Let us try to understand runanubandha and the reason why spiritual people tell you to keep it to a bare minimum.
Our physical body is a phyllo of memory space.
It has genetic memory, articulate memory, inarticulate memory, karmic memory, and so on…
Runanubandha is the physical memory that you carry within you. This memory can be acquired due to blood relationships or sexual relationships.
When it comes to sexual relationships, a woman’s body has much more memory.
When it comes to genetic material, a man’s body has much more memory.
Scholars and yogis back in ancient India always knew this and that is one of the reasons why we as Indians have the custom of Namaskaram — folding our own hands together rather than shaking hands or hugging someone when we meet or share pleasantry.
The simple reason is to avoid body-to-body contact so that one disallows unnecessary swipes of physical memory with others around. Or in simple words, keeping it bare minimum to avoid the transfer of physical memory from others around.
This is why in India; people greet you with folded hands. We do not want to acquire runanubandha. The same applies to passing on certain substances, like salt, sesame seeds, or soil — people never take them from somebody else’s hands, to avoid developing runanubandha.
One can pick up runanubandha in many ways, but sexual relationships have the maximum impact in terms of the amount of memory that they leave, compared to any other kind of touch, or any substance you come in touch with.
I trust the above post was able to share some light.
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