People are so misled. Tathā dehāntara-prāptiḥ (BG 2.13). We have to change this body. There is no preparation. "As sure as death." Death will take place, and you have to accept another body. Who understands this philosophy? Nobody. They are so dull-headed. This body finished, everything finished. Bās. All big, big leaders, scholars, they say. One gentleman, his name is . . . he was Rabindranath Tagore's brother, artist. So in a meeting he was saying: "We are so fool. Thinking of next life, next life, we are spoiling this life." He said like that, long ago when we were children, young men, about eighteen years, twenty years. So I remember distinctly, he is saying in the meeting that, "Simply thinking of next life, we are spoiling this life." He said. That was his explanation. So at that time we were young boys, "Yes, why we should think of, so much of next life?" Of course, I was not very much convinced, but naturally . . . I think his name Aurobindo Tagore, like that. Rabindranath Tagore. He is good artist. Artist means latest fashion: like this, like that, like that. He was considered to be latest artist. And his view is that. I talked with Professor Kotovsky. He said: "Swāmījī, after finishing this body everything is finished." Communist. This is the cent per cent idea. The so-called scientists, they are thinking by chemical evolution the body has come in existence. These things are discussed in Bhagavad-gītā. By accident, if it is a combination of chemicals, that means the bodily existence was not before. It has come in by accident, combination. "So why, Arjuna, you are lamenting for the body which was not in existence, and it will not exist after? So why you are so much anxious for the middle portion?" Good reasoning. The body was not in existence. That is the general . . . and as soon as you finish, there is no more existence. So via media, between the manifestation and nonmanifestation, in the middle there is some manifesta . . . why you are so much absorbed in that part? Therefore the Europeans, Americans, they bring in the charges "brainwash." "A brainwash movement. It has no actual value. Simply an artificial way of pushing the idea in the brain. And they have to give up. These children are spoiled. They have given up meat-eating and illicit sex. Their life is spoiled," and so on, so on.
So their theory is not without background. There is a background philosophy. And for Western countries, this is a completely new idea. Therefore they are charging "Brainwash." They are not to be blamed, because they are, I mean to say, raised in that ideas. Hmm? Is it not? Yes. "So this is simply brainwash movement. It has no factual standing." Even our country, what to speak of Western countries. Where the spiritual civilization has a strong background, they are also not believing. Nobody believes Kṛṣṇa is God, even big, big leaders, what to speak of ordinary men. Especially the so-called educated men. "Bring money anyhow and enjoy life." Nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma (SB 5.5.4). And for money they are doing everything: black money, white money, yellow money, this money. (laughs) "Bring money and enjoy. Bās. This is life. Why this nonsense Kṛṣṇa consciousness? No this, no this, no this. Ninety-nine percent 'no' and one percent 'yes.' What is the value of this movement?" Is it not? Our life is ninety-nine per cent "no." No air even. (laughs) (laughter) So what to speak of other thing. It is very difficult. Therefore in the beginning I was hopeless, that "Who will hear this movement? Simply 'no.' " And especially in this country, in Europe. So dull brain.