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Anybody been initiated into any of Isha's practices and done them for a decent period of time, what is your experience of them, are they high level spiritual practices? Have you come across practices that are more effective than ishas? List of Isha practices Bhuta shuddhi, surya kriya, yogasanas, shambhavi mahamudra, shoonya, shakti chalana kriya

@Vagos gayatri mantra is always a good bet. Check out the divine lineage. They are the real deal high level spiritual practices, 5 elements mantra,s is their main practice and free on their website

I second that, great book if you are having issues with kundalini

@Leo Gura what practices are you doing at the minute?

@PurpleTree I wouldn't class that as bypassing, as it is life giving you no other option but to go down the spiritual path and wake up. That's what happened in my case. If suffering or the unwanted didnt exist you wouldn't put in effort to change things. But telling yourself the world doesnt exist or ignoring worldly problems instead of looking for genuine solutions I would class as bypassing. You need to take positive action to change things, spiritual practices is one way of doing it.

You dont have to do semen retention to awaken, but it will help. More of a good thing doesnt necessarily mean better. Ejaculationing once every 2 weeks works well for me. Excessive ejectionition will make waking up harder.

@Danioover9000 what is your experience with no fap? How long do you usually go for and what are the benifits ?

@Meta-Man what is behind your thinking when you say, dont try to force through any radical changes. What's the down side or problem with that ?

@Shiva99 do you think after a certain period of no fap, like 3 months just say, you stop getting extra benifits, or the longer you go the better it gets? Did going on long no fap streaks have any negative impact on your sleep, finding it hard to get to sleep? The longest I have gone is a month

There seems to be no drawbacks from your no fap from what you are saying, so y not stick with it. Or have more of a balance, fap once every 2 weeks or once a month. Seman retention is a good thing, but more of a good thing doesnt necessarily mean better.

Chanting certain mantras is the most effective spiritual practice I have came across. Try this one, shakti gayatri ōṃ aiṃ aiṃ aiṃ klīṃ klīṃ klīṃ sauṃ
 sauṃ sauṃ (ōṃ) bhur bhuva suvaḥa tat savitur varēnyaṃ bhargo devasya dhimaḥi dhiyoyo naha prachodayat

It's not necessary, but it helps. I had a kundalini awakening while masturbating every day, but am doing seman retention now, as it helps with spiritual transformation.

@Dodo how long do you retain your seman for, and does it have any negative impact on your sleep?

Psychedelics are effective, if you want to do them you should. Although in my experience I have found kriya yoga or chanting certain mantras to be more effective than psychedelics. But psychedelics will get you further than meditation or self inquiry

Can you share some of the practices?

@Kshantivadin how has it affected your sleep? Some people report finding it hard to get to sleep, because of too much energy and mind racing

Seman retention is one of the best things you can do to increase energy and confidence, that's a fact. And is necessary for spiritual transformation, to transform your body into divine energy. @Chumbimba does going on long semen retention streaks negatively effect your sleep at all, like finding it hard to get to sleep from too Much energy or whatever.

@Matteovery effective, felt like I was tripping when chanting. After doing it for a few weeks I had a kundilini awakening and my energy got out of control so I stopped. But their practices are the real deal, worth checking out at least.

@Matteomaybe check out the divine leniage, their main 5 elements practice is free on their website. It's chanting a mantra with a ritual around it. I found it to be more effective than rasa or psyches

@Dumuzzi I'm not sure how high it's gone. I think it has pierced all the chakras, but not sure, I feel energy all over my body, and I always have a high sensation in my mouth and jaw area

@Dumuzzi thanks. I have had kundalini for the past 7 months. The main problem it causes me is severe insomnia, the energy comes on strongly during the AM

@Dumuzzi how do you connect with the goddess, what is your process to connect with her? or what is the best way to receive guidence from her do you think?

@Michael Paul I have had kundalini for the last 7 months. The main difficulty with it is severe insomnia. What's your opinion on masturbating when you have kundalini to help with symptoms, do it regularly or preserve your seman?

@Iksander I have the same problem. Having a cold shower calms down the energy for a few hours for me. Going on long walks helps too

I have alot of high energy flowing through me the past few weeks, might be kundalini i dont know. i feel like im on a mild dose of 5meo all the time. but its giving me chronic insomnia. anybody have any experience with this or know how to calm the energy down?