100% Chastity

Hello Carr :-)

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying the benefits of a celibate life with sustained efforts. Thank you for the query, coming to the answer:

Q: How does a man loose his energy through the sense of sight in spite of not engaging in the sexual act?
A: We perceive all in the external world around us only through the five senses namely:
1. Eyes -sense of sight
2. Nose -sense of smell
3. Tongue -sense of taste
4. Ear -sense of sound
5. Skin -sense of touch

Lustful thoughts reach the mind only via one of these five senses mentioned above. It is impossible for a man to experience the sex sensation without activation of one or more of these senses. So when you look at an object of lust, your eyes transmit this sensation to your mind resulting in the lustful thought. The mind in turn sends a signal to the sex organs towards activation. In a celibate committed and devoted to the concept of celibacy, such lustful thoughts cause mental and emotional pollution. This explains 'feeling dirty' further to lustful thoughts. Loss of energy is accompanied consecutively. Don't you feel a loss of energy when you get angry? It is very similar here too. Though this loss is smaller as compared to that from loss of semen, a cumulative of thoughts in the sex plane will make the seed come out eventually in a wet dream.

With sustained efforts, a disciplined life with adequate yoga or exercise and prayer to god for liberation, one achieves definite growth. It is very important to stay clear of all objects which fire up the sex plane through one of the above mentioned senses. That is, the celibate should stay away from sights, smells, food, sounds and physical touch which activate the sex plane. Coming to how long it takes, with every passing day you will find yourself brighter, happier, more cheerful and in possession of growing mental energy and ability. Further to 12 years of absolute chastity with not even a drop of semen loss (with the exception of the occasional period), the celibate is said to achieve superhuman powers and bliss incomparable to earthly standards along with the vision of god if he so desires. Also achieved is the power of total recall, wherein the celibate gets such a powerful memory that he can remember anything he wishes, however large it may be in magnitude. These are only some of the innumerable benefits and powers that he acquires. But the journey to this point is no less wonderful, and increases in bliss with every passing day of honest celibacy.

Trust this helps.

Wishing you all the every best in your noble endeavor of practicing 'Brahmacharya'
God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay