Remembering Srila Prabhupada - on Polygamy in ISKCON

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Srila Prabhupada Said: on Polygamy in ISKCON

 

 

"This incident with one of our temple presidents is

not good. He can't even maintain one wife. Just see

how lusty he is. Now he'll dare to take another.

Anyway, he cannot live in the temple. If he wants two

wives he must live outside. He should maintain his

family by working and giving fifty percent to the

temple. He may not live off temple funds. Temple

president is generally meant for sannyasi, but a

grhastha may be if he is restrained. It is not good if

he remains as president."

 

-- Letter of November 8, 1976

 

"Regarding the question of second marriage, it cannot

be done. Neither the law will allow it, neither we can

encourage it. If they want to marry more than one

wife, they must live outside our temples in their own

arrangements. We have no objection if he does it, but

it must be done outside the temple. It cannot be done

inside the temple jurisdiction. Outside he can work,

earn money, and if he wants he can maintain 16,000

wives. But he must go outside the society. Within the

society only one marriage can be allowed.

 

"I thought these boys and girls will be married and be

happy. But I see they are not satisfied. In the

Western countries they are trained up in a different

way -- jumping from one to another. Another wife,

another husband. This is the disease all over the

world. Simply by agreement, then canceling, then

another agreement.

 

"Everyone wants more than one wife, that is human

nature. This means their mind is not being diverted by

Krsna. Because they are not madana-mohana, they are

madana-dahana, they are in the Cupid's fire ..

 

"They must go outside the society to do it. And, the

sort of marriage where they are not satisfied cannot

be allowed. Nor can woman with child, strictly she

cannot marry again."

 

-- Letter of September 7, 1975

 

"Regarding your taking a second wife, you cannot do

this. At least you cannot stay in our temple in

Vrndavana. If you want to take a second wife, then you

have to leave our Vrndavana temple. Whether you can

maintain them and take some job and earn? Our temple

cannot support you and your two wives. You will then

want three, four, and more. Anyway, as an American it

is illegal for you to do this. We are trying to

minimize sex and you are trying to increase it. Please

give up this idea."

 

-- Letter of July 13, 1975

 

Letter to Rupanuga dasa, November 8, 1976; letter to

Bhagavan Goswami, September 7, 1975; letter to

Narottamananda dasa, July 13, 1975.

 

- From the Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa dasa

Goswami Maharaj

 

 

 

 

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