Online Chat for Skype Users: Public Discussion is on Social and Religious Nudism

       As I stood outside tonight, taking in the fresh air and looking up at the naked stars in the clear sky above me, feeling the warmth of this late springtime, I couldn't help but notice how comfortable I am. How happy and peaceful I am. Thinking, the only thing missing in this moment is just the social company of others, male and female friends, who understand my comfort and appreciate my clothe-less presence as we chat together, sharing this late night evening. And, as I took my comfortableness inside to my favorite bookshelf, the shelf of many teachings, wherein you see here, at the bottom of this page, a photograph of this moment of reading and reciting, gleaning from the teaching of a book deep with Ivrit-written thought, I can't even begin to properly express to you just how comfortable I am. Standing here now in this moment fully undressed, fully nude before you, sharing the thoughts of wise men from a time long ago, words of ancient ancestors that have been passed down for thousands of generations from one family to the next, and now into my hands their words. Standing in ascetic decency and wholesomeness, as I bless the Creator of life and human form with my social presence.

       Welcome to my online discussion page on social and religious nudism. This page is here to encourage you my online viewers, who happen to have Skype on your computers, to now engage with me in an open public chat about nudism and, specifically, ascetic nudism. And, how it relates to successful social lifestyles. I want to hear your thoughts, as you really feel them and think them. I want no stone left unturned during this discussion, because nudism or, more specifically, the act of desiring, needing, and deliberately getting naked whenever opportunities arise for it, touches upon every aspect of our human natures. We either embrace clothing or we reject them or we find some balance between the two. And, I want you to share with me, to share your experiences and your well expressed thoughts and opinions about being naked. I am listening carefully now to what is on the minds of others all around this world, for an expression can only be fully made when all the voices have been heard. And, to encourage this, I'll start with my own thought about nudity, asking you to feel free to respond.

       For me, being naked is about a comfort thing, primarily. Having the contact of clothing against my skin is a distracting influence, a point of uncomfortable-ness for me. I can't explain why this is. I only know that when I take the clothing off I begin to feel really good about myself, smiling and more relaxed. And, this is the case whether I'm privately nude or publicly nude. But, there is, of course, more to this personal nudism than just the comfort that comes with having no clothes on. As an adult who has his social needs, I long to a certain degree, much less now than in the past but still so, to be seen by others as G!D made me. To be experienced and remembered by others in all the different social states of undress I am likely to find myself in, and this is so whether these others decide to be undressed as well or not. Yes, I do enjoy the natural beauty of women and men, and would encourage others to be naked with me.  For I have not seen a body yet that is not beautiful in some magnificent way when naked. But, I am more interested in the social experiencing and the growth that occurs within others and myself through the act of being socially naked. It is a liberating experience, as those who choose this lifestyle know very well.

       For me, being openly naked and open about my nakedness has had a dual nature to it for most of my adult life. It has been and is the Yin to my Yang with the dual nature of clothes. Like most garments women and men wear, nudity has a sensual and, yes, a sexual side. I'm not looking for attention upon my physical nakedness but, at the same time, yes I definitely am. I just want to be me, naked and unconcerned about who is around and who is watching me. To be able to just be, without the clothes, whether inside or outside, whether others are present or not, whether others show up or not. But, for many long years there has been, as well, a libido drawn reason for wanting company. Yes, the idea of being asked to reveal myself and entertain others with my nudity has always been a source of arousal for me. Yes, it both makes me nervous when the possibility of this happening exists and makes me saddened should it be missed. I have to keep reminding myself the truth, that I'm not the center of the world. Only those that want to see and be entertained will take advantage of the moment. For most others, just the thought of it happening or having happened is more than enough for them.

       For me, this need to be naked has been my greatest teacher and my greatest source of wrestling. By showing restraint when clothes wearing is socially needed, regardless how uncomfortable I may be in clothes, and frolicking near obsessively for hours in the nude any chance I get, I have learned to wrestle with this deep down need for growth within myself over this whole issue of needing to be naked. It affects not only my approach to friendships, and to work life and relationships, but affects my relationship with family, as well. There have been many times when I've chastised myself for choosing a moment of selfish opportunity to get and be naked over doing more social oriented activities with wife and kids. Hey, I've been wearing clothes socially all week and I need this, the clothe-less opposite, for my own sake and sanity. And, this struggle between addressing the need of self and addressing the needs of the others most closest to me has itself been a mighty teacher within my life. Its most important teaching is that there is a time for clothes wearing and there is a time for not wearing them, and engaging in social opportunities should and must continue on in either state of being.  Recluse-ness for the sake of nudity is not the best option.

       I've had to struggle for growth and balance because, without this struggle, I probably wouldn't be involved in anything else besides my living in a fully nude state. I've learned through the struggle of nude desire with the reality of what is happening or is needed around me, to be more attentive to the amount of time I spend doing nothing productive for the sake of physical comfort. I've learned to share more of my time with my family, whom I love so very much and always want to invest more of my time in. I've learned that you can't expect anything to just happen on its own. If you want social connective-ness while naked, you have to create this environment by investing time in getting to know others who'll share such time with you, once they are comfortable with the idea. I've learned that by embracing the struggle, not shying away from my needy exhibitions of clothes-free-ism anymore than shying away from the need of providing for others, that I have been growing less needy all together and more centered and focused on the needs of us.

       This doesn't mean that I no longer want, it just means that I'm growing in balance and perspective. Most importantly, the more I've struggled with my open nudism and the demands of life, the more religiously ascetic I've become about this whole issue of nudity. So much so, that I've written a book about it. And, this religious exploration of nudity in lifestyle only deepens the need to work this struggle and to keep growing in wisdom and maturity about it. I see the self and the struggle of self, and I embrace it with the willingness to grow from it. I've also discovered that a positive outlook about this whole needing to be nude thing, greatly enhances ones spiritual outlook on life. We are all humans, divine and yet each with our own needs.  Each needing to grow through where we are presently at into an individual of greater experience, character, and wisdom. There is so much to learn here, and to be amazed by. Life is worth exploring, every aspect of it, and the struggles we have are worth engaging in, even if it's just for the sake of engaging in them.

       For the moment this is all I have to express and share about nudity, lifestyle, and social nudism. It's now your turn. Type those thoughts, and share your experiences with me (and photos if you need to ... it's okay, believe me, I get it). And, at least with your words, with everyone else that is participating in this public chat. To do this, you'll need to click the Skype public chat button below. This will take you to the open chat I started on this topic. Feel free to contact me directly, if you want to. I'll take a Skype vid-call any day! And, thank you for participating in this online discussion. I really want a broad spectrum of thought, from around this world, from all cultural-ethnic backgrounds, and from both gender sides of the human family. What do you have to say to me?  And, to each other about being nude?  Let's chat and find out!

Tsefanyahu, Author of Sefer Digambara Pulkhanim ha'Yehudi

   (an exploration into the not-well-known-about rituals and practices of Jewish ascetic nudity)  

Recreational And Ritual Naturism, Religious Social Nudism

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