Hi All, I'm new to NoFap and wanted to know on the pitfalls of masturbating, as I'm trying to move my energies upwards ! I really would love any advice on how this effects effects me! Personally, I feel a slight reduction of energy! But could someone elucidate more on this? Anything more on transmuting ! From within I know, I should transmute my energies! But again please enlighten me more on the above! Thank you!
You know, your sexual energy is not something you can just take and transmute the way you like it. It is connected to unconscious processes. There certainly are certain spiritual practices to support you, though. For a while, I did some exercises from the book "Taoist Secrets of Love: Cultivating Male Sexual Energy" by Mantak Chia, but I must say these made me feel weird after a while, and judging from the Amazon reviews, I'm not the only one it seems. So, be careful with what you do and always listen to your gut feeling instead of just following something you heard or read somewhere. Never cease to be yourself, feel for yourself, think for yourself. In case you are coming right out of an addiction - or are still in it -, I agree that a reboot is the necessary first step to be taken. Personally, I don't claim to reach any spiritual goals anymore. Having a goal would mean I would have an idea where my journey is leading me, while I really don't have a single clue, like, seriously. Instead, I now like to think of sexual energy simply as creative energy - sex creates life, after all. Simply go and create something and you will transmute your energy that way. Be creative, create good relationships with people, create a business, create muscle by working out, create whatever you like. Make sure that the traces you leave in this world are something good. Do the reboot, but accompany it with taking up good habits. If you relapce your former bad habit of PMO - or whatever lead you here - with a good habit, this will give you the perseverance you need.
Hey! Thank you for the posting ! Really thoughtful and something I should ponder over! Well, to be honest what left me here was after 3-4 years of no PMO I came across something last December (2017) and I had this immediate urge to watch P*** and I did it .. since then I've been struggling with MO and also residues of watching porn has left a deep imprint on me(memory of it) and that leaves me insecure to browse through any website.. and please don't get discourage by my relapse you guys have been keeping it strong and I would say keep going!I feel like all I would need is a fresh start for around 3 months cause I know what I was before PMO (beautiful) and now I am really what say unhappy, almost guilty..
@Mahasamadhi, you already have been doing great, you can do it again! Most people here know that many relapse, eventually, but what are the options? Glad that you came here, I hope you find what you are looking for...