Yoga is the cessation of the movements of the mind. Then there is abiding in the Seer's own form.
PatanjaliSexual activity, and the thoughts and fantasies of sex, use up a great portion of our vital force. When that force is conserved through abstinence, it becomes sublimated as spiritual energy.
PatanjaliThe way to eliminate ignorance is through steady, focused discrimination between the observer and the world.
Patanjali