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Lectures
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures
General Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Mr. Asnani: Only sex, Prabhupāda? Or...
Prabhupāda: All sex. First of all sex.
Mr. Asnani: But among them, the sex is very powerful.
Prabhupāda: Puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etat. This is the basic principle of... A man and woman is married; the purpose is sex. Now, when he's married, ataḥ gṛha-kṣetra-sutāpta-vittair. "Then where shall I enjoy sex? I must have very nice apartment, gṛha. Then I must maintain myself, kṣetra." Formerly agriculture was the source of maintenance. Ataḥ gṛha-kṣetra. "Then I get some children, suta, then some friends." Ataḥ gṛha-kṣetra-suta apta vitta. "Then money." In this way, janasya moho 'yam ahaṁ mameti: [SB 5.5.8] "He increases this paraphernalia, and he becomes entangled:" Ahaṁ mam... "I am the proprietor; I am the father; I am this; I am that." And one day, nature's law comes, gives him a slap: "Get out!" Finished.
Mr. Asnani: All relationship goes away.
Prabhupāda: Mṛtyuḥ ahaṁ sarva-haraś ca. "I take away."
Mr. Asnani: Prabhupāda, why people are not able to understand this?
Prabhupāda: Fools! Mūḍho nābhijā...Page Title: | Source of maintenance |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 05 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=2, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 3 |