QUOTE(Adam West @ Nov 20 2007, 10:42 AM)

I don't think these mini's without ejaculation for a male are particularly helpful for anything specific, they just result in a heightened flow of energy throughout the nervous system and a sexually satisfied, homeostatic state of well being, without the apparent loss of energy or other deleterious properties of ejaculation. One can practice celibacy, conservation and transmutation and still have occasional (or regular) sexual gratification without the apparent deleterious impacts on the nervous system by this means (as I have done, mostly, for about ten years). However, as a side note, I have practiced celibacy entirely uninterrupted by any sexual activity whatsoever, for periods of about six months, without nocturnal emissions, and the affects on my consciousness were far more profound than any sexual practices I have so are explored; so I do not recommend the use of mini’s for any spiritual or consciousness raising purposes, as, in my experience, absolute celibacy in combination with meditation and sexual transformational work is the most profound and direct methods to realisation I have so far experimented with. And for the record, no I am not realised or enlightened by any means or categorical standard, but I have had glimpses that are inconceivable to those who have not, and these have followed from meditation proper. What the Indian yogis would call Samadhi.
I was thinking about the whole "enlightenment" thing, and I would be careful with using that term. Please understand that the following comment is not meant to criticize the path you have chosen, though, as I'm sure that you find your practice to be extremely fulfilling (and probably rightly so).
Many spiritual traditions have defined a variety of techniques that, when used consistently and assiduously, may lead people to experience a sustainable and highly blissful altered state of consciousness. This state is often called "enlightenment", and achieving it can be a worthwhile goal for people who have an inclination for such a quest.
But is "enlightenment" the sole province of monks and mystics? What about two persons who have been living together in harmony for decades, and who experience a fulfilling love? Considering the challenges involved with long-term intimacy with another human being, could we call these people "enlightened"? What about a person who can consistently experience being "in the zone" through sheer mastery of an art or discipline? Are they "enlightened"? All these experiences differ from being "enlightened" through the rigorous adherence to a spiritual path, obviously, but there is no doubt that many people would consider such achievements to be as worthwhile (or perhaps even more) than "spiritual enlightenment".
If the roads to enlightenment are many, it may be possible that worthwhile destinations are many too.
Am I making sense?
QUOTE(Little1 @ Nov 20 2007, 11:36 AM)

dudes, kill the motor one sec
before starting to write long lists of philosophical debates, try to define orgasm
orgasm = ?
and start it from there
my take: orgasm is a general term for a variety of states... no one feels the orgasm EXACTLY the way others do... this happens especially if you try and educate your sexual life. the larger the education, the larger the variety. as with food, there are two distinctions: gourmand, and gourmet.
the one that has to have it all, and now, and the one that is more inclined in savouring, quality like.
also we could try the latin and greek definition
also the biological definition
please stop making general sentence-like assumptions
we are unique and we experiment these things unique.
those that prefer not educating sexual life, dont worry, you are still educated, by social unwritten rules
the funniest thing about spontaneity and naturalness is that it has to be (re)learned
Have fun

I just want to say that I really like your way of seeing things.
I teach sex ed, by the way.