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DISCOURSE 50
* A man should not touch even another man with lust and passion. Similarly, a woman should not touch even another woman with lust and passion.
* You should not see dramas and movies that provoke your sexual instincts. You should not see such pictures also. You should not also listen to such news and songs; and you should not read such books.
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* You should not touch the secret parts of your body without a wholesome purpose. You should not see the bodies of others with lust and passion.
* You should not consume things that provoke your passions or that intoxicate you. You should not take intoxicating medicines. You should not take anything that causes intoxication in you.
You should not ignore these principles. You must conform to these principles if you want to attain victory over the sense of touch, even partially. If you ignore these principles and then even if you perform austerities like Tapas and Japa (recitation of holy hymns), meditation etc. you cannot attain victory over the sense of touch.
The need to attain victory over the senses is the fifth one of the ordinary principles of the Grihastadharma.
Make your life radiant and splendid by giving a place in it to these ordinary principles. This is my auspicious aspiration for you.
This is enough for to-day.
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