Increased body heat while practicing brahmacharya
Question
Hi Dhananjay,
I am very well with each week that passes new experiences arise.
Lately I have been noticing increased body heat. It is winter here and I don't seem to get cold anymore. While everyone else has their jumpers on I dont. The body temperature will rise during meditation aswell. I also notice I don't get sick anymore either all of my friends have colds and it never gets to me. So my main question is the increased body heat a by product of meditation and brahmacharya? I'm also experiencing a duality between the physical body and the energy body. The physical body can be exhausted from the gym. And yet I can lay in bed and this other part of me is at full power so to speak.
Answer
Hello Michael :-)
Nice to hear from you and to know you are doing well. Coming to your queries,
Q: Does Brahmacharya increase the body heat?
A: Yes, it certainly does. When a celibate indulges in yogasana and meditation upon god, thereby transmuting his Rethas (semen) into Ojas, the vast amount of energy which was formerly dissipated due to loss of semen now gets converted to energy and heat. This results in increased strength, energy, vitality and cheer. Further, Ojas which is called the Divine nectar has the power of annihilating all decay, disease and degeneration at the physical and mental level. A true Brahmachari seldom falls ill and even if he does due to some past negative karma, will recover in no time. This will explain your lack of need for extra warm clothing and no illness.
Also in a Brahmachari who has converted his Rethas into Ojas, The face starts becoming more and more red in color. This is further to semen being converted into heat.
I had a tendency for cough and tonsillitis before the onset of celibacy. The slightest change in weather used to give me a sore throat. All these irregularities disappeared after a few months of Brahmacharya. And now I take cold water showers daily! While my body is as warm as the rays of the sun. A cold water bath is very useful to the Brahmachari for the following reasons:
1. It kills passion and lustful thoughts
2. It regulates the excess heat produced
3. Cold water has immense Pranic energy or natural cosmic energy filled by Mother Nature. When you heat water this gets destroyed.
Gradually reduce the temperature of shower water over a period of time (say one month) till it equals atmospheric temperature and tell me the difference in your life of Brahmacharya :-)
One of the signs of an Urdhvareta is his uncanny ability to be indifferent to the extremes of heat and cold, pain and pleasure and in general to the dualities of life. The mind becomes so strong and receptive to your commands that you will be able to withdraw your mind from the sense of heat, cold, pain etc at your will.
By the way what are the changes you observe in your food habits (quantity, type of food) further to celibacy?
Trust this helps. Revert for clarifications if any
God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay