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The term 'Yoga' is aderivative of the Samskruthverb 'Yuj' which refers tounion. 'Yoga', also called'Brahma vidyâ' is the eternaldissolution of the individual'Aham' (Ego) into the Atman(self) that is the Lord for'Mukti' (liberation) Mereindulgence in 'Âsana' orphysical postures is not Yoga.Âsana is only one limb or'Anga' of Yoga. The eightlimbs viz. Yama, Niyama,Âsana, Prânâyâma,Pratyâhâra, Dhârana, Dhyânaand Samâdhi are the meansto Yoga. Brahmacharya orspiritually based continenceis one of the importantcomponents of 'Yama'.'Brahmacharya':-"Brahmanicharyathey ithi" - "One whohas completely surrenderedto Brahman, overcome theEgo, and has realized himself to be a tool of the Almighty."
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Mechanism of Urdvarethas
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Dhananjay - 7/17/2012
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QUESTION: Pranams!I have read in this portal and also elsewhere that it takes 12 years of unbroken brahmacharya to become anurdvarethas. I am a 35 year old unmarried man who is going to get married very soon. It is not possible for amarried man to be a celibate but I really look forward to take up the path of brahmacharya by the age of 45. Is itpossible for someone to become an urdvarethas if he takes up brahmacharya with complete dedication for theprescribed 12 years from the age of 45?Eagerly waiting for your answer...Regards,AnoopANSWER: 1. It need not take 12 years for attaining to Urdhvaretas. It can occur within a few years of honest andunbroken practice with the correct Yogic lifestyle. Everything depends on sincere and unbroken efforts coupled with thegrace of God.2. When sexual contact is limited to progeny and unbroken Brahmacharya practiced, one has a bright chance of progress. It cannot be conclusively said whether one can become an Urdhvareta after 45 years of age. The earlier thepractice is taken up, the better are the chances as virility reduces after the mid thirties.
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---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------QUESTION: Pranams dear brother Dhananjay!Thank you so much for your prompt answer. I would like to have a few clarifications as well. 1.) Is it possible for you to kindly explain the anatomical/biological explanation of the functioning of an 'urdvaretas'? Imean how this works exactly in scientific terms.2.) I have recently came across a particular kind of people who are 'asexual'. Asexuals are those who have noinclination towards sex. It's fairly a new phenomena. They do not have any disorder and are completely normalpeople. They just do not experience sexual attraction. They like the human form, appreciate beauty and like good-looking men and women but they just don't want a sexual relationship with a man or a woman. They can have amarried life and have children as well. Please google it for more information if you need. They sound like blessedpeople to me. Do you think they are naturally 'urdvaretas'?3.) My understanding of brahmacharya is completely transcending body consciousness. Even sex which is highly ojasdepleting can be made ojas increasing if made into a meditation, or an act of ritual worship in a legitimaterelationship/marriage, performed as a sacred duty. Kindly let me know your thoughts.Regards,Anoop
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1. The subtle most form of Bindu (seed) is Soma (nectar) which is stored in the brain. At the onset of puberty, thisBindu flows down to form gross Veerya (semen). The gates for the downward flow of Bindu are then thrown open forever. With every ejaculate, much Bindu is lost. In the normal adult, Bindu continuously flows down to form semenwhich has to be expelled. This causes rapid ageing and debility as Soma confers immortality and its loss causes rapidDhananjayIan Abram ClarkDoug AdamsAnthony Tarquinto
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ageing and death. Bindu when conserved and transmuted back into Soma gives immortality. Such a body cannot age interms of debility. It involves the internal union of Shukla (male seed) with Rajas (female seed present dormant withinthe male).It is very, very difficult to revert Veerya into Soma. It is possible only through Brahmacharya carried out with Samadhimeditation, blessed by the grace of the Lord. When the Yogi advances and achieves this after many years of unbrokenpractice beset with difficulties, he becomes an Urdhvareta. Physical semen is no longer formed in his body as Binduremains as Soma at the Ajna Chakra in the region of the brain. Such a Yogi is then the equivalent of a Deva (celestial)and not a human in terms of his evolutionary progress.2. Not necessarily.3. Sexual enjoyment cannot take place without the use of the mind/body. One has to transcend both the body and themind if he has to reach the Atmic state (soul state). The purpose of the sexual act is procreation and not recreation.Hence all forms of sexual enjoyment have to be eventually given up in course of time if self-realization is desired.
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