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And what now? Questions such as these start to arise when I am losing the focus on the Spiritual Heart. Just be in your heart. Nothing else is needed.<\/p>\n
Update (23 December 2016): <\/strong>I remember this celibacy state was broken after some time and did not last more than 2 or 3 months. There were lessons to learn. As of 23 December 2016, I have learned more on this state through experience. The following video series brings extensive explanation on this topic: Brahmacharya: Walking with God<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been slightly more than 1 month and I have been celibate. I haven’t been focusing on being celibate. I am just giving effort to sustain meditativeness and refraining from diving into the ego. And what now? Questions such as these start to arise when I am losing the focus on the Spiritual Heart. 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