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Well celibacy is MUCH easier when you eliminate the physical and mental "drives" that cause you to crave it. Love can be expressed many ways, as can creative energy, it's only lust that demands ejaculation. Lust is caused by physical and mental toxicity. I've actually posted about this too much I feel like a broken record but the urge to ejaculate is caused my inorganic minerals, excess sugar in the bloodstream and undigested protein along with other toxins. Semen acts as a potent solvent to eliminate such toxic build up. When the body is toxic, every orifice is used to eliminate, remember it's trying to stay alive! Then mental toxicity obviously as porn, objectifying women, over-stimulation, etc. If you can use meditation, Cardio (which is huge for me at least, if you focus on your breath count like 4-7 in and 2-3 out), and other calming methods or simply find another focus. When I was working on reducing food intake I would start to play a really involving video game, post alot on here, or just plain sleep alot whenever I started thinking about eating...you can do the same for sex. I've been celibate for SO many months, and been quite alone as well. Honestly I don't feel i need (or really want) all that social stimulation I once craved, once you "face yourself" do some insight, discover you shadow and release your emotional blockages lonliness itself fades and social activity becomes a choice rather than a "drive" much the same way sex does. When it comes to techniques that allow one to retain semen...honestly I've heard alot. Check out http://instrumentals-beats.com/blah-blah-blah/ for a list of resources. Honestly I think the Zenno jojido has the best techniques out of those. Although i think Verdesi may have a crazy technique as well http://davidverdesi.com/eng/page/55/ and i'm hoping to check him out one day. As for women who are willing to work with that...You'd have to establish an emotional connection first methinks. Of course women don't NEED you to ejaculate, if you get them off digitally or orally then you should be good and I know women who would LOVE to have a guy to just get them off and NOT ejaculate because that would eliminate all the risk/worry of sex for them. Anyway, best of luck, -Astral

Yeah, it's tough when you genuinely care about someone and want to help but often end up pushing people away. I've noticed that people (women especially) simply don't want advice, they just want to "vent" they just want someone to "talk it out" with and not feel judged or pushed in a certain direction. The whole reason I do what I do is because I noticed if I try to give advice they just run away, but if i just listen and let them release some of their built up feelings it creates an emotional connect, it establishes trust and comfort. Once that's been established usually they'll actually begin to ask for advice, if not then at least be more receptive when you sneak a suggestion or tell a story of how you or someone you know/heard of overcame a similar issue. But of course there can be times where they'll just not be ready to change and personally I can understand that because although change is my essence and I thrive on it, it also understand the physical/mental/emotion stress caused by it and if they're living a "typical" life then they have enough already. In such a case I'm usually just there as an "emotional pillow", just to ease the burden. Of course I have my limits but I do feel bad for people in today's world. I think alot of people view it kinda like "tarrot cards" when you get into the mystical aspect of it. Like if you just did it and said it was just a kind of exercise to stay healthy (like yoga) then it'd be no big deal. When you start saying you can read their emotiona they may get alittle freaked out . Remember man's biggest fear is the unknown. Imagine what runs through their head. They prolly think something like "jeez if he can do that then what else can he do?" and may get scared. On the other hand If you do it "playfully" it can be great fun XD. If you present it kinda like a magic trick, be like "hey look i wanna try something", or "hey you wanna play a game" and then tell them you want to guess what kind of emotional state their in or whatever you're going to do, then put on a bit if a show, put you hand out and pretend to feel her aura, go "AUM" or u know, do some showmanship so it fits better with her preconceived idea of "mystical". Plus you could always get one wrong on purpose But I think if you present it playfully and kinda joke about it it may come across more "comfortable" in her mind. maybe pick up some cards trick and a top hat lololol -Astral

