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attracted to him, but this did not affect the Lord. The gnan says
that your actions should be with good intentions. Your dressing
and conduct should be such that it does not attract the opposite
sex. If your inner intents are pure then nothing can be harmed.
Why did the Lord pluck all the hair on his head? He did that
to avoid any sexual impulses arising in the minds of women who
saw him. He had his hair removed so that they do not become
a cause for ruining someone’s inner intent. As it is Lord Mahavir
was very attractive. He had the most beautiful body in the
whole world.
Questioner : Does the attachment and illusionary my-
ness over a woman have to leave before the sexual impulses
towards her begin to dissipate?
Dadashri : The sexual impulse has been there for
countless lives, and you never know when it will rise again.
Therefore, it is important to remain within the company of
brahmacharis. If you go out of this company, because of the
existing impulse, sexuality will start to sprout all over again.
Therefore, you have to stay in the company of brahmacharis.
The tendency to delve in sexual sweetness has not been
completely eliminated; therefore it can start all over again when
you mix with the wrong people. That is the nature of wrong
company.
Wrong company has no affect on the person whose
tendency and inclinations of sexual nature has been eradicated
or gone.
Your attachment to the illusion of sex will disappear if you
follow my agna. If you try to remove it yourself, it is so powerful
that it will sabotage your effort and everything. Therefore, instead
of fighting to remove it, you should say to it, "Sit down, I will
honor you". Then, by remaining the Self, and focusing with this
awareness on the attachment and the impulses, it will all dissipate