# Brahmacharya ( ब ् रह ् मचर ् य ): being constantly aware of the universe, immersed in divinity, divine conduct, continence, celibate when single, faithfulness when married.

# Brahmacharya ( ब ् रह ् मचर ् य ): abstain from sexual intercourse ; celibacy in case of unmarried people and Faithful in case of married people.

Among the sramanic traditions, Brahmacharya is the term used for the practice of self-imposed celibacy that is generally considered an essential prerequisite for spiritual practice. These characteristics correspond to Western notions of the religious life as practised in monastic settings but in the Brahma Kumaris and Prajapita Brahma Kumaris religion, it is practised by married couples and householders too, as a way of formalizing sexual behavior into a conscious, co-creative practice rather than merely an unconscious habit.

Brahmacharya is the stage when the young child leads a student life ( ideally in the Gurukula, the household of the Guru ).

The phase of " Garhastha " is preceded by the phase of Brahmacharya and followed by the phase of Vanaprastha.

Among the Hindu monastic as well as sramanic traditions, Brahmacharya is the term used for the practice of self-imposed celibacy that is generally considered an essential prerequisite for spiritual practice.

Brahmacharya ashram is the life stage that occupies the first 20 or 25 years of life.

Brahmacharya is the first of the four phases of human life, namely, Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa, prescribed by Manusmriti for the dvija castes in the Hindu system of life.

Brahmacharya is discussed in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras as one of the 5 Yamas, the foundational commitments for the practice of yoga.

According to the Yoga Sutras, the end-result or fruit of Brahmacharya practised to perfection is unbounded energy or vitality.

Brahmacharya is also observed to contain one's sensual desires for food and taste, as well as materialism.

Brahmacharya understood in this sense is similar to the classical Greek concept of arete ( excellence )

* clearing underlying personality conflicts and centering oneself and ones spiritual journey in clear, well conceived and sustainable values ( that is, thinking of Brahmacharya as an ongoing practice of ' clearing ' analogous to resolving personality complexes and conflicts in psychotherapy )

Chastity in thought, word and deed always and in all conditions is what is called Brahmacharya.

#" Obedience to the Guru without questioning, and strict observance of Brahmacharya — this is the secret of success.

For a Grihastha ( household life ) this stage comes after completion of household duties, but one can enter into it straight from second that is Brahmacharya ( student life ) ashram.

* At the end of this period he is ordained into celibacy ( Brahmacharya ) and is given certain vows ( Pratijna ), the most important of which are chastity, renunciation and service.

The book begins by describing Yogananda's childhood family life to his search for his guru to the establishment of his first school, Yogoda Satsanga Brahmacharya Vidyalaya to his journey to America where he lectured to thousands, established Self-Realization Fellowship and visited with Luther Burbank, a renowned botanist to whom this book is dedicated.

In Brahma marriage, once the boy completes his Brahmacharya Ashram ( religious student hood ), he is eligible to get married.

It is common to associate Brahmacharya with celibacy.

In one of the conversations with his childhood friend Priya Nath Sinha, he attributes his physical and mental strengths, and eloquence, to the practice of Brahmacharya.

Many yogic techniques, such as meditation and asanas ( e. g. shirsasana ) can help one to achieve Brahmacharya interpreted as celibacy or strict control of sexual desires.

#" In order to attain to ideal Brahmacharya one has in the beginning to observe strict rules regarding chastity.

On 25 March 1898, Swami Vivekananda formally initiated Margaret in the vow of Brahmacharya ( lifelong celibacy ) and gave her the name of " Nivedita ", the dedicated one.

Instead of answering immediately, Pippalada asks them to take up penance and Brahmacharya for one year at his place.

Through the four ashramas, or stages of life ( Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vaanprastha, Sanyaasa ), a person also seeks to fulfill the four essentials ( puruṣārtha ) of kama ( sensual pleasures ), artha ( worldly gain ), dharma, and moksha ( liberation from reincarnation or rebirth ).

: āśrama: Brahmacharya life, Grihastha life, Vanaprastha life and Sannyasa ) and the four primary castes or strata of society ( Skt.

The first of these stages, known as Brahmacharya, roughly translates as chastity.

The stages of life prescribed in the Vedic scriptures are Brahmacharya Ashrama, Grihastha Ashrama, Vanaprastha Ashrama and Sannyasa Ashrama.

The Sacred Fig | peepal tree twig in his right hand marks his entry into the Brahmacharya stage of life.

He took to the life of Brahmacharya, or celibacy, at a very young age.

The ashram was initially called Brahmacharya Ashram, which was later renamed Brahmacharya Vidyalaya.

* Secrets and in-depth information on Brahmacharya from Hindu Sacred texts

; Brahmacharya ( Celibacy ): To exercise control over senses ( including mind ) from indulgence.

The Hindu tradition of Brahmacharya places great emphasis on abstinence as a way of harnessing the energy of body and mind towards the goal of spiritual realization.

He initiated several other followers into Brahmacharya.

# " That power comes to him who observes unbroken Brahmacharya for a period of twelve years, with the sole object of realising God I have practiced that kind of Brahmacharya myself, and so a screen has been removed, as it were, from my brain.

#" Every boy should be trained to practice absolute Brahmacharya and then, and then alone faith and Shraddha will come.

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