Chastity and Ageing.

Hello Carr, Good to see your interest regarding Brahmacharya. It’s absolutely true that chastity in thought, word and deed (this is of paramount importance since mere physical chastity has limited benefits) makes a person fantabulous in every aspect of life.

Let’s get into the rationale behind the above statement. 'Semen' or the seed in a man as per Hindu scriptures is the seventh and final tissue element of digestion, bestowed with the amazing power to create life. From food comes chyle, from chyle- blood, from blood- flesh, from flesh- fat, from fat- bone, from bone- marrow and finally from marrow- semen. According to Ayurveda, the ancient Hindu medical science, conversion of each element at every step takes a period of five days. Thus semen is the last element that is formed out of food. It takes approximately 30 days and 4 hours to complete this cycle. Scientists believe that an intake of 32 kgs. of food produces 800 gms. of blood, which in turn forms only 20 gms. of semen. Now, you can see how precious semen is! And all of this nearly gets lost in a single ejaculation!

When a man shifts from a life of ‘seminal wastage’ to one of ‘seminal conservation’, the body begins to conserve the large amount of energy which was earlier used to produce and replenish the lost reserves of semen. Mind you, this energy saved is of considerable magnitude. This will answer your query regarding the energy and zest which you felt when chaste. This however is only the initial stage benefit.

For man to successfully conserve his ‘seed’ in the long run it becomes necessary to be chaste in thought, word & deed in totality. Mere physical restraint from sex/masturbation makes the body retain the seed for a certain period of time, say a few months at most, after which a normal man loses his sperm through ‘nightfall’ or a wet dream. Our ancient sages have recognized the fact that for man to succeed continually in seminal conservation, he along with physical activity should have a chaste, pure mind constantly engrossed in creative work & meditation upon the blessed lord, thereby leading to chastity in totality. Semen in reality has three major functions:

1.   To rejuvenate and revitalize the physical body.
2.   To help develop a keen intellect.
3.   To aid a man realize his ‘self’. This is a spiritual pursuit.

A man intending to succeed in conserving and transmuting his semen and deriving all the benefits from his efforts should ensure that he subjects his body firstly to adequate physical activity or sport, secondly to intellectual, worthwhile pursuits and thirdly sets aside some time of the day for spiritual practices. Any deficiency in the magnitude of the corresponding activity will make that part of the semen to flow out in a ‘wet dream’.

A chaste man besides effectively conquering the downslide of ageing starts to develop a magnetic personality and a cheerful disposition. It has been stated in the great spiritual treatises that one who succeeds in the conservation and transmutation of semen effectively without a break for a period of 12 years is endowed with unrivalled. This shows the importance of ‘Brahmacharya’

Thank you... I’m a few years younger than you, and yes I’m very happy with the changes chastity has brought into my life and is still bringing with every passing day! Hope this answers your query, revert to me for clarifications if any Carr.

God bless and have a nice day.
Dhananjay