By Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
If you make the conscious choice to be celibate, then you open up every chakra to the newness of the upward stroke of Kundalini.
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An old saw in the Jesuits is that the two hardest days of the year are New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day.
Ajahn Thanasanti explains why practicing celibacy is one of the best ways to experience and understand our sexuality.
It takes nothing away from Henri’s insights when I say the church is suffering its present sexual/celibate crisis precisely because it has not tolerated enough talk about the mental-emotional-sexual dimensions of celibacy.
Yogic celibacy is a way of uncovering the hidden dimensions within, not a way to suppress or repress anything; it is a way to become more open and available in relationship, not a way to withdraw.
“How do we say YES to life if we have chosen to be celibate outside of marriage;” the one-word answer is, “gratefully,” because the YES to life is gratefulness — grate-fulness — our full response to the gratuitous gift of life.
The plethora of dating apps has bolstered society’s obsession with sex, but many people find that a period of abstinence makes them happier and healthier
Free of the game of attraction, choosing not to act on instinct, people grow into themselves rather than interact with an agenda
When our senses connect with the pleasures of the world, they offer us plenty to delight in, but they can also throw us off balance and squander our energy.
I won’t mince words. I’m celibate. And it’s because of the dharma.
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According to recent research, millennials may actually be having less sex than you’d think. More and more young people are choosing to abstain from sex for reasons ranging from personal growth to religious beliefs to dating burnout.