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give me so many dollars, then I shall teach you.” No. Free
education. (Lecture, 6 July 1975)

Men and Women

The Vedic civilization, being based on spiritual
understanding, arranges association with women very
cautiously. Out of the four social divisions, the members
of the first order (namely brahmacarya), the third order
(vānaprastha), and the fourth order (sannyāsa) are strictly
prohibited from female association. Only in one order,
the householder, is there license to mix with women under
restricted conditions. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.31.35 Purport)

There are so many things in Indian culture for becoming
happy and advancing toward the goal of life. Now I am
appreciating more and more, seeing the whole world,
what is India’s culture. Formerly I was thinking, “It is
a custom. To become a faithful wife, this is a custom.”
But when I come outside I see what is a faithful wife. In
India still, in the village, even if there is a fight between
husband and wife the wife is faithful — still — completely
dependent on the husband. The husband also, in spite
of fighting, is always careful that the wife does not get
any inconvenience. It was the culture. Now it is breaking.
(Conversation, 2 August 1976)

Children

This is the Indian way of raising children. When the
mother was young, she became pregnant. There were