Sunday, February 21, 2010

TIGER WOODS PUBLICLY CONFESS "SEX ADDICTION"

GOLFER TIGER WOODS ADMITS MARITAL
INFIDELITY AND SUFFERING SEX ADDICTION
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods made his first public appearance on Friday since revelations of repeated marital infidelity mired him in controversy in November. In his public statement, the superstar golfer never explicitly identified the reason he was receiving therapy or detailed the type of treatment he was receiving. "For 45 days from the end of December to early February, I was in inpatient therapy receiving guidance for the issues I'm facing. I have a long way to go. But I've taken my first steps in the right direction," Woods said. Speaking Friday in a live televised apology for his multiple extra-marital affairs with cocktail waitresses, nightclub hostesses and a porn film actress, Woods said he had already received 45 days of "guidance" at a clinic. He referred to "repeated irresponsible behavior," saying, "I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated." Woods's admission that he is undergoing therapy after having adulterous affairs has focused attention on the issue of sex addiction, a condition some experts say is becoming much more common. The planet's best golfer is far from the first celebrity to go into sex rehab, but he's probably the biggest and his case has helped thrust the idea of sex addiction as a serious disease into the spotlight. But sex addiction is a controversial concept not currently recognized as an official diagnosis, because there is no universal test to prove someone has a problem beyond just a habit.

Prominent athletes, politicians and actors have publicly blamed sex addiction for their actions. Following Tiger Wood's confession about several infidelities, some therapists argue whether sex addiction is a real disorder or not. "Sexual addiction, in the true sense of a diagnosis, is a real disorder," family Therapist Larry Curry said. But others disagree. Dr. Howard Markman, at the University of Denver believes the term "sexual addiction" is just an excuse for poor behavior.


WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?
Maya has many activities, and in the material world her strongest shackle is the female. Of course in actuality we are neither male nor female-for these designations refer only to the outer dress, the body. We are all actually Krishna's servants. In conditioned life, however, we are shackled by the iron chains, which take the form of beautiful women. Thus every male is bound by sex life, and therefore when one attempts to gain liberation from the material clutches, he must first learn to control the sex urge. Unrestricted sex puts one fully in the clutches of illusion.


Śrīla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda :
“The Teachings of Lord Chaitanya”
“Introduction”
http://vedabase.net/tlc/introduction/en

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