It started some 6-7 years ago. At first it sputtered and I failed a couple of times but I was under the guidance of Hanumanji and he set me back on course.
Actually, my journey didn’t start with the thought that I wished to practice brahmacharya or to become a brahmachari…
I merely started connecting deeply with Hanumanji when at one point I was beset with fear following some difficult circumstances.
At that point I visualized myself as a tiny grain of sand and took refuge under Hanumanji’s toe-nail.
Naturally, nothing could possibly do anything to cause me any hurt or harm. After all, Hanumanji’s strength and power are unmatched and even the terriblest of dark forces cannot stand up to him. Slowly, my fear began to dissolve, too!
So, whenever I felt overwhelmed or under any kind of pressure etc, I would mentally go and sit myself under his toenail! ‘Now, let anyone come for me! You can’t do anything against me.’ That’s how my confidence skyrocketed. I still do it all!
Yes, I had Hanumanji’s protection and guidance and more…
Now, naturally, since I was spending more and more time under Hanumanji’s toe-nail, I became acutely aware of my own actions, thoughts, desires etc. How could I be under his protection and say or do things he is against? ‘Hanumanji practices brahmacharya so, I should also walk that path…’ became my inner resolve…moreover, with time, practice of brahmacharya was bringing me great rewards.
Amazingly, almost magically, I started getting deep insights about breath and prana energy! After all, Hanuman ji is ‘pavan-suta’ or son of the God of wind and his guru is the Sun, the source of all energy on earth!
Naturally, again, practicing brahmacharya became easy and it was never a chore or any kind of pressure in any way. I could actually look at the most alluring of pictures of scantily-clad women etc and not be moved by them.
Mind you, all this was happening even as my sexual energy was increasing by leaps and bounds. After all, Hanumanji was regularly pouring insights into me that enhanced my sexual energy even as all kinds of blockages started melting away.
I was getting older physically but younger energetically…
The ‘morning woodie’ which had disappeared from my life was back with a bang…a brahmacharya’s bang!
I would lie in bed for long minutes, occasionally longer than half an hour, merely circulating my breath and energy from the sahasrara to the muladhara (as if Shiva was coming down to meet Shakti) and from muladhara to Sahasrara, as Shiva held his Shakti in his arms and took her up to his abode at Mount Kailasa (sahasrara). This came to me automatically…guided by my inner guru/master/friend/protector…
This had a subtle but powerful effect in the flow of energy throughout the day!
While in college, as a young man, I was filled with negative kind of energy and was sometimes called a ‘weeping philosopher’. My writing, poetry tended to the dark though there were the occasional bright spots…
But, following my finding an abode for myself under Hanumanji’s toe-nail, negativity began to dissolve. The circulation of Shiva-Shakti through the body made the system free of much of the old energy!
Naturally, yet again, I stopped thinking of the Shiva-Shakti dance as mine in any way! They can and do it anywhere and everywhere they choose! That, this body, which I must think of as mine, is honored with this is my good fortune! I (the lower self) merely lay back and enjoy the beautiful inner spectacle!
So, connecting deeply with Hanumanji has been like an automatic pass into Brahmacharya…an easy, uncomplicated pass.
And, the rewards have been immense. I’ve merely alluded to a few here because this piece is about my Journey into Brahmacharya!
If you get called and are able to walk the path sincerely, who knows what amazing gifts might come your way! But, first, some essential inner work and clarity. Connecting deeply with Hanumanji just might help you open the floodgates of inspiration and more!
– rajyogi (rajesh kanoi)
PS – I must add here the HANUMAN MASTER BREATH helps immensely in channeling energy up the spine which helps stop leakage of fluids and energy
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