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Define Celibacy

As commonly understood Celibacy primarily neither relates to remaining unmarried nor it has anything to do with sexual abstinence alone. Celibacy primarily is practicing purity in a sexual relationship. Absolute practitioners of celibacy may also remain bachelors (unmarried) in life. But remaining unmarried is not the prime requirement of celibacy. Celibacy is a term that has been coined absolutely in relationship to spirituality. Only those who desire to proceed on the path of pure spirituality need practice celibacy. Those leading the life of a householder need not practice celibacy at all.

Practice of celibacy is always voluntary. Those who advocate practice of involuntary celibacy have not clearly understood the meaning of celibacy. The Definition celibacy best defined in hinduism is, "trying to attain absolute purity of thought while dwelling in the domain of the spirituality all the while keeping sexual indulgence under absolute wraps". Celibacy in other terms is to be practiced more mentally than physically. Mental celibacy means keeping sensual inclinations under wraps by the simple phenomenon of praying to God with the omen that every woman in the world is a mother, sister or daughter to us. We can never have any other relationship with a woman if we desire to practice absolute celibacy.

Those already married and desirous of proceeding on the path of pure spirituality have a decision to make... apart from their married partner they shall not have any sensual tendencies towards a female other than as expressed above. As time passes by... this married woman would also come to be treated like a sister as happened in the case of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

The world knows that Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa treated his wife as direct representative of Mother Earth and treated her almost like a goddess. Many a times he prayed to the mother (his wife) for gracing the humanity with her powers that be.

Lord Krishna never considered Radha as his wife. She was just a consort for him for his indulgence lay elsewhere. Lord Krishna was all the time involved in assignments that befitted the Avatar of that era. He was a human being with supernatural powers. Celibacy does not mean abstinence from sexual act alone. Why? Sexual abstinence by force or involuntarily may lead to practice of homosexuality and masturbation. Both the acts in principle do not lead one towards the desired goal of spirituality.

Celibacy has to be practiced in absolute terms. The best practitioners of celibacy even while living in Grihastha Ashram (the life of a householder) makes sure that the sexual involvement between the husband and wife is limited to not more than two times a month. We have to preserve the power of semen (in case of man)! The monthly quota of cosmic energy provided to every man is required to be preserved for a period of 12 years in continuation. This is possible only by practicing celibacy voluntarily as it was meant to be.

We just cannot while away the most potent source of energy if we are to become a Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed in the present life.

It is only traveling on the waves of celibacy that one reaches the level of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. The awakening of Kundalini can only happen if we have celibacy under absolute control. The awakening of the Kundalini is beset with practicing absolute celibacy for a continuous period of 12 years. Mahavira practiced celibacy for a continuous period of 12 years. Gautama Buddha followed and absolute celibacy was also practiced by Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed for reaching the status they finally achieved in life... becoming an enlightened one!

The practice of absolute celibacy directly leads towards gaining enlightenment within this life. Brahmacharya Vrata does not mean sexual inactivity. It must be practiced mentally to gain purity of thought so that absolute control over the five senses and the mind can be established with shall lead one towards attaining the stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Books on Celibacy

By: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

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