Brahmacharya

Bhagavad Gita on Lust, Sense-Restraint, the Mind & Meditation

Out of all the Hindu texts, I recommend the Bhagavad Gita the most and several Hindus would do the…

Sexual Avoidance and Masculinity in New Guinea & Amazonia

From Chapter twelve -“Strength” and Sexuality – of the book called “Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia

Swami Trigunatitananda on Brahmacharya

Swami Trigunatitananda (Sarada Prasanna Mitra) was a direct disciple of the well-known guru Sri…

Gautama Buddha on Craving

The craving of one given to heedless living grows like a creeper. Like the monkey seeking fruits in…

Celibacy and Asceticism in Shamanism

Shamans are often associated with strange rituals, hallucinogenic drugs, healing, bewitching,…

Indian Wrestling and Brahmacharya

It is a common belief among Hindus that the essence of life is contained in semen (cf. Carstairs…

How Virility is Destroyed

From chapter XXII (22) of the book “Manhood and Marriage“, by Bernarr McFadden:

There are two…

Nolini Kanta Gupta on Brahmacharya

The text below was taken from the second volume of the works of Nolini Kanta Gupta, a disciple of S…

A Bull of a Man - Masculinity & Sexuality in Buddhism

I named this post after the great book of John Powers, A Bull of a Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex,…

Man is a Frugivore

Man can eat a wide variety of food so he’s classified as an omnivore.  Yes, we can eat and digest…

Sexual Abstinence in the Tirumantiram

The Tirumantiram was written by the tamil saint Tirumular in the 5th century CE, and is one of the…

Sri Aurobindo on Desire, Food and Sex

Down below you’ll find a long piece of text from the book called “Bases of Yoga“, which is made up…

Yoga Vasistha on Lust

Lust– “What happiness is there to be derived from the string-tossed puppets of female bodies…

Parable Of The Gardener And The Shepherd

A gardener was proceeding towards his master’s house one morning, with a flower-pot on his head;…

Plain Facts For Old And Young: Embracing The Natural History And Hygiene Of Organic Life

Did you know that Corn flakes, the popular breakfast cereal of Kellogg’s was invented to help…

Katha Upanishad on Conquering Death

The Katha Upanishad is one of the primary Upanishads which narrates the story of Nachiketa and his…

Parable of the Snake and the Rat

A venomous cobra had been caught and put in a basket. It was starving within. Intending to subdue…