![]() When the mind is destroyed, the other desires are destroyed also. If a man has a strong desire for the higher life then the sex tendency will subside. Ramana Maharshi: The householder’s life is not a bar, but the householder must do his utmost to practise self-control. Question: Is marriage a bar to spiritual progress? ![]() Ramana Maharshi: What is the use of that? If it exists in the mind, what use is it to force people to abstain? Question: At Sri Aurobindo’s ashram there is a rigid rule that married couples are permitted to live there on condition that they have no sexual intercourse. Then there is no question of desires any more. Ramana Maharshi: A true brahmachari is one who dwells in Brahman. Question: Do you approve of sexual continence? The following is the first of these instalments: No differences exist in the non-dual view of Sri Ramana.Ātma-vicāra is the only means by which we can experience ourself as we really are. ![]() ![]()
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