August Campbell
My ultimate dream came true.
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Does anybody else here prefer celibacy? My preference for celibacy is partly due to my practice of Buddhism and partly to my loss of interest in lust, even to the point of annoyance. This is coming from someone who already had two relationships so please don't accuse me of prudishness.
It's not prudishness at all because, after all, my practice of self-denial includes the other emotions as well. Because by avoiding the emotion of lust, it makes it easier to avoid the emotion of anger as well. We can see how dangerous that anger can become when we see examples of Road Rage when a gun enters the picture. So the way I see it, all our different emotions are intertwined.
Even food can be an emotion. We see how people become fat by overeating as an emotional salve. In other words the emotion of gluttony.
So the practice of Buddhism is not only the avoidance of lust but also the avoidance of other emotions too. Anger, Fear, Envy and yes even Loneliness.
Anyway since this section is about relationships I would like to hear from others who practice celibacy. And even those who practice celibacy in a relationship. A couple can remain celibate in even a close relationship.
It's not prudishness at all because, after all, my practice of self-denial includes the other emotions as well. Because by avoiding the emotion of lust, it makes it easier to avoid the emotion of anger as well. We can see how dangerous that anger can become when we see examples of Road Rage when a gun enters the picture. So the way I see it, all our different emotions are intertwined.
Even food can be an emotion. We see how people become fat by overeating as an emotional salve. In other words the emotion of gluttony.
So the practice of Buddhism is not only the avoidance of lust but also the avoidance of other emotions too. Anger, Fear, Envy and yes even Loneliness.
Anyway since this section is about relationships I would like to hear from others who practice celibacy. And even those who practice celibacy in a relationship. A couple can remain celibate in even a close relationship.