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sary physical strength. For observance of celibacy, one should, therefore, not take very oily and nutritive food.
Similarly, food without milk, curds, ghee, oil, jaggery, sweets etc., taken in excess, also leads to physical deterioration and inactiveness. Therefore, even dry food must be taken in a limited quantity.
Semen is an energy. If the semen produced in our body is prevented from being wasted, it gets sublimated. To put it in terms of modern science, according to the natural arrangement in our body, semen itself is again absorbed in blood, reaches the brain and ultimately fast develops in the form of intellect and memory. Spiritually speaking, this is the sublimation of energy
Celibates are also forbidden to shave or cut attractively and artistically hairs on the body, hairs on the head, finger-nails, toe-nails and to take cosmetic treatment because celibates natuarlly have a bright personality, full of vitality. Their celibacy is their bathing and chastity is fragrance. They, therefore, do not need a bath and a cosmetic treatment. If they take bath and cosmetic treatment, they may look bright and shiny and become a centre of attraction for others. As a result, the magnetic field i.e. sensorium of some
on may become defiled by inauspicious thoughts. A contact with a person of defiled magnetic field may soon defile the magnetic field of a celibate person. A celibate, therefore, should not decorate his body, nor should he take bath or cosmetic treatment.
Even in these days, it is possible to observe physical and mental celibacy, if one strictly follows these nine rules.
It is said that the credulous god Sankara opened his third eye and with flames of fire shooting out from it, he reduced Kāmadēva to ashes. Thinking scientifically about this, we know that our endocrine glands are controlled by the centres of our brain below the Brahmarandhra (crown cakra) called third eye (Ajñā Cakra ) i.e. in the straight line in the place of third eye of Sankara. With his spiritual practice, if the ascetic makes these centres inactive, desire for sexual enjoyments, can be thororughly eradicated. In this sense, any ascetic can even today thoroughly eradicate, with his 'third eye', the desire of sexual enjoyments.
It is also my experience that abundant strength for observing devoted celibacy is obtained by keeping company with saints who observe devoted
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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 |