Give up degrading association

duḥsańgaḿ sarvathaiva tyājyaḥ (Nārada Bhakti Sūtra 43)

One should give up all kinds of degrading associations.

Lord, Nārada informs us of the destructive effects of bad company. In the Kali-yuga, we are constantly invited to partake in illicit sex through advertising and television. Unrestricted social mixing between men and women is a major distraction from the spiritual path.

matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā

mitho 'bhīpadyeta gṛha-vratānām

adānta-gobhir viśatāḿ tamisraḿ

punaḥ-punaś-carvita-carvaṇānām

"[Prahlāda Mahārāja said:] Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward Kṛṣṇa are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of both" (Bhāg. 7.5.30).