Helpful tips for practice of brahmcharya.
Complete cure may take at least one to six months, according to the intensity of the disease( Lust).
If the disease is of long standing, the cure may take a long time, as Nature's processes are slow, though sure.
Whenever you are haunted by sensual thoughts, you should try to replace them by holy thoughts about your favorite deity.
Let any disease be there. Ignore it. Deny it. Think and meditate on the pure self.
Keep yourself fully occupied. Do not give room for the mind to think of the body or the disease. This is the treatment for any kind of disease.
Sing Lord Hari's Name in a variety of ways. When you are tired, take to the study of religious books. Do selfless service.
Run in the open air. Swim in the river. Remove the stones and pebbles lying on the roads. Write down your Ishta Mantra in a notebook for one hour.
Purity the mind by cultivating devotion to God. Do Japa and meditation. Study spiritual books. Pray to God. Observe Brahmacharya.
Do not mix unnecessarily with opposite sex. Men should see only the Divine mother in women and women should see their Ishta (Beloved God) in men.
Develop Atma- Bhava ( soul consciousness) in all.
Avoid cinema, novels, newspapers, bad company, evil talks. Do not look into the mirror frequently.
Do not use scents or fancy clothing's. Do not attend dance or music parties. Do not look at mating of animals and birds.
Root out love of leisure and ease. Overcome laziness and always keep the body and mind engaged in some useful work.
Keeping the mind constantly engaged is one of the great secrets of Brahmacharya. Lead a disciplined rigorous life.
Do not brood over the disease too much. It will pass off.
When bad thoughts appear in the mind, repeat the Name of God and pray to Him. Ultimately, the Lord's divine grace and helping hand is the sure antidote for all diseases.
Rely on God. Be devoted to purity and Piety. Cherish sublime thoughts. Read sacred literature. Naught shall assail you.
This weakness will pass away. Do not be anxious, worried and depressed over it. Depressing thoughts are dangerous. Worry will only weaken you more.
Learn lessons from the past and be benefited therefrom. Do not brood over the past and be weakened. Change your angle of vision. Practice enquiry. Meditate on the advantages of celibacy.
Think of the lives of Akhanda Brahmacharins like hanuman, Bhishma and others. Think of the evils of a sensual life-loss of health, shame, disease and death. Cultivate discrimination.
You are the child of the Lord of the universe. The bliss is within you. There is not an iota of pleasure in sense objects.
Dissociate yourself from the body; Identify yourself with the Lord. If your mind is pure and healthy, your body too will be pure and healthy.
Therefore, forget the past and take to a new, better life of virtue and spirituality, love of God and aspiration for the higher divine life. Learn to find taste in divine life.
Do more sadhana with greater intensity. You will be a completely changed and blessed person.
Thank you for reading.
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