A Scale of Sex-related Energies (with "how to direct such energies best" update)

A scale of Sex-related Energies

(Levels -7 to +1)
also posted (with survey) on NoFap website

Sadhguru's explanation of sexuality's expression of Life energy (Jan '23 update)

-7 problematic porn addiction that has had huge negative impact on one’s life (an example of how bad it can get would be that one changes their gender and becomes literally like an animal pet to another)

-6 problematic porn addiction that of course negatively impacts one’s life

-5 though maybe not exactly an addiction, consumption of so much porn that has a significant impact on one’s everyday life

-4 though maybe it is not understood as a clinical health problem that should be remedied, the consumption of porn (and masturbation/fapping) does significantly draws away one’s sexual/mental energies (note: “sexual” energies goes with masturbation/fapping, and “mental” energies especially goes with consumption)

-3 porn (and fapping) harms ones sexual or mental energies as they consume it sometimes

-2 porn (and fapping) still harms ones sexual or mental energies as they consume it occasionally

-1 no porn consumption, but occasional masturbation (including from (just/porn in) imagination) (note: of course, one can have no porn consumption and very frequent-to-addictive masturbation, and that could be described in the levels above (or really more negative, “below”), but for the sake of clarity, we’ll simplify the assumption here)

0 (“sea level”) - no masturbation, but occasional wet dreams

+1 no wet dreams because the mind (and its energies) are attuned to a higher focus, like a spiritual purpose (probably can develop special/magical power, like Dr. Savant I imagine, for example.  Also the actual sexual abilities are important to note; in other words, a sexually unattractive person may not really qualify for very positive point here)

Reflection of how to direct such energies best

(Febuary 2024 update)

so when no more in the negative, keeping the aforementioned Sadhguru video in mind, consider what is that "higher focus"...

note/warning?: potentially reflexive-dynamic rating

1 - for own self (with a less mature, hedonistic pleasure associated with it)

2 - for a woman/another

3 - for many women/others

4 - for all women/people or for a/the cause

5 - for all

notes: 2-5 may also have the selfish desires mentioned in 1 associated with it too. this reflection is for myself, but to the extent it can help others..

How much self-control do you have?

How much self-control do you have? (0-10 scale)

In this imbalanced, overly-human-built environment that enables unnatural, unhealthy, bad habits

I am 4 - 8, usually 5 or 6, and hope to be 5-8, especially 6 or 7 in future

0 – abnormal, retarded development like a mental/physical handicap

1 – worse than animal because this person also takes enabling or deliberate, stupid risks

2 – basically like an animal, like “I need a master to control me”

3 – usually like an animal, like “I need to have laws and social order”

4 – sometimes like an animal, like “Sometimes I need to get away from the social good and upliftment with down-taking, usually pleasure seeking behaviors (sex, alcohol, toxic foods, cigarettes, other drugs, etc.)

5 – a more passive-flexible control, with as much control as needed to keep balance in this dynamiChanging social world

6 – a more active-flexible control, “I take or give up control strategically as I intelligently-responsibly recognize others need me to do so (toward better social harmony/order)”

7 – I control and make myself in such a way that others do not even (need to) determine me or my behaviors to begin with

8 – I can do Sadhguru’s pratyahara exercise!

9 – I have mastered that exercise, and like a demigod, can do it with my most tantalizing objects of desire right in front of me

10 – Like a God (Nataraja), I can do Sadhguru’s pratyahara execise even if the whole external world was about to be destroyed