Brahmacharya: Celibacy With Understanding (Abr.) by Dada Bhagwan (e ink ebook reader .TXT) 📕

What lofty heights of vision, the Gnani Purush, who as the enlightened Self moves about unbound by any circumstance of the material world, unveils for us all ! He initiates the cause brahmacharya in the light of this absolute vision and experiential bliss for all who come to him seeking freedom from the clutches of sexuality and its misery.

The uninterrupted pure brahmacharya through the medium of thoughts, speech and acts that is the exact prerequisite for final liberation, is that which stills one eternally in the supreme bliss of the Self, uprooting all elements of worldly life interactions. In this era of the Kaliyug this amazing feat is indeed possible through ‘Akram Vignan’! The one who attains such brahmacharya with the help of Akram Vignan has a guarantee of liberation in one more lifetime.

In this environment rampant with profuse sexuality and its vibrations, the Gnani Purush’s extraordinary and effective speech demolishes all elements of sexuality and illusion of the seeker and makes him still in brahmacharya with understanding. The reader is requested to use these great words of the Gnani with deference and care so that the desired aim is attained.

- Dr. Niruben Amin

Brahmcharya : Celibacy

Attained With Understanding

PART ONE

Section One

The Real Nature Of Sexuality As Seen By The Gnani Purush

[1] The Detailed Analysis Of Sexuality

Questioner : Where men and women exist naturally in this world what is the need for brahmacharya (freedom from all sexual impulses through thoughts, speech and acts)?

Dadashri : Yes men and women happen to be part of nature. The account and result of brahmacharya in this life is also a natural account. This world is the fruit of man’s deep inner intent. This intent is laid down as a seed in the past life and the fruits come forth in this life. If you had the deep inner intent for brahmacharya in your past life, then brahmacharya will unfold in this life. The world is your own projection.

Questioner : For what benefits should one practice brahmacharya?

Dadashri : If you get hurt here on this arm and you start bleeding, why do you do everything to stop the bleeding? What is the benefit?

Questioner : We do not bleed excessively.

Dadashri : What would happen if you do bleed excessively ?

Questioner : The body will become weak.

Dadashri : So it is with abrahmacharya (incontinence of sexual impulses), the body becomes weak. All the diseases in the body are due to abrahmacharya. Yogurt is not the end product of milk. Yogurt is converted to cream, which is finally converted to butter. Similarly, all that you eat and drink, the air you breathe, results in a final product, which is the essence of the body. Brahmacharya is the ultimate essence of this complex of intake and output, this living body.

There are two things in this world that one should not waste. One is money and the other is semen. All the money in this world is going down the drain. It should not be used for oneself. Money should not be misused and one should practice brahmacharya as much as possible. The ultimate extract of our nourishment is semen and it is dissipated and lost in sex. There are certain nerves in the body that help preserve semen and this in turn protects the body. Therefore, brahmacharya should be preserved as much as possible.

Questioner : But, I still do not understand why one should practice brahmacharya?

Dadashri : I am not trying to force you into doing anything. You should be able to understand by yourself. It is a different matter if you cannot practice brahmacharya, but you should never oppose brahmacharya. Brahmacharya is the best tool for health and spiritual progress.

Let go of this talk of brahmacharya. Do not practice brahmacharya. I am not of the opinion that you have to practice brahmacharya. I do tell people to get married. I do not have any objection to people getting married.

Those who desire the pleasures of worldly life and have a desire for material things, they should get married and those who do not like worldly pleasures and are seeking eternal happiness, should not get married.

Questioner : Is it true that the married people attain real knowledge, atmagnan later than those who are not yet married ?

Dadashri : If a married couple takes a vow of brahmacharya, they will understand the bliss of the Self completely. Otherwise, they cannot understand whether their happiness comes from sexual gratification or from the pure Soul. Those, who are under the vow of brahmacharya, experience eternal bliss of the Self within. Their mind and body both remain healthy.

Questioner : Then, is the state of the Self the same for the one who is married and the one practicing brahmacharya?

Dadashri : The person who is under the vow of brahmacharya will never fall, no matter how bad the difficulties. That is called safe side.

Brahmacharya is the king of the body. A person practicing brahmacharya has a wonderful mind. Brahmacharya is the extract of the entire living body.

Questioner : This extract of the body, the vitality, does not go to waste, does it?

Dadashri : No. The vitality may dissipate. It does become useless in sex, does it not? That extract is a very different matter. Lord Mahavir had the extract of brahmacharya for forty-two years. Vitality is the ultimate extract of all the extracts from the food we eat. If this extract is properly preserved, one can quickly attain the Self. One will be protected from the pains of the world and all bodily ailments. There will be no suffering of any kind.

Questioner : Does brahmacharya not come under the non-Self?

Dadashri : Yes, but it is the final balance and extract of the living body.

Questioner : Then how does the extract of the non-Self, the living body, help the Self?

Dadashri : The Self will only be attained through the attainment of the extract of the living body, the non-Self. This is always the case in the traditional spiritual Kramic path. Without this there is no progress and one will have difficulty in remembering and saying simple sentences of scriptures. Because the Gnan that I have given you is Akram (direct, step-less), this does not matter.

Questioner : Does this mean that there is a connection between brahmacharya and the experience of the Self?

Dadashri : Of course there is. That is the main point. With brahmacharya you can achieve whatever you want to. With brahmacharya your worldly aims will be accomplished. You will be able to follow your vows and commitments. There is ease of further progress in all directions. The extract of non-Self, brahmacharya is a very important. If this is present it opens the Self.

No one has provided a real understanding on the subject of sex, to anybody. That is because people themselves are involved in sexuality. The saints and sages in the olden days were very sincere and that is why they could talk and make people understand it.

That sex is poison is not known. If they did know that sex is poison, they would stay away from it. Therefore the Lord says that the fruit of knowledge of the Self is continuity as the Self What is the fruit of knowledge ? to stop, cease. one hasn't known the danger of sex and therefore he does not stop.

If there is anything to fear, it is the fear of sexuality. There is no other reason, in this world, where fear is necessary. Therefore, beware of sex, just like you would with snakes, scorpions or a tiger.

After earning merit karmas over countless lives, one attains birth in a family with good culture and high moral standing. But all this is lost in pursuit of sex and money.

So many people ask me, ‘What is there in sex that my whole body feels like death after experiencing the pleasure of sex, my mind dies and my speech dies?’ I tell them that all these people indulging in sexuality are already dead, but because you have not awakened to this fact, the same condition occurs again and again. Otherwise if ever brahmacharya is preserved, each human being has so much energy. The knowledge of the Self is the ultimate essence of time (samayasaar). This is real awareness that increases the experience of the Self. And brahmacharya is the essence of the living body.

The presence of brahmacharya in the mind, the body and the speech results in wonderful power of mind, wonderful power of body and wonderful power of the speech. What type of sexuality existed in the times of Lord Mahavir? The sex was limited to having one to two children. The Lord knew that this interaction would be abused in this day and age, so he had to add the fifth vow of brahmacharya.

Text: Dada Bhagwan Aradhana Trust
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Publication Date: 07-06-2017

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