05 May 2023
[Mr. Talin Rowe asked: Praises be to The Lord, in some cultures, it’s rare to find partners who would be willing to marry young. In addition to this, hormones are most prevalent very early, as a teenager and young adult, also years that are very rare to find people of that age for marriage. There is also a greater trend amongst younger people for the rejection of marriage as an institution, so it seems increasingly difficult for a person to avoid sinning in regards to sex. For satisfying the bodily need for sex, is sex with a partner, wrong if it’s a committed relationship? The Karma Sutra as well, mentions times when extramarital sex is permitted. However the root of my thinking is
Why does marriage change the dynamic of sin vs not a sin when it concerns sex?
Thank You,- Talin Rowe]
Swami replied:- If one is indulged in sex with any female, he should marry her and continue the wife-husband relationship. Even though marriage is not done as per the rituals, if both take a promise on God, it is equal to the marriage performed through rituals. The essence of any ritual is only God.
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