Practice of Brahmacharya
Sri Swami Sivananda
Edited by
Swami Nirmalananda Giri
(Abbot George Burke)
Dedicated to the Youth of the World
Contents
Chapter One: The Present-Day Degradation
Chapter Two: The Working of the Sex Impulse
Chapter Three: Intensity of the Cravings in Different Persons
Chapter Four: Sex is in the Imagination
Chapter Five: The Disastrous Effects of Sexual Indulgence
Chapter Six: The Value of Semen
Chapter Seven: The Meaning of Brahmacharya
Chapter Eight: The Glory of Brahmacharya
Chapter Nine: Importance of Celibacy in Spiritual Life
Chapter Ten: Women and Brahmacharya
Chapter Eleven: Suppression and Sublimation
Chapter Twelve: To Marry or Not to Marry
Chapter Thirteen: The Dangers of Promiscuous Mixing
Chapter Fourteen: The Role of Diet in Sex Control
Chapter Fifteen: Nocturnal Emissions
Chapter Sixteen: Some Powerful Aids to the Practice of Celibacy
Glossary