So we must take to sastra-vidhi. This is the actual advancement of civilization. Because life after life we have forgotten about our relationship with God, and this is the only chance, human form of life, we can revive our relationship with God. In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is said that anadi bahir-mukha jiva krsna bhuli' gela ataeva krsna veda-purana karila. Why these Veda, Puranas are there? Especially in India, we have got so many Vedic literatures. First of all, the four Vedas -- Sama, Yajur, Rg, Atharva. Then their gist philosophy, Vedanta-sutra. Then Vedanta explanation, the Puranas. Purana means supplementary. Ordinary person, they cannot understand the Vedic language. Therefore from historical references these Vedic principles are taught. That is called Puranas. And the Srimad-Bhagavatam is called Maha-purana. It is spotless Purana, Srimad-Bhagavatam, because in other Puranas there are material activities, but in this Maha-purana, Srimad-Bhagavatam, simply spiritual activities. That is wanted. So this Srimad-Bhagavatam was written by Vyasadeva under the instruction of Narada. Maha-purana. So we have to take advantage of this. So many valuable literatures. The human life is meant for that. Why you are neglecting? Our attempt is, this Krsna consciousness movement is how to spread this knowledge of the Vedas and the Puranas so that the human being can take advantage of it and make his life successful. Otherwise, if he simply labors hard, day and night, like the hog... The hog is day and night working very hard to find out "Where is stool? Where is stool?" And after eating stool, as soon as they get little fat... The pigs are fatty therefore because stool contains all the essence of food. According to medical science, the stool is full of hydrophosphates. So hydrophosphate is good tonic. So one may try if they like. (laughter) But actually this is the fact. The pig becomes very fatty because it is stool.
So this life is not meant for becoming a pig or hog. One should become a saintly person. That is human civilization. Therefore in the Vedic civilization -- brahmana, the first-class men. There is no first-class men now in this society. Everyone third class, fourth class, fifth class. Satya-sama-dama-titksa arjava jnanam-vijnanam astikyam brahma-karma svabhava-jam (BG 18.42). This is first-class man. Truthful, very peaceful, full of knowledge, very simple, tolerant, and believer in the sastra. These are the symptoms of first-class men. So where is that first-class man throughout the whole world? So this Krsna consciousness movement is trying to create at least one section first-class men so that people may see, "Oh, here are ideal men." Therefore my request to persons who have joined this Krsna consciousness movement, they should very carefully keep them as first-class men. People will appreciate and they will try to follow. Yad yad acarati sresthas tat tad evetaro janah (BG 3.21). If there is a class of men first class, then people will appreciate. At least, they will try to follow, even though are unable to become first class. They will try to follow. Tat tad eva, sa yat pramanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate. So that is first-class man required. If he acts, then others will follow. If a teacher does not smoke, the students also will stop smoking naturally. But if the teacher is smoking, how the students...? They are also smoking in the class. I have seen in New York. At least in India this is not yet begun. It will begin. Because they are also making progress. (laughter) These rascals are making progress, going to hell.
So, Prahlada Maharaja advises, don't waste your valuable time in so-called economic development and nonsense activities. Try to become a devotee of Mukunda. Then your life will be successful.