Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Repression is always there. If we are diseased, and the doctor advises us not to take solid food, we have to repress our appetite. In the system of brahmacarya, the brahmacari represses his desire for sex. This is called tapasya, voluntary repression. Of course, this is very difficult without some better engagement. Therefore, as I said, we have to replace an inferior engagement with a superior one. When you are captivated by seeing the beautiful form of Krsna, you naturally no longer desire to see the beautiful form of a young woman. (DS, p, 494)
I have taken a vow before the Deity, before the fire, before my spiritual master, before the Vaisnavas: "No illicit sex, no meat eating, no drinking or intoxication, no gambling." I have promised it. If I am a gentleman, how can I break my promise? This is called jnana. With knowledge one has to practice. That is called tapasya. Otherwise to become attracted is not unnatural.
One makes his advancement in Krishna Consciousness by giving up voluntarily his attachment to material nature or maya and such renunciation is called tapasya.
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