*BRAHMACHARYA IS INDISPENSABLE*

Semen or Virya tones the nerves and brain and gives energy to the system. He who has preserved this vital force by the vow of celibacy and sublimated it into Ojas Sakti, can practise steady meditation for a long period. He only can ascend the ladder of Yoga. Without Brahmacharya no iota of spiritual progress is possible. 

Brahmacharya is the very foundation on which the superstructure of meditation and Samadhi can be built up. Many people waste this vital energy a great spiritual loss indeed—and they become blind and lose their power of reason under excitement. Pitiable indeed is their lot! They cannot make any substantial progress in Yoga.

~ Swami Shivananda Saraswati