# SADHANA-BHAKTI AND REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES ## The Necessity of Sadhana-bhakti ![[letters/1967/671217_indira_iris_mendoza_ekayani_esther_mendoza|I am very glad to learn that you are chanting 48 rounds. Actually, it is all right that one should chant 64 rounds, even sixteen rounds, so if one is able to chant more than sixteen rounds up to 64, it is very good. You fix up your rounds. Try to ...]] —Indira and Ekayani, 17 December, 1967 --- ![[letters/1968/680118_rayarama|one can advance in spiritual life by following the rules of austerity and celibacy. We do not bluff our students that he has liberty to all sorts of nonsense and at the same time advance in spiritual understanding.]] —Jaya Mazo, 18 January, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680530_sacisuta]] —Sacisuta, 30 May, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681022_kirtanananda|When I was there in New York last time I saw that the tendency was there in the press members not to follow the principles. So I said better to stop the press. Since then Advaita and others are attending temple worship.]] —Rayarama, 22 October, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/681202_upendra]] —Kīrtanānanda, 2 December, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690309_sivananda|Chanting sixteen rounds without fail, performing kirtana at least twice daily, morning and evening, discussion on Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam in the class, and work diligently and cooperatively amongst yourselves is my fervent request. Kin...]] —Sivananda, 9 March, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690523_harer_nama|as you are serious in the matter of advancement in Krsna consciousness, you will remember the above instructions given by Rupa Goswami and you will feel more and more secure in your endeavor.]] —Isana dasa, 23 May, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690617_jadurani|Regarding the time when the devotees arise in the morning, here in New Vrndavana they are getting up by 4 o'clock. But in your country the people are not accustomed to this, and it will take a little time to get them used to it. But try to get the...]] —Hamsaduta, 17 June, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/691029_gargamuni]] —Gargamuni, 29 October, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700130_madhusudana|So you can see the great necessity of following the prescribed duties of chanting regularly and following strictly the instructions of the spiritual master and the regulative principles. In addition to this everyone should go on the streets with s...]] —Madhusudana, 30 January, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700219_linda|I hope that you are trying to follow the regulative principles and that both you and your husband are chanting on your beads regularly daily. These two duties are essential for advancement in Krsna consciousness, and if they are made the center of...]] —Linda, 19 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700222_damodara]] —Damodara, 22 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700309_rudra]] —Rudra, 9 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700315_subala|The best process is to rigidly execute one's prescribed devotional duties regularly, and to study the books and literatures very carefully]] —Harer Nama, 15 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700430_jayapataka|Regarding how to act when there is a choice of either attending arati ceremony without bathing first or bathing and thus missing attendance at the arati ceremony, the answer is that the rules should be followed as far as possible. If it becomes ne...]] —Jayapataka, 30 April, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700707_jananivasa|you must all become expert preachers and show the exemplary life of a devotee, you must keep yourself spiritually fit by observing the regulative principles strictly.]] —Jananivasa, 7 July, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701117_bhakta_jan|1 hope you are chanting your rounds regularly and always engaging in devotional service in our regular temple program. Please read all our literatures very carefully and chant Hare Krsna always and be happy.]] —Bhakta Jan, 17 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701129_krsnakanti|If the standard practices are followed then the atmosphere will naturally be joyful and enthusiastic for working cooperatively for the satisfaction of Krsna.]] —Krsnakanti, 29 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701219_satsvarupa|I have given him this special permission in this case,]] —Satsvarupa, 19 December, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710212_gunagrahi_dasa_brahmacari|Please fulfill all your requirements for advancement in Krsna consciousness by rigid following of the rides and regulations, chanting the sixteen rounds of beads daily, studying our literatures carefully and thoughtfully]] —Gunagrahi dasa brahmacari, 12 February, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710221_citsukhananda|Just keep yourselves to the standard by regular and attentive