What I understand Morality and Immorality is that if any thought,speech or action creates Suffering, it’s immoral.
Any action that reduces the suffering without increasing it anywhere else , is moral.
For example If someone commits rape , that person would be feeling pleasure but would be imparting suffering on the other person. Immoral act with lobha
If someone gives something to eat to a poor hungry beggar, it would increase Metta in the givers mind and also reduce hunger/suffering in the other person’s body and mind. Moral act with Alobha
Having multiple partners has a higher tendency of increasing Kama raga in a Puthujana’s mind. That person would be convinced that this is ultimate happiness and must be pursued. That’s for sure.
Let’s take one simple example.
Our Ancestors didn’t have any internet, their lives were very normal and calming as compared to our lives. No pornography, no social media addiction, no drugs , no unnecessary disputes because no strong hate as no strong kama raga, generally.
But an average modern day teenager suffers from such addictions. Why? Because an Ignorant mind is trapped when presented with limitless options for sensuality. But this doesn’t mean that everyone is trapped in this.
Strong minded and wise people use this technology for their benefit and for others benefit.
But the tendency has increased enormously to suffer because of such things.
When the North Korean Soldiers were deployed in Russia few months back, they all got addicted to pornography! They had never seen such a thing before but their ignorant minds instantly got attached to this thing. Weren’t they okay before? No one’s okay, a puthujana would be trapped in this some day when the Asava And Anusuya get triggered.
