[lionsiy]

The Buddha spent 6 years as a celibate renunciate before he became enlightened. Correct, but his sexual activties before celibacy have not prevented him from getting enlightened.

Why would one want to be a monk if one was having sex ? - its a contradiction. Actually i did not know that being a monk implies "celibacy" by defintion. This might be true when we talk about Christianty or Buddhism, but Muslim clergymen for instance oppose celibacy and they consider it as a deviation from the middle path. They consider celibacy as one extreme and hedonism to be the other extreme (i always thought that Buddhism represent the middle way but not in this particular instance).

I know we are discussing Buddhism here hence i am trying to understand the Buddha's postion. If a monk has the ability to make sex without getting attached to sensual desire, is he doing anything balmeworthy? did the Buddha warned us against sex/desire itself or against attachement to desire?

What is the difference between sexual desire and other desires?? dont you agree that all worldly desires are of the same nature but the object that differs?

If a monk was offered nice food and he was hungry, should he refuse to eat it? Maybe he would not go and look for it, but if it was offered willingly, should he reject it?

Regards,
Bundokji