What is brahmacharya: Control of senses. Yama. Rimantas Genys

Описание: Hello. In this video we are going to talk about Brahmacharya - it is one of five yoga principles (Yamas) that we can find in Patanjali yoga sutras.

Brahmacharya principle has as least two meanings:

1) Control of senses
2) See Creator Brahma everywhere, everybody.

People get used to waste energy by sexual desires, watching movies, listening music, searching on internet, people become addicted from emotions and it does not allow them to save and raise energy up.

Sages in the past tried to completely avoid sexual desires to accumulate and raise energy to serve for the benefit of society.

But in modern society, all the media and mass culture constantly promote maximum possible satisfaction of sexual desires.

When there is no energy, where can't even think about self-improvement and spiritual practices. The same goes for attachments to taste sensations. The more person is attached to taste, desires or feeling, the more vital energy he spends on enjoying food and emotions. That's why you need to strive to eat simple and healthy food. You will save a lot of energy for efficient life and development.

Here are some more definitions that help to fully understand the essence of Brahmacharya:

1) Established in Brahmacharya gets virya (energy). (Patanjali Yoga sutras)
2) Brahmacharya is absolute freedom from sexual desires and thoughts. A real Brahmachari will not feel any difference in touching a woman, a piece of paper or a block of wood. (Swami Sivananda)
3) Complete continence gives great intellectual and spiritual power. (Swami Vivekananda)
4) You must control all the organs–the ears that want to hear lustful stories, the lustful eye that wants to see objects that excite passion, the tongue that wants to taste exciting things and the skin that wants to touch exciting objects. Swami Sivananda

Food like meat, fish and eggs, rajasic clothes, rajasic lifestyle, fragrant perfumes, reading novels, movies, sensual conversations, alcohol, bad company, various intoxicants, tobacco - all these provoke sensual desires.

If you practice yoga, it is important to follow this principle in our daily life.

If you are yoga teacher, it is important to share about Brahmacharya to your students because this is the way how they can improve their yoga practice & personal life.

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