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Srila Prabhupada[Posted September 5, 2009]

Village Economy



A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Revert to sound economic principles based on model communities or villages
excerpt from letter to Rayarama, Seattle, October 17, 1968

Nobody should take to very hardship labor. The modern civilization has discovered severe types of dangerous industries, and laborers are attracted for high wages. But they should not accept such work. Then naturally there will be less capitalistic idea. Because the laborer cooperates, therefore demoniac persons they take advantage and make unnecessarily increase of artificial demands of the body. Better one should be satisfied with agricultural produce than go into large cities to be engaged in industry. Peaceful life depending on agricultural produce can bring him real happiness and prosperity, not otherwise. The more persons will be satisfied at their home, with home economics, not to go outside the home, that is peaceful life. In India, Mahatma Gandhi tried to organize villages in that way so that not to drag the people to the town. So peaceful atmosphere can be attained only when there is large-scale village organization, actually village life. Not to borrow the ideas from the cities in the village life; poet Cooper said that country is made by God, and the cities and towns are made by man. So that is the distinction.





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Overkill Economics
Our false standard of living, no longer sustainable Das Chan

Whereas he could have been satisfied to pluck an apple from the tree in his own garden, now he has to get into his car, and risk his life on the road driving to the supermarket and back, and the cost of the apple is compounded by the cost of the gas and road tax and insurance. So what is the real advantage? Even if the money is much more, how many more apples can he eat? And there are fewer apples to be had, because the farmers have gone to the cities to work in the factories and office buildings. more

There are many such nice ideas, for peaceful living on this planet and execute Krishna consciousness, so that one may become completely freed from contamination of material existence, and get eternal life, just after quitting this body. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita, taktva deham punar janma na eti mam eti kaunteya. By simple prosecution of Krishna consciousness, one goes back to home, back to Godhead, just after quitting this present body. If people cooperate with this Krishna consciousness movement, certainly a better type of civilization can be introduced for permanent peace and prosperity of the whole world.



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