BRAHMACHARYA
BRAHMA AACHARYA is Brahmacharya. The person who follows the
Brahmathathwa in maintaining the discipline of body and mind is a
Brahmachary. A Brahma Aachari only can know the Brahmaswa of the
AATMAN through meditation.
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Prasnopanishad says: "Here is Brahmana wherein the master
clearly points out that no upasana is possible or spiritual
perfection practicable without austerity, Bhramacharya or
celibacy and faith. Certainly, in these days, over-indulgence,
sensuousness and lack of faith, these conditions would read as
almost a list of impossible terms for a human personality to
follow. In fact, if we understand the importance of these three
terms in their perspective, we shall find a complete and
satisfactory intellectual appeal to accept and justify the
scriptural insistence upon these three conditions.
Austerity does not merely mean self-denial or forced
self-restraint, but it insists upon a constant output of
intelligent effort in curbing the flesh from all its ruinous
tendencies to suicidal excesses.
The celibacy or Brahmacharya means more than the control of sex
act. It includes in its point of view a mental control at the
very source of all gross and dissipating thought eruptions."
A person, who abstains from the act of sex, even if has thoughts
of such acts in various manners; he will break the Brahmacharya.
Importance has been given to abstain even from the thoughts of
sexual activities as this act/Kamei, is the prime cause of krodha
and lobha i.e.; anger and greed. Kaama, krodha, moha and lobha (
lust, anger, desire and greed) are the negative thoughts leading
us to all our negative actions and therefore negative results
thereby creation of negative "samskaara". Brahmacharya
means abstinence from the negative imbalanced perverted thoughts
and actions.
Do things in the righteous manner realizing the needs of such
actions and not for fulfillment of desirous activities of the
panchendriyas. Realizing the karma of Panchendriyas and a person
who executes such karmas in the right way through the indriyas
and Mana (mind) is a Brahmachari.
This is attributed to:
1. Food
2. Sleep pattern
3. Mental and physical control
4. Keeping all the thoughts to limited and positive means.
5. Desirelessness
6. Non-indulgence of thoughts and acts in criminal, perverted and
corrupt activities.
7. Enlightenment and enrichment of Wisdom through meditational
practices.
8. Silence
9. Service to all living beings.
10. Living in detachment.
11. Leading others into righteous paths of life.
12. Practicing healthy activities to mind, body and spirit.
He who has attained the above only is the right Brahmachari. Only
a Brahmachary has the authority to do Upasana to the Guru and
thereby to Moksha (liberation) to Hiranyagarbha.
SHAMBHO MAHADEVA.
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