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YAMA538. Brahmacharyasflq4sfrsrqifi{qp1, I II-38ffl{{ celibacy (cont<strong>in</strong>ence;, xftvr+i be<strong>in</strong>g established, *{vigour, 61rI: ga<strong>in</strong>ed, obta<strong>in</strong>ed.By the establishment of celibacy, vigour is ga<strong>in</strong>ed.NOTESlf semen is preserved by the observance ofBrahmacharya, and transmuted <strong>in</strong>to Ojas Sakti, the spiritualand <strong>in</strong>tellectual power wil! <strong>in</strong>crease. This is the fundamentalqualification of an aspirant. Brahmacharya is the most importantvirtue for Self-realisation. Brahmacharya is purity <strong>in</strong>thought, word and deed. The very idea of lust should not enterthe m<strong>in</strong>d. No <strong>Yoga</strong> or spiritual progress is possible without cont<strong>in</strong>ence.In the Gita you will f<strong>in</strong>d the importance ofBrahmacharya <strong>in</strong> the lV and Vlll chapters. S<strong>in</strong>ce I have alreadygiven <strong>in</strong> my book'Practice of Brahmacharya,'various effectivemethods for gett<strong>in</strong>g established <strong>in</strong> Brahmacharya, I will pass onto the next Sutra.9. Aparigraha31qfi:tr6{0+ wqs?rfl{+q: I II-3 9sfqfuf6 abst<strong>in</strong>ence from greed *0{ Ueirrg established, EtrI existenceor births, iFel

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