Well if it's of any use I picked up on something that seems to work for me in terms of communication and that simple trick is...shutting up, lol. Like idk about you but I don't really talk about much else than what i'm into and what i'm into is pandora's box and nobody would understand or believe anything I say anyway so like... conversation isn't exactly my "forte" in social situations. So usually I'll just ask questions to get her talking about herself and just sit and listen and try to formulate further questions based on what she's saying to get her to talk more. That way it feels like 'we' are having a conversation when in reality she's doing all the "work", lol. Like obviously I never expect anyone to follow what i do or even understand so I usuall try to find the common ground and work from there. And honestly I think you'll be surprised, women really seem to enjoy talking about themselves and their life and their problems, lol. Plus when you're trying to relate to people there's one common-ground that goes beyond all interests and hobbies and that's FEELING. You wanna connect with someone, ask them how they feel about stuff. Girl tells you about some event that happened, ask her how she felt about it or how that makes her feel and see if you can relate to the feeling and maybe share a similar experience you had. Oh and NEVER give advice unless they directly ask for it, otherwise you sound like an imposing bigot, lol, i learned that one from having someone else do it to me and I was like "damn, it that how it comes off?" . Like if she telling you about a problem, just be like, "wow, that sucks" or "damn, that sounds terrible", never be like "oh well you should have done this" or whatever, like you're not trying to be intellectually superior or anything. And obviously re-enforcing positive affirmations, like if they're saying they feel "worthless" or anything negative, just telling them they're not and general positive re-enforcement. Usually all of this helps me to connect with people without necessarily having to have any common interests. But ultimately this puts YOU in the driver seat. You're friends with someone, now you're able to get to know them and decide whether you want to take it further or that she's just not what you're looking for. Either way you can get alot of info out of them by simply listening and you can feel connected to them by talking/relating about feelings and emotions (which we ALL experience so it's a great common-ground) then you're in prime position to choose where you want things to go. That's what I do anyway and it seems to work pretty well. And yeah man, I hear ya about the childish games and such. Like I find "sass" and "pouting" and other childish things cute and fun to make fun of and joke about but when they start pulling the real psych-games it's just kinda boring and like.."really? you're seriously doing this?" hahaha. And I also hear ya about the not wanting to seem to desperate. That too is a good idea. Personally I try to focus on dealing with my own problems and focus on "giving" without expecting in return. I don't know how that works for others but that's just what i do. Usually with the people that are the most fun to be with I get back 10fold what i give Never focus on what you're "getting" from a relationship, you don't want to be a "vamp" or a "leech" (like most guys seem to be and like most girls seem to fall for ). By friend's girlfriend just broke up with him because she was giving and giving and giving and he was just taking and taking and taking. Now I'm trying to talk her through it and help her vent and hopefully not become "cold"; she says she feels emotionally "dried up" . Usually women know how to give, so if both parties focus on giving then usually things go better. Anyway I've already begun to rant so i'm out. Best of luck to ya -Astral

You're forgetting Tantra ;p I believe most Buddhist monks are celibate more a couple of reasons. 1.) Sex is a "left hand" practice, meaning it's quick and powerful but is easy to screw up in. Since it multiplies the energy you have you have to be especially careful of your thoughts, words and deeds, especially when in the act. If one allows a slip of anger to come into their mind during sex/orgasm then that energy will be multiplied. Same with lust, fear, and any other negative energy. Therefore control of mind is a complete requisite for sexual work. Thus it's easier to just follow the "right hand" practices which are slow but much safer. That is their philosophy I believe. Since they don't completely understand what causes that desire and how to counteract it, nor do they have control of their minds it's probably best thy don't get involved. In today's world it's especially dangerous for any cultivators because most humans are already quite "dark" and will probably just use sex to multiply their negativity which may end up affecting you. To find a girl/guy who has sex as an expression of love and not a tool for lust is hard indeed. Most people view sex in a "goal oriented" way. The goal of sex is orgasm, the point of sex is orgasm. Whereas for the cultivator, usually there is no real "goal" in sex, it's just an expression of love, or if there is a goal it's to spend time bonding on a deep level with eachother. But even girls now are adopting this "male" "goal oriented" viewpoint of sex (thanks again to the media and societal programming). 2.) Energetic depletion. Sex expels quite a bit of energy and I've found that it also drains willpower if overused. Since it's related to the 2nd chakra and drains energy from that chakra (when ejaculation occurs) then it will drag energy from the solar plexus to help restore itself. Plus sex energy when not used for procreation can be used for spiritual transformation. So you can either feel good for 5-10 seconds every day or you can become a god...you're choice , lol. 3.) Simplicity. Monks try to live simple lives. You can't live a simple life with modern women, it's just not possible hahahaha. I kid, it's possible but to find one...ughhh, all that time you spend looking and bonding and f***ing and all that...you could spend all that time meditating. Monks are DEDICATED to spiritual practice. Many of us live to eat, live to have sex, live to sleep and live to die. Monks live to cultivate. I don't think many of us know what it means to be truly DEDICATED to spiritual practice. Would you give up your meats and excesses of food? Would you give up your TV's and home and families? Would you give up girls and comforts and pleasure of the flesh? Would you live alone on sunlight and water observing yourself, seeking only the truth? Buddha himself gave up his wife and 2 kids and his entire kingdom. He had foods, wine, a room of women, power, ... he gave it all up to sit under a tree for 6 years. Who here would do that? I know most think they cant, but who would try? Who would learn to give up food and drink and money and sex for true spiritual attainment? That is the dedication of a monk (or what it CAN be, lol i'm sure only VERY few are that dedicated). Celibacy may not be the "best" way for everyone, but for those who want to "play it safe" and/or "keep it simple" then it's certainly a good way for them. In America simple isn't very popular, infact the people are so overstimulated and addicted that they find it "boring" and frown on it. Thus for them maybe insight + sex is a good thing, idk. Teh of course you have guys like drewhempel who sits celibate in full lotus give women multiple climaxes through his third eye while experiencing internal climaxes of his own. So we all have our own unique way of doing things hahaha. Man I miss drew -Astral

