QUESTION:
Seriously! Don’t you think we could solve a lot of world problems if all sorts of men from all sorts of places start to masturbate for world peace together a lot more? I mean, these days we have vidcams and all, and everyone has a phone. Wouldn’t that be great?
RESPONSE:
Yes! I have long had a dream that men from a wider variety of places, cultures, and religious traditions around the world would increasingly masturbate together in global Phallic Brotherhood. Over the years, I have masturbated with men in many countries, such as India and the Middle East. There are a lot of strong taboos. I’ve even masturbated with a few men in mainland China.
While the conditioning against masturbating openly, without guilt or shame, is still common all over the world, at the same time, men everywhere do it and enjoy it immensely! Of course, enjoyment can be compromised, inhibited, or even thwarted by crazy beliefs and attitudes. This tends to make all sexuality something of a “shameful secret.”
I’ve also witnessed how freeing and liberating it can be for men when you drop such shackles of social conditioning and beliefs that prevent the full, free, natural enjoyment of self-pleasure.
Here in the USA, where I live, quite a few men have better attitudes than they did in the past, around relaxing, enjoying, and even sharing masturbatory pleasure. At the same time, even here in this country, attitudes on the subject are mixed and often crazy. Many members of BateWorld and many of the men I communicate with every day live in the USA. We still have plenty of irrational and superstitious inhibitions among us here, too.
There are several ways in which I do believe the entire world can benefit from more men from all over the planet masturbating together, both online and in person. One is that when a man embraces self-pleasure as self-love and works on shedding all the unreasonable guilt and shame involved. He becomes healthier, both physically and mentally.
Also, men who share the practice with men in distant places have a chance to recognize how similar the deepest roots of human nature are everywhere. During pure penis pleasure, men are more similar than different.
“When a man embraces self-pleasure as self-love and works on shedding all the unreasonable guilt and shame involved, he becomes healthier, both physically and mentally.”
Differences are less important than similarities. Remember: negative attitudes about masturbation are learned—they originate from outside of you, not from within yourself. Such inhibitions can be unlearned.
As the saying goes: “Experience is the best teacher.”
A note from The Batemaster: I’m honored that the guys at BateWorld have asked me to respond to some questions from male masturbators around the world every week.
Always check with your doctor about any issues you might be experiencing with your sexual organs. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. This article’s purpose is to inform and entertain readers and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment.
Masturbating is such a great time.
Bruce,
I’ve always had this “belief” that people who have come to own their self-pleasure and be honest with themselves, that they’re hopefully likely to be honest with other people. Honest in terms of being a part of something larger than themselves. And then, a voice on my shoulder says,”and there are people in all sorts of cults that are very ‘honest’ about their hatred for those not like them.”
But I do believe that masturbation is a good and beautiful thing. So, if you embrace something like that, how does that not somehow surface in your behavior and attitude toward others.
Perhaps I’m just a dreamer. Who masturbates. And votes.
Thank you for this beautiful post. I have often, during some of my deep masturbation sessions, that I am united with men all over the world as we enter that sacred and special space wherein we honor and venerate our most holy and intimate penis. I especially focus on men on ships, on front lines, and military bases around the world as, rather than being focused on and driven by hatred or antagonism toward one another, we join in sharing and sharing beauty and love. I often bate to Gregorian Chant or Tibetan Buddhist Monks chants.
I realize that dwelling in this perspective requires a shift from a purely “pleasure”-oriented concept of masturbation (which is fine and beautiful, in itself) to a more expanded view of how energy is generated in the body, mind, and spirit and transmitted to others via our intention. So far, I have not found another spirit/body/mind activity that accomplishes this better than sincere and open self-and-other love through masturbation.