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A brahmacari should live under the guidance of the spiritual master as menial servant, and whatever he collects, he would give to the spiritual master

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"A brahmacārī should live under the guidance of the spiritual master as menial servant, and whatever he collects, he would give to the spiritual master"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

A brahmacārī should live under the guidance of the spiritual master as menial servant, and whatever he collects, he would give to the spiritual master. If the spiritual master says, "Now you can eat," then he will eat, otherwise he will starve. He will not take the things of spiritual master by his own hand.

So if one can give up this attachment from very beginning of life, that is brahmacārī. A brahmacārī is trained that, "Don't be attached. You will save so much time and save your life." That is brahmacārī life. Because this attachment is the continuation of our material life. We have got different attachment, different varieties of attachment. The central point is sex. Therefore school, college means that to train the students how to become detached. That is the school, college. That is brahmacārī system.

A brahmacārī should live under the guidance of the spiritual master as menial servant, and whatever he collects, he would give to the spiritual master. If the spiritual master says, "Now you can eat," then he will eat, otherwise he will starve. He will not take the things of spiritual master by his own hand. No. First of all . . . his is the austerity of brahmacārī. And no meeting with young girls. Even the wife of the spiritual master is young, the brahmacārī is not allowed to go there. There are so many. These are described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, sannyāsa.

But these things are not now possible. Everything is now topsy-turvy. There is no regular training of the human being. They are being trained up like cats' and dogs' life. Cats and dogs, they don't require training. Because what is the modern civilization? Eating, sleeping, sex life and dying. It does not require any education. Just like these children. When I distribute these cookies, it does not require . . . immediately spreads the hand and immediately in the mouth. (laughter) So for eating, (laughs) there is no necessity of training. Everyone knows. Similarly, sleeping also, everyone knows. And similarly, sex intercourse everyone knows. And dying, there is no question. (laughter) So where is the education?

Page Title:A brahmacari should live under the guidance of the spiritual master as menial servant, and whatever he collects, he would give to the spiritual master
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-05, 14:30:43
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