"Ask a Bhante" : 18 : A Question on Laziness, How to Combat it and Understand it 

I enjoyed the previous episode in this eries. Keep safe Bhante. Thank you

Very helpful, thank you Bhante 🙏🏼🌼🌺🌸

Wow. This one hits home. I need to replay this as a pep talk each day. Thank you

Thank you Bhante, that was useful. You're an inspiring teacher! I have a question, is Buddhism a religion? I know this question is debated but until recently I hadn't given it much thought because to me it certainly seems to be a religion, at least the way I do it, which makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong. I ask because in a zoom session a respected Thai Forest teacher said it isn't, and I have since seen Bhikkhus seemingly agree. I was very surprised, maybe even a bit deflated, I guess I assumed they would say it is! Any thoughts you might offer on this would be appreciated. Metta James

Thank you very much, bhante. I have one question for you to kindly consider next time. Why is the mind hooking on to sexual desires and pleasure, even if its the modern 'virtual entertainment' of sexual pleasures ? I sometimes find some bodies very attractive, but I am trying to be more aware of this defilement lately. But I see so many people doing so many extreme and weird stuff. Why is the mind doing this ? How can one as a layperson stay away from those hazards and distractions ? Thank you in advance.