sudden breaking of brahmacharya

An aspirant should ensure to the best of his efforts that there is no voluntary break of Brahmacharya. This especially holds good after one has achieved periods of unbroken Brahmacharya beyond many months. Such periods of Brahmacharya are the result of the grace and blessings of the Almighty and a voluntary break amounts to failing the Lord despite his blessings. Those who have attained to more than one year of unbroken Brahmacharya without even a single voluntary discharge of semen through artificial means or sexual activity must never ever revert to their former mode of life involving recreational sexuality. They should lead a life based on the Yama-Niyama of Yoga, eat moderate amounts of sathwic food, perform adequate physical and mental activity for transmutation and regularly indulge in Pranayama and meditation.

Reverting to one's former lifestyle of recreational sexuality after such long periods of Brahmacharya may cause unforeseen problems at the physical, mental and karmic levels. The state of unbroken Brahmacharya lasting beyond many months or a year is not something which one has achieved through his effort but only through God's grace and blessings. Very few people are allowed by the Almighty to succeed in unbroken practice beyond a year. Only those hand picked souls who are destined for spiritual advancement towards liberation will find it possible to succeed. When such is the case, a voluntary break and more importantly reverting to the earlier lifestyle by abandoning Brahmacharya by such a chosen aspirant amounts to a sheer reversal of that destined by divine will. While this is rare, those who revert to their former mode of recreational sexuality put themselves in much peril through the karmic sin they accrue. It is not possible to say what may be the repercussions of such a reversal in lifestyle, for the results could be multidimensional in their dangers. But it is a state of affairs to be avoided at all costs. One who has been blessed by the Lord to succeed in long periods of Brahmacharya should immediately continue with his practice without a second thought, if at all there is an unfortunate break. But he should never, ever revert to his earlier mode of sexual life and desert Brahmacharya.

Any voluntary break in Brahmacharya will cause immense depression, disorientation and a sense of losing one's very self. The magnitude of pain depends on how long unbroken Brahmacharya was practiced. The longer the duration, the greater the repercussions. If at all there is such a break, one should atone and analyze what caused the break and never repeat the mistake. Brahmacharya should be immediately continued without repeating the acts that lead to the break. Usually, all Brahmacharis do this and carry on with their practice. Breaks are caused so the aspirant corrects some mistakes he was indulging in. The Almighty generally makes one carry on further after long periods of Brahmacharya, for the very fact that the person could succeed in say a year of unbroken Brahmacharya shows that this has not happened by accident but by the grace of the Lord.

The only exception to this rule is when a Brahmachari enters matrimony and plans to beget offspring. Then, he is allowed sexual contact with his lawful wife with the intention of progeny under the blessings of God. Further to fathering the child , he can then revert to the practice of unbroken Brahmacharya.

So one should never break Brahmacharya voluntarily. This applies more after achieving long periods of Brahmacharya. And if there is an unfortunate break, one should strive hard to immediately continue with the practice and never, ever revert to the former life of recreational sexuality. This is most important.

ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)