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Srila Prabhupada: So, people have become very dull in spite of their

so-called education.

Mr. Sharma: Oh, yes. Education today is merely book knowledge.

Srila Prabhupada: Such so-called knowledge is described in the

Srimad-Bhagavatam as simply a waste of time. Although a person may execute

his duties perfectly, if he doesn't understand the purpose of creation - if

he doesn't awaken his Krsna consciousness - then whatever he has done is

simply a waste of time. So our point is that the United Nations is only

wasting time.

Even from the practical point of view, they are unable to accomplish

anything. The original idea was to stop war. But there have been so many

wars, and they cannot stop them. They call themselves the United Nations,

but actually they are becoming disunited more and more. According to the

Bhagavad-gita, if they actually want peace they must know that Lord Krsna

(the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is the supreme enjoyer (bhokta), that

He is the supreme proprietor (sarva-loka-mahesvaram), and that He is the

friend of everyone (suhrdam sarva-bhutanam). When they know this, Krsna

says, then there will be peace. Otherwise, their big conferences in big

offices will never be successful.

Mr. Sharma: That means everything belongs to God. That's the one fact they

want to avoid.

Srila Prabhupada: Yes, that is their nonsense. The United Nations is simply

an association of the cheaters and the cheated. Someone wants to cheat, and

someone is being cheated. That is our opinion. So how can an association of

cheaters and cheated do any good for human society? They are cheaters. They

do not know how to attain peace, but they are trying for peace in their own

way. Therefore they are cheaters.

Mr. Sharma: Well, many people will say that the only things that matter are

those that can be rationally explained. Anything that is beyond reason...