Le Cow Quote Du Jour # 123

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The people of this age are inclined toward industrial enterprises for

comfortable living, but they refuse to endeavor to execute devotional

service, by which they can achieve the ultimate goal of life by returning

home, back to Godhead. Unfortunately, as it is said, na te viduh

svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah [sB 7.5.31]. People

without spiritual education do not know that the ultimate goal of life is to

go back home, back to Godhead. Forgetting this aim of life, they are working

very hard in disappointment and frustration (moghasa mogha-karmano mogha

jnana vicetasah [bg. 9.12]). The so-called vaisyas -- the industrialists or

businessmen -- are involved in big, big industrial enterprises, but they are

not interested in food grains and milk. However, as indicated here, by

digging for water, even in the desert, we can produce food grains; when we

produce food grains and vegetables, we can give protection to the cows;

while giving protection to the cows, we can draw from them abundant

quantities of milk; and by getting enough milk and combining it with food

grains and vegetables, we can prepare hundreds of nectarean foods. We can

happily eat this food and thus avoid industrial enterprises and joblessness.

Agriculture and cow protection are the way to become sinless and thus be

attracted to devotional service. Those who are sinful cannot be attracted by

devotional service. As stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.28):

yesam tv anta-gatam papam

jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta

bhajante mam drdha-vratah

"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose

sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality

of delusion, engage themselves in My service with determination." The

majority of people in this age of Kali are sinful, short-living, unfortunate

and disturbed (mandah sumanda-matayo manda-bhagya hy upadrutah [sB 1.1.10]).

For them, Caitanya Mahaprabhu has advised:

harer nama harer nama

harer namaiva kevalam

kalau nasty eva nasty eva

nasty eva gatir anyatha

[Cc. Adi 17.21]

"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is

chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other

way. There is no other way."

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 8.6.12