Category:Our Sense Gratification (Disciples of SP)
Theme Analysis
The fundamental disease of the conditioned soul is the overwhelming desire to exploit the material world for personal sense gratification. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that this enjoying spirit is the root cause of all frustration, duality, and material entanglement. However, to cure this disease, he does not instruct his disciples to artificially reject the world, their bodies, or the sacred institution of marriage. Instead, the profound secret of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a complete transformation of consciousness—utilizing absolutely everything exclusively for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa's senses. By refusing to accept facilities, wealth, or the opposite sex for mundane enjoyment, and instead staying engaged in continuous devotional service, a disciple remains completely protected from the traps of māyā. Ultimately, Śrīla Prabhupāda reveals that the only way for the living entity to experience true, perfect sense gratification is by fully satisfying the senses of the Supreme Lord.
- Transforming the Consciousness: Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not require one to artificially give up their position, but simply requires changing the motive of one's actions from personal enjoyment to Kṛṣṇa's pleasure.
- Purifying the Body and Emotions: The physical body and even natural emotions like anger are not to be rejected, but meticulously maintained and utilized purely for the Lord's service.
- The Sacred Standard of Marriage: Household life in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a sacred vow meant to double a devotee's preaching service, never to be misused as a machine to satisfy mundane lust.
- Safe Dealings in the Material World: While preachers must interact with money and the opposite sex, they are completely protected from falldown as long as they never view these elements with an enjoying spirit.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: How Prabhupāda Frees His Disciples from the Trap of Sense Gratification.
Pages in category "Our Sense Gratification (Disciples of SP)"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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- I must caution that we must be careful to avoid so far as possible affection for family based on sense gratification. Be happy in your family life by working cooperatively to please Krishna, and she should be your assistant
- If you adherently be always engaged in some sort of service, twenty-four hours in the service of the Supreme Lord Krsna in Krsna consciousness, there is no power in the world who can drag you into this sense gratification province
- In our Krsna society we are not very much anxious for economic development or sense gratification. We are simply interested how to develop our Krsna consciousness
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- Marriage is not for sense gratification, not that we get married twice, thrice in a year. No, if you have got a child there is no need for more marriages. But if you cannot stay in Krishna Consciousness unless you have got a husband, that is all right
- Marriage means that one's service becomes doubled, but at the same time we have to be very careful not to fall into sense gratification
- Maya's most attractive feature is women and money. We Krishna Conscious men have to deal with women and money in course of preaching work, and the only prophylactic measure to save us is not to accept them for our sense gratification
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- We do not reject anything, but we accept anything. The only difference is that we do not accept anything for our sense gratification
- We have got now a position. People like us. So we should not spoil by personal sense gratification. That is my request. If we can maintain this institution rigidly according to the order, then many people will be benefited
- We should always remember that our body is not for sense gratification; it is for Krishna's service only. And to render very good sound service to Krishna we should not neglect the upkeep of the body
- We're angry. This anger is service of Krsna. How can I give up anger? But we use anger in a different way, not for our sense gratification: "Why you have not paid me such-and-such money?" No, we don't say like that. "Why you are not KC?" That's our anger
- When our senses will be engaged to satisfy the senses of Krishna, at that time we will have perfect sense gratification, and be free of all distressed condition