daodeedum Posted December 4, 2015 Alright where to begin... Ah, right, hello. My name is Mikias, pronounced Mik-ee-us . I'm 24 years old and currently living in Ethiopia but grew up in Canada and I'd like to tell you my daoist story. Here we go. I was going through some big life changes this last year and decided to get healthy. After quitting smoking, excessive drinking and drugs, I realized that I was still tired, unmotivated and unhappy. The only thing left was porn, and like many men who grew up in the age of high speed internet, I was a serious porn addict. So I did some reading and stumbled on Mantak Chia's books the Multi-O Man and Taoist Secrets. It made perfect sense to me, so I quit porn and started practicing solo-cultivation. More than any other change in my life, this was the most effective. The energy boost, the improved mood and general happiness was amazing. I was more social, extremely energetic and killing the gym. And after about the 10th day I would enter this euphoric state, where I was bursting with energy and always smiling. But, I got caught up in the multiple orgasm aspect of it cultivating for longer and longer periods until I go over the edge. I haven't been able to get past 14 days of cultivation without ejaculating. The temptation get's too strong, and alas, I'm too weak. The one bonus is that my PC muscle is tanky af from all my practice lol. And I've only been cultivating for a few months so maybe 14 days isn't a bad achievement. Anyway, now I want to take it more seriously. I'm hoping to go longer than 30 days, so I need to study and get more motivation to resist the temptation. I'm hoping this forum will have the information and insights to help me go past my current limit. I'm excited to join this forum and see what everyone else is working towards. - Mikias 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chang Posted December 4, 2015 Hello and welcome. Thank you for the detailed introduction. You are accepted and we are glad to have you as a member. You will find an abundance of information on the site regarding solo cultivation and associated subjects. Have a go using the search facility. Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of this Welcome page and take a look at the forum terms and rules. This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to ten posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Also, until you’ve posted fifteen times in the forums, you’ll be a “Junior Bum” with somewhat restricted access and will be allowed only two private messages per day. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, Chang and the TTB team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miffymog Posted December 4, 2015 A number of years ago I went through a similar process as you are going through now. In the end I decided to get off the roller coaster and stop trying retention. I was completely unable to manage the increased energy levels and although I loved the high it gave me, I hated the low after release. Also it is sometimes suggested that using the PC muscle to retain is actually using too much force in this practice. It is great that it's given you lots more energy and motivation, so it's probably not something you should quit, but the thing is, retention is a small part of a much larger practice (if used at all). Just focusing on this in terms of your energy work can lead to great variations in both your over all mood and energy levels, when more balance is probably better. Look to take up some other spiritual practices and don't count the days for how long you retain for. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyuo40 Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) As somoeone who is beginning jing cultivation I found this very helpful. Welcome to the community. Edited December 6, 2015 by tyuo40 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daodeedum Posted December 15, 2015 Look to take up some other spiritual practices and don't count the days for how long you retain for. Hey thanks for the insight! I'm going to expand my practices to include other aspects of Taoism. Your comment about balance really resonated with me, I think that's something I'm definitely missing on my journey so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
