![]() Question: At Sri Aurobindo’s ashram there is a rigid rule that married couples are permitted to live there on condition that they have no sexual intercourse. Then there is no question of desires any more. Ramana Maharshi: A true brahmachari is one who dwells in Brahman. Question: Do you approve of sexual continence? The following is the first of these instalments: No differences exist in the non-dual view of Sri Ramana.Ātma-vicāra is the only means by which we can experience ourself as we really are.Self-investigation and sexual restraint.Since it is a very long interview, running to more than 17,000 words, I will reproduce it here (with slight modifications) in five instalments: ![]() ![]() The School is made up of all of those who, together, explore the potential of a teaching: the Director, the Students and the Work itself.Recently I was interviewed (via email) by the editor of the online Non-Duality Magazine for their current issue entitled The Celibacy Question, and the entire interview is posted here. Under his direction, and based on the principles of Gurdjieff's Fourth Way, Escuela Camino 4 has devoted itself, for over 25 years, to the study and experience of the Self in various European and Latin American countries through study courses, retreats, intensive workshops, and public presentations of Gurdjieff's Sacred Music and Dance. He is also an organizer and companion on trips to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Tibet, acting as a link between Western and Eastern visions. ![]() His essential desire being to contribute to building a more conscious and juster world at different levels, he heads Fundación Asha-Kiran in Spain and Asha-Kiran Shelters Foundation in India, whose social work is addressed to vulnerable social groups in India, particularly children. Gurdjieff's Work and Sacred Dances are the primary means of transmitting his teaching, which includes practices such as Yoga, Creative Dance, Theatre and Body Expression, as well as Meditation (Vychara, Anapana Sati Yoga, Vipassana, and Meditative Therapies). Since then, he has explored different paths towards the Transpersonal, embodying and sharing the work of Masters such as Gurdjieff, Aurobindo-Madre-Satprem, Ramana Maharshi, and Osho. He began his conscious search at the age of 15. ![]()
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