Chapter 26 Kundalini Brahmacharya Walking with God

In yoga terminology,

Brahmacharya means "walking in the creative force of God." This is commonly translated to mean celibacy, but it does not mean only that. It really means preservation and cultivation of the creative life force, the sexual energy, which can be either in celibacy or in tantric sexual relations. These two modes of behavior produce the same outcome, for both involve preservation and cultivation of sexual energy upward into the divine processes rising in the nervous system through advanced yoga practices.

Excerpt from Advanced Yoga Techniques

In the last posting, I mentioned the importance of “Bhakti” or

devotion to our practice of meditation. "Bhakti", the act of desiring the highest spiritual ideal we can imagine for ourselves, provides an invisible path for us to follow to enable kundalini to complete its journey to that which God intends for us. "Bhakti" is the energy of passion that keeps us motivated and steadfast in our practice that leads us to our desired destination.

As I continued my study on kundalini, and at the same time, watchful of its evolving effects, I discovered many things that substantially influenced this ongoing process of transformation. 

Many disciplines or practices are available that will affect the intensity and swiftness of the 

kundalini energy and its flow. Also, certain lifestyle activities had a diminishing effect. Focusing to heavily on certain practices can leave one feeling spaced out. Other lifestyle activities can leave you feeling de-energized and drained. 

The one activity that seemed to deplete the flow of kundalini energy the most was conventional sexual behavior that we are all familiar with and most accustomed too; sexual patterns designed for reproduction purposes. 

It is as if the sexual energy of kundalini has set us on a new path of rebirth towards spiritual re-generation.  As a result, we must learn to discipline our conventional sexual activities in order that this re-generation may take place.  

In my yoga research, I discovered a word that I cannot even

pronounce, “Brahmacharya” which means "walking in the creative force of God. As explained above in the short clip from Advanced Yoga Practices, “brahmacharya” is commonly translated to mean celibacy, but it does not mean only that. It really means the preservation and cultivation of the creative energy life force within us. 

The preservation of energy can best be done through sustaining from conventional sexual activity, although this does not appear to be the most popular choice.