Some of the most powerful people in the world - like heads of governments and industry - are themselves controlled by others behind the scenes, simply because of their inability to control their own lust.
Right now, today, secret government agencies of the top military nations, run espionage operations where their agents set up traps for unsuspecting leaders. They're called "honey pots".
Leaders will be invited to private parties where young prostitutes, sometimes against their will, are brought to entertain the guests.
All the time throughout these events the leaders are filmed with hidden cameras in compromising positions. This film footage is then used to blackmail the leaders into making global decisions at the whim of the blackmailers.
Politics and war are a dirty business, and all players use dirty tactics to ensnare each other. And its is done by appealing to our greatest weakness - lust.
Great people, our heads of government, are themselves unable to master their own senses, and as a result millions sometimes end up suffering under unfair rule. It's happened throughout history, but few times have been as tragic as ours today because exponentially more people are forced to suffer due to simply population growth.
True power and control, therfore, means having the power to control your own senses. Mastery over lust will be the secret to mastery of the world in a great leader, and certainly mastery of oneself for anyone who can control their lust.
Bhagavad Gita ch3:34
indriyasyendriyasyārthe
rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau
tayor na vaśam āgacchet
tau hy asya paripanthinau
SYNONYMS
indriyasya—of the senses; indriyasya arthe—in the sense objects; rāga—attachment; dveṣau—also in detachment; vyavasthitau—put under regulations; tayoḥ—of them; na—never; vaśam—control; āgacchet—one should come; tau—those; hi—certainly are; asya—his; paripanthinau—stumbling blocks
TRANSLATION
Attraction and repulsion for sense objects are felt by embodied beings, but one should not fall under the control of senses and sense objects because they are stumbling blocks on the path of self-realization.
PURPORT
Those who are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are naturally reluctant to engage in material sense gratifications. But those who are not in such consciousness should follow the rules and regulations of the revealed scriptures. Unrestricted sense enjoyment is the cause of material encagement, but one who follows the rules and regulations of the revealed scriptures does not become entangled by the sense objects. For example, sex enjoyment is a necessity for the conditioned soul, and sex enjoyment is allowed under the license of marriage ties. For example, according to scriptural injunctions, one is forbidden to engage in sex relationships with any women other than one's wife. All other women are to be considered as one's mother. But, in spite of such injunctions, a man is still inclined to have sex relationships with other women. These propensities are to be curbed; otherwise they will be stumbling blocks on the path of self-realization. As long as the material body is there, the necessities of the material body are allowed, but under rules and regulations. And yet, we should not rely upon the control of such allowances. One has to follow those rules and regulations, unattached to them, because practice of sense gratifications under regulations may also lead one to go astray-as much as there is always the chance of an accident, even on the royal roads. Although they may be very carefully maintained, no one can guarantee that there will be no danger even on the safest road. The sense enjoyment spirit has been current a very long, long time, owing to material association. Therefore, in spite of regulated sense enjoyment, there is every chance of falling down; therefore any attachment for regulated sense enjoyment must also be avoided by all means. But action in the loving service of Kṛṣṇa detaches one from all kinds of sensory activities. Therefore, no one should try to be detached from Kṛṣṇa consciousness at any stage of life. The whole purpose of detachment from all kinds of sense attachment is ultimately to become situated on the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita As It Is, translation and commentary by Swami A C Bhaktivedanta, original MacMillan 1972 edition,freely available at prabhupadabooks.com.
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