Book on Yoga-Celibacy for internal use only (not for sale) www.yogacentar.hr 1 2 www.yogacentar.hr Contents 1 - Greatly inspiring brahmacharya (celibacy) quotes 7 I. Introduction 7 12 years’ unbroken brahmacharya (celibacy) and kundalini awakening 7 Why at least 12 years of unbroken brahmacharya/celibacy rule? 7 Stages in brahmacharya practice 9 II. Comprehensive guidance on how to practice unbroken brahmacharya (celibacy) 10 (1) Have a spiritual attitude towards opposite gender. 11 (2) Wake up during brahmamuhurtha. 11 (3) Practise brahmacharya (celibacy) at mental level also by using these means. 11 (4) Have greatly inspiring goals to channel your energies. 18 (5) Practise visual celibacy with full sincerity and “better safe than sorry” approach till kundalini ascends to Ajna/Sahasrar chakra. 19 (6) Regularly read greatly inspiring brahmacharya quotes to strengthen the brahmacharya sanskara (impression of subconscious mind) and resolve for whole life. 22 (7) Eat only sattvic food. 23 (8) Balance male and female energies in order to awaken sushumna channel and have a natural, blissful state of brahmacharya. 23 (9) Good techniques to make dreams brahmacharya-friendly 25 (10) Brahmacharya practice – dealing with bad days 25 (11) Use reward system of brahmacharya-friendly sense pleasures to keep the mind happy in the initial phase (first 6 years) of brahmacharya practice. 25 (12) How to bounce back from brahmacharya failure and take steps to ensure unbroken brahmacharya practice from now on? 26 III. Greatly Inspiring Brahmacharya (Celibacy) Quotes 28 Quotes by Swami Sivananda 28 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda 29 Quotes by Sri Prabhupada, ISKCON founder 38 Quotes by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa 40 Quotes by Swami Turiyananda 57 Quotes by Sri Aurobindo 61 Quotes by Jesus Christ 68 Quotes by Sri Adi Shankaracharya 68 Quotes by Swami Chidananda 71 Quotes by Swami Krishnananda 72 Quotes by Dadasri 74 Quotes from Spiritual Scriptures and Internet 76 Quotes by Sri Sri Ravishankar (the founder of “The Art of Living” organization) 81 Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi 84 Quotes by Swami Brahmananda 100 Qotes by Sai Baba of Shirdi 110 Quotes by Baba Lokenath 116 Quotes by Swami Samartha (Akkalkot Swami) 119 Quotes by Sri Anandamayi Ma 123 Quotes by Osho 123 3 - The Secret of Eternal Youth 142 The Secret of Eternal Youth 142 Brahmacharya is the supreme penance 143 www.yogacentar.hr 3 Preservation of semen gives life 143 How is semen formed? 144 Modern medical opinion 144 The cause of magnetic personality 145 Story of a gardener 145 Sex for progeny -A natural plan 146 Don’t be misled 146 Significance of self-control 147 Suicidal arguments 150 Frequency of copulation 151 Experience of king Yayaati 152 Example of King Muchakunda 152 Victims of bad habit 153 Arjuna and Angaarparna 153 What is Brahmacharya? 155 Ways to preserve seminal energy 156 (i) Simple Living 156 (ii) Moderation in diet 156 (iii) Bathing the genital organ 157 (iv) Asanas and physical exercises 158 (v) Padapaschimottanasana 158 (vi) Early rising 159 (vii) Eschew intoxicants 159 (viii) Seek Satsang or Good Company 159 (viii) Cultivate good will 160 (ix) Practise Tribandha Pranayama 160 (x) When the Neem tree (Margosa) moved... 161 (xi) Change the angle of vision 163 (xiii) Read good spiritual books 165 Miracles of preserving seminal energy 166 Grandsire Bhishma and the great Abhimanyu 166 The cause of Prithviraj Chauhan’s defeat 167 Swami Ramatirtha’s survey 167 A Word of caution to the youth 168 Evil effects of masturbation 168 An experiment done in U.S.A. 168 Suppression or sublimation 169 Experiences of sublimation through grace 169 How to give up masturbation 170 Sublimation of sexual energy 170 Techniques for Conservation of Seminal Energy 170 A Mantra useful in celibacy: 171 Is the woman the gateway to hell? 172 Our Experiences 172 The miracle of darsan of a saint 172 Experience of divine grace abroad 173 How to ward off anger 174 Some memorable statements 175 5 - Importance of Brahmacharya by Sri Swami Sivananda 176 1. What Is Brahmacharya? 176 4 www.yogacentar.hr 2. Glory of Brahmacharya 177 3. Power of Lust 178 4. How to Keep Up Brahmacharya 179 5. Mental Discipline (Bhava) 182 6. Sadhana for Success in Brahmacharya 183 7. Garland of Brahmacharya 184 6 - Practice of Brahmacharya by Sri Swami Sivananda 186 Publishers’ Note 187 Prayer for Purity 188 Section I. The Phenomenon of Sex 189 1. The Present-Day Degradation 189 2. The Working of The Sex Impulse 193 3. Intensity of the cravings in different persons 198 4. Sex is in imagination 200 5. The disastrous effects of sexual indulgence 203 6. The value of semen 205 SECTION II. The Glory of Brahmacharya 208 7. The meaning of brahmacharya 208 8. The glory of brahmacharya 211 9. Importance of celibacy in spiritual life 213 10. Brahmacharya for householders 