by VeryGnawty » May 28th, 2007, 2:39 am
[quote="saffronsaffy69":7/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/ibe624f]Realisation... It's a great thing, isn't it?[/quote:7/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/ibe624f]
Wisdom is even better.
[quote:7/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/ibe624f]As for the masturbation - that is more like a drug addiction given the feelings of pleasure that are associated with it. Today, I aim to stop doing this, as well. [/quote:7/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/ibe624f]
Slow the rolls there, guy. If you plan to stop masturbating solely for the reason that you fear the condition that it brings, you have already ensured your failure.
I've been everything from autogynephilic to asexual, and I can tell you now that each sexual experience (or lack thereof) brings with it its own trials. Don't go thinking that your life will be all rosy if you give up masturbation, 'cause it won't.
Let me tell you a story. It is a story of a young VeryGnawty who, in an effort to rid himself of madness, chose to give up sexuality rather than embrace his kinkyness. And so, by stubborn willpower alone, he changed his life day by day. And over a period of time, he was able to eliminate the habits that led to masturbation. Indeed, he was able to eliminate even the thought of sex. So powerful was he that, indeed, he was able to shift his entire perspective on reality and the human body, such that sex or gender didn't even matter. And so the mighty VeryGnawty was beyond transgenderism, beyond the enslavement of sexual thoughts.
But what the young lad didn't know was that you can only run from your subconscious for so long. The reason you desire an experience is because you have something to gain from it, something to learn. And so my madness was replaced by another type of madness. So non-attached had I become to reality, that I became obsessed with non-attachment. And so one obsession replaced another. I filled my mind with ways of leaving this reality. I sought to make my reality a dream. And to that degree I have also succeeded. But that experience has also brought much hardship. And some things, once learned, can never be forgotten.
Over time I have become a different person. Always learning, always evolving. But in my meditations, I have learned the true meaning of desire. My actions have brought me to a different path now. But I can tell you without a doubt that, had I had the knowledge I do now, I would have done everything differently. I would have followed my passion through to the end.
I have the ability to choose, and to be free of it now. But I also have the feeling of having missed out on a great experience, as difficult as it may have been. And so, I have learned to live and pursue my old desires in a more rational way. In a sense, I have come full circle, albeit a lot wiser this time around.
What I'm trying to say is that this so-called freedom or enlightenment isn't what you think it is. For when you are free to choose, what will you choose? If you think you are full of madness now, just imagine how you will be when you are free to choose your own madness. When you have gained true mastery over your desire, you will realize as I did why the desire is there. And you will come to see that a desire is worth pursuing, regardless of how much social anguish it may bring. It is the fundamental nature of life. Anyone who denies it will only bring themselves torment. I know. I've been there. I know it's not just metaphysical jibe. If you don't believe me, study your desire. Start to see it from a more detached perspective. You may surprise yourself.
Ponder this. Decide what you really want. And then do it.