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hierarchy: Civilization and Transcendence
Civilization and transcendence 1
Immediately, description – “Here is God.” Then there is religion. And if there is no conception of God, where is …
Civilization and transcendence 2
Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Question number two?
Civilization and transcendence 2
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 …
Civilization and transcendence 2
So it is a false charge that the Vedic system inhibits the progress of mankind. What is that “progress”? A …
Civilization and transcendence 2
The Vedic system is this: The human being has a certain amount of energy – better energy than the animals’, …
Civilization and transcendence 2
Consequently, sometimes those who have no idea of religion notice that the Indian saintly persons are not working hard like …
Civilization and transcendence 2
The human being should exert his energy for that thing which he did not get in many, many lives. Through …
Civilization and transcendence 2
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],
Civilization and transcendence 2
“My dear friends, material pleasure – which is due simply to this material body – is essentially the same in …