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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1974 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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He does not know that he is bound up, hands and legs, by the laws of nature, and he is trying to solve it by his own method of material civilization. That is the mistake.
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Prabhupāda: That knowledge is described in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'': ''vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ'' ([[vanisource:BG 7.19 (1972)|BG 7.19]]). When one understands, "Oh, here is the original source of everything," ''vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ'', that is greatest scientist. And how this knowledge comes? ''Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante'' ([[vanisource:BG 7.19 (1972)|BG 7.19]]). They are struggling for the ultimate knowledge. So struggling many, many births after births, when, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa he comes to the real knowledge, then he admits, ''vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ.''

Indian man (3): (Hindi conversation about science) (break)

Prabhupāda: . . . and police is controlling by beating them. Now they will go to the office, and again they will come in that way. And coming home for two ''cāpāṭis''. You see? That's all.

Dr. Patel: They reach their office at two o'clock.

Prabhupāda: Just see. And again . . . (Hindi conversation)

Dr. Patel: Modern civilization is the civilization of the ''indriyas''. We want a civilization . . .

Prabhupāda: No, no, ''indriyas'' . . . material civilization means ''indriyas'', but it should be so organized. That is the Vedic principle, that you enjoy your ''indriyas'' in a systematic way so that you may not fall again, another difficulty. That is the Vedic way.

Dr. Patel: The whole background of that modern civilization is ''indriyas''.

Prabhupāda: ''Yajñārthe karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ'' ([[vanisource:BG 3.9 (1972)|BG 3.9]]). That civilization is ''yajñārthe'' ''karma''. You work, but for ''yajña. Yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ.'' (Hindi) . . . modern science . . . (Hindi) This is mistake.

Indian man (4): This is not the ultimate solution.

Prabhupāda: No, that is not.

Dr. Patel: Ultimate solution, nobody knows.

Prabhupāda: ''Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ'' ([[vanisource:SB 7.5.31|SB 7.5.31]]). They are captivated by the external energy. They think by material advancement they will make solution of all problems. That is not possible. ''Andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās te 'pīśa-tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ.'' He does not know that he is bound up, hands and legs, by the laws of nature, and he is trying to solve it by his own method of material civilization. That is the mistake. ''Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ, ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā'' ([[vanisource:BG 3.27 (1972)|BG 3.27]]). They are all ''vimūḍhas, mūḍhas, duṣkṛtina, mūḍha.'' (''japa'') (Hindi) (break) He asked me, "What is the conception of hell?" I said: "It is your London. By artificial way you have kept it as heaven. But otherwise, it is hell." So this was published.

Dr. Patel: Bombay also is hell. Bombay, nobody inhabited this island till the Britishers came, and they created this spot. The importance of Bombay backward . . . otherwise so far hell is concerned, they are both place. Best is Bangalore in India. Best. (break)

Prabhupāda: Hare Kṛṣṇa. (end)