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Letter COM:2930805 (40 lines)

Atri Muni (das) PVS (Dhaka - BGD)

14-Jan-00 15:45

Bhakti Vikasa Swami [21710] (received: 15-Jan-00 00:34)

Reference: Text COM:2520699 by Bhakti Vikasa Swami

Mahabharata on lust

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PAMHO!AGTSP!

 

Dear Maharaj, thanks for nice quote.

 

If you don't mind - i have one question regarding this.

 

What does it mean "resolutly turns away" - following fully all 8 principles

of brahmacharya or at least on the phisical level avoinding association with

opposite sex? Because as i can understand - the main task is to "resolutly

turns away" on the subtle level - mind and intellegence, which is also

depend on or ego - covered by avidya or pure.

 

Most of devotees start to "practice" brahmacarya, or more exactly just

celibacy (obstainence on phisical level) after having some sex experience

(at least subtle - like watching movies, reading some erotic books or just

discussing related matters with others) before that. And these negative

samskaras or impressions on our mind etc. (as i read somewhere one of the

meanings of this word) are long lasting and powerfull - even for many

lifetimes - that even joining ISKCON and restraining ourself - often

suddenly some thoughts and images/imaginations start to erise in the mind,

which has the tendency to contamplate them and "relish" for quite long time

or even unlimitedly (at least on subtle level the limits much far then on

gross).

 

I've discussed this matter with Bhanu Maharaj few days ago - he said that in

Kali Yuga there is o reactions for sins commited on mind level (in

thoughts), but still it influence the consciousness in negative way. (As i

remember correctly - in my own words - in Bible Jesus Crist told to his

followers - that Moses taught you discounted principles like "don't commit

adultery" because he knew that your heart is hard; but i charge you fully:

even if you look on other's wife with lust - you already commit adultery in

your heart.)

 

So coming back to yours quote - how actually we can "resolutly turn away",

especially when coming in touch with sence objects - we can't just avoid to

look around where there are many attractive onbjects.

 

please enliven me on this matter. How to make lust die?

 

yhs amd

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