The eight breaks in Brahmacharya You should carefully avoid the eight kinds of enjoyment, namely, Darshan or looking at women with passionate resolve, Sparshan or touching them, Keli or play, Kirtan or praising the qualities of the other sex, Guhya-Bhashan or talking in private, Sankalpa or determination, Adhyavasaya or nearing the other sex with the desire for gratification and Kriyanivritti or the actual sexual act. These eight kinds of enjoyment are eight kinds of breaks, so to say, in the current of Akhanda Brahmacharya practice. You must avoid these eight interruptions with great care,
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The 8 breaks of brahmacharya
1.Darshan-Looking at womrn with passionate resolve.
2.Sparshan-Touching Women
3.Keli-Play with women
4.Kirtan-Praising the qualities of the other sex.
5.Guhya Bhashan-Talking in private with women.
6.Sankalpa-Determintion with women.
7.Adhyavasaya-Nearing the other sex
8.Kriyanivritti-The actual sexual act.
