To say 'I want to have sex with this person' is to express a desire which is not intellectually directed in the way that 'I want to eradicate poverty in the world' is an intellectually directed desire. Furthernore, the gratification of sexual desire can only ever give temporary satisfaction. Thus as Nagarjuna, the great Indian scholar said: 'When you have an itch, you scratch. But not to itch at all is better than any amount of scratching.

~ Dalai Lama Xiv

Dalai Lama Xiv Desire Intellectually Driven Desire Nagarjuna Satisfaction Sex Tibetan Buddhism

The victorious ones have saidThat emptiness is the relinquishing of all views.For whomever emptiness is a view,That one has achieved nothing.

~ Nāgārjuna

Nāgārjuna Buddhism Buddhist Emptiness Madhyamaka Nagarjuna