Those who strive for inner beauty or the beauty of the "मन " ( neither English words mind nor heart adequately describe what it stands for) are Brahmacharis. This is for their own as well as for others, since they do not see themselves separate from others. The best way to describe such people is Sahaj. Means simple. Without much effort.
These men and women are easy to live with and are inspiring. Celibacy definitely enhances the inner beauty and makes one more powerful. It also increases Dhyeyanishtha; as mind is free of lustful thoughts. Celibacy does not mean only physical restraint; but the restraint of the senses from "Taamsi" or excitable thoughts. For example; watching a violent movie or even news channels these days can be termed as taamsi ot that which causes a hindrance to celibacy.
"Ichha Mukti" = Sanyam. Self Control. This is classified into 2 types :
1. When something is out of your reach and you crave it, realise the futility of it and stop wanting it after exerting self restraint over the mind.
2. When something is readily available and even abundant; reachable, attainable, yet you remain detached from it.
Example : Rishi Marich is sitting under the Kalpa vriksha yet not wanting anything.
Self restraint is essential in students as it is said that those encompassed in comforts never attain knowledge. Even the opposite is true:- those who are knowledgeable are rarely engrossed in comfort. The enlightened ones leave the comforts in search of the divine purpose and fulfilment of this purpose.
Those who believe in this divine purpose take up the challenges in their stride. Just as a child knows that if the mother does not let him have something it is for his own good; similarly an enlightened being will take the hurdles in his path as the will of God or as an exercise towards growth in potential and test of spirit and singularity of purpose.
There are those who leave everything to God and do not make an effort to bring about positive changes in their own lives and to the lives of others around them. They are not inspired or motivated. It is the duty of the spiritual leaders to not only inspire, but to guide them in doing what is needed to be done to serve others and find the divine purpose. To give a purpose to people is the biggest duty of spiritual leaders.
God resides within us. Those who realise this are true Brahmacharis. This feeling makes us very powerful. But this realisation should not be accompanied by the wielding of this power over others or even divulged to those around us. Instead, these brahmacharis are the secret police of God, sort of our conscience policing over us and those around us and preventing deeds and words that have the potential to hurt others and as a result; hurt the supreme Parmatma.
We all have God within us, but in a passive state. In Brahmacharis, God residing within achieves an active state. They make a concious effort to do the work of God under the guidance of the inner divine self. It is these divine leaders in every walk of lives that Dadaji refers to as Brahmacharis. They may be married or unmarried, may have any political or religious affiliation; may or may not be polular, may or may not be reverred, may effect may or few lives; but yet they are Brahmacharis as they carry out the work of God.
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