Marxism

[Gauracandra]

I missed last week’s Srila Siddhaswarupananda television program and this week I missed the first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes. So here is the middle section of this week’s program /images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

Communism seems like such a loving, selfless society. “From each according to their ability to each according to their needs.” But it is not possible to find this utopia because we identify with the body.

 

The communists deny the existence of the Supreme Soul. They raise their children from the very youngest age to deny there is a God. Its not even agnostic, it is completely atheistic. After all only superstitious people believe in a Supreme Being. “If you want to be in the party then cool it on your superstition.”

 

They are trying to make people selfless but they completely identify the self with the body and deny the existence of the Supreme Soul.

 

What was Marx upset about? Exploitation. People working 15 hour days like animals. Certainly he had feeling for others. But how will they be free of exploitation if they haven’t removed lust. How do you change people’s hearts?

 

Communism is a religion. It is trying to change man into a non-fruitive worker. He is upset by exploitation. His solution is to kill off anyone who disagrees with him. Then those comrades who aren’t as disagreeable you try to reeducate them.

 

“Its better to serve the people than to serve yourself.” Why? Its another system trying to tell people to be good. Their attempt is to free society of exploiters. But some of the most exploitive societies in the world are socialist. They are tyrants. How do they choose the leader? By power. The biggest bear, the guy with the most guns gets to the top.

 

While they have all of these fancy slogans they believe happiness is in the body and sense gratification. Theirs is a materialistic philosophy. But what about those who desire spiritual happiness.