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Although this material world is prison house - all criminals are here, revolt, to a person are here, those who do not care for God - but still, their fooding problem, their lodging problem is there by arrangement of God. Everything is there

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"although this material world is prison house—all criminals are here, revolt, to a person are here, those who do not care for God—but still, their fooding problem, their lodging problem is there by arrangement of God. Everything is there"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1969 Conversations and Morning Walks

Just like in the prison house, they are all criminals. That does not mean they will starve to death. The government has all arrangement to feed them. Similarly, although this material world is prison house—all criminals are here, revolt, to a person are here, those who do not care for God—but still, their fooding problem, their lodging problem is there by arrangement of God. Everything is there.

Now, people are generally inclined to execute religious principles to make economic development. Just like in your Christian religion they go to church and pray, "O God, give us our daily bread." That is mean economic development. Not only here; in India also the temple go, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, please keep my family well," or this or that. Economic problem. Generally, people, they become religionist . . .

Therefore modern politicians, they say: "Why should you . . ." Just like the Russians. They say: "Why should you go to church for begging, 'Give us our daily . . .? Oh, you come to us. We shall give you sufficient bread." The Bolshevists, they make propaganda like this. They go to village to village and ask the village men, "Oh, you pray to your church, pray, 'O God, give us our daily bread,' so have you got your bread?" "No, sir." "All right. Pray to us." They have taken a truck full of bread, and . . . "Take bread. Take bread. As much as you like, you take." "So whom do you like?" Oh, they will naturally say: "I like you." (laughter)

Because they are not intelligent enough to answer, "You rascal, wherefrom you have brought this bread, from your father's house?" (laughter) "Can you manufacture the bread in the factory, rascal? It is God's bread." But they have no intelligence. They cannot say like that. If they had presented to me, I would have at once said: "Rascal, this is not your father's bread. It is God's bread. You have stolen the property." You cannot manufacture bread or wheat. It is sent by God. That answer we have to give to these so-called Communists and rascals, godless people, that "You are not proprietor. You are all rascals. Everything belongs to God." That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

So we have to present scientifically. We have to present by reason, by argument. Not that if we say somebody, "You are rascals . . ." No. You have to place the matter, that he is rascal. So that . . . Bhāgavata says that for economic solution . . . religion is not meant for economic solution. Economic solution is there, either you be religious or not religious. In God's kingdom there is wheat, there is rice, there is water, rainfall, and the production. Everything is there. There is fruit, there is flower. So either you be religious or not religious, it doesn't matter. Your economic problem is settled already.

Just like in the prison house, they are all criminals. That does not mean they will starve to death. The government has all arrangement to feed them. Similarly, although this material world is prison house—all criminals are here, revolt, to a person are here, those who do not care for God—but still, their fooding problem, their lodging problem is there by arrangement of God. Everything is there.

So Bhāgavata says, dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho 'rthāyopakalpate (SB 1.2.9): don't execute religious principles for making your economic problem solved. Then? "We require some money." Yes. "What for?" Nārthasya dharmaikāntasya kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ. And even if you get money, that is not for your sense gratification. Nārthasya dharmaikāntasya. If you are religious, really, actually a man of religiosity, then your money is not for sense gratification, as we are teaching our boys. They are working hard, they are getting money, and they are spending for Kṛṣṇa. You see? Because they have understood that, "My energy spent for Kṛṣṇa's cause is really utilized. And if I utilize my energy for sense gratification, then I am cats and dogs."

So nārthasya. If you get money—you must get money—but it is not meant for sense gratification. "Then what is the . . . it is meant? We have got senses. We have to satisfy it." Yes. You have to satisfy it, but not for enjoyment. As far as you require it. You require fooding? Yes, for maintaining your bod, not for satisfying the tongue. "This, I want to eat this, I want to eat that, I want to eat that." No. Eat something. Just maintain your body. That's all.

Page Title:Although this material world is prison house - all criminals are here, revolt, to a person are here, those who do not care for God - but still, their fooding problem, their lodging problem is there by arrangement of God. Everything is there
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-10-27, 03:16:54
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1