From Prabhupada Nectar by HH Satsvarupa Maharaja.

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Prabhupada cautioned his disciples not to be proud of their so-called

Western achievements as part of their upbringing in Western society. The

civilization where superhighways are as smooth as velvet, where instant

communications are available over vast distances, and where there is so much

money that they can throw it away was ultimately not something to be proud

of. Rather, it was something to become detached from in favor of Vedic

society.

 

We have the perfect example of Srila Prabhupada, who proved that one can

certainly live in Western climates and in modern situations without having

to abandon the essentials of Krsna conscious brahminical life.