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PRACTICE OF KARMA YOGA
if you attempt it in right earnest. Mere matted hair, application of ashes to the forehead and body cannot make one an Akhanda Brahmachari. The Brahmachari who has controlled the physical body and physical Indriyas but who constantly dwells on thoughts of sex is, as I have already pointed out, a confirmed hypocrite. He should never be trusted He may become a menace at any time.
You will have to be very careful of reaction The Indriyas that are under restraint for some months or for one or two years become rebellious, if you are not always careful and vigilant They revolt and drag you out when opportunities arise Some people who observe Brahmacharya for one or two years, become more passionate and waste the energy considerably in the end Some become incorrigable, immoral wrecks also.
According to Yogic science, semen (Suklam or Sukram) exists in a subtle form throughout the whole body It is withdrawn and elaborated into a gross form in the sex organ under the influence of the sexual will and excitement To be an Oordhvareta is not merely to prevent the emission of gross semen already formed, but to prevent its formation as gross seed and absorb it into the general system The body of a man who is a true Oordhvareta has the scent of the lotus A chaste man in whom the gross semen is formed, may, on the other hand, have the odour of a goat The semen dries up in those who practise
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