working like pigs -Excellent conversation between Devotee and Divine grace A c bhaktivedant swami prabhupada

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Srila prabhupada speaks out working like pigs .

 

This following conversation between His Divine grace A c bhaktivedant swami prabhupada and some of his disciples took place in September 1975 during an early morning walk in vrindavan dham , india .

Srila prabhupada : life can be easily maintain by agriculture and cow protection . but no . With (a great ) difficulties the leader of the so - called modern civilization build big , big mills and factories to produce motor cars , skyscrapers , and so on . The bhagavat gita lord krishna calls this ugra - kkarma , horrible activities . Unnecessarily creating problems , one after another .

For example : 

Formerly paper was used only to print books of Vedic knowledge . Now paper is used SEX BOOKS , so many useless publications-- volumes and volumes of newspaper , magazines . Simply creating agitation of the mind . And if you explain these things , people will say ," these are all primitive ideas ." The modern idea is that the one must work very hard day and night just to get a little piece of chapatti ( bread ) 

Devotee : If a person doesn't work hard day and night , they say ," you are just living off society ." 

Srilaprabhupada : Pigs are also working day and night then what is the difference between the pig and me , if i am also working hard like the pig ?

Devotee : There's no difference .

Srila prabhupada : Then why do you say that you have an advanced civilization ? Kastan kaman na arhati : the srimad bhagavatam say it is not desirable ; it is not good . You have been given a body different from that of the hogs so you can live peacefully and happily . Why should you accept kastan kaman , so much hardship ? Actually people do not want to WORK HARD , otherwise why do the proprietors , the capitalists , leave the factory and go to a solitary place in the country whenever they can ?

Devotee :  They don't find any happiness in the hard work .

Srila prabhupada : Then they other workers think," this rascals has engaged is in hard work , and he’s enjoying . Let us drive him out ! Kill him " this communism everyone wants comfort and peaceful living therefore this civilization of hard work is condemned . If hard work is desirable ,why are the capitalists avoiding it ? 

Devotee : they say they worked hard to get the comforts of life now they are relaxing . 

Srila prabhupada : I am also relaxing . why are you inducing me to work hard ? Chant hare krishna and take a little prasadan ( food offered to krishna ) that’s all . Why are you ( inducing ) me ?

Devotee : They say you have to earn relaxation . You are not entitled to it unless you work very hard .

Srila prabhupada : But earn or not  earn , I am enjoying relaxation . If I am already enjoying why should i pay for it ? I am have already paid for it . But my karma in my previous life I have already paid for it .

Devotee : They don’t believe in the law of karma .

Srila prabhupada : Therefore they are rascals , and this is a rascals civilization . On one side , they promote ( contraceptives ) and on the other said they encourage women to marry 3 times a week . This is their civilization . If you want stop to increasing the population , why are you inducing people ." INCLUDE IN SEX ? 

Everything’s is contradictory . And it is all based on sense gratification .

Devotee:  If a person is not satisfying his senses , they think he is crazy .

Srila prabhupada : But who is actually satisfying his senses ? You are crazy in your attempt to satisfy. Your senses will never be satisfied . Still , you are trying for that even the eighty year old man is going to the NIGHT CLUB . When will his senses be satisfied ?  But if somebody is relaxing , calmly chanting hare krishna and avoiding senses gratification , they will condemn him ; ohh you are escaping reality ." 

Devotee : misery loves company .

Srila pr : yes . The world is working so hard but where is the peace and happiness ? 

Devotee : It's coming .

Srila prabhupada :  [ laughs ] when will it come ?  That is unknown .

Devotee : may be at the end of this century .

Srila prabhupada : 0r may be at the end of your life . just van insurance policy . You work hard and go on paying the premium thinking you'll be happy after death , how will he be happy ? 

Devotee :It is evident that the miseries of this age are becoming greater and greater .

Srila prabhupada : That must be , because people are all under natures laws . How can they avoid the miseries ? According to how they work in this life , they will get the result . Karmana daiva - netrena : there is a superior power to supervise how they are working . Everyone is bound up tightly by reaction of his previous work ( karma bandhana ) 

But people do not know this . They have a poor found of knowledge so krishna comes to inform their rascals .

" you are all lowest of men -- fools ." That is krishna decleration . Therefore krishna says ," surrender in to me ." This is the whole purpose of the bhagavat gita .

As krishna sees , we see . This is krishna consciousness . We are not perfect but we are perfect so long as we follow krishna .

That’s all suppose that i am a blind man : I am not perfect . But if you have got eyes -- if you take me , and i follow you -- then I am perfect . Krishna assures ," you surrender to me , and i will make you free from all dangers ," and we accept krishna . 

Our method is very easy .

 

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