Gandhi

muqawwee123 · November 28, 2012, 4:26pm

Re: Gandhi

I dont have exact source to elaborate to whom he said this…but you should google for his experiments with celibacy…

i read that in a regional news paper…

Experiment on Celibacy by Mahatma Gandhi, Part- I - Peace and Collaborative Development Network

Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “We shall now indicate how married couples may observe brahmacharya and so conclude this rather long chapter. A married person cannot observe celibacy merely by following rules regarding diet, air and water. He must also refrain from being alone with his wife. We shall realize on reflection that, except for the purpose of conjugal relations, it is not necessary to be alone with one’s wife. **At night the husband and the wife must sleep in separate rooms. **During the day they should remain fully occupied with useful activity and pure thoughts. They should read such books and meditate over such lives as would strengthen them in their good resolve and should frequently remind themselves that all pleasures lead to suffering. Whenever they feel passion rising in them, they should take a cold bath. This will transform the cosmic fire in their bodies into a benign influence for both men and women and increase their happiness. All this is certainly hard of achievement, but conquering difficulties is what we are born for and. anyone who wishes to acquire good health must conquer this one.”7

This reminds me Ekta Kapoor’s soaps. Does Ekta aunty herself follow this philosophy?