mantis

dumpster diving.... ?

i'll be going, let's come on and talk.

haha, my friend, celibacy never gets easier. i am on my 43rd day and still thoughts of sexual activity arise, just don't listen to them there is one thing we must remember, we are unperfect, we are unbalanced, and in order to become perfect and balanced you must sacrifice. looking for a path that matches what you like is a terrible error, if you where right why aren't you enlightened?

to those saying start a new thread... a lot of people do... and the same day they go on to the 2nd-3rd page because all people want to do is discuss kunlun

i guess i'm the grandfather of the tao bums coming in at 17 years old haha augustleo, the best advice i give to you is to realize you don't have a cup

what is so mind boggling about this enlightenment is when your subconscious mind becomes the conscious mind in other words, you see without your mind

my friend the skeptic will always find a way to support what he believes, even if he is terribly mistaken. you cite some old texts in the desert which mind you, are not to be taken literally or understood with the intellectual mind and tell me with this ferocious tenacity that gnostics use magic mushrooms as the source of their knowledge? i will tell you this, you will always be able to fill your mind with theories and ideas, but do you really know anything oolong? i don't believe anything, i experience it myself, viewing the truth without the aid of sunglasses.

i believe that is absolutely positively wrong. gnosis has always condemned drug use. mushroom stem penetrating the cap... i don't think so man.

gnosis means knowledge, not of an intellectual type but rather what i'd say experiential knowledge.

you will find all you need to know about moment to moment meditation here. nothing else has to be said

001. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem (K. 626) - Lacrimosa.mp3

http://www.martialartsmart.net/prjt001.html

i really ought to stay away from this thread... lol but yes mal, it is everywhere. you will find on tv all of the women's clothing is sexually provocative and the way they behave is all sex-driven to. the world is ran by sex, lol.

thanks for the support, i'm only 69 days away (LOL !!)

now i see why you can't do the 100 days, LOL

don't give up retention - sleeping naked will allow the phallus direct contact with your bed, any rubbing will provide excitation. as long as you transmute (ham-sa) and keep your mind pure and eliminate anger and negative emotions you will be fine.

just try sleeping on your side one night, if sleeping on the left doesn't feel comfortable go to the right; one will feel better than the other. if it feels unnatural just focus on your breathing and you'll fall asleep... don't be surprised if you wake up on your belly or in a weird position though lol, it takes time.

Retention Thread always avoid sleeping on your stomach limit red meat, eggs, fish, and garlic.

my lower back pain is gone and no, i did not spill. i have been doing the hatha yoga asana's every night before sleep, i think they are of immense value.. i also take cold showers, a good shock to the system and good for blood circulation. not the feel-yourself-in cold showers, no no my friend, haha; you have to dive in! now i at times have upper back pain which i would say is better than lower, who knows, one day i might have head pain, lol!

i thank you for your concern but i don't really think that's the case.. i have had back pain for a while, it's usually a come and go type of thing. when i got sick was after a cold front, and i assume was from the drop in the weather from 80s to 50s. i checked out some of the symptoms for prostatitis and i don't appear to have a single one... some included pain while sitting, pain after ejaculation, low libido, sexual dysfunction, there's a ton of them that i don't qualify for. thanks though, it shows a true family like value to this forum; i am then again 17 and don't think prostate problems happen just yet. for all of those following up on this thread, today is my one month of retention, woo.

sounds like you've really found yourself, congratulations. by the way, how is the 100 days coming along?

ah i know i was simply using it as an allegory; people too often forget that they are their own greatest instructor.

you can almost see it in their faces "the buddha has died! what will i do!? who will i follow!?"

pranayama will transmute the sexual energies slowly. here is a method i use. Ham Sa Pranayama. trunk, i have not known how to reply to you and thus you might have noticed my ignoring of your replies; i now do, thank you. i realize now in vivid colors you are doing the same as i - trying to inform and help. if you can not afford a vibration platform you can buy a vibration massager for roughly $20 at wal-mart. i have one that i got for christmas but it wasn't asked for this purpose, rather some persistent lower back pain that has troubled me (which you can attribute to retention, it may or may not be the cause). this thread is turning out just as i wished it had, a display of information for those who wish to learn can, acknowledging everything in between.