Posted on 12/06/2013 4:11:32 PM PST by EscondidoSurfer
A goal of Buddhism is to “renounce” or overcome lust. So much so, that the most fervent Buddhists live as celibate monks. Their hope is to eventually enter Nirvana, a state where they expect to “extinguish all desires”—not just lust.
Buddhists are correct. Evil desires are to blame for our troubles.....
(Excerpt) Read more at overcoming-lust.com ...
Lust has a lot to do with why there are so many of us.
I deal with it just fine without having to follow a religion. It helps in a cruel way to have an endocrine disease that suppresses my libido.
bkmk
Ahh, so that knockout Japanese girl who rejected me back in high school was really just trying to be a good Buddhist and overcome her lust for me! I feel better now.
Thanks for posting. Jim Vander Spek’s articles and site are always excellent.
Low T ?
What did the Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
A lot of folks think lust means libido. It doesnt. It means inordinate desire. Commonly, that desire is for sex ,
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