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Dhananjay-Celibacy-Questions-And http://en.allexperts.com/q/CelibacyAbstinence3564/ *** Question Hello Sir, Suppose an adolescent gets caught in pornography's trap and gets addicted to mas turbation in his late teens and early twenties. Does his continued indulgence in troduce demoniac entities into his gross body? Also, when he hugs his parents, d oes the bad karma get transferred to parents (or anyone else he interacts with) also? How can one develop sufficient strength and will power to completely eliminate s uch tendencies, which are deep rooted in one's consciousness ? Answer Hello Amit, Hope you are keeping well. Coming to the answers, Demonic entities are astral in nature and hence invade the astral body. Indulgin g in pornography and masturbation drains the body of positive Prana and thus att racts decay, degeneration and negative energies. This results in corrupting the mind, body and the psyche and thus leads to overall downfall in every sphere of life. Since negative entities associate themselves with negative acts, long indu lgence in porn related activities does make one come under the influence of nega tive tendencies and entities. Hugging a person cannot transfer one's karma to the other under normal circumsta nces. However, as in the case of constant association, the vibrations given out by a person affect the minds of those around him or her. We feel positive and di vine in the company of the pious and virtuous and become negative in the company of wicked and evil people. Success in attaining a pure state of mind comes after a long time based on one's past karma further to constant efforts, determination and honesty in the practi ce of virtue and purity. The only way one can develop strength is to indulge in rightful action, shun wrong action, keep one's thoughts pure and lead a lifestyl e of virtue, discipline and constant prayer to God. God bless and have a nice day :) Dhananjay *** Question Is it true that by long practise of brahmacharya and conquering wet dreams one c an get a steel body! I say this because I am practising martial arts (Wing Chung ) and would like to gain a big advantage as well as physical training! I know L ord Hanuman is a perfect brahmachari. Can one develop even a steel body like Sup erman if one reaches the level of urdhavereta! Answer Hello Sanj, Trust you are fine. Coming to the answer, The conservation and transmutation of semen without wastage through proper means involving physical, mental and spiritual activity results in the body to gradua lly tend towards a stage where it produces lesser and lesser quantities of 'phys ical' or gross semen and instead the 'Prana' or vital energy directly goes into the body, brain and intellect to give superlative abilities. One must remember t hat physical semen is the gross representation of Prana or vital energy. Semen i s the physical medium through which the subtle life energy present within succee ds in creating another human being (through reproduction). In other words this i mplies that a reversal of this outward flow in an inward direction enriches, emp owers and superpowers the life energy and ability of the person. In a person who is a complete Urdhvareta, the physical production of semen is co mpletely arrested further to a complete control and mastery over 'Prana' or life energy. Such a person is beyond the state of lust, temptation and all the 6 neg ative traits and is in complete realization of the fact that he is only an exten sion of 'Brahman' or the Almighty. Since his individual ego is completely destro yed and this has made him relate himself only as an extension of the Almighty, s uch a person rests in a state where his Brahmacharya is effortless and natural. This state he is able to achieve and maintain further to realization of the fact that he is the soul which is just a fragment of the Almighty and not the body, mind, consciousness or ego. This is a very advanced state that is almost beyond the comprehension of the layman who thinks he is the body or the mind. Only a fe w years of honest and true Brahmacharya can help one start to realize the entire ty of this state. Further to reaching such a state, the superhuman powers that already exist withi n the soul start to manifest within the Urdhvareta. He would depend very little on his physical body and instead used his mind fueled by the power of the soul t o accomplish things in the gross world. This gives him the ability to 'think' hi s way into things that he wants to accomplish. He can 'will' for something for h appen and it happens. But again, since his will, thought and action are mirror r eflections of the Almighty further to dissolution of the individual ego, what he does is fully within the laws and bounds of the Universal will (Gods will) and never beyond. Hence such a person will never commit any wrong by the use of thes e powers and instead makes use of them only under divine permission and under ri ghtful necessity. As one starts the practice of Brahmacharya and succeeds in longer and longer per iods of celibacy and finally unbroken Brahmacharya, the physical and astral toxi ns present within gradually vacate over a period of time. Elimination of these t oxins is generally represented by the onset of some form of brief illness or dis ease. The suffering and pain that the Brahmachari endures through the illness wo rks out the negative karma (the cause of the toxin or impurity) which was embedd ed within due to past misdeeds and burn it out. As and when layer by layer of th ese impurities burn out and vacate (for ever), the body becomes that much strong er and impregnable to further disease or debility. It develops the strength and power to become stainless and untouched by external factors fueled by the power of the soul. Finally upon reaching the complete state of an Urdhvareta, the Yogi develops what is called as 'Yogagnimayam Shariram' or the body purified by the power of Yoga. Such a body is akin to a body made of steel and is resistant to a ll forms of degeneration and decay except that dictated by 'Prarabdha karma' or that karma which has to be worked out in the present life. Great physical and me ntal feats can be easily carried out further to achieving such a state. God bless and have a nice day :) Dhananjay *** Question Dear dhananjay First of all wish u happy holi. I am quite comfortable with celibacy but i have no control over anger(krodh),gre ed(lobha),moha and ahankara. I want to ask you can i become successful in contro lling these just by becoming celibate?Plz suggest me some books which can be hel pful in selfrealization. Answer Hello Neeraj, Wish you also a Happy Holi. Coming to the answers, Lust, anger, attachment, greed, arrogance and jealousy (called 'Arishadvargas) a re the six negative traits that bind man to delusion and deprive him of the blis s and well being that are in truth his default nature. They are the result of ig norance and in turn breed more ignorance causing a vicious cycle. The practice o f Brahmacharya in thought, word and deed with constant Godmeditation will gradu ally make one realize the fallacy of indulging in these six impediments to soul bliss and will help one in negating them. What is important is to constantly rem ember that indulgence in any one of these six traits leads to loss in 'Prana' or vital energy and will cause a downfall of the aspirant in terms of his net prog ress in all walks of life both spiritual and material. For this reason, one should constantly remind oneself that we are the 'Atman' or soul which in reality is unblemished, stainless and untainted by the happenings around us and not get instigated into a state represented by the above six trai ts. With constant Godmeditation and a virtuous mode of Brahmacharya, this aim c an be accomplished to a considerable extent further to crossing a year of unbrok en celibacy. After a year's practice, one can observe more concrete progress in terms of a further reduction in the tendency to succumb to any of the six. What is required is constant determination and perseverance to refrain from getting f ired up by these traits and remind oneself to stay unruffled around the happenin gs in the world along with the practice of Brahmacharya. The BhagavadGita would be the most practical and user friendly guide for an asp irant aiming for self realization. It is a perfect pointer of the path to be tak en for spiritual growth, confirming to the practical application of how to imple ment ideals. Opt for the summary on the BhagavadGita written by Shri 'Paramahan sa Yogananda' published by the selfrealization fellowship. This is a book of pr iceless value to the Yogi. God bless and have a nice day :) Dhananjay *** Question Hi Dhanajay, Applying one's will power to observe celibacy means its not something which come s by itself unconsciously or without effort... So what should be the right reaso n for anyone to convince himself ( in the core of his heart) to observe celibacy ? Also I guess many times the scriptures themselves may talk in contradictory term s that some times its good to control senses and some times its not good and so on..
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