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Masturbation (sukkavissaṭṭhi) is the act of stimulating one's own sexual organs (sambādha) to the stage of orgasm (adhikavega). In the Kāma Sūtra male masturbation is called "seizing the lion" (siṃhākāranta). Some people during the Buddha's time believed that masturbation could have a therapeutic effect on the mind and the body (Vin.
Journalists for Ekklesia, a Nigerian non-denominational Christian magazine, argue that masturbation is a sin: "Masturbation (sex with self or auto sex) is usually carried out with the intention of releasing tension and getting sexual satisfaction without "sinning" with another person.
Data indicate a range of views by members on the morality of masturbation, and varied rates of self-reporting of having masturbated. Between 1950 and 1972, a survey of over 8,000 LDS-identified university students with frequent church attendance found 57% of men and 64% of women reported they did not think masturbation was immoral, in opposition to church teachings.
Modern Bible scholars say that his sin was denying a child to Er [17] [18] (which would have no implications for masturbation). [8] [19] Even among Jewish scholars and among rabbis, it is widely disputed whether the prohibition of masturbation is a biblical prohibition or a rabbinical prohibition, since it is never explicitly mentioned in the ...
Teachings on Sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
Masturbation frequency in itself is not a cause for concern, according to Mintz. However, if you find yourself saying yes to some or all of the following questions, that’s a sign you may have a ...
409 Masturbation is an offense against love, because it makes the excitement of sexual pleasure an end in itself and uncouples it from the holistic unfolding of love between a man and a woman. That is why "sex with yourself" is a contradiction in terms. The Church does not demonize masturbation, but she warns against trivializing it.
MASTURBATION HAS BEEN blamed for a lot of things—a decrease in testosterone being one of them. As with so many myths about masturbation, this one’s not true, either.