On Brahmacharya

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Swami Vivekananda

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Brahmacharya should be likea burning fire within the veins!


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By the establishment of continence energy is gainchaste brain has tremendous energy and gigantic w

Without chastity there can be no spiritual stren

Continence gives wonderful control over mankin

spiritual leaders of men have been very continent, a

what gave them power. Therefore the Yogi mucontinent.


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Complete continence gives great intellectual and power. The Brahmachrin must be sexually pure in

word, and deed. Lose regard for the body; get rid

consciousness of it so far as possible.


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Even he, born of a foreign nationality and living in land, can understand the meaning of our Brahmac

the only way to the attainment of spirituality, and b

it is not even in these days rare in India, whils

hypocritical heroes of our own household are unab

anything else than carnal relationship in the matrunion! "As a man thinketh in his mind, so he seeth


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Every one wants to command, and no one wants and this is owing to the absence of that wonde

Brahmacharya system of yore.


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If the performance of Yajnas is the corner-stone of portion of the Vedas, as surely is Brahmachary

foundation of the knowledge-portion.


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In order to attain to ideal Brahmacharya one hasbeginning to observe strict rules regarding chastity

should one keep oneself strictly aloof from the

association with the opposite sex, but also give

company of married people even.


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Is there a greater strength than that of Brahmachpurity, my boy?


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Teach the boys the system of Brahmachary


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The modern system of education gives no facilitydevelopment of the knowledge of Brahman. We m

Brahmacharya Homes as in times of old.


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The Sanskrit name for a student, Brahmachr

synonymous with the Sanskrit word Kmajit. Our gis Moksha; how can that be ever attained with

Brahmacharya or absolute continence? Hence it is

upon our boys and youth as an indispensable co

during their studentship. The purpose of life in theBhoga, enjoyment; hence much attention to s

Brahmacharya is not so indispensably necessary w

as it is with us.


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You have now to make the character of Mahavira y

See how at the command of Ramachandra he croocean. He had no care for life or death! He was a

master of his senses and wonderfully sagacious. Y

now to build your life on this great ideal of persona

Through that, all other ideals will gradually manifeObedience to the Guru without questioning, and

observance of Brahmacharya -- this is the secret of


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