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a man exercising on a bike which is one way to transmute sexual energy
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Finding Healthy Ways to Transmute Sexual Energy

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on May 24, 2020January 18, 2020

You may have seen my other post on sexual transmutation. Sexual transmutation is about taking…

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Harvard scientist Kevin Majeres talks about the relationship between porn and dopamine.
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Harvard Scientist Explains What Porn Does To Your Brain

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 29, 2020November 21, 2019

Dopamine is a neurochemical that increases in anticipation of pleasure. It has been termed the…

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Krish Murali Eswar talking about the brain damage of internet pornography.
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How Porn Addiction Damages The Brain (Krish Eswar)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 21, 2020November 21, 2019

We talk a lot about how porn affects people’s character and relationships. But it also…

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YouTube vlogger Ralph Smart talking about the entire year he went without masturbating.
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365 Days of No Fap (Ralph Smart)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 13, 2020November 21, 2019

Last week, we featured psychologist Ralph Smart talking about why he stopped watching pornography. This…

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YouTube vlogger and author of infinite waters channel Ralph Smart talks about why he stopped watching pornography.
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Why I Stopped Watching Pornography (Ralph Smart)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on April 5, 2020November 21, 2019

Ralph Smart is a famous YouTube vlogger, psychologist, and author of Feel Alive. The book…

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Max from YouTube channel The Formed Man talking about the transformative benefits of NoFap.
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NoFap is Life Changing (The Formed Man)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 28, 2020November 21, 2019

The benefits of NoFap are well-attested. NoFappers report having greater energy and drive to be…

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YouTuber and Vlogger Seth Alexander talking about the knowledge that helped him break his addiction to pornography and masturbation.
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The Truth About My Addiction To Pornography (Seth Alexander)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 20, 2020November 21, 2019

In life, it helps to have role models you can look up to. People who…

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A stop sign signifying how people should take care with pornography because it can negatively impact their life.
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Consider Before Consuming

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 12, 2020November 21, 2019

It’s been estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions every day…

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Experts, one of which is pictured here, talk about the damage that porn has on the brain. Porn reduces the pleasure center in the brain and is inherently addictive.
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Experts Talk About the Effects of Porn on the Brain

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on March 4, 2020November 21, 2019

There’s the effects porn has on our hearts. There’s the effects porn has on our…

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Experts talk about the relationship between pornography, exploitation, and sex trafficking of women.
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Porn Fuels The Demand For Sex Trafficking

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on February 17, 2020November 21, 2019

We talk a lot about the individual and relational problems associated with porn. Most people…

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How Porn is Destroying Young Men (Gary Wilson)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on February 1, 2020November 21, 2019

Gary Wilson is an expert on the neurochemistry of addiction, mating, and bonding. He gave…

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A man in a forest of trees, representing the journey of life.
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Life After Pornography

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on January 10, 2020November 21, 2019

Can you imagine life without porn? A lot of people can’t–they have been hooked for…

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A picture of a glass, a cross, and a piece of bread on the topic of fasting
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Fasting Can Break The Power of Addiction

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 31, 2019January 10, 2020

I’ve experimented with a number of disciplines over the years to become a better version…

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Cultural Quote #42: Isaac Newton

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 30, 2019January 10, 2020

The way to chastity is not to struggle with incontinent thoughts but to avert the thoughts by some employment, or by reading, or by meditating on other things.

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Christian Quote #41: Mark Driscoll

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 29, 2019August 23, 2019

An animal will conquer others. A Spirit-filled man conquers himself – self-discipline, self-control. Mark Driscoll

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Cultural Quote #41: Rene Descartes

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 28, 2019August 23, 2019

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power. Rene Descartes

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Cultural Quote #40: Marcus Aurelius

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 28, 2019August 23, 2019

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will…

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Christian Quote #40: Randy Alcorn

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 26, 2019August 23, 2019

It’s always easier to avoid temptation than to resist it. Randy Alcorn, The Purity Principle

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Cultural Quote #33: John Ruskin

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 8, 2019August 23, 2019

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most. John Ruskin,…

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A log cabin and hammock representing a simple mindful life.
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The Benefits of Going Off the Grid

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 7, 2019November 21, 2019

Have you ever felt like a slave to your phone? All my phone has to…

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Cultural Quote #30: Lou Holtz

