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Brahmcharya 95
How long will this total experience of the Self elude you ? As long as any element of sexual impulses or sexuality remains this will not happen . This means that when pleasure arises it is difficult to discern exactly whether it stems from the Self or from the sex . If brahmacharya is present then it could be understood ' on the moment ' that it indeed is the bliss of the Self . When one has this total clear experience of the Self , then one becomes the fully enlightened Lord .
[ 9 ] Try The Vow of Brahmacharya
I keep warning you to pay attention to this but to take heed is not easy for you . Yet , by experimenting with brahmacharya , say for three to five days or for a whole week in a month one will feel wonderful . If one has practiced brahmacharya for a week in a month , then by the middle of the week he will experience tremendous bliss . The bliss of the Self will express . This bliss is beyond description .
Some people say that they cannot get rid of sexuality . I ask , why are you acting crazy ? Why don ' t you set some disciplined limit for yourself and then make sure that you stick to it . In this day and age , nothing can be achieved without discipline . Some flexibility is allowed .
Questioner : What does one do in a situation where a man wants to practice brahmacharya but his wife does not ?
Dadashri : If she does not wish to , then try and make her understand .
Questioner : How should I make her understand ?
Dadashri : You have to continually keep explaining to her the benefits and gradually she will come around . It does not happen instantly . By continuous discussions and mutual understanding it will happen . Both of you will have to come to a meaningful compromise . You have to discuss and think about