Ashwagandha
Question
Om Tat Sat,
If ashwagandha/shilajit, taken in medicinal doses detrimental to Brahmacharya/self-realisation?
Does it make brahmacharya difficult to practice?
I have heard that they enhance ojas in the system.
Btw., I take ashwgandha due to health issues in the past.However, now that issues doesn't seem to bother.
Should I stop ashwgandha and shilajit? (I'am 22 y.o). I will do as you say.Please guide me.
Sincerely aspiring your advice on this
Om Tat Sat
Answer
It is not necessary for the Brahmachari to take recourse to such external supplements, for it leads to dependency. A balanced and wholesome diet suffices. The human body has an ability to be self sufficient under the right food and lifestyle and Brahmacharya brings out this ability.
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)