Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (3rd Bin)

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bramhacharya (and not celibacy) was what was the greatly respected acheivement. "Celibacy" or "abstinence" are very inaccurate but unfortunately very often (mis)used translations for Bramhacharya. Bramacharya is not celibacy, but a spiritual state of being Bramha-like.

Majority of Avatars, rishis, saints, Bhaktas, Yogis were married, many of them had more than one wives, had children and family. They never treated sex to be a taboo or something to be dreaded. Yes, there have been UrdhwaRetas too (Hanuman, Bheeshma etc) but majority has been family men.
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You are correct that Hinduism does not have a concept of "sin" and sex is not a sin.

But the question is can a man who is not a Brahmachari achieve moksham?

I scanned the Shastras for an answer.

And unfortunately according to the Shastras and according to the opinion of learned scholars being a strict Brahmachari is a pre-requisite for Moksham.

Only an Urdhwareta yogi who has controlled sex desire can enter into Samadhi and come face to face with Brahman (God).

Only he is eligible to become immortal and he will not be reborn again.

Everyone else will be reborn again, either in this planet or any where else in this universe.

Those who are good people but not celibates will be born in higher and better worlds according to how much good they have done.

They may be born in Swarga or Brahmaloka. After their lifespan there is over they will be born again on earth in rich and noble familes.

But they will not achieve moksham.

This is the hard cold sad fact of this universe.
I hope no one gets offended by what I am saying.

You do not have to be a Hindu to see God.
But you do have to be celibate.
Sorry.

We cannot achieve Moksham is one life time. It will take a lot of life times.

We have to have tremendous Bhakti. We need faith in the Devas. Faith in Pitrs. Faith in the Vedas. Faith that the supreme being, the all pervading Brahman actually exists.

Step by step you should march.

Then by the grace of the Devas, your forefathers and by the Supreme Being itself in your last life Vairagya will dawn and you will begin the march toward becoming an Urdhareta Yogi.

Then the gate of immortality will open.

Until then you just have to do more Japam either of Gayatri mantra or OM or OM NAMAH SIVAYA or OM NAMO NARAYANAYA etc... and purify your mind.