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In our human society, those who are not God conscious remain in the forest of material life simply for sense gractification. Such persons are not at all satisfied with their many material gains. People want more and more material possessions. Day after day, with great difficulty, we work tirelessly to secure such possessions, and sometimes, while trying to fulfill material desires we encounter lots of troubles. | |||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category: | In spite of so much hard labor, at the end we find disappointment, or fear. In material life, we are always in the blazing fire of fear, since no one knows what will happen next. As conditioned living entities we have the defect of being always fearful, but simply by the mercy of God, we can rid ourselves of this defect of material life. By surrendering ourselves to the Lord we will be freed from material life. | ||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Material Life|Material Life]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 12 quotes. | |||
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{{VaniQuotebox|A | {{VaniQuotebox|Actually the whole world is presently fallen into material existence. Everyone is a meat-eater, drunkard, woman-hunter, gambler and whatnot. People are enjoying material life by committing the four basic sins|The whole world is presently fallen into material existence. Everyone is a meat-eater, drunkard, woman-hunter, gambler and whatnot. People are enjoying material life by committing the four basic sins. Although they are fallen, if they simply submit themselves at the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they will be saved from sinful reactions. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.99)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox|A life in this material world is like a blazing forest fire. No one goes to set fire to the forest, yet the fire takes place. Similarly, everyone wants to be happy in the material world, but the miserable conditions of material life simply increase|A life in this material world is exactly like a blazing forest fire. No one goes to set fire to the forest, yet the fire takes place. Similarly, everyone wants to be happy in the material world, but the miserable conditions of material life simply increase. Sometimes a person caught in the blazing fire of material existence condemns himself, but due to his bodily conception he cannot get out of the entanglement, and thus he suffers more and more. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.14.15)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|A materialistic person, making his wife the center of attraction, works very hard day and night. His only enjoyment in material life is sexual intercourse. Therefore karmis are attracted to women as friends or wives. Indeed, they cannot work without sex|It is said that household attraction resides in the wife because sex is the center of household life: yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham (SB 7.9.45). A materialistic person, making his wife the center of attraction, works very hard day and night. His only enjoyment in material life is sexual intercourse. Therefore karmīs are attracted to women as friends or wives. Indeed, they cannot work without sex. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.13.4)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The entire world is working so hard only for sexual pleasure. To enjoy sexual pleasure and maintain the status quo of material life, one must work very hard, and because of such activities, one prepares himself another material body|The material pleasure derived in the material world from one's particular body is based on sexual pleasure: yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham (SB 7.9.45). The entire world is working so hard only for sexual pleasure. To enjoy sexual pleasure and maintain the status quo of material life, one must work very hard, and because of such activities, one prepares himself another material body. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.46)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox|The human life is not meant for hard labor for economic development, nor is it meant for sex indulgence like that of the dogs and hogs. It is specially meant for making a solution to the problems of material life and the miseries thereof|Those who are above the karmīs, that is, the jñānīs, yogīs and devotees, are strictly prohibited from sex indulgence. The karmīs are more or less devoid of ātma-tattva knowledge, and as such, their life is spent without spiritual profit. The human life is not meant for hard labor for economic development, nor is it meant for sex indulgence like that of the dogs and hogs. It is specially meant for making a solution to the problems of material life and the miseries thereof. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.1.3)'''}} | |||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|There is a distinction between sex in the diseased condition of material life and sex in the spiritual existence. Srimad-Bhagavatam gradually elevates the unbiased reader to the highest perfectional stage of transcendence|The impersonal, monist philosophy has given an indirect impetus to abominable mundane sex because it overly stresses the impersonality of the ultimate truth. The result is that men who lack knowledge have accepted perverted material sex life as all in all because they have no information of the actual spiritual form of sex. There is a distinction between sex in the diseased condition of material life and sex in the spiritual existence. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gradually elevates the unbiased reader to the highest perfectional stage of transcendence. '''(Teachings of Lord Caitanya, Chapter 23)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|Foolish people do not know that by attempting to escape anxiety by drink and sex, they simply increase their duration of material life|Material existence is always full of anxiety. People are always trying to find many ways to mitigate anxiety, but because they are not guided by a real leader, they try to forget material anxiety through drink and sex indulgence. Foolish people do not know that by attempting to escape anxiety by drink and sex, they simply increase their duration of material life. It is not possible to escape material anxiety in this way. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.28.27)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|If a husband becomes too much attracted by his wife and forgets his duty in life, the implications of materialistic life will again resume|One may become free from the reactions of sinful life and at the same time awaken his original Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By coming home, taking his bath, eating nice foodstuffs, getting refreshed and searching out his wife, King Purañjana came to his good consciousness in his family life. In other words, a systematic family life as enjoined in the Vedas is better than an irresponsible sinful life. If a husband and wife combine together in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and live together peacefully, that is very nice. However, if a husband becomes too much attracted by his wife and forgets his duty in life, the implications of materialistic life will again resume. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.27.1)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|If one can give up his ambition to engage in hackneyed material life and take to Krsna consciousness instead, he will be liberated from the stringent laws of material nature|If one can give up his ambition to engage in hackneyed material life and take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness instead, he will be liberated from the stringent laws of material nature. One does not need to make a separate attempt to become liberated. If one simply engages in the service of the Lord, he will be liberated automatically. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 13.142)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|If one is a little intelligent he can cultivate Krsna consciousness and be freed from the miserable conditions of material life|The preachers of Kṛṣṇa consciousness go from door to door to inform people how they can be relieved from the miserable conditions of material life. As stated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja: (CC Madhya 19.151) by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and guru, one can get the seed of devotional service. If one is a little intelligent he can cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness and be freed from the miserable conditions of material life. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.14.39)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|If one wants to be liberated from the clutches of material existence, then one has to associate with great souls, and if one wants to continue one's material existential life, then one may associate with persons who are materialistic|If one wants to be liberated from the clutches of material existence, then one has to associate with great souls, and if one wants to continue one's material existential life, then one may associate with persons who are materialistic. The materialistic way of life is based on sex life. Thus both becoming addicted to sex life and associating with persons who are addicted to sex life are condemned in the Vedic literature because such association will simply interfere with one's spiritual progress. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.4.26)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|If we endeavor to improve our Krsna consciousness, the distresses of material life will disappear without extraneous endeavor| One should simply try to develop his Kṛṣṇa consciousness and not waste his time trying to improve his material condition. Actually the material condition cannot be improved. The process of improvement means accepting another miserable condition. However, if we endeavor to improve our Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the distresses of material life will disappear without extraneous endeavor. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.32)'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 22 November 2020
In our human society, those who are not God conscious remain in the forest of material life simply for sense gractification. Such persons are not at all satisfied with their many material gains. People want more and more material possessions. Day after day, with great difficulty, we work tirelessly to secure such possessions, and sometimes, while trying to fulfill material desires we encounter lots of troubles.
In spite of so much hard labor, at the end we find disappointment, or fear. In material life, we are always in the blazing fire of fear, since no one knows what will happen next. As conditioned living entities we have the defect of being always fearful, but simply by the mercy of God, we can rid ourselves of this defect of material life. By surrendering ourselves to the Lord we will be freed from material life.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Material Life category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 12 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books
Material Life - explore more within this category.
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