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If a man gives his love to one woman, or a woman to one man, what is there left for all the world besides? Brahmacharya was quite challenging
even in old times when there were no glossy newspaper, magazines, television, movies and internet, so what to say of present times. Consider
every person of opposite gender as mother, sister or daughter father, brother or son for female aspirants depending on the age or consider every
person as Self or Consciousness. It is easy to walk over the fire. You must be ever conscious of your shortcomings and you must constantly strive
to get rid of them. This page was last edited on 30 July , at In a narrow sense, Brahmacharya is celibacy. Brahmacharya is impossible without
complete control of all senses. But there is an intimate connection between the mind and the body, and the carnal mind always lusts for delicacies
and luxuries. They will have no occasion to go astray. There is, however, a golden rule for gaining control of the carnal desire. Let no one think that
it is impossible because it is difficult. From Young India, 5 Jun A friend asks: Vichara Sakti is the power of enquiry. According to historical
testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship already flourished in and around Mathura several centuries before Christ. Celibacy Quotes Celibacy Links.
Most people find celibacy so hard because they sleep even in this golden period of 3 am to 7 am when the whole nature is supporting the
awakening of shushmna, raising up of kundalani and hence, a natural, fast-paced evolution of our awareness. A good combination of caution, right
strategy, will-power, honest self-analysis and regular yoga-practice is an absolute necessity to win this battle. Gandhi said fathering and supporting
children robbed him of precious energy during a time when he wanted to devote himself more completely to public service. If a man persistently
refuses to yield to his lower nature and remains a strict celibate, the sexual energy is deflected upwards to the brain and is stored up as Ojas Sakti.
But this is so difficult under our present conditions of life. But at the same time we must do the deeds with such logic that all we do is to serve the
Almighty. Every day revealed a fresh beauty in it. Those who make light of dietetic restrictions and fasting are as much in error as those who stake
their all on them. They should not mix freely with members of opposite gender. Even advanced aspirants who have made great progress in Yoga
should be very careful. The hidden strength that God has given us should be conserved by rigid self-discipline, and transmitted into energy and
power-not merely of body, but also of mind and soul. I was too loyal to her as husband and too loyal to the vow I had taken before my mother to
be slave to any other woman. It is equally a breach to take too much of what one finds to one's taste. It invigorates the mind and the nerves. There
should be full control of the palate. Then again, the light conversation carried on in the house creates a very harmful impression on the child's mind.
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