Anabhogya-Carya

Law is subjective. Sex "offenders" are only offenders because society deems it so, not because of an objective standard. Society have existed in the past were things like pedestry and lust murder (in ritual) were practiced, normal, accepted and ingrained into the social fabric. There is nothing inherently wrong with it. Governments of the future could make heterosexual relationships illegal for all I know... If people with your opinion are in charge the majority of us would get castrated and lobotomized.

What population drugging place do you live in?

Why is a religion not a way of life?

i am immortal.

Same thing I believe. Read the "Dhamapada" and the "Tao of Pooh" (my personal suggestion, some of the more religious or alchemicically minded folk may not suggest it. It is an interesting and wonderfully written take on philosophical and practical Taoism and Winnie the Pooh. It does leave out some things). Also, "Buddhism- A way of life and thought" by Nancy Wilson Ross is a good survey.

What conclusions has your pondering brought you to that made you unsure of them being ways of life?

Hip, Consumable Taoism... sad

Idleness

this is here because I wished to remove what I posted after thinking about it

You are advocating retrograde ejaculation, sending your semem into you bladder where it is destroyed by acidic urine. This can cause infertilty and you still orgasm (early comments discussed how it was the draining feeling of an orgasm that must be avoided). You are drained and the semem dies. Also, Semem does not travel up your spine and into your brain if you induce retrograde ejaculation.... nor if you do anything for that matter.

I am not an expert on this subject, but I do know that Qi and the meridian system of traditional medicine are at odds with modern (western) science. This article http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm (while outdated as it states) is a good outline of the western biological study of acupuncture. But there may be something to it after all. And I must ask, why would you want to do acupunture on other mammals or a lobster...? What purpose would that serve.

Hi I am new to this forum. I discovered this purely by chance and after reading some of the discussions I am glad I did. Taoism and Relgion in general is a topic of passion for me and I look forward to participating.

I think that the idea of a lose of Jing from ejaculation is due to a lack of knowledge about the nature of semen. For things like blood, I can understand the connection (lose your blood and you die). Abstaining or attempting to defeat basic desires, is something different than retaining semem. No sex or masturbation will ensure no "lose" of semem, but the practice of purposefully retaining it while practicipating in sex or masturbation is not only unhealthy but based on an misconception that it is detrimental (physically and spiritually) to have semen exit the body. I am also interested in Taoism from a philsophical and psychological standpoint, which may cause me to be biased to mystical benefit any taoist alchemy or sexual practice. Perhaps I was to harsh in my initial statement about superstition. But I maintain that it is outdated. As you can see above, I support your first statement. You are assuming that spiritual contentedness is not a desire? I see post-ejaculation more as a state of relexation not depeletion. Again, I recind the comment about superstition.

An outdated and superstitious practice. Semen dies and is regenerated everyday.

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