Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya I went back and looked at Madhavananda's article on Sahajiyaism again and took note of his arguments, which are divided into two: the first is under the heading of "Brahmacharya", the second under that of "Imitating Radha and Krishna." Under the first of these headings, there are basically two distinct arguments: one is that sexuality is to be used only for procreation , the second that all association with women ( strī-saṅga ) is detrimental to spiritual life. I would like to discuss these issues in greater depth here. It is important to know that the concept of celibacy can be understood outside the confines of simple physical contact. As I wrote in my article "Obscenity" [ This article appears to be lost. (ed.) ]: The Sahajiyas have a different understanding of what is obscene: the spilling of semen in the sex act. That is the sign of the corruption of desire. Thus they also warn against the misuse of their doctrines as an excuse f...