Thanos - 1500 days Non ejaculatory sex challenge

Day 6

That's my hunch. There's a great monk in the Thai Forest Tradition known as Ajahn Chah, not sure if you're heard of him? Anyway, he has a cool saying in line with your comments about detachment: “Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don't accept praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little you a will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace. ” And in my experience of life, there's ALWAYS more to let go of.

Dude, your father is either a good liar or a very advanced yogi. I have no reason to call him a liar (obviously because I don't know him) and this world can use some great examples, so let's call him a very advanced yogi. That's gangster man!

Love it!

1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.

Now we're getting to the really good stuff. Yes! Many people who are into SR make it a pseudo-religion, as if it's the ultimate goal up in the clouds with the gods. Rather, its just a means to a greater end. Your point is well taken because this practice is nested in a MUCH greater framework of spirituality, which involves journeying in the realm of consciousness. The realm of consciousness is FAR vaster than the realm of matter, and in fact, at the of the day EVERYTHING is consciousness/mind. So when you talk about going past the veil of appearances into a non-dual awareness, this to me is the correct orientation of our efforts.

The average person's waking state is largely internal nonsense - mental chatter, self-centered imagination, fantasy, ignorance, etc. The aim is break out of the box of individualism and to begin to see Reality such as it is and to then live compassionately. Now, these are all just words, but the words indicate a possible experience and a possible way of living. And that way of living is sexy.

Agreed, because this is not a mental thing, like theoretical knowledge. It's a deep understanding that goes beyond mental discourse. It's the difference between saying the apple is red, weighs such and such, is this many days old, etc. At some point you have to just taste the goddam apple!

I own that first book and it's amazing. Thanks for the other two, they'll make their way into my stupidly long reading list. You know that scene from movies where the guy unfurls the scroll in the king's palace? Sigh. Too many books to read, too little time!

Well said and thanks for your thoughts @modern milarepa.

 

Day 7

@modern milarepa, I don't connect emotionally with the idea of using those characters as milestones of achievement. If you don't mind I'm going to use my own system. I won't hijack this thread with my system, I'll just use it in my own journal but here's what I'm going with:

Day 10 - Heart Mountain, 2,135 m (7,005 ft)
Day 40 - Machu Picchu 2,430 m (7,970 ft)
Day 80 - Mount Olympus, 2,917 m (9,570 ft)
Day 120 - Mount Marmolada, 3,343 m (10,968 ft)
Day 160 - Mount Cheekha Dar, 3,611 m (11,847 ft)
Day 200 - Mount Fuji - standing 3,776 m (12,389 ft)
Day 240 - Mount Toubkal, 4,167 m (13,671 ft)
Day 280 - Mount Kea, 4,207 m (13,803 ft)
Day 320 - Mount Elbert, 4401 m (14,440 ft)
Day 365 (1Year) - Mount Rosa, 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
Day 455 - Sunset Peak, 4,745 m (15,568 ft)
Day 545 - Mount Vinicunca, 5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Day 635 - Bogda Peak, 5,445 m (17,864 ft)
Day 750 (Half Way) - Mount Damavand, 5,609 m (18,403 ft)
Day 820 - Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,895 m (19,341 ft)
Day 910 - Denali Peak, 6,190 m (20,310 ft)
Day 1095 (3 Years) - Mount Aconcagua, 6,960 m (22,837 ft)
Day 1185 - Mount Noshaq, 7,492 m (24,580 ft)
Day 1275 - Nanga Parbat, 8,126 m (26,660 ft)
Day 1500 - Mount Everest, 8,848 m (29,031 ft)

 

Day 10

"I never enjoyed a woman." Good practice. I tried it when gawking at a gorgeous waitress the other day.

 

Day 13

"If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities; in the expert's mind there are few." S. Suzuki

 

Day 15

Really good flow of energy these days. Combining SR with meditation/prayer, exercise, good eating habits and sufficient sleep is key for me. Discipline and light-heartedness are an excellent combination as well. Urges here and there but when you've done this long enough, you realize the urges are just a wave of agitated energy that will eventually subside, nothing to worry about.

how are you modern milarepa?

 

Great! Keep it up!

 

Day 25, SR

One things forsure, love making is way more enjoyable and lasts much longer when ejaculating isn't on your mind. Stay hard!