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View submission: The Truth about Semen Retention, Flatline and Trauma
Once I met a guy from South America who was celibate by choice because he wanted to reach enlightenment. Parahamsa Yogananda and Babaji were his heroes.
He practiced hatha yoga, kriyas, pranayama, kundalini yoga, you name it. Did he have an awesome flexibility doing yoga? Absolutely. Could you feel his energy? No. Was he enlightened? He even admitted he wasn’t. He was clearly stuck but kept thinking his semen retention and sadhana would help him get there. He got wet dreams from time to time and he was pissed about it. And had a big ego on top of that, often with a patronizing attitude to others. All I can think is that he for sure had and has a lot of unresolved traumas.
If I ever bumped into him, I will talk about TRE but I doubt he will listen to me.
Comment by Nadayogi at 30/10/2023 at 15:47 UTC
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I've met many people like that. Even a world famous hatha yoga teacher from Europe who has practiced hatha yoga with many teachers in India for over 40 years and yet had nothing to show for. At least he had the humility to admit that he hasn't yet reached samadhi.
When I confronted him about that and asked how could it be that he has never made any progress on the spiritual path he said that he's not worried about that and that he still has his next life to practice. I admired his dedication, but pitied him for his stubbornness that would lead him into a dead end.
Comment by WinterRespect1579 at 30/10/2023 at 08:51 UTC
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What a pleb