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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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The Joy of No Sex

I won’t mince words. I’m celibate. And it’s because of the dharma.

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Life Without Sex?

How do we square time-honored ascetic traditions like brahmacharya with our modern lives? Can we pick and choose among yoga’s practices, adopting those we like and sweeping the trickier ones like brahmacharya under the yoga mat? Or can we fashion a modern reinterpretation of this precept,...

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How a Year of Celibacy Prepared Me for Life in Quarantine

The threshold between “sex and dating” and true abstinence turned out to be a murky territory. I had never been so aware of how preoccupied I was by the sexual or romantic prospects in any given social space, even when I didn’t plan to act on them.

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Celibacy and the Spirituality of Masturbation

Recent experience required a mindset shift, discovering a divine connection and self-empowerment unlike anything else.

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6 Health Benefits of Being Celibate

Whether you’ve intentionally sworn off sex or you’re just in a dry spell, prepare to have your feelings about celibacy bolstered by the ways being celibate can boost your health.

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