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It is important to emphasize that adherence to cosmic law is necessary despite the overarching value of grace. Cosmic laws govern universal operations on macrocosmic and microcosmic levels and must be obeyed to optimize collective function and individual growth.

Unfortunately, ignorance of these laws—and some are exceedingly subtle—brings undesirable consequences. Given the intricacy of this system, it can be daunting for humans always to know how to behave. So we are gifted with a feedback system to keep us on track: karma, the law of cause and effect. Though an Eastern term, karma is a universal precept referred to in Western scripture in passages such as, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

Harmony reigns when we heed cosmic law; suffering ensues when we do not. Universal operations are mathematically precise, exacting, and impartial, yet ever fair. It is human shortsightedness that fails to perceive causative factors behind the mysterious circumstances we experience and, usually, decry.

Knowing we are measured by a system of infallible divine assessment can help us cease externalizing blame for unwelcome events and prompt the mending of self-created fates by altering trends of thought and deeds that initiate or perpetuate outcomes. No one can be blamed for our circumstances; we alone are accountable.

Let me explain what I feel on this journey with an analogy.

The deepest parts of yourself don’t come out when you are in chaos. Not when you are scrolling on the phone, or when you are worried about that exam, or when you are rushing your life.

These parts of you are already burdened, what is needed is unburdening.

What is needed is flow. And a bus journey is a perfect example for that. Look out the window, you can see people walking, farms, cows, trees, clouds and vehicles. The bumps on the road signify the obstacles in our day-to-day lives. But eventually, life goes on smoothly again.

Let your mind go wherever it wants to. Just observe. It goes on rambling for a while, but then it goes silent. That is when the magic happens. It is exactly in these moments that you can have the most “authentic” thoughts of your life. This is when your “true” self expresses itself. You find that you also let go of any grudges you have on anyone in these kind of moments.

One day, while I was on the Bus, I was looking at the blue sky and the fluffy clouds, just admiring them. And then I suddenly teared up, feeling a deep connection with God, and also the gratitude that simple things like these exist, and can make living a truly wonderful experience.

And that is truly the essence of Brahmacharya/pure retention for me, I think. It gives me the ability to feel my emotions deeply, in a way that other people can’t.

This is what you need in life. It is the ability to finish your thoughts in your mind. To let them fully form into a concept that can be useful for you. Social media robs that possibility for you.

One day, I was just looking at a window in my home, and the sunlight was flooding through it. I started having this nostalgic feeling as if I was looking through the eyes of my younger self. I could also exactly point out when I had felt like that in my childhood.

”It was in my 8th standard,” I thought to myself, and smiled the brightest smile ever.

With this practice, you can have a young soul in an old body.

To put things simply, it does really feel like time travel.

Let the child-like wonder thrive!

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The thing that not most people talk about in this sub is how after a long time retaining, you start to feel the energy throughout your spine. This energy starts from your legs, goes through your perineum, and flows through your spine.

I was sleeping in my bed this morning. I woke up at around 5:30 AM and I could feel this "protective" energy in my spine. It feels soo relaxing. When you stretch your whole body the feeling is intensified too.

When I sit at the table in the morning and start reading something with a cup of milk, man.. I can feel that lightning bolt around my spine. If someone asks me why I do SR, I will say that it is mainly to feel this raw energy in my spine.

Now, imagine what would happen if a martial artist took advantage of this energy and uses all of it in a kick. Bro, the opponent is gonna fall for sure.

What was surprising about this feeling is that it persisted even while I was suffering from a really bad fever recently. It made me feel excited and kinda jittery which I liked lol.

The woman attraction thing still works for me. I have just arrived home from a grocery shop. There was a woman there sitting blocking the path I was walking. While she moved and gave me the way, she smiled at me and was blushing. I smiled and asked, "What happened?" She didn't answer because I think she didn't hear me. I was speaking in a very low tone.

Crazy stuff nonetheless.

