Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Family life is always troublesome, and in today's unsettled and complex world, getting married is a greater risk than ever before. Marriage as an institution has suffered greatly, and devotees' marriages have been no exception. The attempt to make family life smooth and comfortable takes up most of the time and energy of most householders, yet is nevertheless rarely achieved. The minuscule joys of family life are earned with many difficulties, that increase as more children are born. To maintain a wife and family is not easy. In Kali-yuga a man who can simply maintain a wife and a family is considered to be a highly successful person. If the wife is demanding, or not very compatible with the husband, the suffering increases more and more without respite. Therefore marriage should not be entered into lightly, but with caution, reserve, and sobriety. If a man is not prepared to take full responsibility, he shouldn't get married. Whimsically messing up peoples' lives, thinking, "Well, I'll just check it out, and if I don't like it, I'll drop it," is one of the symptoms of Kali-yuga mentioned in the ®r…mad-Bh€gavatam. The scriptural recommendations about non-attachment are not a wholesale license for irresponsibility. Non-attachment does not mean that a husband should whimsically leave his wife (or vice versa). If they are so unattached then why did they get married in the first place? >From Bhakti Vikasa Swami's book Brahmacharya in Krishna Consciousness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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