chanting, study, preaching, working, sankirtana, and distribution of literatures and prasadam. Then everything will be all right.]] —Citsukhananda, 21 February, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710629_bill|number one engagement is that you must chant at least sixteen rounds of the Hare Krsna mantra daily;]] —Bill, 29 June, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710705_tilaka_devi_dasi]] —Tilaka devi dasi, 5 July, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711013_my_dear_sons__daughters_in_denver|Our process is simple. Follow the regulative principles strictly, chant at least sixteen rounds of Hare Krsna mantra daily, read all our books,]] —My dear Sons & Daughters in Denver, 13 October, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711222_yamuna_devi_and_palika_devi_dasis]] —Yamuna devi and Palika devi dasis, 22 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711228_mukunda|Now please just remain very serious in pursuing your proper goal of life by sticking to the pure standard of routine work like chanting, reading, rising early, cleansing nicely, going on street sankirtana whenever possible, like that. Then I promi...]] —Mukunda, 28 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720102_kirtiraja]] —Kirtiraja, 2 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720106_radhaballabha|Chanting japa should be done early in the morning with full concentration preferably during the Brahma-muhurta time. Concentrate fully on the sound vibration of the mantra, pronouncing each name distinctly]] —Radhaballabha dasa, 6 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720110_makhanlal|. Our routine work—rising early, cleansing, chanting, temple worship, sankirtana, study—these things must go on very nicely,]] —Makhanlal, 10 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720411_hansadutta|. Monetary matters are secondary. On principle, we should better starve than neglect our rules and regulations.]] —Hamsaduta, 11 April, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720411_hansadutta]] —Hamsaduta, 11 April, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720722_jagadisa|Yes, that is the right idea, to strengthen whatever devotees we have got in spiritual life, fix them beyond any doubts. Then our potency will increase and we may recruit dozens of new devotees easily. Main thing is to make sure everyone is chantin...]] —Jagadisa, 22 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721222_karandhara|So the future of this Krsna consciousness movement is very bright, so long the managers remain vigilant that sixteen rounds are being chanted by everyone without fail, and that they are all rising before 4.00 a.m. in the morning, attending mangala...]] —Karandhara, 22 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1973/730128_palika]] —Thakura Haridasa, 28 January, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730819_meenakatan|what can I say? You chant and be determined not to engage in this sinful activity again.]] —Minaketana, 19 August, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730828_satsvarupa]] —Satsvarupa, 28 August, 1973 --- ![[letters/1974/740112_mukunda|all the temple members, without exception must rise by 4:00 a.m. and attend mangala-arati.]] —Mukunda, 12 January, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740820_radha_kanta]] —Radha Kanta, 20 20, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740903_rsabhadeva|Now hold a fire sacrifice and impress upon the devotees that they are taking vows before Radha and Krsna, the spiritual master, and the Vaisnavas. Everyone should attend mangala-arati and chant sixteen rounds daily.]] —Dina Bandhu dasa, 3 September, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740919_ramesvar_prabhu|During the morning and evening times there should be no business, simply kirtana, chant, dance, and be purified.]] —Gopijanavallabha dasa, 19 September, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741031_hrdayananda|I am very glad to note that you are seeing that the devotees are maintaining the devotional practices. This is the secret to success. Therefore I am stressing it.]] —Hrdayananda dasa Goswami, 31 October, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741103_bijay_kumar_kannungo|Every morning I go to the temple and see the Deity and offer obeisances, so I expect each and every one of my disciples should also follow what I have given in this connection,]] —Lilasakti devi dasi, 3 November, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741125_subala]] —Subala dasa Swami, 25 November, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741216_rsabhadeva|My simple request is that you remain in association of devotees and continue to chant your sixteen rounds daily and follow strictly the four regulative principles and read our books daily with great care. In this way your Krsna conscious advanceme...]] —Bhakta Lance, 16 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741221_gopijanavallabha|Keep the atmosphere there very pure by holding regular classes, having morning and evening arati and kirtana programs and ensuring that everyone chants