True. Actually I've found that alot of men and women are just looking for stimulation and a "thrill". When you meet someone new it's very exciting because there's so much you don't know about them. Getting to know them becomes a game and if you play "mysterious" and "unpredictable" then it can be very arousing for them. I remember making friends with a girl and she would flirt with me and I would blow it off because I wasn't really that interested and she later admitted that she enjoyed "the challenge". Of course I got kinda annoyed with that because I'm sick of such childish mind games and the whole dating scene and psychology, but it just reaffirmed that people are indeed like that... but back to my point. Once the thrill of getting to know someone is over it can be confusing what to do next. When you're in the room with your partner and you don't know what to say because you've said it all... alot of people aren't comfortable just sitting and being in the other's presence, they need the stimulation, the thrill, the "chase" so then once someone basically "gives themself" to the other, then the other just walks away and looks for the next thrill. Of course when you give yourself to someone and they just walk away afterwards it can be rather devastating which is why there's a rule in the "dating community" to always keep and air of "mystery" or to constantly be "unpredictable" to be a "challenge". Of course this is fun, but not what everyone is looking for. Sometimes people just want to drop all the bullshit and finally be themselves in an accepting loving environment that they never got as a kid... Or so is my current take on things... -Astral

This is indeed a truth. I believe women have just as powerful(no...WAY more powerful of) a sex drive as men... prolly cause of the similarity in the way they're raised. Again, it's my belief that the draw to sex is two or threefold. Obviously we've just got the purely physical urge for release caused by bodily toxicity which nearly EVERYONE shares. Sexual fluids act as a solvent to release heavy undigested proteins, inorganic minerals, damaged genetic material and excess sugar in the bloodstream which is in excess in our typical diet. The there's the emotional level. From a psychological point of view since men are taught to be emotionally "Dead" then as fathers they usually emotionally neglect their daughters which may cause their daughters to overly seek attention from other male sources. Or just in general, if one isn't getting love vibrations then they'll seek the next best thing, sex, which is EASY to get addicted to. Then there's energetically when one has a closed heart chakra they may seek out inimacy to re-open it. Then there's the "dark side" of sex which basically uses dark psychology to get men or women addicted to sex/the lover using hypnotic "anchors" and playing with the subconscious and the trance state. As for libido...hey if it serves your goals then go for, but to say it's "healthy" or "good" universally would be a fallacy. Remember that as a spiritual being you decide your own fate, you make your own life. If you decide to dedicate your life to helping others or to energetic development/immortality then libido will likely end up a distraction. If you decide to live a life where it's not a distraction then it's fine. If you decide to live a life where sex is a heavy part of your life (like it is for so many Americans) then it's a good and healthy thing. Regarldess just know you have control of it. Understand what causes it and you're no longer a slave to it. Reduce your protein, inorganic minerals and sugars and the physical drive will disappear, open your heart chakra and become like a child and the energetic will disappear, learn to love and accept yourself and find healthy ways of expression and the psychological will disappear. -Astral

