WHAT IS ”TONGUE PROSTITUTION ” ??

Prabhupäda: Prasädam means the mercy of Kåñëa. By eating, you are getting mercy. Because we want eating, so He is giving His mercy through eating. Eating, nobody will refuse. So by eating he is being favored by Kåñëa. This is the process. He’s very merciful. We are accustomed to eat, go to the restaurant, go to the hotel, go to here and there, at home and so on. Simply eating, eating. So this is prostitution of the tongue. Just like a woman prostitute is not satisfied with one man. Similarly, our tongue is like prostitute. It is not satisfied with simple foods. Sometimes here, sometimes there, sometimes on the street, sometimes on the restaurant, sometimes a hotel. Regular prostitution. It is called tongue prostitution. There are prostitution of three things: prostitution of the tongue, prostitution of the belly and prostitution of the genital. Three kinds of. [NoI 1]. Straight line. So to stop this prostitution is to control the tongue. The tongue prostitution means he wants to eat varieties of foodstuff. Kåñëa is so merciful, “All right, you eat varieties of prasädam.” Then tongue prostitution is controlled, and naturally the belly and the genital controlled. To own victory over the tongue, He has given varieties… Therefore all nice things should be offered to Kåñëa, and then take prasädam. They will be benefited. If you do not give tongue Krsna prasadam, then the tongue will dictate, “Why not go to the restaurant?” So this is the process. Give everyone nice prasadam. His tongue will be conquered and he’ll be conquered. He’ll be able to conquer over the prostitution of the senses, and then he’ll become a devotee.

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