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| <div id="BG1038_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_7_-_12" book="BG" index="128" link="BG 10.38" link_text="BG 10.38"> | | <div id="BG1038_0" class="quote" parent="BG_Chapters_7_-_12" book="BG" index="128" link="BG 10.38" link_text="BG 10.38"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 10.38|BG 10.38, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I am the wisdom.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 10.38 (1972)|BG 10.38, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I am the wisdom.</p> |
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| <div class="purport text"><p>There are many suppressing agents, of which the most important are those that cut down miscreants. When miscreants are punished, the agency of chastisement represents Kṛṣṇa. Among those who are trying to be victorious in some field of activity, the most victorious element is morality. Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly. The wise man is he who can discriminate between matter and spirit, between God's superior and inferior natures. Such knowledge is Kṛṣṇa Himself.</p> | | <div class="purport text"><p>There are many suppressing agents, of which the most important are those that cut down miscreants. When miscreants are punished, the agency of chastisement represents Kṛṣṇa. Among those who are trying to be victorious in some field of activity, the most victorious element is morality. Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly. The wise man is he who can discriminate between matter and spirit, between God's superior and inferior natures. Such knowledge is Kṛṣṇa Himself.</p> |
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| <div id="SB6712_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_6" book="SB" index="271" link="SB 6.7.12" link_text="SB 6.7.12"> | | <div id="SB6712_0" class="quote" parent="SB_Canto_6" book="SB" index="271" link="SB 6.7.12" link_text="SB 6.7.12"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 6.7.12|SB 6.7.12, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">According to the laws of nature, when one is extremely opulent one becomes degraded, and this is true both individually and collectively. The demigods are situated in the mode of goodness, but sometimes even one who is situated in such an exalted position as King Indra, the king of all the demigods, falls down because of material opulence. We are now actually seeing this in America. The entire American nation has tried to advance in material opulence without striving to produce ideal human beings. The result is that Americans are now regretting the wholesale criminality of American society and are wondering how America has become so lawless and unmanageable. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.31), na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum: persons who are unenlightened do not know the aim of life, which is to return home, back to Godhead. Therefore, both individually and collectively, they try to enjoy so-called material comforts, and they become addicted to wine and women. The men produced in such a society are less than fourth class. They are the unwanted population known as varṇa-saṅkara, and as stated in Bhagavad-gītā, an increase of varṇa-saṅkara population creates a hellish society. This is the society in which Americans now find themselves.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 6.7.12|SB 6.7.12, Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">According to the laws of nature, when one is extremely opulent one becomes degraded, and this is true both individually and collectively. The demigods are situated in the mode of goodness, but sometimes even one who is situated in such an exalted position as King Indra, the king of all the demigods, falls down because of material opulence. We are now actually seeing this in America. The entire American nation has tried to advance in material opulence without striving to produce ideal human beings. The result is that Americans are now regretting the wholesale criminality of American society and are wondering how America has become so lawless and unmanageable. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.31|SB 7.5.31]]), na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum: persons who are unenlightened do not know the aim of life, which is to return home, back to Godhead. Therefore, both individually and collectively, they try to enjoy so-called material comforts, and they become addicted to wine and women. The men produced in such a society are less than fourth class. They are the unwanted population known as varṇa-saṅkara, and as stated in Bhagavad-gītā, an increase of varṇa-saṅkara population creates a hellish society. This is the society in which Americans now find themselves.</p> |
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| <div id="LectureonSB1834LosAngelesApril261973_0" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="230" link="Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973"> | | <div id="LectureonSB1834LosAngelesApril261973_0" class="quote" parent="Srimad-Bhagavatam_Lectures" book="Lec" index="230" link="Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973" link_text="Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973"> |
| <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So mother earth was overloaded and she approached Brahmā on account of overloading of these demons. She was feeling too much uncomfortable. And Brahmā is the chief living being within this universe. So when there is need, others approaches Brahmā, and Brahmā approaches Viṣṇu to reduce the overburden. Then He takes His incarnation, and that is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata, abhyutthānam adharmasya ([[Vanisource:BG 4.7|BG 4.7]]). Abhyutthānam adharmasya. "When the principles of religiosity becomes increased, at that time, I appear," Kṛṣṇa says.</p> | | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973|Lecture on SB 1.8.34 -- Los Angeles, April 26, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">So mother earth was overloaded and she approached Brahmā on account of overloading of these demons. She was feeling too much uncomfortable. And Brahmā is the chief living being within this universe. So when there is need, others approaches Brahmā, and Brahmā approaches Viṣṇu to reduce the overburden. Then He takes His incarnation, and that is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata, abhyutthānam adharmasya ([[Vanisource:BG 4.7 (1972)|BG 4.7]]). Abhyutthānam adharmasya. "When the principles of religiosity becomes increased, at that time, I appear," Kṛṣṇa says.</p> |
| <p>Just like take for example, when there are too much criminals in the state, unlawful, lawlessness, the state becomes overburdened, disturbed, overburdened. At that time the administrators are puzzled what to do. Similarly when the world is overburdened by atheists, demons, nonbelievers, the world becomes overburdened. Otherwise things will go on nicely.</p> | | <p>Just like take for example, when there are too much criminals in the state, unlawful, lawlessness, the state becomes overburdened, disturbed, overburdened. At that time the administrators are puzzled what to do. Similarly when the world is overburdened by atheists, demons, nonbelievers, the world becomes overburdened. Otherwise things will go on nicely.</p> |
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