Brahmacharya: Celibacy With Understanding(Abr.) Brahmcharya: Celibacy With Understanding(Abr.) | Page 16

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brahmacharya. I do tell people to get married. I do not have
any objection to people getting married.
Those who desire the pleasures of worldly life and have
a desire for material things, they should get married and those
who do not like worldly pleasures and are seeking eternal
happiness, should not get married.
Questioner : Is it true that the married people attain real
knowledge, atmagnan later than those who are not yet married ?
Dadashri : If a married couple takes a vow of
brahmacharya, they will understand the bliss of the Self
completely. Otherwise, they cannot understand whether their
happiness comes from sexual gratification or from the pure Soul.
Those, who are under the vow of brahmacharya, experience
eternal bliss of the Self within. Their mind and body both remain
healthy.
Questioner : Then, is the state of the Self the same for
the one who is married and the one practicing brahmacharya?
Dadashri : The person who is under the vow of
brahmacharya will never fall, no matter how bad the difficulties.
That is called safe side.
Brahmacharya is the king of the body. A person practicing
brahmacharya has a wonderful mind. Brahmacharya is the extract
of the entire living body.
Questioner : This extract of the body, the vitality, does
not go to waste, does it?
Dadashri : No. The vitality may dissipate. It does become
useless in sex, does it not? That extract is a very different
matter. Lord Mahavir had the extract of brahmacharya for forty-
two years. Vitality is the ultimate extract of all the extracts from
the food we eat. If this extract is properly preserved, one can