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Preservingvitalenergies(Brahmacharya)inthebodyholdsthekey
toilluminationinthespirituallife.Itislivingupinaplane,higher
above the normal bodyconsciousness. It is a life of freedom
from Prakriti altogether. To understand how this vital energy helps Alreadyamember?Signin

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Yogis call the "Lotus of the Kundalini". They describe it as
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These nerve currents are very subtle. They can only be
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comprehended when the subtlevital force (Kundalini) is awakened. inlife.
Normally,thissubtlevitalforce,remainidleandnotawakened,because Doweexistinreality?

the human mind normally dwells in the lower plane of consciousness.

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 Sevenplanes.

When the human mind dwells in the lower plane of

consciousness, the vital energies in the body remain
dissipated. Since they are dissipated, the vital energies in the body
remain weak. Since the vital energies remain weak, Kundalini is not
awakened, and therefore, one cannot progress higher up in the spiritual
life.Therefore,itisofparamountimportancethatweneedtopreservethe
vital energies in the human body. If the vital energies were
preserved, one is able to scale up in the consciousness plane,
and attain liberation. The man then attains freedom from nature
altogether.Howtodoit?

1.Cutoffallbodilyassociations:

Theideaofbodyisnothingbutignorance.Menwhoareawakened
generally move away from all bodily associations. Some call it as
cruel to desert one's parents and so on. But it would be
crueler not to know oneself. It would be crueler still to remain
ignorant all throughout our lives. Should everyone move out of their
homes, what will happen to the society? But this option is only for
awakened men and women who desire liberation. It doesnt intend
escapism from duty or any other reason. It arises from the goal of
attainingfreedom.

It is difficult for married men and women to do so. It would be

better for them to preserve an atmosphere altogether free from bodily
associations, and to dwell in that place for a certain period of time. For
example,ameditationroom,oraplaceforspiritualretreat,andsoon.We
as a nation are so proud of our spiritual capabilities, but most of us are
ignorantoftherealneedformeditation.InIndia,inourhomes,wefind
onlyasmallchamberforPuja,wherewehangupallGodsandGoddess.
Weneedaroomandwhichshouldbecompletelydedicatedto
meditation.Iwonder,inaspiritualcountryasours,wedont
haveseparateroomsformeditationinourhouseholds.
 EveryIndianhouseholdneedsameditationroom.

2.Donotlookatawomenormen:

LookslikeaTalibanrule,butthereisnootherway.
Formendontlookatthewomen,andforWomendontlookat
men.Whathappensindoingso?Indoingso,weremainfreefrom
the bondage of Prakriti, we remain free from the bodily ideas, we
remain free from senseimpressions, we remain free from the
consequent actions of senseimpressions, we remain free from
subsequent rebirth, and at we last remain free from pain and
suffering.Donotlookatawomenormenabsolutely,ifyou
wanttopreserveabsoluteBrahmacharya.Ifyouhappento
lookatthemlookthemintheattitudeofabrotherandsisterandso
on.

3.Refrainfromallactsofsensuality:

TopreserveabsoluteBrahmacharya,onemustrefrainfromall
acts of sensuality. Because all sensual activities dissipate the vital
energies in the body. Sensual acts are the acts, arising from the
contact of sense organs with sensual objects or objects of
enjoyment. All sense organs have an equal measure in
dissipating the vital energies. Therefore, one must always
remainononesguardagainstthesesenseobjects.

4.Meditate:

Meditation is conducive only when one has achieved a certain

degree of freedom from Prakriti. It is conducive only when one is
able to live a life above the level of body consciousness. It is only
possible when one has restrained and followed the above
mentionedrules.Onemayask,whereisthehappinesswhenyoucut
offallrelationships?Whereisthehappiness,whenyoudontlookat
thesensualobjects?Andwhatislifewithouttheseenjoyments?

From our childhood, we are aware only of the lower

form of sense enjoyments. There are some higher forms of
happiness,whichwearenotawareof,intheformofpeacearising
frommeditation.The lower enjoyments don't even form an
iota of what the higher peace represents. When one goes
higher up, one feels broadening of the soul, in the form of
compassiontowardsallbeings,intheformofactionablesocialwork
 forsufferinghumanity,andsoon.

HigherPeaceNotroublefromPrakriti

When Prakriti is totally cut off, one feels the higher planes of
lives opening up, as Swami Vivekananda mentioned. As we have
seen earlier, the lower planes represent the bodily ideas and the
higher up the plane, there is a progress from bodily ideas to
spiritual ideas. The lower plane represents name and form
of ordinary objects and the higher plane is devoid of
name and form, and where pure consciousness resides.
Practitioners of Bhakti will find the forms of God in higher planes
andmergeintoaformlessaspectofGodinstillhigherplanes.

5.Lifestyle:

The lifestyle which is suitable for this purpose is the middle

path.Sleep,food,andworkmustberegulatedandmustbedonein
the attitude of selfsurrender to God. Regular Yoga helps in
regulating the Prana, which is vital in keeping the
energies higher up. The ultimate goal of Yogis is not
selfish that is for ones own liberation. But the Yogi
works for the liberation of all beings and until then he
keepstheworkon. Therefore, it must be not be mistaken for a
selfishendeavor.

AttitudeofselfsurrendertoGod.

So, preserve vital energy to progress higher up in life, and

ultimatelyachievefreedomfrompainandsuffering.

ThankYou.
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Br. Jagadishachaitanya - Prasad 5 months ago

me add that while the steps mentioned in here are "sine qua non" of
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spiritual life and unfoldment, the idea of not looking at the other sex is entirely
true but has to be comprehended properly. While it seems "talibanish", what it
basically goes to say is that if you'r sincere in reaching your God i.e.
detachment from body ideas, all associations and attractions related to the
body should not have any pull simply because your intellect has clearly stated

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