Student: . . . by having your fill of sense gratification first and then seeing that sense gratification is . . . (indistinct) . . . try to find a fuller . . . (indistinct) . . . and then work beyond it, but not trying to repress your sense gratification before you have it?
Prabhupāda: There is no question of repression. We don't stop sense gratification, but we regulate. That is human life. Regulative principle is human life. What is the difference between animal and you? Because a man can follow the regulative principle. Just like in your street there is regulative principle that "Keep to the right." That is not meant for the animals. They cannot keep it. But if you do not keep, then you are criminal. Why this? Because you are human being. You are expected. If a dog goes to the left, he's not prosecuted. But you will be prosecuted. Why? Why this law for you?
Student: (indistinct) . . . artificial laws for mankind . . .
Prabhupāda: All right, artificial laws, but there is some meaning. You cannot violate. Similarly, all the laws, all the books, all the scriptures, all knowledge, everything is meant for the human being, not for the animal. That is the difference between animal and man. Man follows restriction; animal cannot. Because man has got developed consciousness. He should know what is the aim of life. Therefore he should not live just like animals. He should be just like human being. That is the crossing stage of devel . . .
In the ordinary way, we have evolved our life from lower animals, lower species of animals, to this human form of life. Now here another junction to promote yourself still higher, higher, higher life, unto the liberation life. But if you don't follow the restriction, then you again glide down to lower animals' life. If you like, you can do that. Here is a chance. You haven't got to work so hard like the animals. God has given you so many facilities. You can live very nicely, better than animals. Therefore you must be better habits, I say, better habits than the animals.