Steps to Achieve Celibacy

Hello Ram,

Trust you are keeping well. Coming to the answers,

1. The best approach to achieve Brahmacharya is to take a vow for a certain period of time and then to gradually extend this period further. During the course of the vow, one must try his level best not to entertain lustful thoughts and replace such thoughts immediately with divine/pure thoughts. This is very important as it is impossible to wrestle and fight lustful thoughts when they show their heads. The only way is to avoid fighting them and instead immediately displace these thoughts by replacing them with divine thoughts.

2. The next important course of action is to ensure that the mind is constantly kept occupied with constructive work through the course of the day and a certain amount of time is kept aside on a daily basis for yoga and Prânâyâma or exercise/sports and some time for deep God-meditation. While meditating, one should surrender to God and request for his grace and blessings in attaining unbroken Brahmacharya without asking for anything materialistic like money, name or fame. This is absolutely required for success in celibacy as Brahmacharya becomes impossible without his grace and will. If the aspirant's intentions at ahieving Brahmacharya are genuine and heartfelt, God always blesses him towards success.

3. It is important to avoid all forms of visual & verbal stimulation that fire up temptation. They may include movies, magazines, porn, cinema posters etc... Also required is to avoid the company of people and women who constantly dwell on the sex plane. The lifestyle of a celibate should be clean and free from the company of friends and people who act as impediments to celibacy.

4. Coming to food, a simple vegetarian diet low on salt, spices, oil and fats is advisable. Onion and garlic should not be cooked with food but can be eaten in medicinal doses in the raw form once a week for blood purification. Consumption of dairy products in limited quantities gives its share of benefits and is better than a full vegan diet. Meat, eggs and mushrooms are to be avoided. The right timing would be to have breakfast atleast by 9 A.M, lunch before 2 P.M and a dinner consisting only of fruits and raw vegetables by 9 P.M and go to bed by 9.30 P.M. This helps the aspirant to wake up at Brahmi Muhurtham (3 A.M - 5.30 A.M) and practice yoga and meditation. A man wishing to accomplish unbroken Brahmacharya should be out of his bed much before the Sun rises, have his bath and meditate. Semen will not stay within the man who stays in bed beyond sunrise.

These are the basic requirements that help promote celibacy. For more details and discussions on achieving success in Brahmacharya, kindly go through all the past answers on this portal with an eagle eye.

God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay