While most interpret Brahmacarya to mean “celibacy” or “continence”, it is more about control of the senses. But instead of equating this to sex (or abstinence), perhaps it would be more appropriate to think of it in terms of sensuality. It is through our senses (touch, taste, smell, hear, see) that we experience and perceive life, as well as relate to the world around us. So then sensuality is the root of our desires. Our experiences are divided into pain or pleasure, an
