Quote Originally Posted by WanderRA View Post
masturbation is purely a loss of energy, and love from a partner is energising itself. Its really the act of looking at porn and spending 20-30 mins masturbating thats the problem imo.
Right. I won't go into how porn actually isn't the problem for lack of space and time, but suffice to say there are no problems outside of us. We bring the gas and matches. But basically, yeah, porn is better left alone given the pull toward addiction for many.


While CFTraveler is correct in that there are benefits to releasing, I think the point has been made here before and stands:

We don't "have" energy. We are energy. Still, when we expend ourselves on behavior that reinforces the less noble "self" we can certainly wind up feeling vamped, but nothing is really "lost." My point is that masturbation is not "bad" and does not deplete one's natural energetic pool. You are the pool. The pool is you. And what appears to be the wise resolution to a problem often just isn't.

Simply put: if you can't do porn, don't do porn. But porn isn't the problem, nor is masturbation. I don't mean to sound condescending one tiny bit, but while forcing yourself to stop through will and effort and such might work, it's a tragic oversimplification. I would suggest looking into what you believe about porn and masturbation first. Belief forms reality.

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