The point, from my perspective is to feel it fully in order to understand it, bring awareness to it. Feel emotion, don't be run my it, it's just a feedback system. Bring awareness and seek to understand the nature of your fear, then prove it wrong and reprogram it. For you airplane example...something would have obviously caused you to fear airplanes. Now if you block out that fear then you won't be able to understand where it comes from. Experience it while questioning and observing. Ask yourself why you're scared, what you fear will happen. Once you find that out you prove your fear wrong by riding the plane and proving that nothing went wrong. I used to be scared of Pennywise the clown from Steven King's "IT" when I was younger. No matter how much everyone convinced me it was real I was still scared. Eventually I began to get angry at my fear and I began to ridicule it and question it. I would ponder, "Well if "IT" existed, then wouldn't it have killed me by now or at least appeared?" "What's taking ti so long?" which eventually led to "Well even if it DID exist and attack...what could i do? If it wants to kill me then it's going to kill me so there's no point worrying about it since I have no control of it". When I posed that theorem to my brain, that if IT had existed then it would've attacked by now, that idea gained power every morning I woke up perfectly fine until eventually I began to believe myself and the fear went away. I had an experience with a girl I liked and she was telling me about her sexual experiences with her new fuck-buddy and I got REALLY jealous and while I was jealous I would investigate this feeling and ask "why". I finally got to the answer it's because I wanted her all to myself, and I would explain to myself the fallacy in my emotional logic. I would first thank my unconscious for doing it's job and trying to "get back" what I originally found valuable, however I explained to my unconscious that there were more important things and began to shift my focus to my spiritual development and discussed all of the emotionally charged reasons I practice. I suggest you go to thunderwizard.com go to the podcasts and listen to the one on "The Lay of Allwise", it's INCREDIBLY insightful on the unconscious mind and how it works. Basically you can't tell it it's doing things "Wrong" because actually it's doing things right, it's trying to protect you based on how you've programmed it. But like a computer, your brain does what you TELL it to do not what you WANT it to do. So for my jealousy example, if I had said "this feeling is stupid, i shouldn't feel this, yada yada yada", it won't work. What you have to do is replace it with something of higher value and let it fall out of the limelight of you thoughts. Then it'll become the 'nothing' it is. You have to realize what's going on, acknowledge your unconscious and thank it for doing its job but give it new orders and explain how/why these new orders will bring more satisfaction and enjoyment. So yes we feel the emotion in order to understand it, then we correct our understanding of it which is how we go against it. This is what works for me and as always the above is all my opinions based on my observations and experiences. Best of Luck, -Astral

Stress, anger, discontentment...these things lead to change, they are tools for change. They come about when things need to change. They should be indicators that something needs change. But I believe most of us seek the state of static bliss and enjoyment. Therefore we "fight for peace". What you're describing is a form of "running away". The point isn't to become apathetic, thats one of the 8 harmful emotions or 7 deadly sins. Apathy leads to stagnation and laziness. one should not run away from negative emotions or pretend they don't care about them, they should embrace them wholeheartedly and use them as motivators to understand and not repeat what caused them. This state of carelessness is what's being pushed by the "New Age"rs and authoritarians. Obviously careless people are much easier to push around and control then those who care about themselves and others. Watching careless as you family is killed in front of you isn't exactly the imagery that comes to mind when thinking of an "enlightened sage". Even Christ and Buddha shed tears. But so many only wish to follow, they want someone else to tell them how to live, to tell them what they want, what to think/believe, what's possible. We all want the easy way out... -Astral Edit: Do you think sadness is negativity? wrath hurts others, greed hurts others, gluttony hurts others...but what of sadness? I know that I will never be free of sadness as long as people suffer so, and I don't want to even not feel sad because then I wouldn't have motivation to change it. I won't be free from anger as long as such injustice exists. My anger motivates me to change it. These negative emotions are responses we have to these situations. I believe it tells us that they are inharmonious. Should emotions be sought to be dimmed if they are indicators? tools of discernment?

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Heeeey, So I recently read the claim that Sifu Hata from http://www.sstt-institute.org/sstt.html can "shock" people apparently similar to Sifu Chang? So this makes me wonder...I know SSTT is all about "self-defense" but in order to do such things as shock others and the like, one has to have some pretty crazy development right? So I have to wonder what kind of nei-kung they do and what's possible through such development. It's been said that the system is a "downward flow" practice or that it works to become a channel for energy rather than storing it in the body. So does anyone know what kind of things are possible through this kind of development? I know what kind of things people claim to do through Lei Shan Dao, Yoga and the like, but nobody has ever really spoken about what can be done with this kind of energy. Can it be used to protect oneself? to fortify physical strength/speed? to heal? So little has been made known to me. Can anyone shed some light. PM me?(if you want to keep it private) -Astral

Haha, wow that kinda lines up with what Drew Hempel was talking about, the "chick magnet" in his brain? And shooting energy out of his third eye into women? getting them all hot and bothered? Shame that cat left, he'd prolly have a ball on this thread XP -Astral

Haha, you're frustration is noted. Change you diet and then go here... http://instrumentals-beats.com/blah-blah-blah/ I uploaded sum stuff you may be able to use -Astral

