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GARLAND OF KARMA YOGA
You experience much exhaustion and weakness. You will have to take recourse to drinking milk, to eating fruits, aphrodisiac confections, etc. to make good the loss of energy. Remember that these things can never repair the loss. Once lost it is lost for ever. You will have to drag on a dreary, cheerless existence. Bodily and mental strength get diminished
Those who have lost much of their Veerya become very irritable They lose their balance of mind quickly. Little things upset their minds. Those who have not observed the vow of celibacy become slaves of anger, jealousy, laziness and fear. If you have not got your senses under control, you venture to do foolish acts which even children will not dare to do.
In olden days boys in Gurukula were healthy and strong They had long life There is no real ethical culture in modern schools and colleges The present system of education needs a drastic and radical change Modern civilisation has enfeebled our boys and girls They lead an artificial life. Children beget children. There is racial degeneration The cinema is a curse It excites the passions and emotions. It is the duty of the parents and teachers to explain to boys the importance of Brahmacharya and to instruct them the various methods by which they can preserve the Veerya, the soul-force or Atma Shakti that is hidden in them. Silent talks with boys, lanterndemonstrations, etc, will help a long way in improving their condition
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