their sixteen rounds and follows the four regulative principles without fail. And try to increa...]] —Gopijanavallabha, 21 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750203_radhey_syam_kripalu]] —Jivananda dasa, 3 February, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750526_lalitananda_dasa]] —Lalitananda dasa, 26 May, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750608_gargamuni|like a snake is very powerful, so long he has got poison. If it has no poison, nobody cares for it. Similarly, this chanting, reading, and following the principles is our spiritual strength.]] —Gargamuni, 8 June, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760107_madhudvisa|If some of the trustees are not abiding by the principles or not chanting sixteen rounds, then they should be induced by the other trustees who are following, to step down.]] —Madhudvisa Maharaja, 7 January, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760217_madhava|My advise is always chant sixteen rounds minimum and follow the four regulative principles. All of my disciples must agree on this point otherwise they are not my disciples.]] —Raja Laksmi dasi, 17 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760221_gabhira|Please do not be worried. Our movement is essentially for spreading this chanting of Hare Krsna world wide. And the main responsibility of my disciples is to follow the four regulative principles and chant sixteen rounds without fail. Please worry...]] —Maeve Davies, 21 February, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/760520_manager_of_bank_of_america|The devotee should attend mangala-arati at the temple otherwise it will become a household affair. So according to the situation see that if at all possible the devotees staying at the Taparia house can come to the temple for mangala arati. If not...]] —Gopala Kṛṣṇa, 20 May, 1976 --- ![[letters/1976/761025_whom_it_may_concern]] —Kṛṣṇa Vilasini dasi, 25 October, 1976 --- ## The Result of Sadhana-bhakti ![[letters/1967/670724_brahmananda|Convey my ardent affection for all the boys and girls. I am very much hopeful of my movement. Please keep steady, follow all my instructions scrupulously, chant Hare Krsna and Krsna will give you all strength.]] —Brahmananda, 24 July, 1967 --- ![[letters/1970/700111_kulasekhara|I assure you that if you follow the regulative principles of chanting sixteen rounds, observing strictly the prohibitive injunctions, keep association with pure devotees, plus taking care of the Deities in the temple, surely all your problems will...]] —Kulasekhara, 11 January, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700208_yamuna_mandakini_ilavati_jyotirmayi_dhananjaya_digvijaya_jotilla_prithadevi_tamala_krsna|If we are in spiritual strength there will be no scarcity of money; and the spiritual strength is that each and every one of us must chant the sixteen rounds of beads and follow the rules and regulations with great adherence.]] —Tamala Kṛṣṇa, 8 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700219_satsvarupa|This program of chanting and following the rules and regulations will give you spiritual intelligence for understanding the Bhagavad-gita and our other scriptures also.]] —* SPL to Sucandra, 19 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700312_citsukhananda|The secret of success will depend on yourself keeping on the spiritual strength by regularly chanting and following the regulative principles, and side by side you have to act on preaching the gospel and it will go on without any impediment.]] —Citsukhananda, 12 March, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/700827_revatinandana|These regulative functions of chanting the sixteen rounds daily, rising early in the morning to attend mangala arati, holding classes for studying our scripture and going on sankirtana, these items must not be neglected. They will quickly advance ...]] —Revatinandana, 27 August, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701006_krsna_dasa|Always follow very strictly the regulative principles, chanting sixteen rounds, Deity worship and everything will come automatically.]] —Krsnadasa, 6 October, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701104_karandhara|Factually this is our only strength. I have seen better orators, better scholars and better organizers but no one is becoming pure by following regulative principles.]] —Bali Mardan, 4 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701110_jayapataka|So far, all of our success is due to our following the regulative rules of devotional service. So our good standing will be diminished if we join with groups who permit the use of intoxicants, etc. We should not compromise on this point, if we wis...]] —Jayapataka Maharaja, 10 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701228_tulasi_das|Simply by keeping a nicely regulated temple schedule with many integrated devotional activities, our preaching program is sure to be a success. Following the regulative principles strictly is our strength in spiritual life. If they are neglected, ...]] —Tulasi dasa, 28 December, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710104_stephen|the