> doug rogers wrote: > > > > > So in a community of young men and women, overcoming thoughts of sex > > could more easily be overcome with the segregation. Doesn't help of > > course if you straddle the fence, so to speak. So I don't really have an > > answer.
Doug, I assure you, as one who has done several hermit retreats (cave zen), the presence or absence of others is irrelevant. When lust arises, boy-howdy, it can be just as much a tosser as anger. And an excellent illustration of how the mind creates. The absence of the desired object does give one the possibility of not pursuing, though. A chance to steady up and take one's seat again. To see one's pattern of desire. Blessings, Ryunen ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
