Abstinence and intimacy - Why Buddhist monks must follow strict rules 

Buddha taught celibacy for many reasons and it wasn't just because if one has children and a spouse, they can't be free. Even in Buddha's day, people knew to finish away from the female body if no kids were desired. The real reason he spoke against sexual conduct of any kind was that one couldn't be free if they were still tied to the chain of Lust. Buddha said that Lust was the chief over all the evils and that it was the most destructive. Buddha said that sexual energy was the strongest of all energies and so it was best to just avoid it due to the power of it. It is a strong distraction to the mind and the body and it is a bottomless pit. The physical representation of it is like a snake that eats the tail out of hunger. Even if a man were to sleep with one million women, he would still have the same lack of control over lust that would be equal to a man that has slept with only one woman in his lifetime. Buddha taught that Lust is what constantly drives reincarnation forward due to death and then rebirth. To get around temptation, he taught of viewing others as brothers, fathers, sisters, and mothers. He also said to view the opposite sex as if they had no skin if the urge was very strong. Hope this helps.

They don't 'beg' for alms, they 'accept' alms.

10:32 a sigma man. Im on a nofap journey. 45 days . being free from sexual thots is so liberating..you take off the extra weights off from your mind...still like the monk said, the desires comes very fast....vigilant you have to be....im on abstinence for success. it is my purpose..my spiritual mentor also advised this so strictly...an opposite gender can destroy your life in mere seconds....

Does anyone know which Buddhist Monastery this is? I want to go ordain as a monk also and learn their ways.

So Many Similarities In Indian🇮🇳 & Chinese🇨🇳 Culture But Both Countries Behave Like Enemies......#peace

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The latter hasn’t stopped in three years

Celibacy is the highest form of relationship.

So if the whole world were monk humans would go extinct with no sex

A small mobile phone, lol! The whole world on your palm! Yup, abstinence.🤣

Wow, so much very interesting! 👍

What happens when those teenage monks, get hijacked by their hormones?

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The real abstinence is to be practiced with your partner during the union of both souls. There is the key to go back to God.

I think it’s extreme. Punish your body for something that is very nature of life. I like most of the ideas in the Buddhism but some I don’t share

You have to be pretty naive to believe most of them remain celibate and virtuous .Some do though...and once again lack of options and opportunities are the reason

Abstain from violence? Those novices are whipped on a daily basis! Also some smoke, and I doubt that South Asian monasteries are void of sex. There is a huge difference between the ideal and the reality. It's a constant struggle, and I don't see why?