Brahmacharya is an amalgamation of two words "Brahma" and "Acharya" Brahma means the Ultimate and Acharya means the path, the path to ultimate is what is called as Brahmacharya. So how is it the path to ultimate, do we not all want to experience the ultimate ? we certainly do,then what is the path that needs to be followed , this article will follow the same. Brahmacharya is purity in thought,word and deed. Brahmacharya is the founding stone in a man's life , without it a man is just an animal nothing that separates him from the animal instincts ,infact,much deplorable. Brahmcharya is edifice on which a man's character is built. You sow an action and reap a tendency , the sown tendency leads to building of habit, one sows an habit and reaps their character, one sows his character and reaps his destiny, therefore destiny is a bundle of habits , you can disarm the destiny if you like , Brahmcharya is your weapon. The veerya (the semen) is termed as god in motion , but this is a matter completely out of context. Brahmacharya is essential for women as well but in a man the carnal desire is stronger than the cosmic force , such has become the state of man but nevertheless there is always a scope for improvement , it's never too late to start a new beginning. Brahmacharya can be used to attain immortality such is the force of this tool, i will be referring to this as tool because its a medium through which one can attain well-being and blissfulness. Pornography today has become a part and parcel of everyday routine , pornography covers a massive portion of the web ,Youth indulges in daily acts of masturbation and sexual intercourse ignorant of what they loose. The vital importance of veerya is described in Sanskrit as "RASO RAKTAM TATO MASAM MAMASANMEDAH PRAJAYATE, MEDASOSTHI TATOMAJJA MAJJA SHUKRASYA SAMBHAVAH" which means that, From food comes chyle,from chyle comes blood,from blood flesh ,fat; from fat bones; from bones ,marrow; and lastly from marrow- Semen. The semen comes out of the very marrow that is concealed inside the bones. Do we now know the importance of the semen that we daily lose in the acts of self-pleasure? Every act of masturbation is catabolic which means - muscle destroying, every act of masturbation takes a loan from your bones,muscles ,fat,tissues- the nutrients you have been nourishing them with. Each drop of Semen is formed out of 80 drops of blood . A tree draws the essence from the earth which in-turn nourishes the twigs,the leaves, the branches similarly the essence in a man's body is the seed or the semen which builds-vigor, strength ,courage,health and in turn fulfills the man with bliss and joy. If spermatic secretion in men is regular , it must either be fret out or retained. When expelled the whole nervous system is wrecked and agitated, there is weakness in body, there is a feeling of lightness although the modern science claims this to be as a result of secretion of the chemical Dopamine which in turn relaxes the body but actually it is the very loss of life force and nutrients which nourishes our body and secretion of negative hormones which in turn has an impact on adrenal glands because the release of dopamine causes the cortisol to rise which is -stress hormone, though we enjoy the act of it but we remain unknown of the fact that the body does not differentiate between the stress caused by emotional turbulence and physical exertion,once lost, though the body reproduces semen again,but it can never be recouped with the same vitatlity in life-time. A period of seven days is what it takes to normalize the testosterone levels after a single act of self-pleasure, are we still to waste this essential fluid ?
This does not mean that one should not copulate to reproduce but it means one should not indulge in losing the very essence or life force for momentary pleasure, why were there courageous men in days of yore? How could warriors of various empires lift heavy weapons like feather? How did Shree Hanuman uproot the entire mountain? How did Shree Lakshman defeat Meghanat ( the son of demon king ravan who could only be defeated by an observant of brahmacharya for 14 years ) such is the vigor of Brahmcharya. When semen reabsorbed and preserved it goes on to build the finest- nerve,tissue,muscle. Famous boxer Mike Tyson abstained from acts of self pleasure and intercourse weeks prior to his bout, what makes the athletes strong? it is the preservation of semen. Although in days of Kali Yuga it is very difficult to take a perfect vow of celibacy , one can at least maintain physical celibacy which in turn results in courage,vitality,health . Semen is what makes a man , in the past it was the conservation of this fluid which made a man look manly unlike today when it is hard to judge the masculinity of a man ,there is no disease that can not be cured by a brahmchari , if one has practiced brahmcharya even for a short time span ,they can tide over any crisis there is nothing that cannot be conquered by a man with the strength of his fluid, exert yourself , there is nothing that cannot be achieved by self exertion . Dacoit Ratnakar became Sage Valmiki with the prowess of self exertion and conquered destiny.
Very insightful indeed
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