woman, and vice versa, when the sex forces are active, but that attraction is not his, it is the pull of the sex force.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 1. 1933-34
Fragment ID: 16586
1934
Along with the sex thoughts, there are the egoistic thoughts about the power to attract others through one’s physical charms.
It is the usual vanity of the lower vital – it is very common. Any man can have an attraction for any woman, and vice versa, when the sex forces are active, but that attraction is not his, it is the pull of the sex force.