Read good spiritual books

(xiii) Read good spiritual books

As you read, so does your mind think? And as you think, so you become. Those, who are in a habit of reading novels and pocket books that deal with passion and love, (pornographic literature), cannot progress in life. Novel reading fills the mind with base, lustful thoughts and excites passion. Therefore, one who reads such literature cannot preserve his seminal energy. Do not read those joumals that excite your lower instincts. Now days, under the influence of western culture, some people produce and distribute exciting films (blue films). They arrange private shows for children, teenagers, and adolescent people. The American government is now using television as medium to warn children against teachers and other adults who are child molesters. This situation has got out of control to a great extent. Such pedophiles should be severely punished. Abuse of children must be prevented. Sometimes, when the parents are not at home, the children hire exciting videocassettes from cassette libraries and see at home. These films destroy the character and youth of the spectators. They spoil the minds of young men by the distribution of these worthless & vulgar films and videocassettes. The whole atmosphere is polluted. Severe punishment is awaiting them in the Yamaloka (terrible hell). No doubt, they will suffer the consequences of their sins but to save the young generation from ethical, moral and spiritual downfall is the primary duty of the Indian Government and the leaders of the society. Everybody should make efforts to save children and teenagers from falling a prey to such video-film (blue film) monsters.

Put an end to going to exciting films and seeing serials on television. Do not allow your children to see such movies. Do not see vulgar sensuous scenes wherever it may be. Do not indulge in naked pictures or bluefilms. All these tend to increase passion and deplete semen.

Multinational television serials are the chains of westem civilisation to capture the victim unaware in its glittering fetters. You should strictly avoid these and compel your children to do so.

Children are the invaluable assets to the nation. If chidren are ruined, the nation is ruined. And in order to save the nation from utter ruin, children should be saved from sex abuse. Therefore, prodigal children should be protected from drug addiction, cheap-aphrodisiac literature, exciting films and blue films.

In order to build the character of school-going children and college students, they should be provided and encouraged to read the books on Brachmacharya, so that they can know the glory of Brahmacharya and by its practice, become brilliant and promising students. This is our moral duty. It is the moral duty of the government to make all efforts to propagate the books of Brahmacharya among all students, for children (students) of today are the builders of future Indian nation.

If you read biography of any great person, you will find good literature as the source of their inspiration. Emerson was a great American Philosopher. Thoreau's character and literature exercised a great influence on him. Thoreau practised Brahmacharya. He wrote, "I bathe everyday in the sanctifying water of (the teachings of) 'Bhagavadgita'. Although this gem of spiritual literature was written many centuries ago, no other scripture (book) can compete or be compared with it." Indian spiritual lore exercised a fascinating influence on the mind of the famous journalist and writer, Paul Brunton. That inspired him to visit India, where he was blessed with Darshan of Ramana Maharsi and other great saints and Yogis.

Our great martyrs Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and Vir Savarkar were inspired by patriotic literature to dedicate and sacrifice their lives for the liberation of India. Therefore, the glory of good literature is beyond words. There are so many great inspiring spiritual books reflecting the glory of Indian civilization viz, 'Yoga-Vagistha Maha Ramayan', 'Shrimad Bhdgavadgita', 'Upanishads', 'Daas Bodh', 'Vivek Chudamani', 'Sukhmani', publications of Shri Ramakrishna mission, books by Swami Ramatirtha, etc etc. Make study of such literatures an indispensable part of your daily routine. Books that deal with love stories exciting passion and pornographic literatures should be either thrown into dustbin or reduced to ashes. You should strictly avoid these and give them not to others for reading. Reading of spiritual literature is of immense value in observing Brahmacharya. Always read a spiritual book in the morning after taking bath (and before going to job) and at night just before retiring to bed. The pure, sublime-elevating thoughts of the book will displace the evil (passionate) thoughts of your mind and you will not become a victim of sexual thoughts and fantasies.

For protecting the semen, it is essential to wear always a strip of cloth (Langoti or Kaupin or loin cloth) over the private part, for there will be no night emission and growth of inflammation or any other disease of the testicles. This will help you in keeping up Brahmacharya.

Do not witness vulgar sensuous scenes wherever it may be. Do not indulge in seeing naked pictures and advertising posters. All these tend to increase passion. You should strictly avoid it.

Immoral songs produce a bad, deep impression in the mind. Aspirants should run away from places where vicious songs, poems, vulgar film songs, pop music or disco songs are sung or played on radio, transistor or cassette player.