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Summary of Question:	Confusion ---Masturbation
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 1/13/2004 3:33 PM MST

Sat Nam,

first of all i want to congratulate all of you for doing such a great job.I have searched through the forums but i haven't found an answer to my question.My problem is that i am 20 yr old guy and i masturbate atleast once a day,sometimes i try to stop it but then i get those images more and more frequently and i sort of get more desperate to masturbate,I was watching a televison show that day on sexual education and the doctor very clearly said that i recommend young people to masturbate to avoid the embarasement of night falls, he further said that it is completely natural,Since then i have become more determined to masturbate.I am confused, Is it bad ,sinful or is it natural process with the body.After surfing through some questions here i find it morally sinful.It is very important for me to know because i wanna be a gursikh and slowly i am trying with faith to convert my habits into good deeds.Any advice will be helpful and appreciated if your reply will be in more detail.I would love some website recommended by you in this regard.Waiting for a kind and timely responce

Best Regards,
confused sevdar

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I am going to answer your question from a Yogic point of view. First of all, masturbation is not sinfuland you are not a BAD person. It all has to do with your consciousness. Sexual desires and thoughts come from a stimulation of the energy in the second chakra. Young people usually have a lot of energy in the second chakra. It is not a bad thing, but it can be annoying. The important thing is to create balance in your life. I suggest the following things: Take regular COLD showers. They will strengthen your nervous system and balance the energy in the second chakra. Do arobic exercise, where you sweat and breath. Do yoga, it will balance your chakras. Chant, do banis, turn your consciousness to God. Get involved with other creative activities. Sexual energy is just creative energy. Use your creativity in other ways. Be busy, don't let your mind "go there." And if its still necessary, masturbate once and a while. Just don't make a lifestyle of it. When its your time, get married and enjoy yourelf. Its natural. GTKK