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EDITORIAL  Progress Of Kali-Yuga BY ANANDA-SVARUPA DASA EDITORIAL, Jul 21 (VNN) — The increasingly shrill attempt of Amara dasa to somehow or other establish homosexuality as a bona fide practice for the human being is certainly one of the more odd occurrences in the era after the departure of Srila Prabhupada. We can hardly imagine such an attempt being even aired during the manifest presence of Srila Prabhupada. Under the guidance of the great acarya the standard given was that sex was for the procreation of Krsna-conscious children and otherwise not to be indulged in. Until Amara dasa can find a way to create children through homosexuality, we cannot consider his speculative, self-serving musings on the history of Indian society as anything other than the content of an aberrant mind unconcerned with the standards of spiritual practice. His latest offering, "India's Slow Descent Into Homophobia", indicates the misaligned coordinates of his intelligence. In the article India's deviation from Vedic culture' is practically equated with the societal repression of homosexuality. Such a subtext can only be regarded as farcical at best. It seems that the underlying intention of Amara dasa is re-establish his version of Vedic culture' by the tactic of making homosexual behavior acceptable. Apparently, he considers! that a society "descends" as it represses homosexuality and therefore will ascend' as it removes homosexuality from its list of natural perversions. Where is the support for such a view? Certainly not with Srila Prabhupada who, in accordance with the descriptions in the Srimad Bhagavatam, equated unregulated perverse sexual practice with the progress of Kali-yuga. The central point of Amara dasa to support his proposed Vedic acceptance of homosexuality is the mention of this activity in "Sanskrit writings". Other than a mention of the Kama-sutra÷hardly a text for Vaisnava sadhakas÷what these "writings" are we are never told. But, apparently he considers that any perversion written about in Sanskrit indicates acceptability in his Vedic culture'. Such a premise is certainly without logic. In the contemporary modern society there are certainly writings and depictions of homosexuality, pedophilia and zoophilia. According to the premise of Amara dasa, this would indicates an acceptability of these perversions in contemporary society. We think not. Yet, according to the logic of Amara dasa, a depiction or Sanskrit writing' on the subject of zoophilia indicates a Vedic' social acceptability of sex with animals. The illogical premise that the usage of Sanskrit terminology lends social acceptability to any sexual behavior is repeated in Amara dasa's concocted use of the term "the third nature (tritiya-prakriti)". Perhaps if Amara dasa can find or concoct a Sanskrit term for zoophilia, then we should understand that sex with animals is socially acceptable in Vedic culture'? However, these aforesaid points are only of minor import for we are in essence a society that follows the teachings of Sri Caitanya, the great preacher of the Srimad Bhagavatam. What then is the view of the Bhagavatam on homosexuality. Put simply, it is demoniac: SB 3.20.23 TRANSLATION Lord Brahma then gave birth to the demons from his buttocks, and they were very fond of sex. Because they were too lustful, they approached him for copulation. PURPORT Sex life is the background of material existence. Here also it is repeated that demons are very fond of sex life. The more one is free from the desires for sex, the more he is promoted to the level of the demigods; the more one is inclined to enjoy sex, the more he is degraded to the level of demoniac life. SB 3.20.24 TRANSLATION The worshipful Brahma first laughed at their stupidity, but finding the shameless asuras close upon him, he grew indignant and ran in great haste out of fear. PURPORT Sexually inclined demons have no respect even for their father, and the best policy for a saintly father like Brahma is to leave such demoniac sons. Sb 3.20.26 TRANSLATION Lord Brahma, approaching the Lord, addressed Him thus: My Lord, please protect me from these sinful demons, who were created by me under Your order. They are infuriated by an appetite for sex and have come to attack me. PURPORT It appears here that the homosexual appetite of males for each other is created in this episode of the creation of the demons by Brahma. In other words, the homosexual appetite of a man for another man is demoniac and is not for any sane male in the ordinary course of life. Is there any need for comment beyond this? Here is the verdict of the Bhagavatam and the purport of the empowered acarya, Srila Prabhupada. This is actual Vedic culture, and any pretence of devotional life while propounding conclusions opposite to these only indicate - as T. Bhaktivinoda has written - the "Kali-chela" - the disciple of Kali-yuga. I hope you find this useful, Your servant, Ananda-svarupa dasa Contact VNN about this story  Send this story to a friend
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