Guest guest Posted November 7, 2000 Report Share Posted November 7, 2000 > > We also see where the broader view of scripture shows that brahmacary life > > is a midpoint and not an endpoint. It is student life. > > While I am no brahmachari I have heard that if one can remain a > genuine brahmachari all his life , there is no need for him to even take > grihastha... Yes, in Krsna consciousness there is nothing like post-student life. Everyone is a student till the end. Even the spiritual master is a student of his guru. Even a grhastha is a student and so on. > > If during student life we give no instructions on how to be anything > > other than a student, and treat everyone leaving student life as a > >failure, that sets the stage or a high level of failure in post > > student life. This is incorrect. From this statement it looks that grhastha ashram is the ultimate goal of the brahmacari ashram. The scriptures say that sex life should not be encouraged because anyway people are attracted to it due to their lusty desires. Why should a brahmacari be taught how to plan for the grhastha asrama? Infact he should be made aware of the dangers of family life so that he does not fall into the trap. Acaryas like Srila Bhaktisiddhanta tried till the last moment to discourage devotees from entering family life. Vaisnava dasabhas Nayana-ranjana das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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