Srila Prabhupada: The highest enjoyment in the material world is sex. So for some temporary happiness we may enjoy sex, but there are many, what is called, after-results that is not very happy. Yan-maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham [SB 7.9.45]. After-result is very bad. Either illicit sex or legal sex, the after-result is not good. There are so many aftereffects. Even if you live... Of course, that is the Vedic training, that sex life not against Vedic injunction. Vedic injunction is that "Do not waste your semina unnecessarily. Only you have sex life for begetting nice children, good population," that much order. So even it is done according to the Vedic principle, still, there are so many sufferings—you have to take care of the children; you have to educate them; you have to see that they are well raised. So many. So that is also botheration. But if you can remain brahmacari, oh, you avoid this botheration.
Devotees: Jaya! Jaya Prabhupada!
Prabhupäda: So trpyanti neha krpana bahu-duhkha-bhajan [SB 7.9.45]. Either illicit sex or legal sex, there are many, many sufferings. But those who are krpana, miser... Miser means one who cannot use the benefit he has got, this human form of life. They know there are so many aftereffects. Na trpyanti. They are not satisfied.
So the whole Krsna consciousness movement is how to become dhira, selflessness. Then life is successful. And anyway, don't be involved, entangled, with these material things. As many numbers of atoms are there, so many number of living entities are there, and there is struggle here. So in this human life the chance is how to get out of this material atomic combination and go back to home, back to Godhead. This is the chance. So we have to follow the examples of Prahlada Maharaja, and there are... He's mahajana. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah [Cc. Madhya 17.186]. Let us try to follow Prahlada Maharaja's instruction and make our life successful.
Thank you very much.
Devotees: Jaya Prabhupada!
Devotees: Jaya! Jaya Prabhupada!
Prabhupäda: So trpyanti neha krpana bahu-duhkha-bhajan [SB 7.9.45]. Either illicit sex or legal sex, there are many, many sufferings. But those who are krpana, miser... Miser means one who cannot use the benefit he has got, this human form of life. They know there are so many aftereffects. Na trpyanti. They are not satisfied.
So the whole Krsna consciousness movement is how to become dhira, selflessness. Then life is successful. And anyway, don't be involved, entangled, with these material things. As many numbers of atoms are there, so many number of living entities are there, and there is struggle here. So in this human life the chance is how to get out of this material atomic combination and go back to home, back to Godhead. This is the chance. So we have to follow the examples of Prahlada Maharaja, and there are... He's mahajana. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah [Cc. Madhya 17.186]. Let us try to follow Prahlada Maharaja's instruction and make our life successful.
Thank you very much.
Devotees: Jaya Prabhupada!
