of their fur. Even animals don\u2019t discriminate against each other for something they are born with. If we humans do such a thing, we are worse than animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It must have been very hard for you to talk about this. I commend you for your courage. The Buddha taught that we should not discriminate against anyone on the basis of what they are born with. Skin color, nationality, and sex are given at birth and not chosen. If you have dark skin, you are born with it and didn\u2019t choose it. Therefore, discriminating against someone because they have dark skin is against the laws of nature and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A mother dog does not discriminate against her puppies on the basis of the color of their fur, and dogs do not exclude each other when they play on the basis of the color of their fur. Even animals don\u2019t discriminate against each other for something they are born with. If we humans do such a thing, we are worse than animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q:<\/strong> I\u2019ve thought about this dozens of times and decided to ask this question to get some answer. I was born gay. I\u2019ve attempted suicide several times and suffered from depression for several years, and after trying a variety of methods to be straight, I\u2019ve accepted the fact that I can\u2019t be otherwise and I\u2019m trying to live a normal life. After coming across your YouTube videos by chance, I\u2019ve tried to take your teachings to heart, started 108 prostrations and slowly becoming part of the society. Would it be a sin to marry a woman while hiding my sexual identity? If I shouldn\u2019t do that, how should I live as a sexual minority?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It must have been very hard for you to talk about this. I commend you for your courage. The Buddha taught that we should not discriminate against anyone on the basis of what they are born with. Skin color, nationality, and sex are given at birth and not chosen. If you have dark skin, you are born with it and didn\u2019t choose it. Therefore, discriminating against someone because they have dark skin is against the laws of nature and truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A mother dog does not discriminate against her puppies on the basis of the color of their fur, and dogs do not exclude each other when they play on the basis of the color of their fur. Even animals don\u2019t discriminate against each other for something they are born with. If we humans do such a thing, we are worse than animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only after you are born, you see that you are a female or a male. But humans have discriminated against females for the last 3,000 years. Vilification of women, such as: \u201cYou are born a woman because you have sinned greatly in your past lives,\u201d or \u201cYou are born a woman because of God\u2019s punishment,\u201d is all groundless. Anything that is given at birth is neither good nor bad. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One doesn\u2019t choose to be Korean or Japanese; one is born Korean or Japanese. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Koreans choose their religion, but the majority of people in the world do not choose their religion, it is given to them. If one is born into a Muslim family, one becomes a Muslim. Becoming a Muslim by choice is rare. Most people in Korea choose their religions but the majority of people in the world do not. Therefore, we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion. It is the same as one being born into the Kim family or the Park family. So we shouldn\u2019t discriminate against anyone on the basis of something they are born with. Nondiscrimination is truth and discrimination is false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last challenge for humans to making the shift from discrimination to equality<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Of the things one is born with, some characteristics are discriminated against on the basis of being a minority. People with such characteristics are discriminated against only because they are a minority, and not part of the majority. A typical example is discrimination against disabled people. Disabled people are discriminated against because they are different from the majority of people. But having a disability is just inconvenient, not inferior. Saying things like, \u201cIt is God\u2019s punishment,\u201d or \u201cIt is because of sins committed in a past life,\u201d is an erroneous notion to justify discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"alt\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sexual orientation is not a choice either. Most people are heterosexual. But a minority of men are not attracted to women and are only attracted to men. And there are also women who are not attracted to men and are only attracted to women. These two sexual orientations are called homosexuality. In the past, such behavior was not understood and it was considered a mental disease. However, modern medicine discovered that homosexuals are born that way, even though they are in the minority. As a result, many people agree that homosexuality shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against or considered a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not right to discriminate against ethnic minorities or religious minorities. Many types of discrimination are being abolished now. Gender discrimination is shifting toward gender equality, class discrimination is shifting toward social equality, and racial discrimination is shifting toward racial equality. However, in people\u2019s mind, there is still a strong prejudice against homosexuality. Homosexuality may be the last area of discrimination that needs to be overcome. The reason why the issue of sexual minority is gaining increasing attention is perhaps because it is the last challenge to be tackled for human liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four types of human sexual orientations<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In addition to heterosexuality and homosexuality, there are also asexuality and bisexuality. So, there are four types of human sexual