The Dangers of Sensual Indulgence in Buddhist Teachings
… extreme of indulging in sensual pleasure.
Furthermore, in the Mahādukkha khanda Sutta (The Greater Discourse on the Stems of Suffering) (M.i.83ff.), delivered at Savatthi, the Buddha expounds the dangers of s…
In the teachings of the Buddha, the indulgence of the senses is likened to a man falling in love with an ogress and a crow feeding from a floating elephant carcass. These metaphors illustrate the inhe