Tom Lin

Hi robert nice of you to join us in this wonderful community =] The external can be good for guidance and inspiration but remember in the end that the tao comes from within.

Haha richard bantler has demonic intentions.

Overcoming masturbation is more about figuring out the thought patterns that trigger your want to do it. So you don't have to meditate to get over it, you just have to be aware of what your thinking at all times...that goes for any other addictions. And then once you understand your own thought patterns you'll have a better chance at knowing when your urge will come. When you do feel the urge your just going to have to man up and resist from going on with the masturbation. Overtime if you persevere your mind will get over it. but focus on the now.

congratulations bro. i wish you well on your journey of abstinence.

Took the words out of my mouth. One guy that is doing this is www.lenonhonor.com

precisely. The sexual energy that is built up will help you refine your internal being. you will be able to have better insight into various things in your life and therefore intelligence is gained. you will also have more physical energy to do things and if you begin to direct that energy towards calm activities you will be able to gain a more positive/balanced lifestyle.

Cut masturbation + porn period. There will be no need for those two because once you develop your sexual energy again you'll feel the vitality in your life through the build up and not just use your sexual ejaculation to gain pleasure. By abstaining and utilizing your sexual energy in your daily life you will regain a sense of balance in all aspects whether it be social, mental, physical etc. It's going to be difficult because since you've been masturbating for a while you will have wet dreams but it's all about being consistent and persistent with it. Eventually the wet dreams may subside. Let go of all of the shame and guilt that has come along with you doing it so much, just know that the past has already happened and all you can change is whatever is at the moment. You may slip up at times but just remember you have to be aware of each moment so that you will learn as to what is triggering you to want to masturbate, and thats how you learn from your own sexual compulsions.

You must truly know thyself, and with that you will know what you are and why you are here on earth.

lenonhonorfilms.com amazing documentaries that pertain to our society and spirituality.

Religion is distorted and so is science. The information science puts out is what is a result of a society....basically science reinforces whatever the societies social norm is at that point in time. For example back in the 1800's and early 1900's they used "science" to explain why races were biologically different. But we now know today it is just a social construct. You don't think that society and the elites still use science today to establish what they think is right? Have you made the connection between the lust/objectification of men and women in society today and science providing that excuse to masturbate freely? Why is there so much lust and porn/sexual innuendos?

breatharianism....manipulating yourself at its finest.

Hmmm. The way i see it is that man is obviously the normal human being and he's observing the waterfall. The waterfall has 2 small "slopes", if you will, and one large one. I feel like the largest slope is normal human life, or something in the lower planes. The second slope is a higher plane or what some may called enlightenment. Then the last one represents death which is connected to the "source" of all the water and is also the greatest bliss one can achieve, going back to where your spirit once was. edit: this is for the first image.

Compassion is being able to accept and treat everyone equally with love and care...(very difficult to do because society/governments attempt to disassociate humans because that is how they control us from childhood till now) Compassion is knowing what is best for the person's spirit and that varies in different situations/moments. One cannot know true compassion until they have inner harmony which is by understanding yourself by reflecting and extracting meaning from the events and patterns that have been reoccurring throughout your life. And once you start understanding and forgive yourself you will be able to accept yourself and know better how to accept/love others genuinely. A life of love is a life of peace.

exactly...plagiarism is happening all the time...especially on the internet.

I understand where your coming from with the "forgetting" of the past, but the reason i say you must look into your past memories and forgive/understand yourself is because then those traumatic moments will become wisdom and you will know yourself more and realize. Forgetting is escaping those negative imprints of your experience.

Like i said...its important to begin forgiving/understanding yourself first, because then you can truly love others and therefore start enjoying your life. Relationships/friends are only a by-product, do not focus on giving love with expectations of gaining these things.

Memories of love? Love is like a mother taking care of a child, without seeking any rewards in the end. You would not be here right now if it were not for love. So what is true love? Love is distorted in our society. People think that love is something you seek or something that is romantic. One must give love to themselves (forgiveness) and to others. You must give love to other people without any expectations. Give them your attention when you are conversing with them, as well as being kind to other people. You cannot except them to reciprocate this love, because that distorts love....if you are excepting love in return from others then that becomes hate/take because your intention is not that of giving love to others anymore...you would be giving love because you want something out of it. Forgive yourself and others and understand that society has distorted and disconnected people from this love and that is why you were bullied and felt disempowered by others. Put yourself into those moments in your life and re-live, then understand those moments and people and forgive them. Fantastic post.

That is definitely a great parable in the tao te ching.

Take care

I agree. I usually relate it to spirit and see what my spirit has been trying to tell me through lessons and patterns that have been reoccuring throughout my life. You develop your own meaning and an understanding of yourself utilizing the past reflection and present analysis.

So i recently decided to go vegetarian and was just looking for advice or experience from people who have been or are still on a vegetarian diet. I decided to go veggie because of environmental and spiritual reasons. I've been eating relatively healthy, plenty of greens and daily oranges. Beans, greens, tofu, cereal. To the ones who have been long time vegetarian... What diets have worked best for you? Also I am a little worried about the long term effects of it. My research online has told me that people have succeeded but there also people who experience negative repercussions because of it. They cite that they feel less energy (peacefulness?) and things such as weakness or maybe even forgetfulness. So as a question coming from a 20 year old male....what is a correct way of going about this and what should i expect?

hi sarah lin, i like your last name =] have a good day

relax man

Ummm well i guess i wont call myself a "vegetarian" i was just using that label because it is easily associated with people that are on "plant based diets" I just choose not to eat meat because i just know i dont want too. Also i wouldn't feel guilty if i ended up eating meat by accident or whatnot...