A short transcript of a Q&A session (English translation) from a July 30, 2000 recording in Śrī Māyāpur. The speaker answers questions about strong desires—especially sexual desire—and advises sense-control through simple eating and devotional study. He also discusses governance in the movement (GBC), the importance of studying Prabhupada’s books, and associating with Prabhupada’s direct disciples.
Namaste Sam Jam Rayam Question and answer Session J who can translate any questions in English? I'll answer in English Questions written in Bengali. I answered Bengali. Rasha Bhagawan why is sexual desire so strong? Why is it stamped as the main bar and spiritual desire? Different desires are strong for different people. For some people it may be sexual desire. Other people may be giving non rage sexual desire especially strong when we don't control our senses for eating naradas for very rich foods. Then it says Sister Daya Priyama Krishna Mahimayi that we cannot control our tongue, belly and then genital. So if one eat simply and the best study devotional servants and they can more easily control their desires. Creating this material world for so many millions of years. And so naturally sexual desire is there. It has been part of the arrangement or conditioning of our consciousness. Amari Krishna Samsa Monirati Amara Maya Amara Kujana Samara among saint for our colleagues and Hagawan 6 matune the translating. Over here. Over here. Panchana Panchanan Shiva Vaidam Sam Rashad Canada it How would we how are we in our society? Many controversies. We are at least me not sure whether Allah want him so knowing or unknowing that we accept which may be against Rohan U so what will be the consequence for each? That's why probably wanted a senior employees who knew what he wanted to be in the governing body or GBC to decide an important issue. We should know. We should read Prabhupada's books. We should study his teachings so that way we can know what does Prabhupada want? It's a very special time, you know. Because Prabhupada is going to be our founder Acharya for 10,000 years. But here his personal disciples who are associating with him they know so much. And then you hearing directly from Prabhupada's disciples are also very important because you are hearing directly from eyewitnesses. After this then everything is secondhand by borrow. Probably Namiba, you have the great opportunity to get a lot of the very special information which later will not be available. So you should take advantage and associate with the devotees that association with Prabhupada also studying Prabhupada's teachings. After the next Tara I have to provide sunny Sarah IT8 Gucci Asakti account thank you for watching our videos. Sure to subscribe to our channel. We publish new videos every day. And don't forget to like and share our channel.