Vedic lore encompasses the ancient knowledge and teachings derived from the Vedas, the foundational sacred texts of Hinduism, which contain hymns, rituals, philosophical insights, and spiritual guidance.
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You must not labour under the delusion that you have eradicated lust completely by adjusting the diet a bit, by practicing Pranayama, and by doing a little Japa, and that you have nothing more to do. Temptation may overcome you at any moment. Eternal vigilance and rigorous Sadhana are very essential.
“I consider my greatest achievement to be my lifelong celibacy” - Isaac Newton, most influential scientist.
Just as hunger, not greed, has a legitimate purpose, so the sexual instinct has been implanted by Nature solely for the propagation of the species, not for the kindling of insatiable longings,” he said. “Destroy wrong desires now; otherwise they will remain with you after the astral body has been separated from its physical casing. Even when the flesh is weak, the mind should be constantly resistant. If temptation assails you with cruel force, overcome it by impersonal analysis and indomitable will. Every natural passion can be mastered.
Brahmacharya or spotless chastity is the best of all penances; a celibate of such spotless chastity is not a human being, but a god indeed … To the celibate who practises unbroken brahmacharya, what is there unattainable in this world? By the power of the unbroken brahmacharya, one will become just like myself.
“Ejaculation of semen is death, preserving it within is life, therefore, let the yogi preserve it with great care”
Lord Shiva telling the significance of brahmacharya here.
There is no greater sin than cowardice;
cowards are never saved - that is sure.
Misery is a greater teacher than Happiness - Swami Vivekanand
Happy Hanuman Jayanti my Indian brothers. Hanuman ji is truly a synonym of Akhand Brahmachari. I pray that Lord Hanuman give us the strength to become like him.
Jai Shree Ram
That which tends to increase the divinity in you is virtue,
and that tends to increase brutality in you is vice. - Swami Vivekananda.
There is no limit to man’s desires;
he goes on desiring, and when he comes to a point
where desire cannot be fulfilled, the result is pain.
Faith in God and in one’s own Self is virtue;
doubt is sin.
To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will.
"I will drink the ocean, " says the persevering soul,
“at my will mountains will crumble up.” Have that sort of energy,
that sort of will, work hard, and you will reach the goal.
It is better, far better, to die on the field of duty,
preaching the truth, than to die like a worldly worm.
Chastity is the first virtue in man or woman.
In every attempt there will be one set of men who will
applaud, and another who will pick holes.
