again with the woman sannyasa

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I am not promoting women as sannyasis, as I don't promote it for

anyone, so women are automatically included in that, but I just

stumbled on this quote while looking for something else and can't help

but post it.

 

So this is our life. Everyone should take sannyasa. But because it is

Kali-yuga, it is restricted because it is very difficult. But as far as

possible, we have to preach the Krsna consciousness. So although it is

little difficult, so we should practice it, especially those who are in

Krsna consciousness movement, and for preaching work should take

sannyasa, particularly of our Guru dasa. Now he is Guru dasa Swami, his

name is. So his particular life is: since the beginning of Krsna

consciousness movement, he is my faithful disciple, and from 1965 or '6,

he is with me. And he is very innocent boy, and I got him married. His

wife is also great devotee, you know, Yamuna. So now Yamuna has taken a

very nice path. She has also become sannyasini. Although there is no

sannyasini for women, but she has voluntarily taken. She is doing very

nice; therefore I advised her husband that "You also take sannyasa."

Because wife's affection is very, very tight knot. It is stated, pumsah

striya mithuni-bhavam etad tayor mitho hrdaya-granthim ahuh. Naturally

there is tendency -- a man wants woman; a woman wants man. This is the

material world, pumsam striya mithuni-bhavam, sex impetus. That is

natural. But when they are united, that impact becomes very, very tight.

It is very difficult. It is very difficult to give it up. But Krsna is

so kind that his wife has voluntarily has become like sannyasini. So it

is very good fortune. Therefore I advised him that instead of accepting

another wife, you also become sannyasi. So he is my faithful disciple.

He has accepted. And all of you Vaisnavas, give your good wishes that he

can keep the sannyasa order very nicely and preach Krsna through the

rest of the life. His life will become successful.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Gurudasa Sannyasa Initiation -- San Francisco, July

21, 1975