The Ideal Way to Conquer the Yetzer Hara: Get Involved in Learning!

I myself saw a Rosh Yeshiva (an Adam Gadol from the last Dor) get on the train, and sit down between two women! He was so involved in the Sefer that he was learning, that he didn’t notice what he was doing. A minute later he Chapped, and he jumped out of his seat to sit somewhere else. **

This is the ideal way to conquer the Yetzer of Arayos; i.e., by being involved in learning! (Rambam). You’re simply in a different world! Although there are many Bnei Torah who still have plenty Kedusha issues; through constant Tefila, Hashem can help you be M'kayem (fulfil) the words of the Rambam. ***

STORY

R' Altusky Zatzal of Yeshivas Torah Ohr used to encourage the Bachurim to take taxis in order to avoid the Pritzus. When they went to the Kosel, it became an issue, except for R’ Sheinberg Zatzal who didn’t seem to notice any problem when he walked (very quickly) to the Kosel. ****

However, I once heard a story from R’ Mendel Rabinowitz Zatzal, that at one point, R’ Sheinberg noticed a very Pritzus’dik situation. He grabbed R’ Mendel’s hand and he closed his eyes, telling R’ Mendel to guide him. R’ Mendel protested: “What about me? I also have to watch myself!” R’ Sheinberg answered: “By me it’s a worse problem, since: כָל הַגָּדוֹל מֵחֲבֵירוֹ יִצְרוֹ גָּדוֹל הֵימֶנּוּ (סוכה נב א) the greater the person, the greater is his Yetzer Hara!!!”