Brahmacharya/ Hidden Energy
Question
Hi Dhananjay,
I am now on my 10th day of practicing Brahmacharya;
& I was wondering because it's been only
10 days; is the conserved energy inside me
sleeping but growing until its reached a month or longer?
or can I awaken some of the energy conserved by 10 days of Brahmacharya by doing something active or how does that work?
but I do feel less tired & more alive since I started this practice .
Answer
Hello Mike,
Keep the efforts at celibacy going. Coming to the answers,
It takes a few months to a year of unbroken Brahmacharya for semen to start getting re-absorbed. The first few months do not consist of re-absorption but only non-production of semen further to the body being relieved of its duty of forming semen. Since the aspirant shuns a life of wastage, the body does not have to constantly produce semen as it used to earlier before the onset of celibacy. The relief experienced by the body from being rested of the job of producing semen results in higher energy, strength and vitality. The semen conserved during this initial period goes towards the restoration and revitalization of all the organs in the body and results in improved immunity, heath and vigor.
It is very important to practice Brahmacharya in thought, word and deed keeping the mind free of impure thoughts and effect the process of sublimation through regular physical, intellectual activity and God-meditation if Brahmacharya is to be continued in totality.
This is the difference between the ordinary unmarried celibate and a Brahmachari. While the unmarried man may masturbate or loose his seed through constant wet dreams, the Brahmachari sublimates and transmutes his vital essence into something more powerful and worthy.
Brahmacharya is not suppression or repression of sexual energy but transmutation. A man who merely suppresses and contains the sex desire within causes serious imbalance and danger to his body, mind and psyche and may soon be afflicted with dangerous diseases. The Brahmachari on the other hand keeps his mind pure, bypasses the concept of sexuality and gradually gets free of the 'apparent' and 'false' need called as the 'sex need' conditioned into the mind through years and past lives of recreational sexuality.
Keep your mind occupied with constructive activity, shun impure thoughts, indulge regularly in a sport/physical exercise and set aside some time of the day to indulge in God-meditation. This will make Brahmacharya effective and you will reap benefits with time.
Kindly go through all the past answers on this portal to widen your understanding.
God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay