Possible Truths
"1. Yama: Rules of Social Behavior
Practising nonviolence (ahimsa), speaking truthfully; integrity of thought, word and action (satya), exercising appropriate sexual control (brahmacharya), behing honest; realizing that things outside yourself will not provide you security and happiness (asteya), being generous; shifting from ego based to spirit based (aparigraha)."
- Maharishi Patanjali
Practising nonviolence (ahimsa), speaking truthfully; integrity of thought, word and action (satya), exercising appropriate sexual control (brahmacharya), behing honest; realizing that things outside yourself will not provide you security and happiness (asteya), being generous; shifting from ego based to spirit based (aparigraha)."
- Maharishi Patanjali
posted by La Tulipe | 7:46 PM
9 Comments:
And what is "appropriate sexual control"? *raises eyebrows*
ah! "Brahmacharya is absolute freedom from sexual thoughts and desires. It is the vow of celibacy. It is control of all the senses in thought, word and deed."
http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/brahmacharya.htm
hmmm, and why?
Are ye posting whackos on Rian's site?
For shame!
I was going to say that I found the shift from ego-centered to spirit-based the most difficult, but I changed my mind after reading the definition h found of brahmacharya.
exercising appropriate sexual control
Not around TimTams, she doesn't...
I'll tell you what exercising appropriate sexual control really means! It means my exboyfriend gots to stop flirting with me!
And I gotta stop liking it.
RianBrahmacharya...
Ahem.
One should never stop enjoying a good flirt. It keeps the heart pumping.
Rian suspects Narrisch is mocking my Monkish Aspirations.
Never, RianTonsured!
*innocence*
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