Brahmacharya control regain
Question
Dear Sir,
I started practicing Brahmacharya for 1 and half months very strictly and I even felt my mind & body was improving very much than I expected but suddenly I got lustful thought and got into it. I touched myself and lost the fluid 3-4 times in 2 weeks. After that my mind is very irritated and feeling nervous some times. I do not want to go back to the old habits but my ultimate aim is self realisation. Please let me know how I can again go back to my brahmacharya practice? Is there any time duration (days/weeks) before I can start my Spiritual practice again? Please suggest me mantra for Brahmacharya also.
Thank you
Murthy
Answer
Hello Murthy,
Hope this finds you fine. Good to know of your interest in the practice of spiritual continence. Coming to the answers,
Breaks in the path of Brahmacharya at the start occur due to one's long association with recreational sexuality that has made the sexual 'vaasana' or tendency very strong and deep rooted. Hence it takes considerable time and effort along with God's grace for one to get established in the uninterrupted practice of Brahmacharya. There is no time interval or period required in between a break and re-start of practice. In fact one's attempts and efforts at continuing celibacy after any slip/break must be immediate and without delay to ensure smooth flow of efforts and success.
Since the approach and methods an aspirant can adopt to achieve unbroken celibacy have already been discussed in previous 'past answers' on this portal, I will kindly request you to peruse and go through all the past answers with an eagle eye and get clear about the subject.
The best and most effective 'mantra' or divine syllable to achieve success is to constantly chant "Om Namo Naarayanaaya" - which means "Salutations to Lord Naarayana, The Supreme being who resides in the heart of all mankind". Constant repetition of the Lord's name with reverence, devotion, love and with a request to free us from the grip of ignorance and establish our self in the domain of true knowledge will bear fruits and give success. You can chant the Lord's name and meditate regularly to help achieve growth in the path of Brahmacharya.
May you achieve success as a Brahmachari and gain knowledge of the self.
God bless and have a nice day :-)
Dhananjay