3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

CHASTITY : BRAHMCHARYA 49sacred and nothing should be allowed to come in between.Your loving patience and cooperation will helphim to awaken to the higher expression of life in duecourse. My best wishes are with him.13'Chastity is life and sexuality is death. While I sympathizewith you in your present situation with your husband,you should continue to meet with your obligationsin as detached a manner as is possible. You should informhim on your own behalf in a loving manner thatthe vital fluid which he loses each time is extremely harmfulnot only for his spiritual and mental health, but alsoto his physical health. If, however, he cannot stop all atonce, he should in his own interests try to practice moreself restraint. With your loving help and cooperation hewill be successful in this and to some extent, safeguardhis physical health. Your advice to make use of the soulwas appropriate. The body is the temple of God andshould be made a fitting instrument to manifest the Godin man and not be degraded to the practice of sensualp1ea~ure.l~~Unfortunately, very few people have the right understandingas to the importance of maintaining the chastityof life. It is because man is not chaste that he is under thedomination of other vices such as anger, greed and attachment.If he were to control his sensual appetite, theother vices would gradually drop away. So chastity is thekey not only to the spiritual life but also to success inevery other field of endeavor. The pity of it is that thevery people who could help their fellow man, such asdoctors and the clergy, are themselves in the grip of sex-