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Realization imo... 1)See ultimate reality/thru delusion/samsara 2)Get to the root of all problems/Vipassanā 3)Once u realise dont dwell on ur old ignorance 4)rid of duality 5)escape the cycle

You can do a million taoist "things" but if you dont have the tao in ur heart its useless

You become immortal when merging with the void. This cannot be explained in words

Its funny but i have the complete opposite view as the OP... Lao tzu said know the man, but keep the woman.... You cannot be complete in a total Yang fashion...the macho body builder guy who judges people and says ignorant things has little to no yin. The female overcomes the male, therefore yield and overcome. A pebble on the shore, is gradually broken down layer by layer from the tide

So your real motive is too be able to have sex everyday without getting tired?.....idk if TB is the best place for this solution

I have no scientific proof to back up my claims but i personally feel that the only effect of semen retention will be psychologically/emotionally not physical. I think you'd be more voulnurable to violent outburst or physical viloence if you dont know how to control yourslef mentally....my 2 cents

Agreed but sometimes you stumble on some interesting shows... i personally like a show called "survivor man" where a guy simply survives in baren landscapes by himself.

Hey TB's. I dont know how many of you have seen the 70's tv show "Kung-fu" with David Caradie(RIP) but i recently finished watching all three season and i must say it is very relevant, for tao in real life. The show is based on a half chinese/white boy named kwai chang caine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwai_Chang_Caine who studied as a shaolin monk. Here are a few samples of wisdom he recieves from his masters along the path. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJkhV5l5JU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THqSurkgb8c&feature=related

OP you should check out a movie called Equalibrium its pretty interesting. As for repressing emotions i think its best to not be swayed either way by them..simply see them as they are but dont get attatched to them. EX: you go on a roller coaster and you love the thrill, but instead of enjoying that moment you seek the next one..its an endless cycle that way..dont mistake pleasure for happiness/contentment.

I know exactly what u mean. Its not that theres more thoughts its just that you become aware of them. We as humans depend on external stimuli to keep us "awake". So when it ceases the ego or in buddhist terms "mahra" will throw everything but the kitchen sink at you to try and make u become "busy" again. So meditation will help see things for what they are, instead of the manifestations.

Im at my most content state when im listening to a rainstorm on rainymood.com and playing video games on mute

Hey TB's. I recently discovered some of Alan Watts audio series and i must say he has some very good insight and was before his time as most of his stuff was recorded in the 50's/60's. I was just wondering if any of you guys are familar with him and what your thoughts were. Heres some torrents of his u can download http://thepiratebay.org/search/alan%20watts/0/99/0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PLp_RX7Ow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UAv9tJ-fVA&feature=related

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