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How & why can sexual intentions be harmful to others?

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MN 19 says: > And as I remained thus heedful, ardent, & resolute, thinking imbued > with sensuality arose in me. I discerned that 'Thinking imbued with > sensuality has arisen in me; and that leads to my own affliction or to > the affliction of others or to the affliction of both. It obstructs > discernment, promotes vexation, & does not lead to Nibbana.' While I gain the impression the macho blokey male Buddhist internet scene appears to have men hoping to score jhana or Nibbana, which they imagine is a higher form of pornographic sexual orgasm, in this respect, it seems MN 19 is clear when it says sensuality is harmful to "oneself", in that sensual & sexual thoughts hinder jhana & Nibbana. But why are sensual or sexual thoughts & intentions harmful to "others", as stated on MN 19?
Asked by Paraloka Dhamma Dhatu (48141 rep)
Jun 4, 2019, 12:12 AM
Last activity: Jun 4, 2019, 11:59 PM