What is the meaning of Celibacy

According to Hindu mythology, Celibacy is most important thing to achieve spiritual upliftment. It is almost all scripture describes that Celibacy is most important thing to gain spiritual upliftment. Either vedas, puran or upanishad describes the same thing. In Sanskrit Celibacy is called as Brahmacharya mean who follow the way of Braham (Soul). In simple Hindi sentence it is said as "Jo brahma ka acharan karta he wohi Brahmachary he". On external view, if sperm is not allowed to release in to external environment is know as Brahmacharya. Yes, some part of this thought is true but can't be said complete truth. Some of the peoples also says that complete control over the sexual activities by mind or physically is known as Brahmacharya. Even it is very difficult to do for all the person. In Hindu scriptures, it is mentioned as Brahmacharya are of three type. Those are Good type (Pratham koti), Better type (Dwitiya Koti) and Best type (Uttama Koti). Good type Brahmacharya (Celibacy) is obeyed by married only. Married persons are also called Brahmachary and they are only allowed to intercourse with married partner. So those married person is also able to achieve spiritual upliftment. Better type are the kind of Brahmacharya, in which Brahmachari person has  to strongly control over the sense and have to throw out all sexual desire from mind and activities. There is no place to full fill their sexual desire in any way. Even they shouldn,t imagine about the sexual thought. Because by imagination also, a Brahmachari may fail to practice Celibacy (Brahmacharya). Sperm may come out from body during urination or dreaming at night. So it is very difficult to practice. In mahabharata, Bhisma was the similar type of Brahmachari. In Best type Celibacy (Brahmacharya), Brahmachari has to make sexual energy flow toward upward side means toward Shashrar chakra. Normally sexual energy is considered as most powerful energy in the universe by our ancient saint and rishis. Hence the process to bring this energy from lower side to upward is called URDHGAMAN. Generally, Sexual energy is flowed toward down side and exhaust. Due to this, the energy is lost and not being able to gain spiritual upliftment. Various URDHGAMAN (energy flow toward upside) process is mentioned in Yoga marg by meditation practice and in tantrik marg. Urdhagaman (Upward flow) method is different in both Yoga and tantrik method. Among two path of tantrik, Dakshin marg and Vam marg, Vam marg is the way, in which sex is compulsory required and Female companion is must. But sperm ejaculation is not allowed and even they are called as Brahmacharya.

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