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