Regarding the Matter of Loathing and Distancing the General Desire
Once he spoke regarding the matter of loathing and distancing the general desire, which is the desire for licentiousness [taavas ni’uf]. He responded and said: Behold, eating, at least, adds strength and vitality to a person through this. But this desire, on the contrary, it destroys and greatly harms vitality and greatly weakens a person’s strength. Certainly, it is not needed at all except for the perpetuation of the species alone.
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