Perfection of Renunciation

According to one school of thought a spiritualist should not utilize anything produced by the material society. He must avoid contact with all material things. He cannot touch money. He should not wear a watch or travel in a motorized vehicle. He cannot use a computer or a mobile phone. He must keep himself completely detached from all material things. Only in this way can he become a true spiritualist. If he is in touch with material things, he loses his spiritual standing.

But this a gross misunderstanding of reality and how to transcend the material nature. Those who adhere to this line of thought do not realize that everything in existence is the energy of God. If we use that energy in his service, it regains its original spiritual nature. For example I am typing this words using a laptop computer. In this way the laptop computer becomes transcendentalized. Another example is that we have just now made "Thought for the Day" available through an internet networking service called Twitter at: www.twitter.com/Daily_Thought.

Rupa Goswami has taught that the perfection of renunciation is to everything in the service of Krishna. Krishna declares in the Bhagavad-gita that He is the owner and enjoyer of everything. This means that it is our duty to engage everything in His service. It is not that we can perfect our renunciation by trying to hide from the material world.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Using Everything for Krishna: Preaching Krishna Consciousness via Email
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Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: How to Control Sex Desire?

I am an engineering student and a follower of Krishna consciousness. My question: How to control sex desire?

Dilip

Answer: Transform It Into Pure Love of God

Sex desire is nothing other than pure love of God contaminated by contact with the material nature. If you will put yourself back in touch with the spiritual nature by regularly chanting the holy names of God at least 16 rounds daily and by giving up sinful activities, you can transform sex desire back into pure love of God.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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