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2. Progressing Beyond “Progress”
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Question number two? Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes. Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: “The traditional charge against Hinduism is that it is fatalistic, …
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Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Question number two?
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Śrīla Prabhupāda: Yes.
Civilization and transcendence 2
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: “The traditional charge against Hinduism is that it is fatalistic, that it inhibits progress by making people slaves …
Civilization and transcendence 2
Śrīla Prabhupāda: The charge is false. Those who have made that charge do not know what “Hinduism” is. First of …
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So it is a false charge that the Vedic system inhibits the progress of mankind. What is that “progress”? A …
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The Vedic system is this: The human being has a certain amount of energy – better energy than the animals’, …
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Consequently, sometimes those who have no idea of religion notice that the Indian saintly persons are not working hard like …
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tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ tal labhyate duḥkhavad anyataḥ sukhaṁ kālena sarvatra gabhīra-raṁhasā
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The human being should exert his energy for that thing which he did not get in many, many lives. Through …
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So this struggle for existence is going on, life after life. Even a small insect is engaging in the same …
Civilization and transcendence 2
Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja advises his friends [Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.3],