Balance, and the Adept

[loostudent]

I'm not sure there is a huge difference between living something out in the imagination or in real life, in terms of how it affects us (as opposed to the other person - clearly, in imagination there's no other person to harm).

However, we are still focusing our attention, and what we focus our attention on, grows.

Looking at porn, for instance ...

I strongly agree. IMO its better to guard the heart than indulge in lust for example. Indulging only strengthens this distortion and creates a bond. Better balance it with antithesis - for example focus on thoughts, pictures, music and texts filled with love and light. Only if the thought nevertheless enters the heart, then the least to do is to prevent any possible harmful action (manifestation).