This is the story of my best friend on SR. He was on 150 days or something like that. Met a girl in the church and they started having sex like crazy. He told me that they had sex 110 times in a span of 2-3 months. He was jacked before. He used to go to the gym too. His glow was gone after that. His face was fair before. Now he started looking dark to me. His energy while he was conversing with us was off. I noticed it and explained about the bad luck effect after relapse.

His family was going through a lot of hardships when he started having sex with that girl. His father had a fracture in his hand, started facing issues with kidney stones and also one day when he found out about him hanging out with this girl, he started facing blood pressure issues and got admitted in hospital.

Meanwhile, this girl was getting healthier. Her parents are not good people and they didn't take care of her. But now my friend did. He said to me that before their relationship she was underweight and looked very weak. After he had a lot of sex with her, she gained weight. She started looking better too.

I also remember one time he told me that she felt "really happy" after they did the deed.

So, yeah they gain a lot of energy from you, whereas you end up becoming a loser. The same thing applies to your wives. If she doesn't have a spiritual energy of her own, you are doomed bro.

There's a reason why the ancient scriptures limit sexual activity only for the purpose of bearing children.

Me and my friends who are on SR talk about the feeling of "floating in the air", "feeling as light as a cotton ball" etc. That feeling you get when you are riding on a bike with your friends on a sunny day... No amount of sex or women attraction can match that. I'm on 222 days rn and that feeling has come back just like a week ago. You guys might think why did it take so long. I think it has to do with clearing the bad karma from relapsing. That's why most people don't get the benefits so fast because they have to clear the karma first.

If you remember, Rin had mentioned about this perspective in one of his deleted videos. Even at day 70 or something, he was facing bad luck from his previous relapse. This is how it works for me though.

Benefits:-

1. Me and my best friend who is on SR saw the milky way for the first time in our lives recently. It's monsoon where we live and the clouds are annoying. But on that day, it felt like the stars aligned. We went to a place where there was very less light pollution and the clouds magically cleared up. I haven't seen that kind of starry sky in years in my life. Last time was in my childhood.

I attribute this to SR definitely, because if I had been jerking off, I am very certain that I wouldn't have seen it. Me and my friend had always wanted to see the Milky way. He used to say, "If I see it, I can finally die peacefully." It's almost like the universe listens to our requests on SR. Me and my friend reflected on this and I said, "God made it happen for us." This kind of thing happening in the monsoon season is a rarity, isn't it?

2. You grow out of things on SR. Your inner conscience says what you have to do next. I have been thinking about quitting Instagram lately, and I finally did it. I was like, "Let's reflect on what addictions I have overcome." 1) Porn, check. 2) Masturbation, check 3) Snapchat, check. The only thing that was left in my life that has been distracting me was Instagram reels.

In my free time I'm journaling my emotions and it's really fun. You can buy a pocket notebook and fill it with useful quotes that you like. You can reflect on them later in life too. Watch "ParkNotes" Youtube channel. It will definitely help you in this regard.

Bad shit that happens when you relapse:-

Days after relapsing, my spine starts to shake when I try to sit down. If I try to take hold of a water bottle on my dining table, my hands tremble. This has happened to my friends too. You feel like your spine is hollow. Your knees start to hurt. Retain for a month or two, and notice how this shit stops happening. It's really weird, when you use your observation skills on SR you can spot the disadvantages very easily. You need to have a calm mind though. Meditation is a must for me and I do it every day for 15 minutes in the morning.

About urges:- The only urge that I have felt recently was to make female friends. That's the reason why I deleted social media. Even if I talk with them, I feel like, "What am I doing with my life?" It just doesn't feel right. It feels lustful to me.

I wrote this sentence in my journal just yesterday as I was chasing these "friendships" on Instagram:- "Friendships are not meant for seeking novelty. They are meant for building long lasting, meaningful connections."

I don't have any urges to watch porn or masturbate. Like, literally not even one moment of urge. I guess I won guys. I'll go for as long as I can and I am confident that I am not going to relapse. If I do, it's only going to be with my wife. If I don't marry, I am gonna be celibate for life.

