Adolescence: Health Issues, Swami Vivekananda and Celibacy

This assignment delves into the critical health issues affecting adolescents, focusing on the transformative period of youth transitioning into adulthood. It highlights the importance of a strong foundation during this stage, referencing Swami Sivanand Saraswati's emphasis on the mind, celibacy, and soul as pillars of well-being. The assignment explores common health challenges, including intoxication (smoking and drinking), masturbation, and pornography, citing various sources to support its claims. It discusses the detrimental effects of these habits, referencing perspectives from Mark Twain, Ahlfeldt, and Yi-Yuan, as well as insights from Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Lord Krishna regarding lust and its consequences. The assignment also incorporates Swami Vivekananda's teachings on strength, celibacy, and memory, emphasizing their significance in achieving overall health and well-being. References are provided to support the information presented.

ADOLESCENCE(TRANSFORMATIO
N OF CHILD INTO ADULT)

EVERYTHING DONE GREAT IS BY
YOUTH
I would prefer to utilize a young age wholly:
 The young age is the foundation of the entire lifespan.
Mind, celibacy, and soul: The mind, celibacy, and soul are the three pillars
of the body in accordance with Swami Sivanand Saraswati.
Ashtanga yoga i.e Yama, niyama, asanas, pranayama, concentration,
meditation, and mystical absorption by Swami Vivekananda.

HEALTH ISSUES IN PUBERTY
 Intoxication: The major wrong habits are smoking and drinking in
adolescents.

CONTD..
According to Mark twain, if smoking is not permitted in heaven, a person should never
smoke.
Ahlfeldt said, “Smoking causes cancer in the lungs and throat and smoking enhances
stress level”.
Yi-Yuan wrote that liver problems occured due to drinking because of consuming alcohol.
Other problems are diabetes and apprehension by World Health Organisation.
Masturbation: In accordance with A.W. Richard Sipe ,this is the worst habit in youngsters
nowadays. To get sexual pleasure, the juvenile stimulates his sex organ using hands,
fingers, visualization of sex and another sex.
Pornography: Swami Sivanand Saraswati said,” Pornography is rendering matter of sexual
subject through magazines, movies or any other media”.

MASTERBATION AND PORNOGRAPHY(A
MAJOR ISSUE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF
YOUTH)

CONTD...
In conformity with Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Masturbation and
Pornography are major problems in adolescents. The thoughts are created by
food, we consume. So the adolescent should not smoke and drink. It will
also break celibacy.
 Lust in Bhagwat Gita: In the third chapter of Bhagwat Gita, it is clearly
said that the root cause of all the sins is lust by Lord Krishna.
Celibacy-control of lust with Swami Dayananda Saraswati .

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

CONTD…
 According to Swami Vivekananda, if a person gains strength, he will attain
strength. If a person gets feebleness, he is dead being alive. The strength can
only be achieved if a person follows celibacy.
 Superb memory of Swami Vivekananda.
 Lord Shiva about startling power of celibacy

REFERENCES
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 Anon.,January 11, 2014. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Volume
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 A.W. Richard Sipe (1990). A Secret World: Sexuality And The Search For
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 Anon.,22 March 2009.Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant
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Anon., 2019. https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/practical-hints-on-practising-brahmacharyaswami-vivekananda.

CONTD..
 F.J.Carod-Artal (2011-07-01). "Hallucinogenic drugs in pre-Columbian
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 Ahlfeldt, G., Maennig, W. (2010), Impact of non-smoking ordinances on
hospitality revenues: The case of Germany, in Journal of Economics and
Statistics,
 Tang, Yi-Yuan; Tang, Rongxiang; Posner, Michael I. (2016). "Mindfulness
meditation improves emotion regulation and reduces drug abuse". Drug and
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 Anon.,23 November 2015. “Global status report on alcohol and
health (PDF)”. World Health Organization.
 Anon.,26 September 2018. “Cancer warning labels to be included on
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