Lord protects His devotees from the demoniac material allurements provided the devotee sincerely keeps himself pure by the above mentioned process of regulated life in Krsna consciousness.]] —Stephen, 4 January, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710121_sri_govinda|I am so glad to hear how you are strictly following the regulative principles of devotional service and chanting regularly sixteen rounds daily, mostly before Lord Jagannatha. That is our strength in spiritual life and will make for your rapid adv...]] —Sri Govinda, 21 January, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710204_murari|I am confident that if you simply take our principles very seriously and follow them rigidly, everything will come out successfully.]] —Murari, 4 February, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710221_citsukhananda|Krsna is pleased to award benediction upon the aspiring devotee engaged in His service with patience, determination and regularity.]] —Citsukhananda, 21 February, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710617_bhakta_dasa]] —Bhakta dasa, 17 June, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710809_david_r_schomaker|Simply if you will go on, following the prohibitive rules of no meat eating, no intoxication, no illicit sex life and no gamblings and if you will regularly chant sixteen rounds of beads daily and try to understand this philosophy by reading our b...]] —David R. Schomaker, 9 August, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711226_cyavana|, make certain that your routine work is going nicely—chanting sixteen rounds, rising early, cleansing, street sankirtana, etc.—then all other programs will be successful.]] —Cyavana, 26 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/711228_sivanivas|If we keep our pure standard and maintain our routine regulative work very sincerely, then we shall have certain victory all over the world, know it for certain.]] —Sivanivas, 28 December, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720204_madhucara|and you can be very certain that very soon you will find yourselves situated on the highest platform of perfectional stage.]] —Madhucara, 4 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720205_kisora_dasa|if this routine work is always done nicely and never neglected, then our all success is guaranteed in whatever we do. But if our regular Krsna consciousness program is allowed to slacken, then everything else we try will fail. That is the simple f...]] —Kisora dasa, 5 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720502_jagadisa|Simply become more concerned with increasing the spiritual content of our lives, and in this way all other problems like management will be easily solved,]] —Jagadisa, 2 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720528_my_dear_sons_and_daughters_in_denver|Simply follow the regulative principles with determination, and you will become free from all attachment to maya, by Krsna's grace]] —My Dear Sons and Daughters in Denver, 28 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721222_karandhara|Even mechanically following, and if he gets gradually understanding from the class, he will come to the point of spontaneous enthusiasm.]] —Karandhara, 22 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721223_atendriya_bahusira_jitamitra_maharha_omkara_vajasana]] —*SPL to Sudama, 23 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721231_dhananjaya|If we strictly observe these principles, we shall remain always enthusiastic. These are the sources and the maintainers of our enthusiasm to serve Krsna.]] —Dhananjaya, 31 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1974/740321_hasyakari|Hold a fire yajna in the temple and impress on all these new devotees that they must chant at least sixteen rounds daily, without fail and refrain from the four sinful activities. If one observes just these principles he will make rapid progress i...]] —Hasyakari, 21 March, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/740906_swami_satpremananda_sarasvati]] —Nari devi dasi, 6 September, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741223_kisora|I am depending on you as one of my elder disciples to set a nice example for the others to follow. This is very much wanted. You must become ideal in all respects, following all of our principles, rising early, chanting sixteen rounds, attending c...]] —Patita Uddharana, 23 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750314_mr._dennany._dennany._dennany|Wherever you may go to perform your devotional service, you should always be very careful to observe very strictly the rules and regulations. Rise early, attend mangala-arati and class, chant sixteen rounds, and follow the four regulative principl...]] —Jayahatakosthaka dasa, 14 March, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750315_radheswarananda_goswami|Please try and render devotional service very carefully following all of the rules and regulations mentioned in our books. Always chant at least sixteen good rounds daily. If you try very sincerely to do these things Krsna will help you and you wi...]] —Gokularani