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Originally Posted by javamannen2  Perhaps you could do a 30-day trial of celibacy, and see what happens to your level of energy? Really, you've got nothing to lose.
Some famous celibates:
Leonardo Da Vinci
Nikola Tesla
Sir Isaac Newton
Mahatma Gandhi |
I'm browsing through the site that you linked. It all makes very little sense to me. If you have another source for information on this sort of thing, it'd be much appreciated. Something that talks about the non-spiritual or non-religious effects of celibacy/abstinence.
If you could offer some sort of a model that links celibacy to the greatness of those people you linked? All you've done is shown correlation, I'm going to need some evidence of causation. Dani is shown an example of causation, where the greatness of those men (through having a strong purpose) led to their celibacy. I'd love to read some sort of causation that leads celibacy to greatness or great creativity.
In the interest of thoroughness, I will probably go beyond that and do a 30-day trial of no sexual activities (including masturbation). This'll have to be after I develop better control and awareness. I did something like this once (inadvertently) and I couldn't concentrate on anything, so I don't want to end up in that sort of situation.
I'll reply to the other wonderful posts later. Thank you all.
Edit: Erock, I'll look up that post and link it here. Thanks.
Dani, I see your point. I remember totally phasing out of the world when I was doing something I loved. I'll have to think a bit more about your points before I reply. Thank you, though.