Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaOCTOBEROctober 1A large part of the miseries of today can be avoided, if we look at the relationsbetween the sexes in a healthy and pure light, and regard ourselves as trusteesfor the moral welfare of the future generations.YI, 27 Sept. 1928October 2What chiefly distinguishes man from to beast is that man from his age ofdiscretion begins to practice a life of continual self-restraint. God has enabledman to distinguish between the sister, his mother, his daughter and his wife.WGG, p. 84October 3Human society is a ceaseless growth, an unfoldment in terms of spirituality. Ifso, it must be based on ever increasing restraint upon the demands of the flesh.Thus, marriage must be considered to be a sacrament imposing discipline uponthe partners, restriction them to the physical union only among themselves andfor the purpose only of procreation when both the partners desire and areprepared for it.YI, 16 Sept. 1926October 4Sex urge is a fine and noble thing. There is nothing to be ashamed of in it. Butit is meant only for the act of creation. Any other use of it is a sin against Godand humanity.H, 28 March 1936www.mkgandhi.org Page 75