Alternative to the ludicrous civilization

[Bhakti Vikasa Swami]

So similarly, in villages, everyone, if he has got some land, he can live
simply without any gorgeous building. What is the use? Just have a cottage and
have garden. You'll live very peacefully. But they're constructing big, big
skyscraper building in the downtown, and they will have to come here by car for
some peace of mind, and in the meantime, accident, police. This is the
civilization, nonsense civilization. At weekend they will go to the village,
country, and during the week-time they will work hard. This is their
civilization, with the risk of life, running motor car eighty miles' speed.
Every moment there is risk. What is this civilization? Most ludicrous
civilization. So farming means if you live in a farm, just like in New
Vrndavana they are doing. Produce your own food, live peacefully, fresh
vegetable, fresh grains, fresh milk, and prepare so many nice milk preparation,
kachori, halav? with ghee. Offer to the Deity. Eat sufficiently. What is the
use of going outside? Simple life and chant Hare Krishna.
Grow food first of all to feed yourself sumptuously. You must get strength, and
that is needed. But not for trade. The policy should be that you should be
self-sufficient and save time for advancing in Krishna consciousness. That is
wanted.

Srila Prabhupada
Morning Walk - October 28, 1975, Nairobi