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24. Celibacy: A Scientific Analysis
Today AIDS has spread all over the world. For married men, the only preventive which can ward it off is the vow of sexual satisfaction confined to one's own life partener and for others, it is observance of celibacy (Brahmacarya). Today man is everywhere surrounded by deterioration which is mistaken for culture. Therefore, lessons on the importance of celibacy are as futile as music falling on deaf ears. But there is a class of society today which thinks about celibacy from physiological and hygienic view points and it is a good indication. The society today is so much dazzled by scientific achievements that it relies on scientific results as ultimate truth. But scientists of all branches admit that though they have revealed many secrets of nature, many more secrets are yet to be revealed. Therefore, no research in
science should be accepted as the ultimate or absolute truth."
Generally, it is in the nature of human beings and for that matter of all animals to accept soon what is suitable to them. The instincts of food, fear, sex and possession are so strong in all living beings from beginningless time that they soon accept the thoughts that are suitable to these instincts. That is why the so-called researches of sexologists and the researches of psychologists like Freud are accepted sooner than researches showing the importance of celibacy. Freud says, "Desires should not be suppressed. Suppressions of desires create many perversions. If natural desires are suppressed, the suppressed desires make man perverted and mad. Desires should, therefore, not be suppressed."
Of course, these researches are not totally invalid or baseless. But they are only one side of the coin. The later half of their conclusions and statements is as under. Regarding celibacy, Freud himself says : Semen has a great strength. That strength should be well channelised. By observing celibacy mental/intellectual and physical strength should be increased. We should, therefore, also think of other side of the coin. In case of women they can preserve the sex hormones by obeserving the celibacy through which they attain youth forever. First, we shall talk of the scientific and medical experi
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| SR No. | 001603 |
| Book Title | Scientific Secrets of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nandighoshvijay |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 378 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Science, Religion, & Articles |
| File Size | 21 MB |