Joke (Conversations and Letters)

Expressions researched:
"joke" |"joked" |"joker" |"joker's" |"jokers" |"jokes" |"joking" |"jokingly" |"jokings"

1968 Conversations and Morning Walks

In your country they marry as a matter of joke, immediately divorce after week or after seven days. But marriage means to take full responsibility of a woman.

Room Conversation -- October 20, 1968, Seattle:

Female is the energy, energy of the male. Why a man takes, marries a woman and takes responsibility...? Of course, in your country they marry as a matter of joke, immediately divorce after week or after seven days. But marriage means to take full responsibility of a woman. That is real marriage, Vedic marriage. We, when I get married our boys and girls, the boy takes this vow that "I take responsibility of your maintenance throughout your whole life," and the girl promises that "I desire to serve you throughout my whole life." So the woman, the female, is the energy. When a man comes at home, he sees that everything is nicely decorated, my wife is well-dressed and foodstuff is nicely prepared, he becomes encouraged. He can work more nicely. Therefore woman is the energy. The woman gives the energy and he can work.