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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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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 the Awareness of Sexuality

Ajahn Thanasanti explains why practicing celibacy is one of the best ways to experience and understand our sexuality.

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Gratefulness and Celibacy

“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.

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Astonishing Powers One Can Attain by Being a Celibate (Brahmachari) - Sadhguru

Sadhguru in Conversation with internationally acclaimed film director Shekhar Kapur.

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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 Spiritual Benefits of Celibacy.

The most common questions that pop up in anybody’s mind is Why practice celibacy? How will I benefit from it?

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Ask a Monk: Celibacy

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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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The Celibate Life in a Zen Monastery Works for Both Men and Women

Free of the game of attraction, choosing not to act on instinct, people grow into themselves rather than interact with an agenda

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Celebrating Celibacy | Ajahn Brahm | 03-08-2007

"Meditation is better than sex!" So says Ajahn Brahm who is happy to celebrate the benefits of celibacy.

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