Category:So-called Family
Theme Analysis
The material world operates under the strict laws of nature, creating temporary illusions to keep the conditioned soul entangled. One of the most powerful illusions is the attachment to a "so-called family." Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that these mundane relationships are merely temporary combinations designed to fulfill the terms of our karmic imprisonment. Rather than recognizing this reality, the foolish gṛhamedhī becomes completely absorbed in the dark well (gṛham andha-kūpam) of household life, perpetually burning with anxieties. True spiritual success requires distinguishing the responsible, Kṛṣṇa conscious gṛhastha life from the meaningless sacrifice made for a temporary, godless family, ultimately directing all love and service back to the Supreme Lord.
- The Illusion of Material Bonds: A mundane family is nothing more than a temporary gathering of conditioned souls brought together by the freaks of nature to serve out their respective karmic sentences.
- The Dark Well of Anxiety: Relying on the teachings of Prahlāda Mahārāja, so-called family life is condemned as a blind, dark well that traps the living entity in constant fear and material suffering.
- Gṛhamedhī vs. Gṛhastha: A stark contrast exists between the gṛhamedhī, who chains himself to false family enjoyment, and the gṛhastha, who lives with family for the sole purpose of advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- The Futility of Mundane Service: Sacrificing one's entire life to please relatives, society, or the nation yields no ultimate profit, as these temporary connections end abruptly at the time of death.
- Finding True Shelter: To achieve genuine peace, an intelligent person realizes their eternal relationship with Kṛṣṇa, renounces false attachments, and relies solely on the protection of the regulative principles and the holy name.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Spiritual Danger of Attachment to a So-called Family.
Pages in category "So-called Family"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- A person who remains steadfast in his family duty or so-called social or family obligation but does not take to Krsna consciousness receives no profit
- Although he is always burning with anxiety, such a fool always performs all kinds of mischievous activities, with a hope which is never to be fulfilled, in order to maintain his so-called family and society
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- For so long I have been controlled by these rascals. There is no benefit. I have been controlled by my senses. So under the control of the senses I have served so-called family, society, country, nation - up to serving the dogs
- For them (who are always full of anxieties) this is the best formula. What is that? Hitvatma-patam grham andha-kupam. He should give up this so-called family life, which is just like a dark well
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- Go, leave your, this so-called family, home, and go to the forest and take shelter of Krsna. - That is advised by Prahlada Maharaja. - That is the best thing in life
- Grhamedhi. These rascals who are very much attached to so-called family life, grhamedhi... Grhastha is different. Grhastha means he knows everything. But he is not so advanced, but he wants to live with wife and children, but for Krsna consciousness
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- If you want to be free from anxiety, give up this so-called family life. Go to the forest and take shelter of Lord Krsna. - That is Prahlada Maharaja's advice
- In the material world a so-called family is a combination of several persons in one home to fulfill the terms of their imprisonment
- Instead of utilizing this life to get liberation, if one uses it simply for the purpose of maintaining his so-called family and performs foolish and unauthorized action, he is compared to a man who has lost his wealth and who, upon losing it, laments
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- One who is married, responsible man, he has got some responsibility to see that..., provided he has got affection for the family. Otherwise, practically, so-called family life, there is no affection
- One who is sufficiently intelligent immediately attains the stage of renunciation of so-called society, family and love as well as other things
- One will never be successful in pleasing his so-called family, society and nation, even if one endeavors to sacrifice his life
- Our strength is in following the regulative principles and chanting 16 rounds japa. Then Krsna will give you protection. We don't believe in material protection, like so-called family, friends, etc
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- So under the control of the senses, I have served family, so-called family, society, country, nation, up to serving the dog, but nothing has given me the satisfaction
- So-called happy family life means that we have a very loving wife and loving children. Thus we enjoy life. But we do not know that this enjoyment is false, that it is resting on a false platform
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- The grhamedhis business is to repeatedly chain himself to so-called family life, in one life after another, and perpetually remain in the darkness of maya
- The grhastha's concern is to get out of the family life created by illusion and enter into real family life with Krsna, whereas the grhamedhi s business is to repeatedly chain himself to so-called family life, in one life after another
- The so-called family, society, love and... Everything will be finished as soon as this body is finished. No more love, no more family, no more attraction. So this is going on - ajnana and attachment. Moha, illusion
- They are, by the freaks of nature, by the arrangement of nature, they are gathering together. So-called nation, so-called family, so-called society. Again, by freaks of nature, they are thrown here and there
- This family life, grhesu, grha-medhinam, who are very much attached, this is maya. Prahlada Maharaja, from the age of five years he condemned, hitvatma-patam grham andha-kupam (SB 7.5.5): - The grha, this so-called family life, is a dark well