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From research conducted in sleep laboratories, we know that dream erections occur irrespective of the kinds of dreams a man is having, even if the dreams have nothing to do with sex. Male erections coincide with each period of REM sleep night after night without exception. It is difficult to explain with Freud’s theory why all males from young boys to geriatrics have exclusively sexual dreams every time. Dream erections are a basic physiological function of the body and have little to do with the psychology of the mind or the contents of dreams.

Whenever we want to understand the importance of some biological function of the body, we try to observe what happens if that function fails, as, perhaps, in some illness. In the case of dream erections, we look at the illnesses that prevent erections even during REM sleep. This condition is called secondary impotence, in which the patient is unable to have an erection at any time after a physical illness. W. Masters and V. Johnson of The Reproductive Biology Research Foundation in Missouri are leading sex therapists. In their book Human Sexual Response they state: ‘… data … suggest that the penis of the secondarily impotent male attains states of pathological hyperinvolution (when compared to previously established norms), after two to four years of unremitting impotence.’ In other words, the size of the penis begins to shrink. Many geriatric patients with secondary impotence have shrunken penises—some of them are nearly non-existent. Hence, if the penis is not in use for a period of time, it involutes and becomes functionless.

This in fact happens to other biological functions. If a part of our body is put out of use, it will waste away. Paraplegics, often the unfortunate victims of car accidents, completely lose the use of their legs. After a few years the muscles of the legs are wasted and shrunken because they have been unable to function for so long. However, the arms are very muscular and well developed, much more so than before the accident. This is because they have the regular exercise of pushing a wheelchair.

We read in the Bible how man first came to populate this planet. Adam ate the forbidden apple, and Eve got pregnant. From then on there were little Adams and little Eves. Of course, with the apple alone, Eve could not have got pregnant. Our Great Creator had developed a special exercise program for Adam’s penis. Whether Adam liked it or not, his penis was being exercised regularly night after night whenever he entered REM sleep. This regular exercise prepared Adam with a strong equipment, so that he could use it on the night he ate the apple.

Theory states that dream erections are physiological functions, important for the propagation of mankind. Further support for this theory could be obtained by studying other animals to see if they have dream erections during REM sleep, as this may be essential for the propagation of their populations. Of course one can still argue that the animal is having a sexual dream.

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It. is good to achieve mental relaxation and calm during the mental exercises. But we want more than this. We want the calm and ease of mind to carry through in all the aspects of our everyday life. So once we have mastered the relaxation of our body and the relaxation of our mind, the next step is to consciously sustain the feeling of mental relaxation. At first it is easiest to practise this when we are doing relatively simple things, such as walking slowly along the street. During the course of the day when we have to pause or wait for something, we can consciously practise our exercises by allowing ourselves to recapture the feeling of relaxation of our mind. Although we have to do this consciously at first, we soon find that it comes naturally of its own volition. Gradually this ease of mind begins to penetrate all through us, as it were, so that it is with us in all that we do.

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