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Brahmcharya
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forms of vishaya, all entry into objects of enjoyment. These objects
of enjoyment cling to you because of ignorance of the Self.
As hard as you try, no other approach, besides Gnan,can
control vishaya. Sexuality will not stop with external locks. I
have seen some people who have even gone to the extent of
locking up their genitals in their desire to curb sexual impulses
but this does not work.
All sexual impulses and desires fade in presence of Gnan.
These brahmachari followers of Dada here are free from even
thoughts of sexuality.
Questioner : Psychology says that once you have had
your ice cream to the point of full satisfaction, you do not feel
like eating it again.
Dadashri : That is not possible in this world. On the
contrary, you will feel like eating again. But, if somebody keeps
feeding you something that you do not like at all, again and
again, then it will induce vomiting and then you will stop. In
sexuality, the more a person enjoys it, the more he has a burning
desire for it.
By not getting involved in the sexual act, one may become
uneasy and unsettled for a month or two. However loss of
familiarity is the key. With the loss of familiarity one will forget
sexuality totally. It is not possible for a person enjoying sex to
get rid of the desire for it. Hence, research of the scriptures
done by people in our country, has led to the discovery that the
path of brahmacharya is the best. The best cure is to become
unfamiliar with sex.
Once you stay away from sex for one or two years, then
you forget all about it. That is the nature of the mind. If it goes
near it, it will become restless. The mind has been separated from
its familiarity. If ‘You’ (the Self) remain separate from it, then