Tips to follow Brahmacharya.

Here are some important tips to follow Brahmacharya.

Have a spiritual attitude towards opposite gender. 

Consider every person of opposite gender as mother, sister or daughter (father, brother or son for female aspirants) depending on the age or consider every person as Self or Consciousness.

Keep away from bad habits such as smoking, drinking, drugs, etc., which excite the nervous system and stimulate sexual desire.

 Maintain internal (of mind) and external (of body) cleanliness.

If you are already married and have children, consider the spouse as just a friend, sleep separately and practice complete brahmacharya. Think that marriage is just a part of life, and it is the weakest relation which followed with a divorce.

 Get up in the Brahma Muhurata (starts 96 minutes before sunrise, and ends 48 minutes before sunrise; it is the second last muhurata before sunrise. So, if we suppose the time of sunrise at 6:00 a.m. someday,brahma muhurata would be from 4:24 a.m. to 5:11 a.m.), and do some meditation and prayer after bathing. This habit will help in increasing your satva, which is indispensable for the practice of Brahmacharya.

 Practice yoga asana it keeps your mind strong.

 Read religious books.

 Be humble and give up pride. Humility and modesty are the prerequisites for the practice of Brahmacharya.

 Daily offer prayer to your istha devata.

Follow Spiritual discourse given by religious persons.

Make it a habit to watch devotional channels

 Regularly Visit temples. Make it a habit.

 Regular practice of moderate pranayama (breathing exercise) must be made a habit. Pranayama is an effective measure in regulating mind.

 Don�t be in company with bad persons

 Make friendly relation with spritiual persons

 Do not compare yourself with worldly people or with those who are the puppets of passion, but rather compare yourself with great souls if you want to succeed on this path.

 Always prefer Sattvic food(vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, dairy products such as ghee and milk ......etc) Get the total list from internet.

 Avoid Non � Vegetarian

 Avoid onion and garlic.