dasi, 15 March, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751021_satsvarupa|Everyone must follow the four regulative principles and chant minimum of sixteen rounds japa daily. There is no question of fall-down if one seriously follows these principles.]] —Amarendra dasa, 21 October, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/761112_prabhusvarupa|Please chant regularly the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and observe the regulative principles. Then you'll get spiritual strength.]] —Prabhusvarupa dasa, 12 November, 1976 --- ## The Result of Neglecting Sadhana-bhakti ![[letters/1970/701109_vrndavanacandra|Any breakage in the performance of one's duties will surely be a hindrance in one's advancement.]] —Vrndavanacandra, 9 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701116_rsabhadeva|Maya is always peeping, ready to take advantage of our any lapse from devotional standard, so everyone should be continuously engaged in either chanting, studying or working or preaching.]] —Rsabhadeva, 16 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701116_jadurani|Please do not neglect to engage yourself in the prescribed duties for maintaining your spiritual strength. Without keeping spiritual strength there is no question of any accomplishment]] —Jadurani, 16 November, 1970 --- ![[letters/1970/701228_tulasi_das|Simply by keeping a nicely regulated temple schedule with many integrated devotional activities, our preaching program is sure to be a success. Following the regulative principles strictly is our strength in spiritual life. If they are neglected, ...]] —Tulasi dasa, 28 December, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710110_damodara|. Our standard of purity must be kept, otherwise there will be loss of spiritual strength, and subsequent fall down. Everyone of you should be thoroughly convinced of the power of the Hare Krsna mantra to protect you in all circumstances]] —Damodara, 10 January, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/720110_kulasekhara|the smallest neglect or inattention to these matters of routine practices will cause our all other programs to fail.]] —Kulasekhara, 10 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720120_hansadutta|business is secondary to basic routine work. If the routine Krsna consciousness program is neglected for other things, then everything else will fail.]] —Hamsaduta, 20 January, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720205_kisora_dasa|if this our regular Krsna consciousness program is allowed to slacken, then everything else we try will fail.]] —Kisora dasa, 5 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720220_rudra_and_radhika_devi_dasi|if we neglect even for a moment our routine work, if we allow the regular program to become slack then everything else we may try will fail.]] —Rudra dasa and Radhika devi dasi, 20 February, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720402_revatinandana|If we are not very careful to always stick to the point of regulative principles and purest standards of high living, then everything will spoil very quickly and the whole show will be a farce. So impress this point in your preaching for training ...]] —Revatinandana, 2 April, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720502_karandhara|Temple worship and prasada must be partaken, otherwise it will be ordinary residential quarters like karmis.]] —Karandhara, 2 May, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/720707_dayananda]] —Dayananda, 7 July, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721111_yadubara|If you become lazy in your spiritual life, everything else will deteriorate. We are not interested in big, big buildings, no. That was not my plan for Juhu. I simply want to engage everyone in the service of Krsna, that's all. And that means preac...]] —*SPL to Yadubara, 11 November, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721229_deva_mira|If you yourself remain always pure, then your preaching will have effect. As soon as there is little impurity, the whole thing will deteriorate and go to hell.]] —Pusta Kṛṣṇa, 29 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1974/740501_jayatirtha|. This is the simple process, and if we follow it, we will become ideal. Otherwise, they will become victims of women and wealth.]] —Jayatirtha, 1 May, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741215_tribhuvanatha]] —Revatinandana Swami, 15 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741221_gopijanavallabha|Thank you for representing me there in LSS by stressing the importance of attendance to the morning and evening programs and following all of the spiritual practices. This is wanted. Without these things there is no devotional life. And by your ex...]] —Hrdayananda Maharaja, 21 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1974/741223_kisora|Please follow all of our regulative principles, such as rising early, attending classes and without fail chant sixteen rounds and follow our 4 regulative principles. Without these things your spiritual life will be hampered.]] —Kisora, 23 December, 1974 --- ![[letters/1975/750116_abhirama.v._sita_ramalai|If