Read newspapers only to the extent really necessary

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SmaraŠaˆ k…rtanaˆ keliƒ prekaŠaˆ guhyabh€aŠam/ sa‰kalpo 'dhyavas€ya ca

kriy€-nirvttir eva ca (®r…dhara 6.1.12). (Brahma-Vaivarta Purana, Ganapati

Khanda 3.4.74) Siva speaking to Parvati, as quoted by Narayana to Narada

Muni.)

 

To properly execute celibacy, one should not even think or even talk of sex

life. Reading modern literature and newspapers which are filled with sexual

material is also against the principles of brahmacarya. Similarly, indulging

in sex in any way, looking at and whispering with girls, and determining or

endeavoring to engage in sex life are all against the principles of

brahmacarya. One executes real brahmacarya when all these activities come to

a halt.