Guest guest Posted October 12, 1999 Report Share Posted October 12, 1999 - COM: (Bhakta) Sergei Schmalz (Wiesbaden - D) <Sergei.Schmalz (AT) bbt (DOT) se> COM: GCD (Grhastha Culture Dialogue) <GCD (AT) bbt (DOT) se>; COM: Topical Discussions <Topical.Discussions (AT) bbt (DOT) se>; COM: USA Grhastha Ashram (Discussions) <USA.Grhastha.Ashram (AT) bbt (DOT) se>; COM: Varnasrama development <Varnasrama.development (AT) bbt (DOT) se> Monday, October 11, 1999 12:19 PM Re: No illicit sex - as found in Visnu Purana 3.11.111-124 > [Text 2693159 from COM] > > Dear Madhusudani Radha Mataji, > please accept my respectful obeisances. > All glories to Srila Prabhupada and all other Vaisnavas! > All glories to Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai and Sri Sri Radha-Govinda! > > > 124. "Thus considering all this, a wise man should have sexual > > intercourse only with his own wife, when she is fertile. Even if it is not > > proper time for conception (during menstrual period), it would be better > > for a man to copulate with his though lustful but own wife free from the > > above described sinful conditions, rather than to indulge in adultery." > > -------------------------------- > > > > Thank you for posting those many interesting and informative quotes. The > > one above seems to most directly answer one of the questions that started > > this whole discussion. It appears that recreational sex with one's own > > wife is not as bad as the many other "alternatives" previously discussed > > here. > > Yes, non-recreational sex with one's own wife is better than > adultery, but still (key-words are capitalized): > > 112-113. "But a man should never approach his wife for sexual > intercourse, if she is unbathed, sick, in the mood of passion, UNWILLING OF > GETTING CHILDREN, angry, blameful, pregnant, unfavourable, attached to > another man, unwilling of having sex, another's wife, emaciated by hunger, > or over-fed. And a man himself must also be endowed with these and the > following qualities." > > Your most unworthy servant, > Sergei. > Hare Krsna. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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