these things are lax, then there is no question of spiritual life. Anyone who does not accept these things staunchly will have to fall down.]] —Abhirama dasa, 16 January, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/750402_patita_uddharana|These things you must do without fail otherwise, there is no question of spiritual life.]] —Caranaravinda dasa, 2 April, 1975 --- ![[letters/1975/751109_jagadisa|. You should lecture to these devotees on the importance of this for their progress in spiritual life, otherwise they will again be carried away by maya.]] —Sukadeva dasa, 9 November, 1975 --- ![[letters/1976/760109_yasomatinandana|We simply have to maintain our strict principles, keeping ourselves pure. Otherwise, there are so many bogus institutions doing business in the name of God and simply cheating the people. We have to be careful not to degenerate like these others. ...]] —Yasomatinandana, 9 January, 1976 --- ## The Four Regulative Principles ![[letters/1968/680824_dayananda_nandarani|Regarding your question: 'What is the correct sexual etiquette for a strict grhastha; and what is spiritual family planning?' Unless one wants to beget a child, there should not be any sex life. The best thing is to forget sex, but it is not possi...]] —Dayananda and Nandarani, 24 August, 1968 --- ![[letters/1968/680920_satsvarupa]] —Satsvarupa, 20 September, 1968 --- ![[letters/1969/690118_satsvarupa|You have asked me some questions about the functions of sex life in Krsna consciousness, and the basic principle is that it should be avoided as far as possible. However, if it is unavoidable, then it should be utilized only for begetting Krsna co...]] —Syama dasi, 18 January, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690220_hayagriva|. Sex life for begetting Krsna conscious children is as good as Krsna consciousness. This is confirmed In the Bhagavad-gita]] —Hayagriva, 20 February, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690323_himavati|To become agitated is not very unusual thing, but to control it, that is the real thing.]] —Himavati, 23 March, 1969 --- ![[letters/1969/690715_jadurani|Regarding your questions about sex life, the basic principle is that in executing Krsna consciousness sex life should be avoided as far as possible, and it may be utilized only for begetting Krsna consciousness children. This is the basic principl...]] —Bibhavati, 15 July, 1969 --- ![[letters/1970/700219_linda|I hope that you are trying to follow the regulative principles and that both you and your husband are chanting on your beads regularly daily. These two duties are essential for advancement in Krsna consciousness, and if they are made the center of...]] —Linda, 19 February, 1970 --- ![[letters/1971/710422_karandhara|Yes, for begetting children sex life is religion. That is stated by Krsna. But sex should not be for any other purpose. After all we are in the material existence which is a bad bargain, so we have to make the best of a bad bargain.]] —Karandhara, 22 April, 1971 --- ![[letters/1971/710928_cidananda|Yes, taking meat was undoubtedly a great offence, so don't do it again consciousness or unconsciously. Krsna will excuse you for whatever you have done, but don't do it again.]] —Cidananda, 28 September, 1971 --- ![[letters/1972/721217_unnamed|. Rather you should stop sex-life altogether, make this your austerity. Do not eat nicely, chant always sixteen rounds, and pray to Krsna]] —unnamed, 17 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1972/721231_sankarsana|So far your difficulty for controlling the sex urge, my advice in that connection is that the more you become Krsna conscious, that sex urge can be checked. That is the only way for checking the sex urge.]] —Sankarsana, 31 December, 1972 --- ![[letters/1973/730214_rupanuga|I have the information of a few cases of illicit sex in our society but this is not an overall thing. And whether it is or not, the only cure is Harinama. You simply be engaged in chanting all day and serving Krsna and any time there is no service...]] —Rupanuga, 14 February, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730304_trai|...try to help him. He is a good boy and he will come out again very nicely. But he must marry that girl, we cannot play with sex-life, that is not our business. If he shows he is faithful for three months, then he again can take care of Radha-Krsna.]] —Bhakta dasa, 4 March, 1973 --- ![[letters/1973/730618_mr._suresh_candra._suresh_candra._suresh_candra|You have asked what is meant by illicit sex. Sex should be used only in marriage for begetting nice children to raise in Krsna consciousness. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita that I am sex life performed according to religious principles. Sex life ...]] —Mr. Suresh Candra, 18 June, 1973 --- ![[letters/1976/760201_elaine|no illicit sex life, which means sex life only within marriage and then only for the purpose of procreating Krsna conscious children. If you can follow these principles and chant Hare Krsna, you will make great spiritual advancement.]] —Elaine, 1 February, 1976 --- --- **[← Back to Śikṣāmṛta](wiki/compile/siksamrita)**