YES!! But when we're told what all this shit about , oh we need this, or oh we need that, or oh it's not normal to be this or that... by having these silly beliefs, we limit ourselves. I just posted about this, about limitations. We have SO much potential but we have to first break of the the "fear control" this society has us under, then we have to heal ourselves and break our addictions...we have to understand that we're addicted. Unless we can meditate non-stop without food or sleep or social interaction we're bound, chained to this world. We have to decide...what do we want? Do we want to be addicted to food and sex and sleep and media or do we want to be GODS!? XP -Astral

I believe the general condition of mankind is imbalance. we're born and raised with the beliefs/mindsets of our parents and peers who all are born/raised with those their parents and peers. We have very few innovators and people who challenge the general consensus, go against the grain and try something new. I propose the idea that "balance" is not normal, and that trying to achieve balance of body/mind will involve social disharmony. I believe that if one finds balance they will be much different than the rest of society. Most spiritual leaders were innovators, warriors of change. Buddha was part of certain spiritual practices until eventually he gave up following others and decided to try his own way of things. Then he came back with info that went against the general way of things and caused much uproar. Christ when he came stood in the face of Jewish culture and outright opposed it. Even people like Einstein was somewhat of an outcast. People don't like change and don't like to challenge their belief systems but hey, that's the only way to find truth and progress and grow. So I challenge myself and I challenge all of you to think about everything we do and how it effects us and our environment. And to look at different theories of things and honestly consider them. Take a new outlook, forget everything you've been told from others and compare that theory to your experiences. Think about it and maybe do some experiments within that mindset/belief. Think it out, play with concepts, be the guinea pig, test some things out. But MORE importantly I invite you all to share any theories or ideas that may go against the established beliefs of the masses. If you have any ideas or theories about things that go against what is considered "normal" within the context of the topic please share and hear what others have to say. Also if you've had and revelations that brought about a drastic shift in consciousness I'd also be interested on hearing those. Hear are some questions that i've considered and reflects some of my ideas/theories.... When we listen to music if it's catchy we may begin to unconsciously start to repeat the words...how might that effect our brain? our thought? If we are constantly repeating lyrics like "I feel so alone, Noone with me here, by myself i cry, overwhelming fear" in our minds, how mite that effect how we think? How do certain frequencies effect our minds? When we see things like violence and sadness or pornography how does that effect us? When those images are shown to us how do they effect our minds? When we're shown things on tv or online and we're in a trance does the mind see them as "real"? How would such a consequence effect one's life? When we eat "food", why are we eating? Do we do it for the sensation of taste? nutrition? What happens to hunger after 3-5 days of not eating? Is the pain we feel in our stomachs hunger or is it our body digesting/processing toxic substances or the pain of our stomachs shrinking? Does the stomach need to be filled for nutritional needs to be met? What is the difference in symptoms between fasting/not eating heavy and drug withdrawl? Does the body REALLY need to ingest other substances outside itself in order to continue existence in this world? If we kill life before we ingest it how would it be different then if it were still alive in terms of its life energy or vibration? When we say something like "I'm so stupid" So does that effect our mind? How do we talk to ourselves on a daily basis? What messages are we sending our brains through what we say? What messages are we sending to others through what we say? How does what we say effect others? When we act a certain way in response to things it becomes more familiar, neuro-nets are built. How do you respond to situations? Does you tend to "react" more rather than respond? How much of our responses are consciously produce and how many are reactionary or out of habbit? If you're having a bad day and someone asks how you're doing do you find yourself still saying "good" or "fine" more out of habbit or social expectation? These are just questions to provoke thought/awareness. Does anyone have any theories about things that may go against popular belief or may challenge the general state of things? I invite all to share and keep an open mind to everything thats out there. And please no judgement on this thread. There's plenty of judgement on the other threads (some of which is done by me), I don't find anything wrong with debate and judgement but this isn't the place for it. This is just an invitation to share and hear new things. -Astral

Thanks for sharing guys! Anyone else have any theories they want to share that may challenge the general consensus within the context of their topic?