orientation. First, heterosexuality accounts for the majority of human sexual orientation and is accepted by society, so there is no problem with it. Second, asexuality is not a problem either because asexual people don\u2019t have sexual desire. If asexual people get married, there would be problems, but if they become Buddhist monks or priests, their lack of sexual desire will work as an advantage and they would be considered accomplished ascetics as soon as they become Buddhist monks. Some people lack sexual desire because of their constitution, so a lack of sexual desire isn\u2019t a sufficient criterion by which to consider someone to be an ascetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The physical condition of an asexual person is good for becoming a Buddhist monk but bad for marriage. Likewise, depending on one\u2019s choice, one\u2019s condition works beneficially or harmfully. Becoming bald is a good condition for becoming a Buddhist monk because shaving the head will be easier. However, this condition is disadvantageous when the person lives among ordinary people with hair. Fundamentally, a condition itself is neither advantageous nor disadvantageous. Depending on one\u2019s choices, it becomes advantageous or disadvantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bisexuals who are sexually attracted to both men and women are not so noticeable. They are not so noticeable because they are heterosexual and homosexual at the same time. The most noticeable sexual orientation is homosexuality. As a result, homosexuality becomes a social issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First of all, you yourself need to understand that homosexuality is not a disease, god\u2019s punishment, or a result of sins committed in a past life, but a minority sexual orientation. You are just in the minority, and being in the minority comes with some inconveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one choice is to be free from sexual desire through practice<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In the end, the choices you make are important. First, one choice you have is to be free from sexual desire through practice. If you become a Buddhist monk, you don\u2019t have to worry about being a homosexual because Buddhist monks practice to overcome sexual desire anyway, so you have to practice to overcome sexual desire even if you are a homosexual. If you suffer greatly due to homosexuality, you can practice to overcome it just as a Buddhist monk practices to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Yes\u2014actually, I am doing 108 prostrations and meditation because I want to control my sexual desire. But I can control it only temporarily until it returns again, and I keep failing. I don\u2019t understand why sexual desire keeps arising when I am trying hard to ignore it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: It depends on the individual. Even among heterosexuals, there are people who have strong sexual desire. Such people cause trouble even if they become Buddhist monks because they can\u2019t control their sexual desire. The strength of one\u2019s sex drive is related to physical elements, such as the secretion of hormones. You can find out if your strong sexual drive is a natural physical phenomenon or due to some hormonal problem through a medical checkup. If it is due to a hormonal imbalance, you can receive treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your desire for food or sleep is not satisfied, you will die. However, not fulfilling sexual desire doesn\u2019t lead to death, even though sexual desire is natural. Look at animals. Not all male animals get to mate with females. Males compete against each other and only the winner gets to mate. This is because it ensures reproduction of superior traits and nature is maintained like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But other male animals who fail to mate don\u2019t die. It is because the sexual drive is necessary for reproduction, but not fulfilling it doesn\u2019t lead to the individual\u2019s death. Likewise, sexual drive can be controlled, whether it is heterosexual or homosexual. There is nothing wrong with homosexuality itself. What you need to understand, first of all, is that all kinds of sexual drives can be controlled, be it heterosexual or homosexual. Therefore, one choice you can make is to be free from sexual desire through practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, another choice is to express your sexual desire<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Second, expressing sexual desire is natural, so another choice you have is to express it. When a person marries a person of opposite sex, expression of sexual desire is allowed. The expression of heterosexual desire is called love and is considered normal. Then, the issue is whether homosexuality should be legalized or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homosexuality already existed 3,000 years ago, but it was considered immoral. However, with the development of medicine, it was discovered that homosexuality is a natural phenomenon one is born with. Even though its cause has not been identified clearly yet, it is considered a natural phenomenon occurring due to the individual\u2019s state of body and mind. Same-sex marriage was first legalized in northern European countries, such as the Netherlands. In the U.S., same-sex marriage has been legalized in some states, starting with Massachusetts. More and more countries around the world consider homosexuality natural and are becoming more open to it, however in Korea, some conservative religious orders still consider it a grave sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But homosexuality is a natural human phenomenon. Therefore, you don\u2019t need to hide your sexuality or consider it a sin anymore. You don\u2019t have to tell the world about it but you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed of it. Just as blindness is inconvenient rather than inferior, homosexuality accompanies inconveniences because it is a minority sexuality. But you shouldn\u2019t vilify it or feel inferior about it because it is not a crime or a sin. You need to have this perspective clearly. So another choice you can make is to let your sexuality be known by coming out to family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nevertheless, there is no need to consider homosexuality something special. As you know not all heterosexual men can have romantic relationships with women. To have a romantic relationship, one needs someone whom one likes. Likewise, if a homosexual wants a romantic relationship, he or she needs someone whom he or she likes and the attraction should be mutual. This is also true for heterosexuals. If a man keeps approaching a woman despite her refusal, it becomes sexual harassment. Don\u2019t consider homosexuality something special or think, \u201cI can\u2019t have a romantic relationship because I am a homosexual.