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men were devoted to just one wife, married brahmacharis. How
good were these people? Whereas today there might be, perhaps
one in a thousand like them.
Questioner : Say if one has two wives, what is wrong
in that?
Dadashri : Go ahead and have two wives. There is no
problem in this. There is no problem in having even five wives.
But if your intentions towards another woman are bad, if another
woman passes by and sexual impulses arise, then it is wrong.
Shouldn’t there be some principles and rules?
There is no problem in having multiple wives. There is a
rule in Islam that you should not have sexual thoughts towards
women who are not your wives. If you cannot be satisfied with
one wife, then have two. They have the rule that you are free
to have up to four wives. Who tells you not to keep four wives
if you can afford do so? Let people talk if they want to. But you
should not hurt any of them.
In this day and age, I consider sexual loyalty to one wife
brahmacharya, and I guarantee you that you will reap the
same fruits of brahmacharya as they did in the times of the
Lord Mahavir.
Questioner : With regards to sexual loyalty to the wife,
does the rule apply to the mind and its sexual thoughts towards
other women? It may be possible to be loyal physically, but
what about the roving mind and thoughts?
Dadashri : The loyalty should also be at the subtle level
of the mind too. Whenever the mind wanders away to another
woman, you should stay detached from it and continue doing
her pratikraman. What is the limit for moksha? The limit is
where there is loyalty to one wife and one husband with the
mind, speech and body.