Thread by @arpitjain__

Das Lakshana - Day 10

उत्तम ब्रह्मचर्य :-

Today is the last and the most important day of Das Lakshana Parva
it is said that practicing Bhrahmacharya automatically fulfills other nine Dharmas.

Supreme Celibacy/ Chastity(Uttama Brahmacarya Dharma
#दसलक्षण_महापर्व #Jain

By practising celibacy one can fulfil all other vows -
chastity, tapas (penance),
vinaya (humility),
samyama (self-restraint),
forgiveness,
self-protection and detachment.

- Bhagwan Mahavir

'The ills of life are cured, if you root out lust from your heart.'

Brahmacarya is a word with a very wide scope. It means maintaining sexual purity by assuming the strict aspect of celibacy. (Brahma) means soul, which is chaste, enlightened, eternal and blissful. To become fully engrossed in soul is Brahmacarya - celibacy.

The vow of chastity is an ornament of a man and a woman both; it is a garland woven by auspicious virtues and is a gateway to heaven. Chastity is the most precious jewel of a lady. "The impenetrable fence which protects a woman is her virtue of celibacy.

The opposite of (Brahma) is (Abraham) - sexuality. It is of several forms -match-making (bringing about marriages as a hobby), unnatural gratification, indulging in voluptuous speech, and visiting immoral married and unmarried women, are all different forms of Unchastity

Brahmacharya is derived from the word Brahma – soul and charya to dwell. Brahmacharya means to dwell in your soul. Only by residing in the soul. Only by residing in the soul are you the master of the Universe. Residing outside your soul makes you a slave to desires.