Brahmacharya—the need of the hour

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This is the important teaching Swami Sivananda on Brahma Charya...this

article would be more helpful for the aspirants who wants to establish

themselves in highest destination of BrahmaCharya.

 

My dear brothers! Remember that you are not this perishable body of

flesh and bones.

You are the immortal,Sat-Chit-Ananda Atman. Thou art Atman. Thou art

living

truth. Thou art Brahman. Thou art absolute consciousness. You can

attain this supreme state

only by leading a life of true Brahmacharya. The spirit of

Brahmacharya must pervade your

entire life and all your actions.

 

People talk of Brahmacharya, but practical men are rare indeed. A life

of continence is

really beset with difficulties. But the path becomes smooth for a man

of iron determination,

patience and perseverance. We want real, practical men in the field,

men who are practical

Brahmacharis, men who can impress people by their strong physique,

ideal lives, noble character

and spiritual strength. Mere idle talk is of no use whatsoever. We

have had enough of idle

talkers in the field and on the platforms. Let some practical men come

forward and lead the

youngsters by their exemplary, lives and spiritual aura. Let me remind

you once more! Example

is better than precept.

The average life of mankind has shrunk to forty years as against the

natural hundred

years. Every well-wisher of the country must think over this most

disgraceful and disastrous

state of affairs very carefully and apply the proper remedies in time.

The future well-being of the

country rests entirely on the youth. It is the duty of the Sannyasins,

saints, teachers, professors

and parents to reintroduce the life of celibacy in youngsters. I pray

that the educational

authorities and the elders will pay their special attention to this

vital subject of Brahmacharya for

the uplift of the future generation. Training of the youth means

nation-building.

The future well-being of India rests entirely on Brahmacharya and

Brahmacharya alone.

It is the duty of Sannyasins and Yogis to train students in

Brahmacharya, to teach Asana and

Pranayama and disseminate the knowledge of Atman far and wide. They

can do a lot in

improving the situation as they are whole-time men. They should come

out of their caves and

Kutirs for Loka-Sangraha.

If our motherland wants to rise high in the scale of nations, her

children, both male and

female, should study the important subject of Brahmacharya in all its

bearings, understand its

supreme importance and observe the great Vrata strictly.

In conclusion, I fervently pray, with folded hands, that you all

should sincerely struggle

hard to control passion—the enemy of peace and prosperity—by Sadhana.

A true Brahmachari is

the real mighty emperor of this world. My silent adorations to all

Brahmacharins! Glory unto

them!

May you be seated firm as the Mahameru in your Satchidananda Svarupa

without any

impure, lustful thought! May God bless the aspirants with strength and

energy for keeping up

Brahmacharya! May you, with a pure, stainless mind, unintermittently

be in the cognition of

your Atmic Reality! May you, without worldly desires and ambition,

rest in That which ever is

in the midst of the enjoyer and the enjoyed!

May the divine splendour shine in your face! May the divine flame grow

brighter in you

all! May the divine power and peace abide in you for ever! Om Santi!

Santi! Santi!

 

Regards

Brahma Kumar Rama Krishna

Singapore