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of a woman, then he cannot make any progress. Lord
Chaitanya has advised that any person who is engaged in
Krishna consciousness and who desires to pass beyond
material nescience must not associate himself with women
or with persons interested in material enjoyment. For a
person seeking advancement in Krishna consciousness,
such association is more dangerous than suicide.”

“The infatuation and bondage which accrue to a man from
attachment to any other object is not as complete as that
resulting from attachment to a woman or to the fellowship
of men who are fond of women.” (SB 3.31.35)

Purport: “Attachment to women is so contaminating that
one becomes attached to the condition of material life not
only by the association of women but by the contaminated
association of persons who are too attached to them. There
are many reasons for our conditional life in the material
world, but the topmost of all such causes is the association
of women, as will be confirmed in the following stanzas.”

“In Kali-yuga, association with women is very strong. In
every step of life, there is association with women. If a
person goes to purchase something, the advertisements
are full of pictures of women. The physiological attraction
for women is very great, and therefore people are very
slack in spiritual understanding. The Vedic civilization,

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