Career – Occupation
Varnashram: progressive, cooperative society
The whole Vedic civilization is meant for making people brahmana. Not to keep him in ignorance, not to keep him in the position of a shudra. The whole Vedic scheme is that from the lowest grade of existence one can be elevated to the highest grade. More Transforming the Untouchables
The shastras do not speak of untouchables. Everyone is eligible to practice Krishna consciousness and return to Godhead, provided the necessary spiritual qualifications are there. More Fit for duty: physical fitness is not the main criterion
The American boys, who have simply been trained as shudras, are not at all fit to fight in battle. More Out of Work, Out of Order
If you want to pay to the worker, [you have to pay] a big, big salary. So they want to save. They are taking machine, and they think they will save money, so many workers. But the workers are becoming unemployed. The government has to give them welfare. The government will tax. More Rough Times
In this age, if one man can maintain his wife and children, he will be considered a great man. More Responsible Government Means Respond
Rama-rajya means responsible government. Even during the time of Lord Ramachandra, one brahmana's son died. So he went to the king to challenge that "What kind of king you are that in the presence of the father the son is dying?" This is responsible government. More Blind man, lame man
Our knowledge in spiritual life and your help, material opulence, combined together, there will be great change in the whole world. Cooperate with us. There is no loss on your part, but there is great benefit to the whole world. More Why Ask Anything from God?
That
is higher intelligence, that "Why shall I ask food from God? God is
supplying food to the cats, dogs, ants, elephants, and I want little
food, he will not supply me? And especially when I engage myself in His
service? More Class Not by Birth, Nor by
Economic Status
The
four divisions of society—namely intellectuals, administrators,
merchants, and laborers—should be determined not by birth but by merit,
just as one becomes a doctor or a judge not by birthright but by merit
alone. More
Land,
cow, man
and GodWhat gold is to minerals, milk is to food. LAND, COW, MAN and GOD. Simple living, high thinking (LAND, COW, MAN, GOD). More
Get Out of Jail
To get
yourself promoted in higher standard of life, from C-class prisoner to
become A-class prisoner, that is not required. More Biodiesel and Blood When animals are
killed in a slaughterhouse, six people connected with the killing are
responsible for the murder. MoreBack to Top
Violence at School When A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami (Srila Prabhupada) spoke these words in 1973, he
was referring to the misdirection of modern education, which back then
was churning out hippies, but now we see the literal truth of his words.
More Who is Mischievous? If a person is devoid
of God consciousness and yet has many good qualities, his good
qualities are to be considered useless. More Servant of Dog I have no shame that I
have become servant of dog and I refuse to be servant of God. More Big Thief, Small Thief Alexander the Great
arrested one thief, and he was going to punish him. The thief pleaded,
"Sir, you are going to punish me, but what is the difference between
you and me? I am a small thief, you are a great thief. More Caught in the Economy Trap
And
bank will say that "You take money. You pay your bills. We'll give you
loan, we'll charge interest. And when you get your salary, then you
have to deposit it in the bank." And they'll adjust. And again you are
penniless. Again you take loan. The social arrangement is so made that
you simply depend on loan. More Not Meant for Money
At the
present moment, because the whole population are shudras, as
soon as they get money, they spend it for wine, women, and squander it
away. More Karma Yoga - Applying the
Principles of Bhagavad-gita to Your Life The
arrangement is so nice in the administration of nature that we shall
get all our necessities of life by the grace of God, and our duty is to
advance ourself in the right knowledge of our spiritual existence
without unnecessarily engaging ourself for sense gratification. More Shelter from the Storm
The
wealth of the world actually belongs to Krishna, and every living
entity, man and animal, has the birthright to use God's property for
his maintenance. When one takes more than his maintenance requires—be
he a capitalist or a communist—he is a thief, and as such he is liable
to be punished by the laws of nature. More You Too Will Be Kicked Out
Today
you are a nationalist, you are a very great follower of your country,
but tomorrow if you stay in your country you may be a cow being taken
to the slaughterhouse. More Give Your Life to KrishnaWhy you are thinking that you can give in charity? Therefore God says, dadasi yat: "If you are thinking to make some charity, give it to Me." More
Karma-free Welfare Work
We may
perform work which may be very altruistic or humanitarian in the
opinion of the world and yet be bound to material activity. So it is
not the action itself which is important but the consciousness in which
the action is carried out. MoreBack to Top
Mud Eruption and Water
Shortages: misuse of industry The
more we go on increasing such troublesome industries to squeeze out the
vital energy of the human being, the more there will be unrest and
dissatisfaction of the people in general, although a few only can live
lavishly by exploitation. More What is the
Matter with
the World?
The
atheistic civilization is to be troubled more and more with the
progress of materialism. We have such foretellings in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
The more the people are turning to the atheistic, the more things of
disturbing elements do appear before us. And that is the thing which
matters at present. This is a wrong type of civilization. More
You Always Get What's Coming to You
"You
always get
what's coming to you. No one can avoid the laws of destiny. Therefore I
regret nothing, and nothing astonishes me. What destiny gives me, no
one can take away." More Utilize for Krishna Don't
consider what will happen to this world. The nature will take care of
it. You don't puzzle your brain with these thoughts. You utilize
whatever time you have got in your possession and go back to home, back
to Godhead. You cannot check it. Best thing is that you mold your life
and go back to home, back to Godhead. "Oil in your own machine."
More An Open Letter to Pope
Paul VI from A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami I beg
to introduce myself as an Indian monk, following the Vedic principles
of religious life. At the present, I am in the renounced order of
Sannyas, aged 72 years, and am preaching God consciousness all over the
world. More Working like Asses He is
loading so much, and what he is eating? Little grass. So the ass does
not know, "The grass is available here. Why shall I work for him?" That
is ass. He is working so hard for a few morsel of grass, and the grass
is all over the world, but he will take the load. More Nothing Else Needs to be
Done
We
are living in a society that is based on something that is so
fundamentally erroneous, as a result we are working for nothing,
working for things we don't need. More
You Want to be
Rockefeller?
Shripada
Shankaracharya is advising us that we should not unnecessarily endeavor
to increase our wealth or waste time trying to improve our economic
situation. That is the negative. The positive instruction is instead of
trying to improve our economic standard, we should rather try to
cultivate spiritual intelligence and improve our spiritual standing.
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Sri Guru and Gauranga
Table of Contents
Varnashram: progressive, cooperative societyTransforming the Untouchables Fit for duty: physical fitness is not the main criterionOut of Work, Out of OrderRough TimesResponsible Government Means Respond Blind man, lame manWhy Ask Anything
from God?Class Not by Birth, Nor by
Economic Status Land,
cow, man
and GodGet Out of Jail Biodiesel and Blood Violence at SchoolWho is Mischievous?Servant of DogBig Thief, Small ThiefCaught in the Economy Trap Not Meant for MoneyKarma Yoga -
Applying the Principles of Bhagavad-gita to Your Life Shelter from the StormYou Too Will Be Kicked OutGive Your Life to KrishnaKarma-free Welfare WorkMud Eruption and Water
Shortages: misuse of industryWhat is the Matter with
the World?You Always Get What's Coming to You Utilize for Krishna An Open Letter to Pope Paul VI from A.C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Working like Asses Nothing Else Needs to be Done You Want to be Rockefeller?Back to Top
The Bhaktivedantas World Sankirtan Party - Career - Occupation/