What About Illicit Sex? We take a vow to not engage in illicit sex. What does that mean? The GBC has quoted Prabhupāda as saying no illicit sex specifically means sex only for procreation, done once per month after chanting 50 rounds and done at a time likely for the woman to become pregnant. But […]
Illuminations 20 I have written several articles on vows and feel that any discussion on vows wouldn’t be complete without addressing sexual restraint. Plus, men often ask me how to control sexual desire and I felt that to do justice to this question I would need to write an article. So that’s the topic of […]
The ancient texts of India teach that men should look at any woman other than their wife as a mother, that is, with respect and without sexual thoughts. This week, look and treat all women as you would your own mother (and women should treat all men as their own sons). Notice how this affects […]
Visualize (as if it were the reality of your life) that you are absolutely pure and peaceful, free from lust, anger, greed, pride, and envy, and treat everyone with respect, reverence and compassion. What is it like? How do people treat you? What realizations do you have?
Sexual Purity for Men The audios to go along with this course: Mahatma Das – Men’s Sexual Purity Norms/Foundations Be willing to be open and honest with yourself and others because “You are only as sick as your secret.” In the hiding of darkness, your problems grow and exposed to the light they die. “Anyone […]
Imagine that God appeared before you and offered you whatever you desire. What would you ask and why? How does what you asked reflect your ministry? How does what you asked reflect your faith? How does what you asked for reflect your fear or other negative emotions?
Devotee: As you said in your mail that greatest inspiration comes from service in connection with guru and Krsna! So honestly, I myself have been looking for that! So what’s your instruction for me? Mahatma Prabhu: First you need to search your heart to find out what you really connect with, what you really like […]
“The creator has constructed women in such a way that their beautiful voices and movements and the beautiful features of their hips, their breasts, and the other parts of their bodies attract the members of the opposite sex, both on earth and on other planets, and awaken their lusty desires. Captivated by the material movements […]
When we hear about Krsna enjoying with the gopis, we also enjoy. But when we try to enjoy our own gopis, we suffer. (We may even sometimes suffer when we try to enjoy a woman according to religious principles). So when you see a picture of Krsna with Radharani or the gopis, the mantra to […]
If you are fighting a serious disease, a disease that you rate a 9 on a scale of 10, your cure must be at a level 10. Yet if we look at the strategies and efforts we employ to deal with sexual desires, often our efforts are insufficient to deal with the severity of the […]
Beliefs are what we feel certain about, be they true or not. Beliefs make us comfortable because they justify our actions. You can understand a person’s beliefs by observing their actions (a thief believes stealing is ok, a husband who works 14 hours a day believes work is more important than family). So you can […]
To become more sexually pure, it’s essential to be more perceptive about where you are going off in your thoughts, more perceptive than you have been. What are you really thinking when you are “innocently” looking at a woman (in person, in a picture, in a movie, etc.). Usually when a man appreciates the beauty […]
This theme underlies every principle taught in the Sexual Purity course. Swami Sivananda in his book titled Brahmacarya writes: “According to Yogic science, semen exists in a subtle form throughout the whole body. It is found in a subtle state in all the cells of the body. It is withdrawn and elaborated into a gross […]
The Value of Continence An opinion has gained ground in modern times, not only among the general public, but also among physicians, that the belief in the physiological value of continence belongs to the dark ages of religious superstitions and scientific ignorance, and is incompatible with physiological knowledge. Certain pseudosexologists have exploited this idea to […]
Written by Swami Sivananda The most devitalising and demoralizing of pleasures is the sex pleasure. Sensual enjoyment is attended with various defects. It is attended with various sorts of sins, pains, weaknesses, attachments, slave mentality, weak will, severe exertion and struggle, craving and mental restlessness. Worldly persons never come to their proper senses although they […]
The human form of life, especially male form of life is very rare and it is the best suited form for the path of self realisation. Who can afford to miss this golden opportunity to go back home back to Godhead ? When we are youthful, we are like a freshly blossomed rose flower with […]
Article taken from: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-cycle-of-sexual-abuse-22460 The Cycle of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Adult Relationships Why Sexually Abused Children Grow Up to Have Abusive Relationships By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD Updated on May 04, 2019 People who were sexually abused in childhood often engage in abusive relationships as adults. They might repeatedly find themselves in adult relationships […]
SECTION III. TECHNIQUES OF SEX SUBLIMATION By Sivananda Swami SUPPRESSION AND SUBLIMATION In the Practice of Brahmacharya, what is wanted is elimination of lust, but not suppression. Suppression of the sex urge is not eradication. You can never be free of that which is suppressed. The suppressed sex desire will attack you again and again […]
Devotee writes: Respected Mahatma Prabhu PAMHO AGTSP All glories to your Grace I am doing ok by a materialistic standpoint. I must say that I am loosing the battle on sexual purity, I have been masturbating(every 2 weeks) and having sex with my wife about the same frequency. I dont know what happens to me […]
Steps In Overcoming Masturbation Anonymous author but attributed to Mark E. Petersen Council of the 12 Apostles (of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) NOTE: This article is quoted as a reference in a much longer and more detailed discussion Masturbation and the Bible. Please see the full article for much more […]