Brahamacharya Celibacy with Understanding

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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Celibacy
Dadashri : Certain tubers will torment you more than others. You need to keep an army ready to counteract that. All the tubers are being worn out and exhausted slowly, and one day they will all be exhausted.
Questioner: What do you mean by an army?
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Pratikraman?
Dadashri Pratikraman and firm resolution (nischaya) are the armies to be maintained. Then the continued darshan of the 'Gnani Purush' is necessary. If you become remote from this darshan of the Gnani Purush you may have problems with brahmacharya. Therefore to be free from all potential dangers in this path of brahmacharya is not an easy thing.
Questioner: When would complete safe side occur in this quest of brahmacharya?
Dadashri : There is no way to know when you can be completely safe. But after thirty-five years, strength of the inner sexual impulses will wane and thus it will not torment you as much. Then you will have much greater control. And your internal state and body will follow your thoughts of brahmacharya. Your desires will not be tainted with sexual elements and thus will not harm you. But for thirty-five years there is a lot of potential danger.
[12] The Role of Food In Brahmacharya Questioner: There is a different kind of happiness in the night, on the day I fast. What is the reason for this?
Dadashri: When happiness is not taken from external things, bliss within expresses. As happiness is taken from external things, the bliss within remains dormant.
Celibacy
I have always practiced penance of eating less food than needed for full satisfaction, right till the end. Awareness remains constantly by eating less. Penance of hunger, eating less means that if you normally eat four chapattis everyday, then start eating only two. That is called the penance of staying hungry by eating less.
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Questioner: How big an obstacle is food in maintaining the awareness in Gnan?
Dadashri: Big obstacle. Food is very hindering because,
as the food enters the stomach, it is converted into a form of alcohol and then you feel lethargic during the rest of the day.
Those who want to practice brahmacharya must be aware that sexual impulses increase with certain foods. These types of foods should be decreased. Fatty foods such as those with fats and oils should not be consumed. Also decrease the amount of milk you take, but you can eat curries, rice, vegetables and chapatis, except just reduce the amount you consume. Do not overeat. Therefore, the amount of food you eat should be such that you do not feel lethargic and at night you feel refreshed with only three to four hours of sleep.
People feed young children magas, gundarpak, rich Indian sweets made from ghee etc. that has very negative effect through the effects of sexual impulses, with the result that they deteriorate morally. Therefore, too much of it should not be given to young children. You have to have some norms.
I am alerting you to the fact that if you want to practice brahmacharya, you should not eat any onions and garlic and potatoes.
Questioner: We cannot eat these three?