Hinduism considers celibacy (bramcharya)as an important virtue and an essential aspect of spiritual life. (Manusmriti 2:223)
This is what Wikipedia has to say about Hinduism and celibacy:
v In Hinduism, celibacy is usually associated with the sadhus ("holy men"), ascetics who withdraw from worldly ties.
v Celibacy, termed brahmacharya in Vedic scripture, is the fourth of the yamas and the word literally translated means "dedicated to the Divinity of Life". The word is often used in yogic practice to refer to celibacy or denying pleasure, but this is only a small part of what brahmacharya represents.[1] The purpose of practicing brahmacharya is to keep you focused on your purpose in life, the things that instill a feeling of peace and contentment.
The Great Devine Dharamraj is a married man working a full time job as a government employee. In fact, he has moved his own bedroom to a different part of his mansion so to “Sacrifice” his own private bedroom to Sathya Sai Baba to hold private meeting with his devotees.
The home Ashram of Dharamraj Sugriv and Saywatti Singh is fully secured with alarms as well as video surveillance in each public room of their large mansion. Although the cameras served helpful for him to keep a watchful eye on everyone, it also prevented him from easily hiding the treasures such as murthis, watches, books, pictures, jewelry and most importantly vibhuthi in the nooks, crannies, sofa cushions and his own large orange robe. Insecure in having brought in large quantities of items to later give away as fake miracles and fraudulent mystical (materialist) gifts, Dharamraj has discontinued the recording of these surveillance systems for his own safety. However he remains undecided on whether the cameras should remain on or off. For example, It would also make many lose faith in this visible God especially if he’s (Dharamraj is) dressed as a regular man living a seemingly regular life and “disappearing” and reappearing on the surveillance working tirelessly to make vibhithi stick to and appear on the pictures of the deities around his home. This would really put a damper on his purpose.
In urging the followers we ask why are we so desperate to be enamored with the magic and the mysticism that we overlook our own instincts, intellect and even spirituality to raise questions about the innocent children. Why does the Ottawa Baba have a special connection with the children?