Along my own path of spiritual evolution alot of my transformation has been done without meditation...correction, without the stereotypical cross-legged, concentration meditation. I've racked my brain for answers to age old questions, over and over with new perspectives and ideas and theories. Very stressful on the mind but I notice that it's like throwing balls(thoughts/ideas) at a velcro wall(consciousness, mind), only the profound truths have stuck. Over the years of questioning things eventually certain things are weeded out and the consistents are left and once observed further truth is found. HOWEVER Through my personal evolution I've noticed the one thing that's helped me is my affinity for change. I took to Kunlun like a fat kid to chocolate and through such practices have noticed ALOT of change. I opened even further to possibilities and alternate realities and through all this I've noticed that alot of us get trapped in limitation, we get trapped in limited beliefs because we aren't open to change a certain aspect of ourselves. For example my practices and life seem to be heading towards a food-free lifestyle with little to no sleep, thats just how things are evolving. Now normally if one were to stop eating because all of a sudden because their intuition is telling them to, their mind would get in the way and say "this isn't normal" or "this can't be healthy" because they're still trapped in the dogma from people of average consciousness. Thus they would override their own evolutionary process, fight against it. This is just a personal example of mine. but I want others to share their insights about limitation. What limiting beliefs have you overcome in the past? What limiting factors can you perceive in your life now? What are your thoughts on what limits other people? Thanks, -Astral

Only you know the answer to that. I have a voice like that too. I call it my intuition. It's leading me down a very bumpy road. From what I gather, we use our intent to reach out to our higher selves, out 'guides' which then help transform our unconscious behaviours/beliefs. This can often lead to unimaginable changes that we may outright reject. For example we may use our intent to ask to raise our vibration or experience divine consciousness and our high selves may transform our bodies and we may experience a loss of sex drive, or a lack of hunger and thirst, we may begin to see visions, expel dark emotions... things start happening and we may not be ready for it. The more we attach to concepts of what we "should" be the less progress we will make in spiritual evolution. The more limiting beliefs we hold the more we limit ourselves and our own transformation. The above is all just a personal reflection. But honestly...what are you asking for? Ask yourself, what is the purpose of this post? What are you trying to accomplish? What function can we "the tao bums" serve in relation to your concerns? How can we really help? -Astral

Ejaculation isn't necessary and it's a separate from orgasm. Orgasm happens JUST before ejaculation and thus it's possible to separate them in our mind and control it. There's alot of material on that. Maybe I'll try to upload sum or something. Most of it used ways to train the PC muscle. Personally I liked the description of Verdesi's method and would liek to learn that because it sounds HAX and would make things alot easier. The other way is through a method which isn't clearly explained but only hinted at by raw foods pioneer Viktoras Kulvinskas in this video. If you're talking about my personal experience...I don't know why. We both really loved each other and accepted each other. There were none of these stupid mind games, no expectations, just a pure expression of ourselves. I didn't have an orgasm the way I was traditionally used to, it was just like boundless energy and bliss. I was also fasting during that time. -Astral

When the jing is full one won't think of sex. When the chi is full one wont hunger when the sehn is full one won't sleep If we fill the jing by forcing celibacy If we increase chi by fasting Then I'd assume if we stop sleeping then we'd need less of it. Personally I've already been celibate for like...awhile, lol. I've been on a liquid diet(with enzymes, algae and probiotics) for a god bit and as a result I've only been needing to sleep like once every 2 days for about 5 hours. My energy hasn't really changed in terms of strength of speed but I don't really get tired anymore. Like usually I'll put myself because I'll run out of things to do. Of course I should be meditating more so i'm trying to work on meditating instead of sleeping. Upon questioning why we sleep I've come to a few theories which i'm running on. The first reason we sleep is to recover, we drain energy from our consciousness (shen) if we don't have enough bio-energy (chi) to repair and maintain our physical essence (jing). Modern living is full of behaviours that drain our energy. If we can identify what drains our energy and replace that with habits that BUILD energy instead, I believe we can all reach a state of little to no sleep. Michelangelo used to sleep only 20mins every 4 hours. When asked about it he said it was the secret to his creativity and energy. The second reason is to process repressed emotions or ideas that haven't been allowed to express themselves. To me this is a result of a weakened spirit or lowered awareness, a numbing/sedation. When I fast and make a conscious effort to stay away from things that overstimulate the senses I'm SUPER sensitive to everything and feel everything ten-fold. We we sedate ourselves by draining our bio-energy and thus draining our shen or awareness then we can't fully process our experiences and thus need sleep to relive them and re-experience them. So I think that by increasing the bio-energy we thus increase the shen or awareness and then we begin to process things on a stronger level and thus need less sleep. Again, all of the above are just my theories based on experiences and observations -Astral

