Query: Teaching Sexual Abstinence and Celibacy...
can sexual abstinence and celibacy be
taught!
Kaivalya Jnani
: Sexual abstinence and celibacy is not a precept that could be taught time and again! Sexual
abstinence... practice of absolute celibacy is inherent trait of character that needs practising by
individual self! Sexual abstinence and practice of absolute celibacy was necessitated for traveler of
spiritual path... never an ordinary mortal... a commoner!
One who desired succeeding in life... no matter what requires indulging in sexual
abstinence... transmutation of sexual energy... the most potent of all cosmic energies made available to mankind by
grace of God Almighty! Transmuting sexual energy to its logical end human beings finally gained absolute success in
life!
Before practice of
sexual abstinence... celibacy we needed having an absolute goal in life! In absence of a goal in life... life is
like a rudderless boat going round and round in the ocean! God Almighty provided every man and woman a quota of
this most potent cosmic energy month after month... year after year!
By transmuting sexual energy towards the ultimate goal of life... human beings finally gained
enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) on spiritual path! For travellers of material world... practice of sexual
abstinence... celibacy announced one gaining absolute success in life! Whatever our goal; practice of sexual
abstinence... celibacy meant manifestation of success in life!
Sexual abstinence constituted hardly 10% of celibacy... 90% celibacy being practiced
mentally! Physical aspect of celibacy is termed sexual abstinence! Eradicating flow of negative thoughts to our
brain in totality is what mental celibacy is all about! For reaching stage of self realization, God realization...
enlightenment... practising absolute celibacy was necessitated!
Sexual abstinence... physical aspect of celibacy is best practiced following celibacy mantra! Treating all woman
folk world over as our mother, sister or daughter... human beings finally manifested destiny! On path of pure
spirituality... on path of sexual abstinence... there is never a fourth relationship!
In a world full of sensual environment... practising sexual abstinence was difficult yet, not
impossible! Practising mental celibacy was even more difficult! Every second thousands of thoughts flowed to our
brain incessantly! Stopping flow of all negative thoughts to our brain in totality was what absolute celibacy was
all about!
Sexual abstinence can also be practiced while married or in a relationship! Practising sexual
abstinence... celibacy meant one invoking flow of positive thoughts every second of life! Sexual abstinence...
celibacy must be practiced while married if we desired reaching a fixed goal of life or when our goal of life was
reaching God Almighty in present life!
For a serious seeker of spirituality... practising sexual abstinence celibacy was necessitated all the time! Most
human beings whiled away this potent cosmic energy through pure physical channels... others in search of success
transmuted it towards the only goal of life! In absence of practice of sexual abstinence... celibacy none could
gain absolute success in life!
Ask any successful entrepreneur world over... answer would always be same! Practising
absolute celibacy... Brahmacharya Vrata was domain of spiritual travellers... never travellers of path of
religion... path of rituals! Those who followed religious routines of life need not practice sexual abstinence...
celibacy ever!
For practising sexual abstinence... celibacy while married... a maximum of two sexual
indulgences per month are permitted (one is preferable) as detailed in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism! For
reaching stage enlightened (termed kaivalya in Hinduism)... practice of absolute celibacy for a minimum period of
12 years in continuation was necessitated!
Many people in West thought otherwise! Full awakening of kundalini can never be exercised by indulgence in sex. For
full awakening of kundalini shakti... the coiled Serpentine energy lying dormant in base of spine... practice of
sexual abstinence... celibacy for a period of 12 years in continuation was necessitated! There is absolutely no
shortcut on path of pure celibacy!
Sage Vishwamitra... a highly accomplished sage of his era on sighting a maiden woman taking
bath in forlorn circumstances in deep dense jungles (forests) fell from grace. He had to repeat the practice of
absolute celibacy all over again!
Acharya Rajneesh (née Osho) in later stages of his life mixed free sex with yoga! His
experiment of indulging in a sexual relationship while pursuing spiritual path was a dismal failure... so much so
that he was unceremoniously turned out of United states of America! No country in the world was willing to take
him... finally his motherland India came to his rescue!
Acharya Rajneesh died brokenhearted!
Sexual abstinence... celibacy must be practiced with caution! Absolute practice of celibacy
finally leads to full awakening of Kundalini Shakti. The moment our kundalini awakened fully... Sahasra Pushpa
(thousand petaled Lotus) existing in our brain behind forehead opened fully... one immediately gained
enlightenment... became knower of all!
Practice of absolute celibacy... path of kundalini awakening is a one-way path! Similar as a
bud having become a flower cannot become a bud again... an enlightened one after gaining enlightenment cannot
revert to worldly duties again! For an enlightened one... the whole world becomes one family!
Noble are those who practiced sexual abstinence and celibacy in present life!
Essay by: Kaivalya
Jnani... One who realized self in his life time! Send your query!
A to Z of Teaching Sexual Abstinence and Celibacy explained in words everyone can easily understand and
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