\u201d A heterosexual man has to give up a romantic relationship if the attraction is not mutual and you have to accept that the same goes for homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If two people like each other, they can have a romantic relationship. One shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against for one\u2019s sexual orientation, so homosexuals should be able to have romantic relationships and get married. But in Korea, same sex marriage has not yet been legalized. When I visited Europe before, I met a homosexual couple. They were living in Europe because same sex marriages are not recognized in Korea. They said that they were living there because they didn\u2019t want to hide their relationship even though it was not as comfortable to live there as in Korea. Likewise, you don\u2019t have to advertise that you are a homosexual but you don\u2019t need to hide it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About a marriage between a homosexual and a heterosexual<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

However, you need to think more carefully about marrying a heterosexual woman. Whether you are sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex or the same sex, you have a male body and thus having sex with a female might result in pregnancy. Any woman who has started a family would like to have intimate relationship with her spouse. Therefore, a woman who is unknowingly married to a homosexual man will suffer greatly. When her husband is not attracted to her sexually, she might mistakenly think, \u201cMaybe he has another woman.\u201d Then, how difficult her life would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once a woman who was married with two children consulted me because her husband couldn\u2019t bear his secrecy anymore and came out of the closet. After finding out her husband was a homosexual, she had a very difficult time. It is all right for you to find some satisfaction in life as a homosexual, but the issue here is whether you have the right to hurt another person. If you get married to hide your sexual orientation and then seek fulfillment of your homosexual desire, your spouse will suffer greatly. I think it is immoral to hurt another human being like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you really want to get married, I think it is all right for you to marry after speaking honestly with your future wife about your sexual orientation. I think it would be all right if she agrees to marry you after you tell her honestly that you might not be so eager to have sex with her because of your sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will it be all right for me to have a happy family with children?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I love children so I want to control my sexual desire and have a happy family. However, same-sex marriage is not legal in Korea, so I wonder if there is a way for me to have a family and live with them while making efforts to serve them and practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Of course, there is. If you want to have a family, controlling your sexual desire through practice is necessary, but there is a risk of divorce if your wife finds out your sexual orientation later. So I think it is better for you to reveal your sexual orientation honestly before you get married. What I am saying is that you should choose a woman who can accept your sexual orientation first of all. In return, you need to promise that you will be faithful to your family. I think that marrying a woman after telling her, \u201cI will control my sexual desire through practice\u201d is the decent thing to do. I want you to try that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: Thank you very much. Actually I am grateful that I was born in Korea. If I had been born in an Arab country or a very conservative country, I would have been executed for being a homosexual. Or if I had been born in another time, for example during the Joseon dynasty, I would have faced much bigger problems. So I am content with my current situation, but I wish that our society is more accepting of homosexuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P<\/strong>: Even if it is slow, our society is changing little by little in that direction. In the past, homosexuality was vilified due to prejudice, but it shouldn\u2019t be vilified anymore. We are living in an era when the legalization of same sex-marriage is happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could live in Korea. But you are still young and if it is very difficult for you to control your sexual desire, you could live in a place where same sex-marriage is already legal, such as Europe. Everyone has the right to be happy. I think it is better for everyone to live in a place where they can enjoy happiness as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still want to get married in Korea, choose a woman who can truly understand you, accept you, and share love even if you can\u2019t have sex, instead of choosing a woman based on appearance or other conditions. Marrying a woman without revealing your homosexual orientation will become a source of marital problems later. It is wrong to make another person unhappy for you to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q<\/strong>: I will bear that in mind. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P<\/strong>: Give him a big round of applause for sharing his difficult problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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