Just to set things straight, I never said it was "wrong". Right and wrong are all relative to one's goals. If you're asking my personal take, its that lust weakens the spirit and physical urges to ejaculate are the result of physical toxicity. These are based on personal experience and observations backed by scientific studies. However, again to set things straight, sex IS fun, I can'r deny that. The whole experience CAN BE an extremely bonding experience that can raise the vibration of both parties. It CAN bring a couple into altered states and multiply the energy of both parties. It CAN BE great and it's a natural part of us so I believe it's a method we've been given. I have no problem with that. What I have a problem with is how we use sex. Lust itself is something caused by shame and guilt. Most people are still shameful and guilty of their body. The thrill of sex us caused by doing things that are "wrong" or "dirty". As long as someone believes that their body is "dirty" or 'Shameful" and that it's "wrong" to have sex then they will get a thrill from breaking the taboo. But that only reinforces the idea that sex is "wrong" and "dirty". My point is that we should put that aside and accept our bodies. When we have that new mindset and we combine it with proper diet to eliminate toxicity and thus physical ejaculation drive we eliminate lust. I'll say here, lust is separate from the appreciation and admiration of feminine beauty in my definition. But yea so then once lust is out of the way sex becomes a LOVING act, not a selfish one. If you've heard of sex magic and the energetic properties of orgasm, orgasm is said (this is heresay) to multiply the energy of the user. So if someone has sex and their angry or lustful or whatever, then that energy will be multiplied. If it's done lovingly then it will multiply love energy. Thats why it's considered a "left-hand" practice because it's FAST and extremely useful if done right but it's also dangerous because if done wrong it can destroy someone. The other thing i'm saying is that typical ejaculatory sex is inferior because when a male learns to retain their semen then the risk of pregnancy is eliminated and thus one can surrender into the full sexual act without any restraint or worry. IMO ejaculation should only be used when a couple is trying to have kids. We don't HAVE to ejaculate, we can learn to control it, why why don't we. Why settle for less?My point is that we can be so much more than we are. Now I don't care if someone understands that they could have more but chooses not to, thats fine. But most people, i believe, don't understand their potential. Sex CAN BE awesome and i've experienced sex as an incredible energetic experience where I felt it flowing and spiraling around me leaving me feeling giddy and "light" for a good day or two afterwards. But I also know that more alot of other people it's used just to feed their insatiable lust and that lust doesn't lead anywhere. Sex can be a transcendental transformation...if we let it.

