3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

5OSELF-INTROSPECTIONuality and are hardly likely to recommend the practice ofthzt which they themselves are a prey to.133If you always think of the body, naturally you willthink of the opposite sex. Christ said that husbandsshould love their wives as Christ loved the Church. Evenhusbands and wives should not think of one another asa man and a woman. They may have one duty of begettingchildren but that is not everything. It is mainlyto have a companion in life for the purpose that both ofthem should reach God.13*Semen is the essence of our body. It is the drivingforce, a vital fluid. The more of it we have in our body,the mcre healthy we will be, One who practices celibacyis great and courageous enough to face hundreds of peoplesingle-handed. If such a man has spiritual understanding,he is a great soul indeed. Those who are deficientin this essential virtue, are incapable of any worthwhileprogress. In the Shastras (Hindu scriptures) it isstated that to waste even a drop of semen is equal todeath and to conserve it is life. Guru Nanak has alsosaid: "Whosoever loses semen, loses e~erything."'~~Q. Does loss of life fluid in sleep retard progress?A. It does affect spiritual progress. You should avoidlooking into the eyes of the other sex and resort to theSimran of charged names all along your vacant momentsor loving remembrance of the Master, or listening to theholy Sound Current if it has become audible. Such aschedule will be helpful for the eradication of carnal desires.Besides, you should take your food much earlierbefore retiring for sleep, so that it is well digested. And to,