710407 Lecture - Srila Prabhupada Speaks a Nectar Drop in Bombay

Nectar Drops from Srila Prabhupada
"Just like the government opens liquor shop. It does not mean the government is encouraging to drink liquor. It is not like that. The idea is that if government does not allow some drunkards to drink, they will create havoc. They will distill illicit distillation of liquor. To check them, the government opens liquor shop with very, very great, high price. The cost . . . If the cost is one rupee, government excise department charges sixty rupees. So the idea is not to encourage, but to restrict. The idea is prohibition, at least in our country. Similarly, when there is allowance for sex life or meat-eating or drinking in the śāstras, they are not meant for instigating that "You go on with this business as much as you can." No. Actually they are meant for restriction. "
710407 - Lecture BG 07.16 - Bombay