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Celibacy books

Below are the best books we could find on Celibacy.

Celibacy is a vow of sexual abstinence often associated with spiritual practice. From redirecting powerful energy toward spiritual devotion to understanding and developing the difference between emotional and physical connectedness, reasons for celibacy can vary widely and need not be religious in nature. Celibacy should not be confused with asexuality, the lack of sexual attraction to others.

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Practice of Brahmacharya

In Practice of Brahmacharya, Swami Sivananda outlines thoughts and instructions on the subject of sex and celibacy as a working guide to the vital subject of sex sublimation This has been done as an act of loving service to modern youth who are often left groping in the dark by an irresponsible...

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Celibacy and Religious Traditions

If sexuality is inherently social, the same thing can be said about celibacy. An understanding of celibacy, argues Carl Olson, can be a useful way to view the significance of the human body within a social context.

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How We Love: A Formation for the Celibate Life

In this volume, Br. John Mark Falkenhain, OSB, a Benedictine monk and clinical psychologist, provides a well-researched and thorough program for celibacy formation for men and women, adaptable to both religious and seminary settings.

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Celibacy and Soul: Exploring the Depths of Chastity

Celibacy and Soul: Exploring the Depths of Chastity is for women and men who have chosen to live into celibate chastity. It is also for those people who live celibate love, and though not vowed to a religious calling, know the way of celibate love as their path.

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Celibacy and Buddhism

A compilation of writings on celibacy and the spiritual life by contemporary Buddhists. The information in this book is for anyone interested in making celibacy (brahmacharya) a conscious part of his or her Buddhist practice.

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The Celibate Seeker: An Exploration of Celibacy as a Modern Spiritual Practice

Outside of religious orders, who are the people that choose to practice celibacy and why? Approaching celibacy as a practical discipline for those on a spiritual search, The Celibate Seeker surveys a number of ordinary men and women to discover the benefits they derive and their advice to others.

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Demythologizing Celibacy: Practical Wisdom from Christian and Buddhist Monasticism

When St. Benedict compiled his Rule for Monasteries in the early decades of the sixth century, the Buddhist monastic code had already been in existence for about nine hundred years.

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