Separate arrangement for Brahmacharis and Brahmacharinis
Brahmacharis and Brahmacharinis can live in the temple provided there is a separate arrangement. The restriction is there because if they live together there might be sex impulses agitated. The whole principle is especially for the Brahmacharis to avoid causes which may give impetus for the sex desire. But in your country it is very difficult to make aloof the boys and girls because they are accustomed to mixing together. So it is not possible for me to introduce this new system very strictly, because they are trained differently. Some way or other, if you are an intelligent boy you should make arrangement for the boys and girls to live separately; Brahmacharis at one place all together, and Brahmacharinis all together at another place. We should always remember that sex life is a great impediment to spiritual advancement. So keeping this point of view in front, we should intelligently manage things with great care so that our aim of life may not be missed.
Reference: With Srila Prabhupada in Early days, 1966-1969, a Memoir by Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami
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