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The real progress is to understand the laws of nature and how it is being conducted under the direction of the Supreme Lord. That is real progress

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

The real progress is to understand the laws of nature and how it is being conducted under the direction of the Supreme Lord. That is real progress.

The four problems of life—birth, death, old age and disease—cannot be solved. Therefore our attempt should be that we do not care for these problems. We have taken it, accepted that, "All right, we shall take birth. We shall die. We shall become old. We shall become diseased. Doesn't matter. Still we are progressing." Just see. What is the progress? If you cannot solve these problem, then what kind of progress you are making? But they are satisfied, "Yes, we are making progress."

So this is called māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ (BG 7.15). They are not making any progress, even an inch, and still, they are proud of their progressive knowledge. This is called māyā. Māyā means what is not. Māyā. Mā means not. Not. Yā means this. This is māyā. He is thinking . . . the modern human society, they are thinking that advancing. But māyā: it is not. You are not advancing. What advancement you have made? Your problem is, the primary problem is, eating, sleeping, mating and defending. Oh, that is not solved. Your problem is birth, death, old age and disease. That is not solved. Then what, nuisance, you are doing in the name of progress? There is no progress. The real progress is to understand the laws of nature and how it is being conducted under the direction of the Supreme Lord. That is real progress.

So Bhāgavata indicates, tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovidaḥ. Kovida means one who is actually intelligent. Not the mūḍhāḥ, rascals; actually one who is intelligent. He should try to solve the problems which is not possible to be done even if you travel over all the spaces up to the highest planet. Upary adhaḥ. Upary adhaḥ means upside all planets and downside all planets. There are millions of planets. If you travel . . .

But these problems . . . just like your fortune will go with you in your head. You may go to moon planet, but this head will go with you. Yadi yao bhaṅge kaphala yabe saṅge. You cannot change. If you have to attempt anything for real progress, then this is real progress. What is that? To know the Supreme Absolute Truth, which is manipulating all activities. That is real progress.

Page Title:The real progress is to understand the laws of nature and how it is being conducted under the direction of the Supreme Lord. That is real progress
Compiler:SharmisthaK
Created:2022-09-26, 07:59:49
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1