None of this is new, but from my perspective, what's best about restraining from masturbation is that your *jing* has a chance to fill up, leading to more *qi*, which leads to more *shen*...

body -> life -> spirit

#NoNutNovember (mini-thread)

In Taoism, Jing is the quintessence of your body... related to semen but not exactly the same thing. Babies are full of jing, and jing gets a bit disrupted during puberty. If you leak your jing continuously, your body never fills up and it's constantly tasked with making more.

Qi is your life force. It's your prana, your breath energy, and very closely related to the etheric body. Qi is what people use for Reiki, it's what kung fu masters use for their amazing feats, etc.

When you're full of qi you are vibrant and full of life, power, and energy.

Shen is not talked about much, but it's the bright, spiritual energy that you (should) radiate all the time. Qi is transformed into Shen naturally, but especially through fasting, meditation, and prayer.

Shen is the medium for psychic powers, clairvoyance, etc.

All three are active all the time, and dependent on one-another. But without a basis of Jing, your Qi and Shen will never fill up.

The "superpowers" that people describe on nofap are not "weird phenomena", but just the natural development of the totality of who you are.

There's a million other reasons to do it, but this has always been the top one for me. With constant leakage, your gas tank (jing) is always on empty. Fill it up and you can not only start driving (qi), but eventually start flying (shen).

reminder: it's not weird or autistic to do nofap. It's totally normal, cool, and good. Anyone who wants to talk or needs a pep talk or w/e... DM me any time.

Good luck and enjoy it.