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Practice of *Brahmacharyam (*Self- Restraint ). : Section-3 continued ... : Swami Sivananda

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  ======================================================================= ======================================================================== Wednesday, September 28, 2022. 08:00.  Section-3 : Techniques of Sex Sublimation :  17. STOP THAT LUSTFUL LOOK! ====================================================================== ====================================================================== A gentleman who has given up smoking and drinking wants to practice Brahmacharya, though married. His wife has no objection, but he himself finds this discipline hard; especially, the trouble seems to be in the control of the sense of sight. “The street is my chief enemy”, he said to me recently. This means that the eyes are attracted by well-dressed ladies. Another aspirant says, “While I practiced vigorously Pranayama, Japa and meditation, my mind was not polluted even if I saw half-nude young ladies. But when I left the practice, I was not able, to control my sight and I was attracted by w