If he is trained up brahmacārī, when he marries, he lives with wife under rules and regulation, not like cats and dogs. And then, because he had previous training, at a certain age he gives up family life. That is called vānaprastha. Pañcaśordhvam vānam vrajet. The vānaprastha life is accepted, generally, after fiftieth year, not earlier. Then the husband and wife travels all over, I mean to say, spiritual sanctified places. In India there are so many places. So in this way, there is no sex in the vānaprastha. Simply the wife remains as assistant. And she also practices austerities. And then the husband, when he is fully mature, he sends wife back to his elderly children to take care of her and he takes sannyāsa. So this is spiritual advancement, and in sannyāsa life, one is absolutely dedicated for the service of God. So in this way his life becomes perfect. And according to his perfection, he gets next birth in higher planetary system. In the upper planets, planetary system, there is Svargaloka up to the third-class man. And then, above that, there are Janaloka, Maharloka, Tapaloka, Satyaloka, Brahmaloka. And beyond that, there is spiritual world. So in this way life becomes perfect. If you want, you can go to the spiritual world.
Svargaloka (Conversations)
Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
According to ones perfection, he gets next birth in higher planetary system. In the upper planets, planetary system, there is Svargaloka up to the third-class man.
Room Conversation with the Mayor of Evanston -- July 4, 1975, Chicago: Page Title: | Svargaloka (Conversations) |
Compiler: | Matea, Kanupriya, Sahadeva |
Created: | 06 of Oct, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=7, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 7 |