Denying the senses
When you deny your self of your desire or cravings you simply free the mind at a superficial level. For the desire roots itself deep in the reservoir of the mind. There you continue to generate and multiply the defilement. This sleeping volcano of suppressed negativity soon or later may erupt in a violent explosion.
Any desire say to smoke, drink, have frivolous sex etc.. desires to save the world, to do humanitarian work.. Any desire that you harbor in the mind have to be acknowledged. Whenever the tendency arises in the mind, observe it, face it. Sounds easy enough. Actually to face one’s own impurities is a tremendous task that has to be approached patiently, learning the skill through spiritual practices. When emotions or desire arises, it so quickly overwhelms us that we don’t even notice. Then, overpowered by the desire, we perform physical or vocal actions which harm ourselves and others.
The regret usually follows later. This continual repenting doesn’t help at all.
When you deny your self of your desire or cravings you simply free the mind at a superficial level. For the desire roots itself deep in the reservoir of the mind. There you continue to generate and multiply the defilement. This sleeping volcano of suppressed negativity soon or later may erupt in a violent explosion.
Any desire say to smoke, drink, have frivolous sex etc.. desires to save the world, to do humanitarian work.. Any desire that you harbor in the mind have to be acknowledged. Whenever the tendency arises in the mind, observe it, face it. Sounds easy enough. Actually to face one’s own impurities is a tremendous task that has to be approached patiently, learning the skill through spiritual practices. When emotions or desire arises, it so quickly overwhelms us that we don’t even notice. Then, overpowered by the desire, we perform physical or vocal actions which harm ourselves and others.
The regret usually follows later. This continual repenting doesn’t help at all.
Real freedom from desires is to genuinely lack an appetite for it.
A Pope, the Polack is very sick. Doctors come from all over the world to try and diagnose his illness, and finally a little Jewish psychiatrist finds the cause of the problem. He tells the pope, "Your holiness, because you have had nothing to do with women all your life, your hormones are unbalanced and there is only one possible cure. You must make love with a woman."
"No, no!" cries Pope the Polack, "I can't. All the vows I have taken... I just can't!"
"But, your holiness," replies the shrink, "you must or you will die, and this too is a mortal sin.
The pope retires for a few days to consider his fate, and then calls the psychiatrist again.
"Okay," says Pope the Polack, "I have reached my decision. I will do as you ask. But please, be sure that the girl has nice, big tits."
"No, no!" cries Pope the Polack, "I can't. All the vows I have taken... I just can't!"
"But, your holiness," replies the shrink, "you must or you will die, and this too is a mortal sin.
The pope retires for a few days to consider his fate, and then calls the psychiatrist again.
"Okay," says Pope the Polack, "I have reached my decision. I will do as you ask. But please, be sure that the girl has nice, big tits."
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