Brahmacharya (A few questions answered)

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Dear Sampathji,

 

Please accept my pranam. I'm happy you have expressed interest in the concept of

brahmacharya. If you are a bachelor than brahmacharya means total abstinence

from sex, if you are married then it means a regulated sex life. How much

regulated will depend upon the agreement reached between the two partners.

 

The sexual urge, according to the Hindu concept, is solely for the purpose of

procreation. The couple pray for a good soul to occupy the womb. The act of

procreation is preceded by a period of abstinence and prayer. Then at an

auspicious time the mating takes place. After conception there is again a period

of abstinence till the child is weaned from breast milk.

 

After the influx of western culture the concept of Freud that the sexual urge is

the root of all urges and that the repression of this urge leads to

psychological problems was unfortunately accepted in India too. However Carl

Jung modified this to the urge of pleasure seeking. Sri Krishna says in the Gita

that man owns both the urge of pleasure (the lower self) and also the urge for

renunciation (the higher self). He urges man to take recourse to the higher self

to root out the lower self.

 

It has become very difficult for the younger generation to practice brahmacharya

today. This is because of a lack of proper education and also the lack of proper

practice of brahmacharya by the previous generation who came under the sway of

western culture. Modern medicine with its indiscriminate use of drugs and the

virus theory has also compounded the problem. All other major forms of treatment

other than modern medicine calls for control over the base urges so that the

immune system of the body is built up.

 

Modern research confirms the theory upheld by the ayurvedic theory that man is

more than a mere machine. The basis of human life is prana or vital force as it

is known in homoeopathy. The physical body of man is only a small part of his

existence. He is also composed of mental, emotional, energy and spiritual

bodies. A person can remain healthy only if all the five bodies are nurtured

properly. Brahmacharya plays a vital role in this. It is also proved that excess

of sex deprives a person of the vital mineral selenium. Lack of selenium speeds

up the ageing process and leads to impotency at an early age. It is also proved

that excess and irregular sex causes fall in sperm count leading to infertility.

These researches have only touched the tip of the iceberg, however they are a

step in the right direction.

 

Any evil thought or action leads to the formation of toxins in the human body

which vitiates the mental and emotional state further. After a continuous abuse

of baser tendencies the energy level also drops and the spiritual body too

suffers. These toxins are flushed out of the body by the excretory organs. Water

aids this process. Please remember that the skin too is an excretory organ and

the modern doctors do a hell a lot of harm by treating the toxin secretion

process as " infections " . Homoeopathy clearly states that meddling of skin

problems leads to chronic diseases and mental degeneration.

 

Both Ayurveda and Homoeopathy recognise that the inability to practice

brahmacharya or an excessive sexual urge can upset the whole system and can lead

to serious diseases. Any qualified ayurved or homoeopath can study the body

constitution and can rectify the excess urge leading to a balanced, productive

and saner life.

 

I have the following printed at the back of my visiting card which may be of use

to you.

 

VIRUS VACCINATION

1. Desire (Kama) 1. Purity (Pabitrata)

2. Anger (Krodha) 2. Self Control (Atma

sanyam)

3. Greed (Lobha) 3. Honesty (Satata)

4. Infatuation (Moha) 4. Renunciation

(Tyaga)

5. Ego (Ahankara) 5. Service (Seva)

 

Believe me, it is the above elements that are the real cause of disease.

 

I hope I have clarified your doubts to a certain extent. I am putting this up on

the board also so that others too may benefit.

 

Namaskar,

Jagannath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Jagannathji,

 

I enjoy reading your postings to the Ramakrishna list.

I have a question about one of your emails.

 

>Message: 3

> Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:05:41 -0800 (PST)

> Jagannath Chatterjee

>Brahmacharya

 

>Dear Suraj,

 

[....]

 

>The very fact that you are trying to realise God places you within the

ambit of the Lords active grace.

 

>For Brahmacharya or celibacy;

 

>1. Take up some physical exercise like Yoga etc.

>2. Read positive literature.

>3. Avoid exciting food, take plenty of water, don't meddle with skin

problems. (The skin eliminates toxins from the body).

>4. Mix with like minded souls and avoid bad company.

>5. Whenever you see a member of the opposite sex, see your mother/father

within him/her.

>6. If the problem persists consult an ayurved or a homoeopath.

 

Could you please explain how water helps with Brahmacharya and

how an Ayurved can help? Thanks for your time and effort.

 

--

Sampath

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Jagannathji,

Thanks for such an enlightening explanation of concept of

Bramhacharya! Also the bullets of virus versus vaccination is very

interesting. I would also like to add one additional vaccination to

viruses of psyche and that is chanting God's Names, as all saints

have said that is a powerful medicine! Lord Chaitanya has said that

God has infused his divine power in his NAME and chanting his various

names would clean up our mind and heart!. Thakur has mentioned that

if one practises chanting names and singing prayers then the senses

automatically surrender.

Pranams,

Sriram.

 

 

Ramakrishna , Jagannath Chatterjee

<jagchat01> wrote:

> Dear Sampathji,

>

> Please accept my pranam. I'm happy you have expressed interest in

the concept of brahmacharya. If you are a bachelor than brahmacharya

means total abstinence from sex, if you are married then it means a

regulated sex life. How much regulated will depend upon the agreement

reached between the two partners.