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Awareness is awareness. It comes before all. Without awareness there is no thought. Even if that would not be the case its pointless to consider as you wouldn't be aware of the thought in the first place.

Some loud music, without lyrics or meaning. Might help you to stop thinking and just being present.

Life in a sense is attachment. You either enjoy or go live in a cave. Loves a illusion, but a nice one. Saying to yourself that you shouldnt have this xp is no different then the oposit.

@retardedhorse1 Keep doing that. Its normal.

How do you know you wont change your mind and opinion about set thing? Whats the weather going to be here at 4 pm in 48 years? You see why these questions are identical?

So you changed your opinion and your thoughts and have put the new ones on a pedestal and call them superior. Are you aware of this? We are programmed how we are programmed, and our programming gets updated with ever experience. Are you aware of the fact that you are asking others to validate your programming? What im kind of suggesting here is to push these limiting beliefs to the side and become aware of your ego. And then just do what ever makes you happy. What will make you happy? "Try and find out yourself" is the only reasonable answer to that question anyone can give you.

@Skrotus I am generalizing, and this is generally from the male perspective. I don't see jerking off and cumming as a problem. Our biology in a sense creates sexual energy that either needs to be released or demands attention. If you spend a minute or two jerking off and cum than that energy is released and you have no interest in watching porn. Unless you have other problems. Additionally you can do something what i call "jerk off meditation" (i know how that sounds , the ego has a strong opinion about this). Generally when we jerk off we look into our mind and play a nice movie and related to set sexual fantasy (same apply s to porn, except in a sense it requires less imagination). You imagine a hot woman giving you a BJ, etc. And ones you are done, well you are done. Its also possible to not think (imagine these things), and purely focus on the sensory experience. This focusing purely on the sensory experience and not on your mind is what i call the meditation part. As this posts subject is Nofap, i am not suggesting anyone to start jerking off if your happy denying yourself. However, being honest, is your mind spending more time mentally masturbating about this subject since you stopped the fiscal masturbating?

At the end its all illusion, and where living in it. So we might as well enjoy it. If you like doing something and it makes you happy, does it really matter if its a illusion? I realize that im not this person typing this message, but im not resisting. Without the restrictions of the mind (or at least less restrictions) you have so much more freedom to do what you want. Just let your ego lose on that idea and you will feel great. Will be a illusion do. Or go live in a cave .

@Martin123 Yep, and that's great . Just wanted to point that out (using my ego of course), even when we think its not there its just screwing with us and pretending not to be the ego if that makes sense. I find that video hilarious and sad at the same time. Have a preference over laughing do .

The ego still won. How?

Everything is a projection, sure you can create a concept and immerse yourself in it.

@Joel3102 Assuming porn is more of a problem then the jerking. You only watch porn when your horny, so a quick jerk in the shower every morning should make you less interested in porn. Maybe not the best answer, but it works.

Let this be a lesson to all. When you spend most of your life mentally masturbating you end up like that guy.

Hi Is the above is still valid? If so, homeostasis is a b*tch isn't it Nice to see you are making "progress", be skeptical do and do not let your mind/ego shove the whole experience in to a explanation. If that makes sense.

In a sense its all about attention. You are always aware. You are never not aware. Your attention just goes to your mind, and you are addicted to your mind, its a addiction stronger then heroin. When you are in the "awareness" state, simply do nothing. You will eventually start looking to the mind again since it tricks you. However, the more you do it, the more you in a sense become aware of its tricks (take this with a grain of salt, as language doesn't allow for a accurate explanation).

@DimmedBulb What do you do with the cold turkey after you buy it?

@Schuchti11 Why doing more suffer sitting? Instead of something else.

@Schuchti11 Might be a strange question: but why do you keep going?

@Barna Its is awareness seeing this world true the mind. You can not use the mind to see awareness. Hope that makes sense to you.

@Aamir King Considering that "enlightenment" is about dropping "attachments" the answer should be clear However placebos might have there affects.

@Alex K Saw that vid. He kind of makes me think of that guy from breaking bad before he lost his hair . As to the question. You are always awareness. Your mind (memory's, ego, etc) are so to say the glasses that your awareness is looking true.

@Nadie Make yourself a list of the pro and cons. And be honest with yourself. Dont relly on other people validating your opinion.

@GTITurbolover So thats a statement that you are enlightend ?

@Maximilian 40$ a month is a nice benefit.

@Alex K go watch adyashanti or mooji. easy to find on youtube. religion is not the way to enlightenment.