BlessedLion

Respect yourself more, and build other things in your life so you don’t even notice when someone doesn’t answer your question

That’s so lame

I usually don’t read posts this long but this was absolutely fascinating and it flew by. You sound so much like myself. Thanks for sharing and writing so beautifully! I also have a strong narrative and beat the shit out of myself when I watch porn. But I will disagree with you a bit. It seems like you submitted to the addiction when you know it’s still kinda fucked up. But I also think the level it fucks you up is totally dependent on the type of porn you are watching. Here is my chart 1. Soft porn, no genitals showing, just a girl in a cute outfit 4. Lesbian Porn 6. Amateur Porn but like a couple having loving sex 8. Stepmom/Stepbrother 10. Abusive, Dominating, Fetish, Punishment Basically if you jerk off to images of a cute girl in a bikini shaking her ass you probably won’t feel that bad. But it escalates very rapidly to hard core stuff which actually fucks you up spiritually and emotionally. I’m convinced. I think it’s cool you eased the brakes on yourself. But man, don’t let the porn win… just my take. I also struggle with this heavily

Solid advice!

I think Leo is absolutely right on this video. I notice when I’m alone I become so much happier, connected and alive, and much smarter as well. Recently I was in Los Angeles and I got depressed because the people I was around were just partying and melted into comfort. There was no drive for consciousness or awareness or even being a better person. It started giving me massive anxiety. I realized I would’ve been much better off just alone and reading the whole time. Maybe that’s just me though. I can also appreciate the social game and I’m actually quite good at it, not amazing, but I can work around a conversation and hook up with girls and stuff. I just find being alone more enjoyable and authentic. That said, I think there is a specific level of beauty and connection you can only tap into from socializing that you just can’t get alone. And when life gets tough you want people who are loyal around

Jeez. I need to do 5 MeO, so much of my practice is dedicated to emotional mastery/healing

@Leo Gura In the solopsism video you mention that everyone else and their experiences are being imagined. Which I totally agree with, it’s pretty obvious actually that any idea I have of what another is experiencing is imagined in my “mind” through language, assumption, and patterns. I am projecting that onto them. But in Infinity of Gods you mention that it’s possible there are other Gods who are all playing this game on earth. Therefore, other minds, other experiences, literally. Can you please help me to understand this better? Would you discount the statements made in Solopsism then? Thanks

I think people are free to appreciate whatever they find beautiful. I find porn to be very relaxing and heart opening at times. But at the same time busting a load makes me lose focus energy and passion. It’s just a fact, it’s a bad equation for me. Overall porn is fucking men up in a deep way

You literally must be the only person who thinks this. The real travesty is men, very young and impressionable men, giving away their sexual power to an industry that exploits and abuses women. So many men have problems with social anxiety , dating, ED, and self esteem because of this shit. It’s causing much more harm than good

Great point. Right now I have no interest in settling down so maybe it’s just more fun. But I feel like I’d need an exciting woman no matter what

So it’s like that example where it’s the same consciousness living through different avatars and it can only be done one at a time? I might need to sit with this one a bit longer. It isn’t really clicking..

If porn didn’t have detrimental effects of my motivation, happiness, and life, I would fucking love to watch it daily. But I’ve gathered far too much evidence proving that it’s a horrible habit and robbing me of potential and joy

@Leo Gura Totally disagree. OP is clearly stating this is an issue and addiction for him and it’s ruining his life. Just look at all the articles on the damaging effects of porn on the brain, but I would also say the spirit. Also there’s tons of proof and spiritual traditions that use the retaining of semen for higher energy and motivation. When you REALLY quit watching porn and hold in your semen it enchances life vividly and you get much better at game. Porn causes ED

Yeah. I wrote this right after it happened so I was kind of riled up. Glad I let it go, she’s not a cu**, I’m sure.

I was having a awesome night out gaming and I approached this one girl who like aggresively shoved my arm as she stormed off. It took me by surprise because it was so aggressive and I didn’t even do anything I was just saying hi. What do you guys do when this happens? Part of me wanted to go up to her and confront her about it like “is there a reason you had to push me?” But I just let it go as I didn’t want confrontation. But it was such bullshit what a cu** honestly

Totally agree with @Hello from Russia I love my crazy chicks. They make life way more fun and exciting.

I did this but in Rio because I love Latin/Brazilian women. 5 babes in one month.

What a shitty , stupid judgement. Spiritual circles have some of the most heart opened people I’ve ever met. And they are no less broken than the deluded idiots in society who just get fucked up on drugs and distraction their whole lives. What constitutes an unbroken normal person for you? I agree with Leo, the top notch babes are going to be in Yoga studios. Insanely nice bodies, healthy, they don’t get fucked up, are spiritual, usually nice and sweet and very in touch with their femininity

Praying helps, as much as you “dislike” God, maybe God wants to save you and you won’t allow it. What if you prayed?

I agree. There is deep meaning in reality. People that sit around all nihilistic about reality being meaningless are idiots. Just look at your hands! You’re alive? !

Porn literally crumbles your soul and mind slowly day by day. It’s a slow burn. I’ve been trying to beat porn addiction for 7 years and finally stopped. I still fall back but when I relapse it’s to YouTube videos so much softer than the beast that’s pornhub

Ralston blows my mind, I’m on his third book right now and I had an awakening sober from reading the first 20% of it. It’s not like any other books you read, it’s like he gets inside your consciousness and wakes you up. It’s almost like a workbook or something. Id be so interested to see what his psychedelic trips are like. But honestly probably not too much changes. Dude is so fucking conscious

I once took mushrooms and was shown how reality is a hallucination and woke up to God, another guy with me took the same dose and said all he saw was blackness for 3 hours and he was just anxious… This is a great question I have wondered about myself. What’s confusing about your situation is that your bf and you both watched Leo’s videos and are open to the ideas of God and for me, that’s what I think sets that ground for an awakening on psychedelics. I also think dosage matters, but I’m going to be old school with it and state that it is a karmic and spiritual matter. You are only shown what you are ready for and what the universe/God wants you to see Even when speaking about Enlightenment Ralston and Hawkins and many other great teachers say that “it is revealed to you, there’s nothing you do to create it” TLDR; It’s up to God and your spiritual karma

How long you been doing it?

Meditate, Integrate your trips. Live a life in line with what your trips tell you.