216 11. Women and brahmacharya 219 12. Brahmacharya and the educational curriculum 222 13. Some ideal brahmacharins 225 SECTION III. Techniques of sex sublimation 229 14. Suppression and sublimation 229 16. The dangers of promiscuous mixing 238 17. Stop that lustful look! 240 18. The role of diet in sex control 243 19. Wet dreams and spermatorrhoea 246 20. Some powerful aids to the practice of celibacy 250 21. Hatha yoga to the rescue 258 22. Some illustrative stories 265 Select sayings on sex and celibacy 271 SECTION IV. A symposium 273 Commentary on Swami Sivananda’s 8th Spiritual Instruction 273 The Paramount Importance of Brahmacharya 285 Brahmacharya–An Outlook of Consciousness 292 Marriage: What Does It Mean? 299 Birth Control 301 7 – Purity: Divinity’s Little Sister by Sri Chinmoy 305 1. The Power Of Purity 305 2. Inner Purification 306 3. Emotion, Human And Divine 307 4. Obstacles On The Spiritual Path 309 5. Cleanliness And Purity 310 6. Celibacy 311 7. Desire And Aspiration 314 8. The Goal Of Transcendence 315 9. Sincerity, Purity And Surety 316 www.yogacentar.hr 5 8 - Yoga and Celibacy by Swami Kripalvananda 319 I. Yoga 319 II. Importance of Celibacy 319 III. Aim of Celibacy 320 IV. The Form of Celibacy and its Two-Fold Practice: 321 A. Celibacy of a Brahmachari 321 B. Scientific Methods for the Preservation of Celibacy for the Common Sadhaka 322 C. Celibacy of the Urdhvareta Yoga 322 9 - The Illusion of Conjugal Sadhana by Swami Kripalvananda 325 1. Introductory 325 2. A Difficult Stage of Yoga 325 4. The Middle Ages 328 6. Teacher’s Blessings 329 7. The Conflict of Prana and Apana 330 8. Solitary and Joint Meditation 331 9. Self-Sacrifice 333 10. Obstacles and Remedies 333 11. Vajroli mudra : 334 From “The Two Paths (of yoga)” by Swami Kripalvananda 337 10 - Bases of Yoga by Sri Aurobindo 340 Calm – Peace – Equality 340 Faith – Aspiration - Surrender 342 In Difficulty 343 Desire – Food – Sex 345 Physical Consciousness – Subconscient – Sleep And Dreem – Illness 347 11 - The Role of Celibacy in the Spiritual Life 350 Introduction 351 The Role of Celibacy in the Spiritual Life 352 12 - Brahmaćarya by Swami Trigunatitananda 362 Human Birth: A Rare Opportunity 363 What is Brahmacharya 363 Continence and Character 364 The Concept of Continence Beyond Indian Borders 365 Six Allied Disciplines of Continence 365 Some Objections Answered 366 How to Conquer Lust 367 Conclusion 368 Thirumoolar (Tirumandiram) on Celibacy 368 Bindu is Transformed into Mind and Kalas 368 Waste Bindu, the Body Perishes 368 Waste Not Bindu 369 Lust is Death’s Messenger 369 Conquer Bindu and Conquer Time 369 Three important factors which have usually led to a break in celibacy: 372 13 – Kaupin: Celibacy/Abstinence/Underwear for Brahmacharya 373 Final notes 376 6 www.yogacentar.hr 1 - Greatly inspiring brahmacharya (celibacy) quotes I. Introduction Hi friends, This post explains what is known as “legendary 12-point brahmacharya formula” to successfully practise brahmacharya and also gives a comprehensive collection of greatly inspiring brahmacharya (celibacy) quotes. Because lust is present in even deeper layers of our subconscious mind and hence, we need to wash our mind daily with the water of brahmacharya quotes so that the dirt of lust gets removed from the mind and our brahmacharya sanskara becomes fully strong – this is equivalent to holy company (satsang). This rule is most important in the first 12 years of brahmacharya practice as during first 12 years, everyone faces great chances for downfall. 12 years’ unbroken brahmacharya (celibacy) and kundalini awakening Since akhand brahmacharya (unbroken celibacy) for minimum 12 years at-a-stretch is a sine- qua-non (an absolute must) for awakening kundalini and realizing Self-bliss, every spiritual aspirant needs to use all tricks of mind to achieve this state. Brahmacharya was quite challenging even in old times when there were no glossy newspaper, magazines, television, movies and internet, so what to say of present times. The problem becomes particularly tricky in light of huge bombardment of mind in today’s world with all kinds of lust-exciting images – combine that with mind’s automatic fascination with any intense sense-pleasure and you get a perfect recipe for Action-thriller movie like Spiderman/Rambo playing inside the mind of every spiritual aspirant, where the hero faces overwhelmingly tricky situations and obstacles, which he/she must surmount at all costs to realize the eventual goal of Self-bliss. Why at least 12 years of unbroken brahmacharya/celibacy rule? Because, nature requires a fixed quantum of energy for any major change. For example, water has a tendency to flow downward. If it gets heated, it does not boil unless and until heat energy increases water’s temperature to 100 degree centigrade. And once that happens, water starts boiling and getting converted into vapor.