XD -Astral

HAHAHAHAHA. read that for a minuite. Just go back over and read that. Regardless of whether or not you accept where you are, if you're determined to be a certain way that you're not you must CHANGE something. Change is stressful, it can be difficult, but once it's done, it's done. When you are trying toward being something else, you are CHANGING yourself, there is not facade, it's all real. It's neuro-nets. When you have a habit it means you've done it long enough that it becomes familiar and strong. When you do something that goes against that neuro-net you're weakening that neuro-net and strengthening the new one. According to your theory if you're addicted to a drug then that drug becomes you're 'true self' because it's too hard for you to put in the effort to change so it's easier to create some lie/illusion to live with it. You can change yourself, don't disillusion yourself with limiting beliefs. You can change who you are and the new you is just as "real" as the old you. I promise . Desires don't wish anything, lol, they're just desires, nothing more. The body is not some kind of all-wise being that knows everything, it's just a body and we are not it, it's a "house" for us, and upon death we leave it behind (or with alchemy we can purify it to merge with us). When we feed it cocaine it wants more. Does that mean it's healthy? hahaha, i think not. We have desires to do silly things because we are in ignorance. We don't understand the way the world works. For example. We may have the urge to kill ourselves...oh that's the body's/mind's desire for "balance" and "health" That part of "you" that wills change is the governing force of yourself. Remember this body cannot function with us, the spirit. When we separate and leave this body it decays. Therefore we use this instrument for our will in this world. Also I would agree that many of our body-minds are "warped" thanks to false programming ALA TV, media, foolishness, etc. However once those "sink in" they become habitual and it takes CHANGE to change them. It takes the effort, the stress, what you call the "ego" or whatever. If you simply listened to your body and mind you'd be a slave to everyone's influence. It's WE who give our bodymind direction, we are the "prgrammers", therefore if there's a program that we don't want there we change it. Now if YOU find the effort involved with change "not worth it" then fine, you choose not to change, but don't bother trying to push your "coping mechanisms" on others by saying change is unnatural or unhealthy, lol, thats just irresponsible. Tell somebody who reversed stage 4 colon cancer through fasting that food is natural and they should have kept eating Yes what DOES a human being need? food? nope! we have people who live one sunlight and liquids so food is now a choice, not a necessity. Water? well now we also have breatharians so now drinking too is a choice. the ability to kill? well you said yourself "if necessary" and no, it's not. One NEVER has to kill, they can use methods to control the opponent through destroying their will to fight, paralyzing them, etc, but killing is never needed. And the ability to have sex is also not needed. Maybe for the survival of the species but not the individual. So what does a human being need? for survival? It depends on what they CHOOSE. one always is where they are but it's never where they have to stay. We may have animal bodies but I have separated from mine and know first hand that i am not my body, nor my brain. Fleeting pleasure like sex, the "rush" from violence or killing, these are just stimulants of the nervous system. they never bring LASTING happiness. Yeah you can shoot up some heroin and be on top of the freakin world for like an hour, then you're in the dumps and you need your next high to feel okay again. It's the same thing with food, it's the same thing with orgasm/conventional sex, and with most other things our society is based around. The proof is in those who have risen above the normal state of being. These people exist to show everyone that they're not as limited as they'd like to believe. Lasting happiness comes with discarding attachment to fleeting things. Self image, who we are, how we see ourselves, this is a powerful way to bring lasting happiness, however even that isn't necessarily. The BEST way is simply to allow the love vibration into your essence. Then when you're full of love, regardless of what you think of the urgw to kill, you will abstain, regardless of your craving for ejaculation you will abstain, you'll know you don't need anything to be happy and that certain things will make you unhappy. this is Karma. By aligning our words, thoughts and deeds with the things that bring us happiness we become happy people, by aligning our words thoughts and deeds with things that bring us suffering we become disturbed people, by knowing the difference we become wise people By stopping them from taking over you are in effect controlling them. the point isn't to allow every desire you have to appear, it's to figure our which ones will bring you happiness and which ones will bring you suffering. It's also to understand that there are no needs that are free of desires. All "needs" are based on desires. We ARE the greater self. We as spiritual beings are not slaves to our body's desires nor the mind's. the body and mind are tools for us to express ourselves on this planet, to create. We are CREATIVE beings, not slaves lol. We are also not NEARLY as limited as we think we are. Look at John Chang, setting fire to a piece of paper with only his will, look at Chunyi Lin, healing cancer with just his will, Look at Hira Ratan Manek Fasting on Sunlight for over 200 days using his will, Look at Wang Liping walking through a fucking wall with just his will. I'm sorry we are not "animals" we are divine beings that choose what we are and how we want to live. the difference is this, a divine being can choose to be and animal, and animal can't chose to be a divine being. We have SO much potential, but due to society trying to control us we believe we have these limits. i will tell you now, if you choose to free yourself from the addictions that have been placed upon you from birth and change yourself, there's NOTHING you can't achieve. And i'll also tell you, if you decide to become anything that you aren't right now, I promise you'll be just as "real" as you were. The nature of this reality is change, the only consistent is our true self, pure consciousness. <applause> I'd like to thank my producers, my agents, my mom, my dad, Bambi, SSJ Goku, Bill Murray, Bob Marely and The Knights who say 'NI!'. GOODNIGHT! -Astral

Hey dmattwads I dunno why you're separating sexual and spiritual, lol. I understand that to a certain degree we are both. My belief is that we are spiritual beings who are inhabiting bodies of flesh and in that sense we still need to have intercourse on a physical level to reproduce. My whole point is that we're not trapped, we're not limited, at least not as much as people think we are. I have no problem with people who want to live like animals, if that's their desire then thats what they'll do. However for those like me who want to be more, to have the limiting beliefs of others imposed upon us is very counter productive and often times harmful. Another interesting note is that when I share the idea that certain things are possible, quite a few people who are convinced they're not possible get quite irate. I think it's because we never want to accept that we're so limited, but we're often forced to and it's how we cope with life. But when all of a sudden someone else threatens that belief they get defensive because if they believe that it's possible to control their sexuality or become a breatharian or whatever then they may feel guilty that they haven't, they may be upset that they're not trying. But if they believe it's not possible then all the blame is lifted off them and they can live guilt free. I think deep down most of us want to become more then we are, but thats just me. Hell is not a place you go if you're not a Christian It's the failure of your life's greatest ambition -Astral

Well I'm not ure how actual Tummo is done but if you're looking to increase body heat I would suggest breath control. Try to breath in for 10-15 seconds and out for 10-15 seconds. Sitting cross-legged seems to help, and reverse breathing also seems to help. Try focusing on your dantien and imagining a small fire or hot coal and everytime you breath in the air goes to your stomach then when you breath out through your nose imagine the air going down into your dantien and feeding the fire/making the coal brighter. Hope that helps for now. LEARN TUMMO!, lol, then come teach me how to do it -Astral