Practice of Brahmacharya

Publisher\'s Note......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Prayer for Purity......Page 7
Present-Day Degradation......Page 8
World is all sexy......Page 9
Spiritual Sadhana is the answer to sex attraction......Page 10
Brahmacharya—the need of the hour......Page 11
The flowery bow of Cupid......Page 13
The Samskaras in the subconscious mind......Page 14
How to gauge your own mental purity......Page 16
Eradication of lust is no easy task......Page 17
Passion in children, the youth and the aged......Page 19
Sexual thought in sages, spiritual aspirants and householders......Page 20
Lust in men and in women......Page 21
Sex is in Imagination......Page 22
Beauty is a mental concept......Page 23
Misleading descriptions of a woman’s beauty......Page 24
Passion blinds the intellect......Page 25
The Disastrous Effects of Sexual Indulgence......Page 26
Youth with bloodless faces......Page 27
The Value of Semen......Page 28
Mind, Prana and Veerya......Page 29
8 breaks in Brahmacharya......Page 31
Physical Brahmacharya and mental Brahmacharya......Page 32
Glory of Brahmacharya......Page 34
Secret of health and longevity......Page 35
Celibacy promotes concentration......Page 36
Importance of Celibacy in Spiritual Life......Page 37
Celibacy in the different religious orders......Page 38
Brahmacharya—the foundation of spiritual life......Page 39
Brahmacharya for Householders......Page 41
What is Brahmacharya in married life?......Page 42
Living a life of spiritual partnership......Page 43
Women and Brahmacharya......Page 44
Brahmacharinis—ancient and modern......Page 45
Loose life is not freedom......Page 46
A call to spiritual life......Page 47
Brahmacharya and the Educational Curriculum......Page 48
A vital drawback in the present educational system in India......Page 49
Duty of teachers and parents......Page 50
Hanuman......Page 52
Sri Lakshmana......Page 53
Bhishma......Page 54
Sex energy to spiritual energy......Page 57
Secret of sex sublimation......Page 58
Total sublimation is difficult, yet not impossible......Page 59
Is Celibacy Possible?......Page 60
A foolish argument of the Epicureans......Page 61
Nature of the love between husband and wife......Page 63
To be a celibate? Or to be a householder?......Page 65
Dangers of Promiscuous Mixing......Page 67
Havoc played by mental images......Page 68
The forbidden fruit—God’s test for the spiritual aspirant......Page 69
Mind the feeling behind the look......Page 71
How to counter impure thoughts......Page 72
Sattvic food......Page 74
Mitahara or moderation in diet......Page 75
Fasting—a purificatory exercise......Page 76
Wet Dreams and Spermatorrhoea......Page 77
Causes and consequences......Page 78
Importance of proper food and evacuation......Page 79
Take to the Name of the Lord......Page 80
Some helpful suggestions......Page 81
Some Powerful Aids to the Practice of Celibacy......Page 82
Avoid bad company......Page 83
Watch the thoughts......Page 85
Cultivate Viveka and Vairagya......Page 86
A note of clarification......Page 87
Will culture and auto-suggestion......Page 89
Change the Drishti or angle of vision......Page 90
Siddhasana......Page 92
Sirshasana......Page 93
Sarvangasana......Page 95
Matsyasana......Page 96
Padangushthasana......Page 97
Mula Bandha......Page 98
Uddiyana Bandha......Page 100
Nauli Kriya......Page 101
Yoga Mudra......Page 102
Hints on Pranayama practice......Page 103
Vajroli Mudra......Page 104
Socrates and his disciple : Passion’s hold over man’s mind.......Page 105
Raja Yayati : Lust increases with enjoyment.......Page 106
Yogi Vemana : Dawn of Viveka and Vairagya.......Page 107
Hemachuda : Beauty lies in imagination......Page 108
Story of a prince : Physical beauty is no beauty.......Page 111
Story of a ghost : Being busy is the best way to control lust.......Page 112
Select Sayings on Sex and Celibacy......Page 113
Commentary on Swami Sivananda\'s 8th Spiritual Instruction......Page 114
Perpetuation of the Species......Page 117
Power of Brahmacharya......Page 118
Brahmacharya in Modern Society......Page 119
Advantages of Brahmacharya......Page 126
Books on Brahmacharya......Page 128
The Four Great Purusharthas......Page 129
The Twofold importance of Dharma......Page 130
Conservation of Energy in the Context of a Spiritual Life......Page 132
Sex Energy-A Manifestation of Para Shakti......Page 133
Human Body Compared to a Mansion......Page 134
How to Rise Above Sex......Page 135
Voluntary Self-restraint Is No Suppression......Page 136
How Our Energy Gets Diverted and Dissipated......Page 137
Conservation of Energy for Brahma-Sakshatkara......Page 139
The Individual—A Pressure Centre......Page 140
The Havoc Wrought by the Externalising Senses......Page 141
Desire—A Metaphysical Evil......Page 142
Varnashrama—An Aid to Free Ourselves from the Grip of Nature......Page 143
Marriage: What Does It Mean?......Page 145
Population Should Be Checked......Page 147
Danger of Artificial Means......Page 149