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  • Posted on December 6, 2019August 23, 2019

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. Lou Holtz

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Cultural Quote #32: Norman Vincent Peale

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on December 3, 2019August 23, 2019

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness…

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Cultural Quote #29: Jocko Willink

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  • Posted on December 2, 2019August 23, 2019

Discipline equals freedom. Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

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Cultural Quote #28: Brian Tracy

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  • Posted on December 1, 2019August 23, 2019

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and importance, although difficult, is the…

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Cultural Quote #27: Thomas Jefferson

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 30, 2019August 23, 2019

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook…

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Cultural Quote #26: Clint Eastwood

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 29, 2019August 23, 2019

Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.…

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Cultural Quote #25: Dalai Lama XIV

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 27, 2019August 23, 2019

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering. Dalai Lama…

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Cultural Quote #23: Elbert Hubbard

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  • Posted on November 25, 2019August 23, 2019

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should…

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Cultural Quote #22: Brian Tracy

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 24, 2019August 23, 2019

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to…

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Christian Quote #25: John MacArthur Jr.

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying…

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Doctor and sociologist Gail Dines talking about the damaging effect of pornography on individuals, families, and communities.
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The Startling Truth About Pornography (Gail Dines)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 23, 2019November 21, 2019

Pornography is the drug of choice for a lot of people in the 21st century,…

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Cultural Quote #20: Thucydides

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 21, 2019August 23, 2019

Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.…

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Cultural Quote #19: Abraham Joshua Heschel

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  • Posted on November 20, 2019August 23, 2019

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to…

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Cultural Quote #18: Mortimer J. Adler

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 19, 2019August 23, 2019

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline. Mortimer J. Adler

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Pastor and preacher Paul Washer talking about lust.
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Flee Youthful Lust (Paul Washer)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 19, 2019November 21, 2019

The best ways to resist temptation is to avoid it. People routinely compromise on their…

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Cultural Quote #17: Frank Herbert

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 18, 2019August 23, 2019

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty. Frank…

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The words "Me" under the magnifying glass representing the selfishness of watching pornography.
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Pornography: An Exercise in Selfishness

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 16, 2019October 19, 2019

My mentor recently said something that I found thought-provoking. He said only two things in…

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Christian Quote #23: Charles Swindoll

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 16, 2019August 23, 2019

Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in…

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Jason Mahr giving a Ted Talk on his addiction to pornography.
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Pornography Isn’t The Root Issue (Jason Mahr)

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

The root issue of pornography is often something other than pornography itself. This is especially…

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Cultural Quote #16: Jason Versey

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 13, 2019August 23, 2019

The things that tempt us do not come from external persuasions…they originate from our very…

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Christian Quote #20: Sunday Adelaja

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 11, 2019August 23, 2019

The final aim of any temptation is to bring a person back into the kingdom…

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Christian Quote #19: Sunday Adelaja

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 10, 2019August 23, 2019

If you are facing some kind of temptation, remember that it is within your power…

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Cultural Quote #14: Imam Abdallah ibn Alawi Al-Haddad

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 8, 2019August 23, 2019

You must know everything that God has forbidden you so as to be able to…

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Christian Quote #17: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 7, 2019August 23, 2019

A thought enters; we pamper it; it germinates and grows into an evil act. Billy…

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Christian Quote #16: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 6, 2019August 23, 2019

When Jesus was tempted, He didn’t debate the devil. He quoted Scripture: “It is written…

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Christian Quote #15: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 5, 2019August 23, 2019

Be sure that Satan will tempt you at your weak point, not the strong. Billy…

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Christian Quote #14: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 4, 2019August 23, 2019

Temptation requires definite, decisive action. Billy Graham

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Christian Quote #12: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 2, 2019August 23, 2019

We can’t flee from temptation in our own strength—but God will give us the strength…

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Christian Quote #11: Billy Graham

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on November 1, 2019August 23, 2019

Temptation: Recognize it for what it is, and then reject it—immediately and without compromise. Billy…

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Cultural Quote #13: Veronica Roth

  • by DL Admin
  • Posted on October 31, 2019August 23, 2019

There is power in controlling something that can do so much damage-in controlling something, period.…

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