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(1) '''Do not engage in intercourse with opposite gender. Also do not be rubbed, massaged, bathed, or kneaded by opposite gender'''. One who relishes these, desires and finds satisfaction in these, this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering. |
(1) '''Do not engage in intercourse with opposite gender. Also do not be rubbed, massaged, bathed, or kneaded by opposite gender'''. One who relishes these, desires and finds satisfaction in these, this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering. |
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(7) '''Who lives the brahmacarya (celibate spiritual) life aspiring for [rebirth in] a certain order of devas(angels), [thinking]: 'By this virtuous behavior, observance, austerity, or brahmacarya (celibate) life I will be a deva or one [in the retinue] of the devas.''' He relishes this, desires it, and finds satisfaction in it. This, too, is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering, I say. |
(7) '''Who lives the brahmacarya (celibate spiritual) life aspiring for [rebirth in] a certain order of devas(angels), [thinking]: 'By this virtuous behavior, observance, austerity, or brahmacarya (celibate) life I will be a deva or one [in the retinue] of the devas.''' He relishes this, desires it, and finds satisfaction in it. This, too, is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering, I say. |
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During the time of Lord Buddha, monks were sent to charnel ground/cemetry/cremation ground to look at dead bodies & therefore generate unattractiveness, foulness & therefore dispassion towards human body & its various parts. In present times in buddhist countries, people look at pictures of dead bodies for the same purpose. Therefore pictures & photographs of dead bodies can be seen from internet from time to time in order to generate the right view of foulness of human body : |
During the time of Lord Buddha, monks were sent to charnel ground/cemetry/cremation ground to look at dead bodies & therefore generate unattractiveness, foulness & therefore dispassion towards human body & its various parts. In present times in buddhist countries, people look at pictures of dead bodies for the same purpose. Therefore pictures & photographs of dead bodies can be seen from internet from time to time in order to generate the right view of foulness of human body : |
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Revision as of 08:14, 25 January 2022
Main Page >> Buddhism FAQ0 >> Buddhism FAQYY How to Live the Life >> Celibate Life
How to Achieve Celibate Life?
Following methods are advised in Buddhism to establish celibate life:
Method1 : Avoid exposure
All that invokes non-celibacy in mind need to be avoided i.e. images, talk, touch etc.
Monks go to live in forest aloof in order to achieve this.
Method2 : View a person as skeleton
From: Dhammapada Verse 147 - Sirima Vatthu
By Viewing a person as a mass of bones, dispassion is generated.
Method3 : Look at teeth of laughing person
For a laughing person, look at teeth & consider these as bones only.
Method4 : Considering persons as mother, sister & daughter
Another way is to consider ladies as mother, sister & daughter as per their age(For males).
For females , males can be considered as father,brother or son.
Method5 : Dwell on advice of Lord Buddha
From AN7.50:
(1) Do not engage in intercourse with opposite gender. Also do not be rubbed, massaged, bathed, or kneaded by opposite gender. One who relishes these, desires and finds satisfaction in these, this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(2) One he jokes with opposite gender, plays with them, and amuses oneself with them....this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(3) One who gazes and stares straight into their eyes...this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(4) One who listens to their voices behind a wall or through a rampart as they laugh, talk, sing, or weep ...this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(5) Who recollects laughing, talking, and playing with them in the past....this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(6) Who looks at a householder or a householder's son enjoying himself furnished and endowed with the five objects of sensual pleasure....this is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering.
(7) Who lives the brahmacarya (celibate spiritual) life aspiring for [rebirth in] a certain order of devas(angels), [thinking]: 'By this virtuous behavior, observance, austerity, or brahmacarya (celibate) life I will be a deva or one [in the retinue] of the devas. He relishes this, desires it, and finds satisfaction in it. This, too, is a breach, flaw, blemish, and blotch of the brahmacarya (celibate) life. He is called one who lives an impure brahmacarya (celibate) life, one who is fettered by the bond of sexuality. He is not freed from birth, from old age and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, dejection, and anguish; he is not freed from suffering, I say.
==== Method6 : Do not dwell on feminity or masculinity of body
Females should not dwell on their own feminity while interacting with others , also not to dwell on masculinity of others.
Similarly males should not dwell on their own masculinity while interacting with others , also not to dwell on feminity of others.
Method7 : Meditate on 32 impurities of body
See : Maha-satipatthana Sutta
Know that human body is full of various impurities, all foul. By bearing these in mind, dispassion is generated.
Impurities such as : Head hairs, body hairs, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, tendons, bones, bone marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, pleura, spleen, lungs, large intestines, small intestines, gorge, feces, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, skin-oil, saliva, mucus, fluid in the joints, urine
Method8 : Looking at dead bodies for foulness & dispassion
See : Maha-satipatthana Sutta
During the time of Lord Buddha, monks were sent to charnel ground/cemetry/cremation ground to look at dead bodies & therefore generate unattractiveness, foulness & therefore dispassion towards human body & its various parts. In present times in buddhist countries, people look at pictures of dead bodies for the same purpose. Therefore pictures & photographs of dead bodies can be seen from internet from time to time in order to generate the right view of foulness of human body :
