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Too much intermingling of woman means the path of hell. Therefore the restriction is that only the married couple can freely mix, not others. Mahat-sevam dvar - SB 5.5.2

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"too much intermingling of woman means the path of hell. Therefore the restriction is that only the married couple can freely mix, not others. Mahat-sevāṁ dvār"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1975 Conversations and Morning Walks

This too much intermingling of woman means the path of hell. Therefore the restriction is that only the married couple can freely mix, not others. Mahat-sevāṁ dvār (SB 5.5.2). . . That is the defect of the modern civilization. They are not interested associating with devotees. They are interested associating with man or woman, that's all. Woman is interested to associate with man, and man is interested to associate with woman. Yoṣitāṁ saṅgi-saṅgam (SB 5.5.2). Therefore the civilization is becoming hellish.

Prabhupāda: This too much intermingling of woman means the path of hell. Therefore the restriction is that only the married couple can freely mix, not others. Mahat-sevāṁ dvār (SB 5.5.2). . . That is the defect of the modern civilization. They are not interested associating with devotees. They are interested associating with man or woman, that's all. Woman is interested to associate with man, and man is interested to associate with woman. Yoṣitāṁ saṅgi-saṅgam (SB 5.5.2). Therefore the civilization is becoming hellish. It is already said in the śāstra. One should associate with spiritually advanced men, but that is not being done. Now the woman is hankering after man, man is hankering after woman. Yoṣit saṅg . . . Yoṣit means for sense gratification. Tamo-dvāram. This is the path of darkness. Just like the priest was saying, "Oh, sex is very nice. Why you stop?" Just see. And he is a priest. Why the Roman Catholics, they are ordered not to marry? Why? Roman Catholic are supposed. . . The fathers and priests, they should remain unmarried. Eh? Is it not?

Madhudviṣa: Yes. They remain celibate. He was saying that it is a personal preference.

Paramahaṁsa: They have no general rule. It's just that if you want to be celibate, then that's very nice, but if you want to have sex life. . .

Prabhupāda: Then why they have recommended this, unless there is some benefit?

Śrutakīrti: Well, that knowledge has been lost through the years. A few hundred years ago, many of the celibates were also vegetarian, but all that has changed.

Page Title:Too much intermingling of woman means the path of hell. Therefore the restriction is that only the married couple can freely mix, not others. Mahat-sevam dvar - SB 5.5.2
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-03-29, 12:39:56
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1