One who has married, he's thinking, "Why did I marry? I would have remained free." He's lamenting. And who is not married, - Oh, I did not accept a wife. I would have been happy

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"One who has married, he's thinking, "Why did I marry? I would have remained free." He's lamenting. And who is not married, "Oh, I did not accept a wife. I would have been happy"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

One who is married, he's lamenting, and who is not married, he's also lamenting. Is it not? Eh? One who has married, he's thinking, "Why did I marry? I would have remained free." He's lamenting. And who is not married, "Oh, I did not accept a wife. I would have been happy." (laughs) Delhi ka laddu, jo khaya wo bhi pachtaya, jo na khaya, wo bhi pachtaya. One who has eaten, he's also lamenting, and who has not eaten, he's also lamenting.

740105 - Morning Walk - Los Angeles

one who is married, he's lamenting, and who is not married, he's also lamenting. Is it not? Eh? One who has married, he's thinking, "Why did I marry? I would have remained free." He's lamenting. And who is not married, "Oh, I did not accept a wife. I would have been happy." (laughs) Delhi ka laddu, jo khaya wo bhi pachtaya, jo na khaya, wo bhi pachtaya. One who has eaten, he's also lamenting, and who has not eaten, he's also lamenting. There's a Hindi . . . it just like . . . Delhi ka laddu . . . Delhi's sweetmeat. One who has eaten, he's also lamenting, and who has not eaten, he's also lamenting. (break) Tṛpyanti neha . . . that is said in Sanskrit. Tṛpyanti neha kṛpaṇā bahu-duḥkha-bhājaḥ (SB 7.9.45). Kṛpaṇā, by one's sex life he gets some children and he's . . . as soon as there is child, there is suffering. The child is suffering and the parents also suffering to take care. So again he begets another child. Therefore it is said, tṛpyanti neha kṛpaṇā bahu-duḥkha-bhājaḥ. Behind just child-producing there is so much difficulties and trouble. He knows that. But he again pro . . . doing the same thing. Tṛpyanti neha kṛpaṇā bahu-duḥkha-bhājaḥ. Therefore a sane person, kaṇḍūtivan manasijaṁ viṣaheta dhīraḥ. Therefore one who is dhīra, one who has become sober, he tolerates the sensations, itching sensation. It is after all itching sensation. So one who can tolerate the itching sensation, he saves so much trouble. But one cannot, he's implicated, immediately. Either illicit or legitimate, it is trouble.