44 Brahmcharya
Dadashri: Certain tubers will torment you more than others. You need to keep an army ready to counteract that. All the tubers are being worn out and exhausted slowly, and one day they will all be exhausted.
Questioner: What do you mean by an army? Pratikraman?
Dadashri: Pratikraman and firm resolution( nischaya) are the armies to be maintained. Then the continued darshan of the‘ Gnani Purush’ is necessary. If you become remote from this darshan of the Gnani Purush you may have problems with brahmacharya. Therefore to be free from all potential dangers in this path of brahmacharya is not an easy thing.
Questioner: When would complete safe side occur in this quest of brahmacharya?
Dadashri: There is no way to know when you can be completely safe. But after thirty-five years, strength of the inner sexual impulses will wane and thus it will not torment you as much. Then you will have much greater control. And your internal state and body will follow your thoughts of brahmacharya. Your desires will not be tainted with sexual elements and thus will not harm you. But for thirty-five years there is a lot of potential danger.
[ 12 ] The Role Of Food In Brahmacharya
Questioner: There is a different kind of happiness in the night, on the day I fast. What is the reason for this?
Dadashri: When happiness is not taken from external things, bliss within expresses. As happiness is taken from external things, the bliss within remains dormant.
I have always practiced penance of eating less food than needed for full satisfaction, right till the end. Awareness remains