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law, wife's brother and sister, etc. What a trap! Had you known
about this huge trap, you would not have entered it. You only
asked for a wife, then why all this? Nature says it cannot provide
just a wife. It also has to give you uncle-in-law, aunt-in-law etc.
along with her. You will not have fun without them, the bigger
the clan, the greater is the fun (!)
Now tell me, what do you want in the worldly life?
Questioner : I don't ever want to get married.
Dadashri : This body is full of difficulties, is it not? How
do you feel about this body when you have a stomachache?
What would happen if you start trading with someone else’s
body? Wouldn’t there be more difficulties? In addition there are
two to four children too. It may be okay if there is only a wife
to deal with, as she may cooperate, but what would happen if
four children came along, in addition? You will have endless
difficulties.
Before leaving the womb, you experience so many terrible
suffering within the womb and yet when you grow up, you go
back to the womb in the sexual act. Such is the way of this
world. No one has taught you the real thing. Even parents tell
you to get married. And that is parent's duty, is it not? But, no
one gives the right advice about the pain and suffering involved
in married life.
Marriage is a severe bondage. One’s situation is like that
of a buffalo trapped in a cage. It is best not to get trapped in
such a situation. And those who are already trapped should try
to get out. The rest should escape after tasting its fruits.
A gentleman once told me that he misses his wife when
he is at work. You fool! Would you lick pus off her hand, if she
developed an abscess? Then, why are you so fascinated by a
woman? This whole body is full of pus. Have you ever thought