When I was quitting porn completely about 2 years ago, something really weird happened. I remember that day very clearly. I was reading this book, "Easy peasy way to quit porn". Due to my healthy habits like helping people psychologically through my posts on Instagram, meditation and journaling, my lust had decreased a lot. That day, when I was reading that book, I realized, "I'm finally free, It's so easy to quit this shit bro." I was on cloud nine.

That very night, I had a nightmare. Maybe night terror would be a more accurate way to put it. There was this ugly looking monster coming towards me. It screamed in my face and I waked up, drenched in sweat.

I knew by then that spiritual attacks were real. Every time you relapse, you repent and start this journey again, notice how your dreams change around the day 20 or 21 mark. They become intensely sexual in nature and they have this HD 1080p quality. It's almost like these lower entities are projecting these videos/dreams onto your retina or your brain. I know deep in my heart that those dreams are not produced by my brain. I'm not this lustful. When you are on this journey, you develop a lot of intuition.

I would see a lot of blood, killing related themes in my dreams. Sometimes I would see my loved ones die. The attacks are real guys.

Now, recently my conscience has been telling me to quit Instagram. I started a mental health page in 2023. But when I scroll, in every other reel I see half naked women. The immodesty runs our society now. I can only imagine how Instagram is going to be in 2050. Have you observed how shitty it has gotten? It wasn't this bad in 2019.

So, anyways, back to the story. There have been two instances when I tried to quit Instagram. After both of those attempts, I got attacked in dreams. In one dream, I was attacked by a killer with a knife. In the next one, I don't want to say it, but lets just say I was behaving in an inappropriate manner with my own family member.

The same thing happened to my friend who is on this journey with me. We were riding on his bike in our hometown, discussing about SR. He said I have been dreaming weird things. I said like what? He said, "I can't even say it." I said, "Did you see your family members in your dreams in a sexual way?" since I had already experienced it. He said, "Yeah literally man. It's so sick." I said to him it was a spiritual attack. He agreed.

If you get these type of dreams. Don't worry. It's not in you. It's not in your nature.

I'm on day 211 now, quit social media guys. Mainly, Instagram. I'm never looking back again. They are pushing this sexual shit on us in shows, reels, notifications, and even Instagram stories. These accounts with weird sexual profile photos are watching my stories.

One more tip, I have understood the mechanism behind fasting. Whenever I felt hungry, I get this feeling of doing more productive things like reading more chapters in books etc. Hunger is also a form of energy. Use it. Don't starve yourself. This has to be done in moderation.

I have an 8 inch dob (Explore scientific). It's f/5.9. Yesterday, I was seeing the M7 star cluster for the first time. I enjoyed the view, but I noticed that the stars around the periphery weren't pinpoint.

So, should I buy a paracorr or investing money to buy a good 2 inch wide angle eyepiece would be the wise decision?

Please give me some specific recommendations on which brand to buy too.

Saw these two for the first time with my Explore scientific 8 inch Dob.

1. The first thing I did was find a 3rd magnitude star called "Fuyue" in Scorpius. It is located just to the left of Shaula. When I was seeing it with my Orion 20mm eyepiece, I saw a faint smudge just beside Fuyue. It's soo close that you can see both of them in the same field of view. At first I thought it was just my eye floater or something, but then I switched to a 2x barlow and a 7mm eyepiece. It was a circular smudge but there was also a white star beside it. If I'm not wrong, it might be HD 161948 (10 mag).

2. To find M7 all you have to do first is find Fuyue and center it in a >=20mm eyepiece. Then move your dob to the left in the azimuth a little bit and then glide your dob along the altitude. You'll most likely find it easily. It's a jewel.

I asked my mother to take a peek. She said that she could see 5 stars in a straight line within the cluster. I was like, wait a minute, I couldn't quite make that observation. I looked at it again, and yes, there are 5 stars right in the middle of the cluster in a straight line. It was a stunning view.

This also made me consider buying a coma corrector, because although the view was really good, even at f/5.9 I could notice that the stars at the periphery weren't pinpoint.

So, you guys got any recommendations for coma correctors for an 8 inch Dob? Or saving up for a Wide field of view 2 inch eyepiece is a better thing to do?