Contemplating to have a deeper grasp on the tilakkhanna has helped me a lot. I feel like my perception is also changing and now I’m starting to develop an aversion or even disgust for it. Contemplating the parts of sexuality and sexual activity in the context of tilakkhanna really sobers up my perception of sense pleasures and shows me the true nature of what it is the corrupted mind seeks so much of.
The fundamental intention and desire is weakening. Reading ven. Lal’s analogies helped me a lot. Like a dog chewing on an empty bone. Like a fish biting a worm and suffering from the bait. Like a fly that tries to land on a light bulb and gets zapped. Pleasure and pain being apart of the same coin.
there are many more analogies but this is from the top of my head
