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Just like the so-called foolish scientists. They don't care for God. They think by so-called scientific advancement they will progress . . . all the problems will be solved. That is not possible

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Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

This is illusion, that they are under the control of the material nature . . . just like the so-called foolish scientists. They don't care for God. They think by so-called scientific advancement they will progress . . . all the problems will be solved. That is not possible. One of my students, he is double M.A. in Chemistry and Ph.D. I asked him to discuss these things. He has written a small . . . a little book. (aside) Find out this book, Scientific Basis of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Here, yes, this book. So he has very scientifically discussed.

That is also stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by . . . that is also statement of Prahlāda Mahārāja, this boy devotee. He says, na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum (SB 7.5.31): "These foolish people, they do not know what is their actual self-interest." So he says, "They do not know the actual self-interest is approaching God. That is real self-interest. But they do not know it." Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā. "They have made their plan wrongly to become happy in this material world." Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ (SB 7.5.31). Bahir-artha-māninaḥ means external: "They have taken the external energy, the material world, as very important." And the leaders also, the so-called leaders . . . they are being led. The leaders, they are blind, and they are leading some other blind men without knowing that they cannot be happy in that way because he is under strict, stringent laws of nature, material nature. That Bhagavad-gītā therefore recommends:

daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī
mama māyā duratyayā
mām eva ye prapadyante
māyām etāṁ taranti te
(BG 7.14)

This is illusion, that they are under the control of the material nature . . . just like the so-called foolish scientists. They don't care for God. They think by so-called scientific advancement they will progress . . . all the problems will be solved. That is not possible. One of my students, he is double M.A. in Chemistry and Ph.D. I asked him to discuss these things. He has written a small . . . a little book. (aside) Find out this book, Scientific Basis of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness. Here, yes, this book. So he has very scientifically discussed.

Page Title:Just like the so-called foolish scientists. They don't care for God. They think by so-called scientific advancement they will progress . . . all the problems will be solved. That is not possible
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-12-16, 06:37:18
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1