Brahamacharya Celibacy with Understanding

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

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A man and a woman must never touch each other. Therein lies tremendous danger. Until one has become Absolute, they should not touch. Even one atom of sexuality entering you has the potential of ruining many lives to come. I do not have a single atom of sexuality within me. Pratikraman should be done immediately, if even one atom gets corrupted. Pratikraman prevents any sexual intent arising in the other person.
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Ignorance of the Self, coupled with the present worldly knowledge, gives rise to attachment and attraction. If you can visualize the entire life of this woman that you are attracted to, you will be free from the attachment and the attraction. If you visualize with understanding what she looked like in the womb, what she looked like when she was born, when she was a little baby, when she becomes very old, when paralysis occurs, when she is about to be cremated, you do not need to be taught renunciation. People have lost this vision of their worldly reality by what they see today. This is maya, the illusion.
[3] Endless Claims From the Pleasure of Vishaya
None of the objects of the four senses bother us and the fifth object, the object of touch, involves another living being. This person will lay a claim against you. Therefore the problem lies only in the sex involving a woman. This is called a living 'file'. If you want to stop any further sexual interaction, she would say that it is not acceptable. She would say, "Then why did you marry me?' Therefore, this living 'file' would make demands. How can you afford any demands? So you must not have any sexual touch with any living being.
Demands begin because no two minds can become one. Except for the sexual interaction, all activities of the body involve only one mind. Therefore in all the rest of things done by a
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human being there are no claims or demands.
Questioner: Does one enjoy sex with attachment or with abhorrence?
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Dadashri: With attraction and attachment which later gives rise to dislike and abhorrence.
Questioner: Does this abhorrence not lead to binding of new karma?
Dadashri : It binds tremendous animosity and vengeance. In the absence of Gnan, even if the person does not like sex, he binds karma and if he likes it then also he binds karma. He would not bind any karma in the presence of Gnan.
Therefore, wherever and whichever 'shop' (person) your mind gets entangled in, the shuddhatma, pure Soul within that same 'shop' has the capacity to release you. Therefore you must ask the pure Soul within her to free you from the account and entanglement of sex and abrahmacharya. You would not be able to free yourself if you ask for this release elsewhere. Only the pure Soul within that person will be able to free you from your sexual account.
Sexuality is born out of attraction and from that occurs repulsion. The seeds of revenge in the next life are planted when revulsion and repulsion follows attraction in sex. The world exists on this 'foundation' of revenge. There is no potential for revenge with the mangoes or potatoes.
Whatever happiness you have enjoyed from sex, it is all borrowed happiness. It was a loan to you. And a loan means that it has to be paid back. You will have no problems once it has been paid back.