Hi brothers and sisters (mostly brothers I know) I am one of you. I have great ambitions in life, but due to the influx of modern societal trends and my own inability to control my mind, I'm in a pitiable state. But that doesn't mean I'll give up. We have to keep going as long as we're alive. We nevwr know whether we'll get this chance again. I am posting this to say that NoFap is just a subset of what our ancestors called Brahmacharya. In fact it's a very very small part of it If you see NoFap is mostly a negation based methodology. You say NO to PMO. That will not serve you in the long run. You need to say YES to something and take that up. To understand the above better, let me give you an example Do as I say ok? DONT THINK about potatoes DONT THINK about tomatoes THINK about carrots Did you end up thinking (at least little) about potatoes, tomatoes and carrots? Interesting right? Our mind is just a word to form mapper. So when we say NO potatoes It maps no to negation And potatoes to this form And then makes sense of what the sentence is. As a result you end up thinking about potatoes instead of ignoring it That's why NoFap is helpful only in the short run. It tells you to say NO, but what so you think of instead? I tell you I have been there. I was celibate for 2 years and many times I said no to seeing girls, no to wasting Veerya but after that period I relapsed. Instead I should have concentrated on Brahmacharya and devotion to my Ishta Devata. So, that's what I would like to say You may be married or single, but always have a greater goal in life that will eclipse your addiction and make you a better person. I am far from there, but you might be nearer, so don't give up at this point! All the best A wannabe Brahmachari
Awesome, didn't realise there was a forum inside the group! May I ask who is your ishta devata? Jay Ganesha Jay Sri Lakshmi Jay Saraswataye Namaha Jay Sri Hanuman Om Namo Narayanaya Jay Sri Dakshinamurtaye Namaha Hara Mahadeva!
The one variously known as Mahamaya, mother and Devi. The one who, if she will, can free me from the bondage of birth and death. Yet she keeps me here, so I can see her glories