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1. Are you implementing correct Sadhana as described in past answers with 4.00 A.M wake-up and all the Yogic practices twice a day? You know the answer. First let go of the Ego which apologizes and then again decides this and that and learn to stay in the self which is the source of your life. Do not take any vows for now but simply indulge in correct practice as described with devotion to God.

Who has lost faith in whom? It is your Ego-mind that has lost faith in its own self. Let it loose the faith, for faith in the Ego is the root cause of suffering. You now know that the I-Ego is useless and cannot do anything; that a higher power which is the true self is the source of life and all other things. So surrender the Ego to the self/Lord and simply carry on with your practice.

2. All these arise and are indulged in by the Ego. If you mentally practice to remain still in the self, all these will vanish by themselves.

3. Let go of the 'I' which has attitude. Do not make any effort to develop this or some other attitude. Hold on to the self and perform your Dharma (duty) honestly with detachment. You will then be natural and comfortable.

4. If these techniques are correctly implemented, erotic thoughts will gradually subside and eventually not cause any harm. They pass without much effort to the one who has learnt to hold on to his self and reminds himself of the falsity of the Ego. When all the source Vasana-s and Samskara-s have been burnt, they will not arise at all. So indulge in correct Sadhana

5. It is not for us to worry about how long. We practice till we remain permanently in the self, as the self without any distracting thoughts.

6. Who has a heart of stone? The real you does not have a body or mind. Hold on to that self and stay there. It is this wrong feeling that you are the body & mind that is the trouble. Let go of it. Then the act of helping does not cause any trouble, be it a boy or a girl.

7. It is again evident that you have not gone through each and every past answer and absorbed the essence. You will find information on Prana & Pranayama if you do so.

SUGGESTION: The general misconception among people reading these answers is treating this forum as a ready-reckoner where they get instant answers to their queries as one gets food in a fast food restaurant upon buying a token.

While most of the queries that a beginner faces have already been dealt with in past answers over the past few years, most of the aspirants do not want to take the effort of going through the same and absorbing the inner meaning. No wonder that people return with the same queries again & again. Brahmacharya for the attainment of 'Brahma vidya' cannot be had as one does other things using an instruction manual. All instructions, technical definitions and guidelines are only meant to familiarize the aspirant with the concept concerning the means and do not lead to Gnyana by themselves.

For that, one has to persevere for many years or even lifetimes in Sadhana as the case may be with devotion to God, constantly trying to negate the Ego. Patience is a very important virtue here. People practice two weeks of abstinence and want to know why wet dreams still occur, why they have not become Urdhvaretas or why the self has not been realized. They indulge in debates about how an Urdhvareta should function, why he should do this or why he does not do that. Let go of these theoretical and useless debates and stay true to honest Sadhana with devotion to God. If you absorb the essence of past answers and implement accordingly with much PATIENCE, it will be possible to gradually progress. Else, no amount of answering the queries will be of any use.

ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)