#SoulFood# Srimad Bhagavatam 5.5.8

#SoulFood#

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.5.8
Sep 28 Wednesday

1. What is the basis of material existence?

- Material desires

2. What is the root of all material desires?

- Lust

3. Does lust mean sexual impulse?

- Any desire to satisfy the senses independent of Sri Krsna is classified as Lust.

4. What is the highest trap in this material world?

- Sexual attraction between male and female

5. Why?

- Male thinks hes the body, and Female thinks shes the body
Thats 200% Illusion!

6. Does illusion cause problems?

- Imagine you are a male and you forcefully act like a female, talk like a female, dress like a female and live like a female, wouldn't that be difficult??
Similarly we are spirit souls but we live all our lives as if we were these bodies! That causes pain and suffering

7. So does this bodily consciousness increase at any time?

- Yes. Material household life increases bodily illusion

8. How can one be in family life yet detached?

- Keep Krsna in the center, for this you need to step out of the center!

9. I have heard this many times but how do I practically implement this?

- Monitor your intentions behind every act performed. Do it for the lord. Do it from your heart, sincerely

10. How can we understand the difference between a Grhastha and a Grhamedhi?

- Grhamedhi(Materialistic family man) is like a silkworm who spins his cucoon of material attachments and gets caught in them.

A Grhastha(devotee householder) is like a spider who makes his net of worldly duties but due to true knowledge and detachment knows the way out!

-Amarendra Dasa