Culture and Desire | Eric R #5 | 6.20.22

Eric and Dhammarato talk about relationships, sexuality, and bonding in the context of biological and cultural influences. #relationships #bonding #overstimulation

Suttas mentioned in this discussion

https://suttacentral.net/dn31

Dressing the Indian woman through history

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30330693

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00:00:00 Culture as the most important source of desire

00:14:27 Looking at desire and triggering; receptiveness to bonding

00:29:00 Guarding the sense doors

00:34:42 Friendship and companionship 

00:39:04 The Buddha’s advice to lay people (DN 31); forbidden fruit; resource scarcity

00:54:49 Thinking about the future; working on desire; waking up to lose-lose situations

01:13:47 Patriarchy and colonialism