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The effect of porn on young impressionable minds... short thread.
A few years ago, a friend wanted me to advise a few of his friends in 14-17 age group as they were facing problems after significant watching of porn.
Questions I was asked:
1. How to stop addiction?
2. How to stop thinking?
3. How to stop objectification of women afterwards?
Questions I was asked:
1. How to stop addiction?
2. How to stop thinking?
3. How to stop objectification of women afterwards?
So... here are some of the things I said:
1. If you can and ...... unfortunately most can’t, then I advise that do NOT get into the habit of watching porn.
A significant number of those boys were addicted from a young age.
What happens to your brain/mind/thought process?
1. If you can and ...... unfortunately most can’t, then I advise that do NOT get into the habit of watching porn.
A significant number of those boys were addicted from a young age.
What happens to your brain/mind/thought process?
The entire idea of Dharma comes from restraint.
Restraint and the building up of restraint requires that the image or the thought process is not present.
BUT... if those are present and easily available and accessible THEN... the mind remembers and keeps trying to remember that.
Restraint and the building up of restraint requires that the image or the thought process is not present.
BUT... if those are present and easily available and accessible THEN... the mind remembers and keeps trying to remember that.
The entirety of Yoga is actually a mental process.
You cannot separate the mental process from the physical effect.
People keep doing the physical (asana) BUT very few realise that unless the mental effort is present ... the physical won’t manifest at all.
You cannot separate the mental process from the physical effect.
People keep doing the physical (asana) BUT very few realise that unless the mental effort is present ... the physical won’t manifest at all.
So, the first line of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras is
“Yogaschittivrittinirodhah”
Yes?
Why is “Nirodahah” used?
Why not “Vinashaha”?
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“Yogaschittivrittinirodhah”
Yes?
Why is “Nirodahah” used?
Why not “Vinashaha”?
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What is “Nirodahah”?
Why is there a root “dahah “ present in it?
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Why is it important for there to be stoppage of Chitta Vrittis?
What is the effect of something like porn on the Chitta Vrittis?
You understand?
Why is there a root “dahah “ present in it?
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Why is it important for there to be stoppage of Chitta Vrittis?
What is the effect of something like porn on the Chitta Vrittis?
You understand?
Now... the mind which can go inwards... but in this age, is being continually manipulated by the media... especially by the rampant sexualisation of the images ... this mind is being overtly manipulated to go outwards and seek more images...
How to control this mind?
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How to control this mind?
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If you ever get into some statistical analysis of porn..you will find that a significant percentage even upto 70-80% is subtle or overtly violent towards women.... AND (how foolish can internet providers be) they are showing the women enjoying that.
What do you think will happen?
What do you think will happen?
So, the potential that young impressionable minds ( including most men are f********g immature till they reach their late twenties let’s face it)...
will think what?
What will their attitude to women be?
What do you think they will be constantly downloading in their minds?
will think what?
What will their attitude to women be?
What do you think they will be constantly downloading in their minds?
Hence the following will happen:
1. Severe objectification of women.
2. Increasing Percentage of cases of violence towards women.
3. Zero productivity because all the time is being spent on visualisation of those women and those role models.
4. Sexual violence towards women.
1. Severe objectification of women.
2. Increasing Percentage of cases of violence towards women.
3. Zero productivity because all the time is being spent on visualisation of those women and those role models.
4. Sexual violence towards women.
Since they wanted rituals, I gave them that method:
There are ways and means in our rituals to reduce these things in individual cases.
I taught a few of them Ganapati homa and advised a particular bali to Bhairav and his ganas followed by some meditative practises.
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There are ways and means in our rituals to reduce these things in individual cases.
I taught a few of them Ganapati homa and advised a particular bali to Bhairav and his ganas followed by some meditative practises.
#Yoga
Why homa?
What is the effect of homa in calming the mind and occupying the mind space?
Why fire is so effective in reducing dependency on the outside and promotes harmony of the mind?
This is a short DIY procedure:
What is the effect of homa in calming the mind and occupying the mind space?
Why fire is so effective in reducing dependency on the outside and promotes harmony of the mind?
This is a short DIY procedure:
Who is #Ganesha ?
What is the power of this deity in reducing dependency on the external and going towards the internal?
That’s here:
What is the power of this deity in reducing dependency on the external and going towards the internal?
That’s here:
In addition:
I like them to disconnect their internet for a period of time.
Say one month.
And... when they feel unnecessary stress... go for a short run for 10 minutes. Keep visualising the mantra and fire.
The mind can be your greatest friend and your worst enemy.
#Yoga
I like them to disconnect their internet for a period of time.
Say one month.
And... when they feel unnecessary stress... go for a short run for 10 minutes. Keep visualising the mantra and fire.
The mind can be your greatest friend and your worst enemy.
#Yoga
