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Trying to maintain Brahmacharyam in this world with beautiful damsels around is difficult indeed. A couple of good looking young girls. I was very hungry - for food - but from tiredness I let my eyes fall on the couple of girls nearby. They were quite pretty and I was so tired to even take my eyes off them once it fell on them - not that I was interested in them. And then I realized that I was kind of staring and went to gorge my food. If you want to have better control on the sexual urges, don't lay your eyes on girls - I had told myself. And it seems to work. You have got to nip the problem in the bud. It worked for me in not getting into the drinking habit. When my friends asked me to have a sip, I politely refused saying that if I take a sip, I cannot stop. It's the same thing with girls. People ogle - or to put it more decently - bird-watch - thinking it is harmless. But those images are the seeds in the brain which induces all sorts of fantasies and desires. I don't know. For me, it's easier to stop myself from looking at girls than later controlling the urges.
My target is to do 10 things daily once I'm fully alright and have got into the groove. These days, I'm doing 7-8. Today, I did 7 and didn't work the one billable slot that I had set. It has upset me. In a way, the 10 things can mean a scale from 0 to 10. There was a time when doing 1 daily, which was listening to the Vishnu Sahasranama, was thought by me as a success. In that sense, I have come a long way. Of course, there are more capable people who are putting more effort than me. The ex-India cricket coach, I forgot his name, said that when he took up his job, the Indian team was working around 2 or 3. At the time of the World Cup, he took them to 8 or 9. A Tendulkar will be putting 9-10. But I'm not in a hurry as long as I can go beyond some minimum level. To give some entertaining idea, I will say something about the levels. I have nothing better to do to write this and I suspect you also don't have anything better to do than read this.
Level 0 - Arvy is in comatose stage (neither good nor bad)
Level 1 - Arvy gets good thought implants from the Vishnu Sahasranama (a cheaper option than a brain surgery)
Level 2 - Arvy gets to understand things from the Bhagavad Gita (like taking a few moments today to appreciate the fact that plants also have souls)
Level 3 - Arvy is in love with Rama, Lakshmana, Seetha, Hanumaan etc. reading the Ramayana chapters (He enjoys this time the best, almost as much as Level 10)
Level 4 - Arvy dives into his mind to hammer the message of Service through Pathanjali Yoga (by using Krishna Unakke Preethi as the mantra of meditation.)
Level 5 - Arvy learns the know-how to work properly. (He copies the same technique used for getting Wisdom at Level 2)
Level 6 - Arvy works for a better world through volunteering efforts (which is his short-cut to get trained in his job.)
Level 7 - Arvy starts to earn! (Thanks to a good soul(s) somewhere on this planet)
Level 8 - ??? similar to Level 7 ???
Level 9 - ??? similar to level 7 ???
Level 10 - Arvy settles down into the hands of his Creator by chanting the Dvaya mantram (What happens to him at this stage is beyond description and best left to be experienced)
If you see, ladies and gentlemen, I'm bunking the 8th and 9th levels still. And today, I bunked Level 7 also. And that makes me sad, even though I can console myself that today is Sunday.
Take it eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee.
Trying to maintain Brahmacharyam in this world with beautiful damsels around is difficult indeed. A couple of good looking young girls. I was very hungry - for food - but from tiredness I let my eyes fall on the couple of girls nearby. They were quite pretty and I was so tired to even take my eyes off them once it fell on them - not that I was interested in them. And then I realized that I was kind of staring and went to gorge my food. If you want to have better control on the sexual urges, don't lay your eyes on girls - I had told myself. And it seems to work. You have got to nip the problem in the bud. It worked for me in not getting into the drinking habit. When my friends asked me to have a sip, I politely refused saying that if I take a sip, I cannot stop. It's the same thing with girls. People ogle - or to put it more decently - bird-watch - thinking it is harmless. But those images are the seeds in the brain which induces all sorts of fantasies and desires. I don't know. For me, it's easier to stop myself from looking at girls than later controlling the urges.
My target is to do 10 things daily once I'm fully alright and have got into the groove. These days, I'm doing 7-8. Today, I did 7 and didn't work the one billable slot that I had set. It has upset me. In a way, the 10 things can mean a scale from 0 to 10. There was a time when doing 1 daily, which was listening to the Vishnu Sahasranama, was thought by me as a success. In that sense, I have come a long way. Of course, there are more capable people who are putting more effort than me. The ex-India cricket coach, I forgot his name, said that when he took up his job, the Indian team was working around 2 or 3. At the time of the World Cup, he took them to 8 or 9. A Tendulkar will be putting 9-10. But I'm not in a hurry as long as I can go beyond some minimum level. To give some entertaining idea, I will say something about the levels. I have nothing better to do to write this and I suspect you also don't have anything better to do than read this.
Level 0 - Arvy is in comatose stage (neither good nor bad)
Level 1 - Arvy gets good thought implants from the Vishnu Sahasranama (a cheaper option than a brain surgery)
Level 2 - Arvy gets to understand things from the Bhagavad Gita (like taking a few moments today to appreciate the fact that plants also have souls)
Level 3 - Arvy is in love with Rama, Lakshmana, Seetha, Hanumaan etc. reading the Ramayana chapters (He enjoys this time the best, almost as much as Level 10)
Level 4 - Arvy dives into his mind to hammer the message of Service through Pathanjali Yoga (by using Krishna Unakke Preethi as the mantra of meditation.)
Level 5 - Arvy learns the know-how to work properly. (He copies the same technique used for getting Wisdom at Level 2)
Level 6 - Arvy works for a better world through volunteering efforts (which is his short-cut to get trained in his job.)
Level 7 - Arvy starts to earn! (Thanks to a good soul(s) somewhere on this planet)
Level 8 - ??? similar to Level 7 ???
Level 9 - ??? similar to level 7 ???
Level 10 - Arvy settles down into the hands of his Creator by chanting the Dvaya mantram (What happens to him at this stage is beyond description and best left to be experienced)
If you see, ladies and gentlemen, I'm bunking the 8th and 9th levels still. And today, I bunked Level 7 also. And that makes me sad, even though I can console myself that today is Sunday.
Take it eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee.
