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Can I fight my desire for sex with meditation?

Topic: Self RealizationPublished August 31, 2024

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Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being, has propounded a detailed explanation of why and how celibacy is to be practiced with the right understanding. He specifies that the desire for sex may arise, but with the help of the right understanding, one can oppose it. Fighting against anything only strengthens the opponent. However, when you stand in opposition and observe the desire calmly and patiently, the aroused desire will lose its strength and dissolve in no time. This introspective exercise is best done when you sit in a peaceful place and meditate upon it. Ideally, meditation happens naturally, spontaneously, and continuously. However, until we attain that stage, initially, we will need to make a deliberate effort from our end to sit in meditation for at least one hour and introspect within, daily. In this one hour, you get time to introspect the intensity of your desire, you learn to study the pattern of your behavior when under the influence of the desire, you get to see very clearly the harm this desire is causing to you and to those around you, and when your heart is filled with repentance for it, this urges and inspires you to strengthen your determination to get rid of the desire, and motivates you to go deeper and analyze the roots of this desire. Thus, all-in-all this entire meditation practice proves very helpful in eliminating your desire for sex. When such daily practice is done honestly and sincerely, very soon you will see your desire for sex has begun to diminish, and gradually over time, it shall get on the road to leave forever. This is because, in the regular meditation that you are doing, your strong subtle belief that there is happiness in sexuality gets hammered day in and day out. It is due to this belief that the desire keeps raising its head again and again. To change this belief, you need to analyze your desire for sex and patiently and accurately work on the answers to the following questions: what is the reason for this desire,rnwhat are the disadvantages of having such a desire,rnwhy do I want to get rid of this desire,rnwhat are the advantages of getting rid of such a desire,rnhow can I strengthen my determination to move ahead on the path to get rid of this desire,rnwhat are the major pitfalls on this path and how do I safeguard myself against them?rnwhat is the way out in case I happen to give in to my desire?rnFor this, you may also visit https://www.dadabhagwan.org/path-to-happiness/self-help/how-to-practice-celibacy/analysis-of-sexual-attraction/ where you shall find adequate help on the subject. It is a wrong belief that pleasure exists in sex. If you experience greater happiness and pleasure in something other than sex, then you would not seek pleasure in sex. We may or may not be able to comprehend this fact at this point, but all Enlightened beings strongly emphasize that there is no greater happiness that one can experience other than that derived from knowing our real Self, which is the Pure Soul, an abode of eternal bliss! In today’s times, we are blessed to have amongst us the Living Gnani, the Enlightened One, with whose grace, we can attain this experience very easily!!! There is no monetary charge for it nor is there any severe bodily effort required to attain it. Once we attain Self-Realization from Gnani, the meditation done after it leads to much better, much more prompt, and many times more accurate results. So, if possible, look forward to meeting the Gnani at your earliest convenience.

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