Verse of the Day : Bhagavad-gita As It Is--6.13-14

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TRANSLATION

One should hold one's body, neck and head erect in a straight line and stare steadily at the tip of the nose. Thus with an unagitated, subdued mind, devoid of fear, completely free from sex life, one should meditate upon Me within the heart and make Me the ultimate goal of life.

PURPORT

The goal of life is to know K???a, who is situated within the heart of every living being as Paramātmā, the four-handed Vi??u form. The yoga process is practiced in order to discover and see this localized form of Vi??u, and not for any other purpose. The localized Vi??u-mūrti is the plenary representation of K???a dwelling within one's heart. One who has no program to realize this Vi??u-murti is uselessly engaged in mock-yoga practice and is certainly wasting his time. K???ā is the ultimate goal of life, and the Vi??u-murti situated in one's heart is the object of yoga practice. To realize this Vi??u-murti within the heart, one has to observe complete abstinence from sex life; therefore one has to leave home and live alone in a secluded place, remaining seated as mentioned above. One cannot enjoy sex life daily at home or elsewhere and attend a so-called yoga class and thus become a yogī. One has to practice controlling the mind and avoiding all kinds of sense gratification, of which sex life is the chief. In the rules of celibacy written by the great sage Yāj?avalkya it is said:

karma?ā manasā vācā sarvāvasthāsu sarvadāsarvatra maithu?a-tyāgo brahmacarya? pracak?ate.

"The vow of brahmacarya is meant to help one completely abstain from sex indulgence in work, words and mind-at all times, under all circumstances, and in all places." No one can perform correct yoga practice through sex indulgence. Brahmacarya is taught, therefore, from childhood when one has no knowledge of sex life. Children at the age of five are sent to the guru-kula, or the place of the spiritual master, and the master trains the young boys in the strict discipline of becoming brahmacārīs. Without such practice, no one can make advancement in any yoga, whether it be dhyāna, j?āna or bhakti. One who, however, follows the rules and regulations of married life, having sexual relationship only with his wife (and that also under regulation), is also called brahmacārī. Such a restrained householder brahmacārī may be accepted in the bhakti school, but the j?āna and dhyāna schools do not admit even householder brahmacārīs. They require complete abstinence without compromise. In the bhakti school, a householder brahmacārī is allowed controlled sex life because the cult of bhakti-yoga is so powerful that one automatically loses sexual attraction, being engaged in the superior service of the Lord. In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said:

vi?ayā vinivartante nirāhārasya dehina?rasa-varja? raso 'py asya para? d???vā nivartate

Whereas others are forced to restrain themselves from sense gratification, a devotee of the Lord automatically refrains because of superior taste. Other than the devotee, no one has any information of that superior taste.

Vigatabhī?. One cannot be fearless unless one is fully in K???a consciousness. A conditioned soul is fearful due to his perverted memory, his forgetfulness of his eternal relationship with K???a. The Bhāgavatam says, bhaya? dvitīyābhinive?ata? syād ī?ād apetasya viparyayo 'sm?ti?: K???a consciousness is the only basis for fearlessness. Therefore, perfect practice is possible for a person who is K???a conscious. And since the ultimate goal of yoga practice is to see the Lord within, a K???a conscious person is already the best of all yogīs. The principles of the yoga system mentioned herein are different from those of the popular so-called yoga societies.

Question 1 : What is the position or status of a householder brahmacārī in bhakti, j?āna and dhyāna schools ? Why is it so ?

Question 2 : Why a conditioned soul is fearful ? How can he become fearless ?

Question 3 : What are the rules of celibacy written by the great sage Yāj?avalkya ?

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