64 The Dharma Path – Swami Prabhupada on Prostitutes: Contradictions, Controversy & Truth

I discuss some very strange & conflicting views held by Swami Prabhupada on prostitutes & prostitution, which are contradictory looking at his own writings. I reference the controversial book 'Gold, Guns & God' by Doktorski which traces the fall of New Vrindavan. Live 9.23.2023

0:00 – Intro to controversial look on prostitutes, sex life, non-devotees & others mentioned in Swami Prabhupada's purports in the 'Srimad Bhagavatam' & in his conversation
3:20 – Announcing my new murder mystery short story "Soundtrack For a Murder In Maine", quote from Canada's Travis Haugen of Guys With Wives band
7:57 – Overview of volume 4 of 'Gold, Guns & God' by Henry Doktorski, questioning for spiritual growth
11:46 – Reading 'Gold, Guns & God' & excerpt from 'Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1', acceptance of prostitution if for Krishna/by ISKCON members, necessity of prostitutes for society, don't hate prostitutes who are devotees, Krishna Consciousness is for all professions, legalizing prostitution & women becoming prostitutes cause its legal
25:24 – Husbands using prostitutes destroys lives of wives/sisters/daughters, women with freedom become prostitutes but marriage is prostitution
35:10 – Con't reading 'Gold, Guns & God' & excerpt from 'Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1', Thakura's Bilvamanga & spiritual master/prostitute Cintamani story, emotional unbalanced men going to prostitutes
38:52 – 'Bhagavad Gita' implying prostitution is degraded occupation, caste/varna system criticism
41:41 – Con't reading 'Gold, Guns & God' & excerpt from 'Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1', non-devotees have no good qualities vs degraded prostitutes who are devotees
46:12 – Con't reading 'Gold, Guns & God' & excerpt from 'Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1', reviving 5000 year old Vedic/Hindu society in modern world means legalizing prostitutes today
49:12 – Prostitution is good if for Krishna, seeing prostitute/wife as god, wife as dog makes society worse
57:42 – Husbands not using prostitutes destroys lives of wives/sisters/daughters contradicts earlier ideas, householder men must have sex to work as basis of society, assuming 5000 year old civilization will work today, asking questions is good
1:07:03 – Legalizing prostitutes vs krishna consciousness, catering to addictions
1:11:04 – Closing thoughts on confusion with ISKCON's teachings

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