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For meals, the birds, bees, they are not going to office. There are 8,400,000 forms of life. Only the civilized form of, the so-called civilized men, they are undergoing so much trouble for their meals

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"For meals, the birds, bees, they are not going to office. There are 8,400,000 forms of life. Only the civilized form of, the so-called civilized men, they are undergoing so much trouble for their meals"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

They will undergo so much tapasya only for two meals, which is obtained very easily by the cats and dogs. But they are not prepared to undergo any tapasya for understanding God. This is their position. For meals, the birds, bees, they are not going to office. There are 8,400,000 forms of life. Only the civilized form of, the so-called civilized men, they are undergoing so much trouble for their meals. But others, they are not going fifty miles. They have got ready food. They sit down on any tree. Oh, there are enough fruits. Little eating, finish their business. Or take the elephants also. They are eating so much. They have got also food. Therefore śāstra says that, "Food is already there.".

There is a story that one gentleman, he was coming to Calcutta early in the morning because he has to go hundred miles. So to catch the first train at six o'clock, then he will reach at nine o'clock in city, then he can attend office at ten o'clock. So . . . and again, going back, the office hour is finished at five o'clock. He was to go to home at ten o'clock. But still, he will go for sleeping for six hours. The whole day and night is engaged for earning two meals.

So they will undergo so much tapasya only for two meals, which is obtained very easily by the cats and dogs. But they are not prepared to undergo any tapasya for understanding God. This is their position. For meals, the birds, bees, they are not going to office. There are 8,400,000 forms of life. Only the civilized form of, the so-called civilized men, they are undergoing so much trouble for their meals. But others, they are not going fifty miles. They have got ready food. They sit down on any tree. Oh, there are enough fruits. Little eating, finish their business. Or take the elephants also. They are eating so much. They have got also food. Therefore śāstra says that, "Food is already there."

Page Title:For meals, the birds, bees, they are not going to office. There are 8,400,000 forms of life. Only the civilized form of, the so-called civilized men, they are undergoing so much trouble for their meals
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-01-18, 10:47:05
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