ZK -“Health: I think he is correct, (not EVERYONE in disagreement is a Megaleh Ponim B’torah Shelo K’halacha).
Even if one did Teshuva, what he saw remains and lingers on in one’s very being. (Did you just ‘forget’ every improper sight you was yesterday, last week?) No, there’s no QUICK ZAP IT button.
The famous story of how the Chofetz Chaim trembled at having an improperly clad woman near him. No, things like this are not so simple to be made away.
I’m not following the whole back and forth, it seems like Loyal Jew is implying that things ingrained and ingested through one’s eyes are there to stay, one must take extra caution. Others here cared to disagree and say that it’s like any other aveira, ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?????, tshuva will totally cleanse those sights and thoughts from one’s mind. Oh really?!? Get real! Yes, it can, after hard work, real hard work. Read up. There are organizations that deal with these issues. Lets put it mildly – ITS NOT THAT SIMPLE.”
I’m not sure of your point – first you say he is correct -then you say it’s not that simple.
My contention with his posts was that you can do Teshuva, not whether it was easy. He said it’s not wiped away, just like the Egel. This is Not correct. It’s not easy to Teshuva on many Aveiros. Do you think it’s easy to stop smoking? Many big Talmedei
Chachomim can’t stop, even though it’s Ossur.
Put things in perspective -you can do Teshuva on everything. And once you do Teshuva -nothing of the Aveira will remain. To say not like this without any proof is Not acc. to the Halacha.