Retreat

Expressions researched:
"retreat" |"retreated" |"retreating" |"retreatment" |"retreats"

SB Canto 1

Many stalwarts in the devotional line fell victim to the allurements of women and wealth and thus retreated from the path of liberation.

SB 1.2.17, Purport:

One cannot enter into the kingdom of God unless one is perfectly cleared of all sins. The material sins are products of our desires to lord it over material nature. It is very difficult to get rid of such desires. Women and wealth are very difficult problems for the devotee making progress on the path back to Godhead. Many stalwarts in the devotional line fell victim to these allurements and thus retreated from the path of liberation. But when one is helped by the Lord Himself, the whole process becomes as easy as anything by the divine grace of the Lord.