Chewing the chewed or bringing real solutions..

This is a conversation between the founder of ISKCON and some disciples regarding directing society.

Śyāmasundara: Elizabeth, in England, she’s got a…, what she calls a “think tank,” or a board of advisors, who meet and advise her on different policies.

Prabhupāda: Privy council.

Śyāmasundara: Something like that. It’s called a “think tank,” she’s named it. It’s presided over by Lord…, Lord Goodman.

Prabhupāda: No, no. The thing is, unless the people are Kṛṣṇa conscious, either this board or that board, that will not help. First of all, people should know what is the aim of life, what is culture, how the human activity should be directed. The people should know first of all this. Otherwise, changing from frying pan to the fire, it is useless. That is going on. That change, revolution, is going on. Just like the Russian people, they changed the Czarist government into Communist government, revolution, but still they’re unhappy. They’re trying to change by another revolution. This is going on. Punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām [SB 7.5.30]. This is described in the śāstra as “chewing the chewed.” Or the same simple philosophy = “This side of stool is better than that side.” So he keeps the whole thing, stool. “This side, the dry side, is better, and the moist side, wet side, is bad.” This is no philosophy. It…, it must not be stool. It must be gold. Then it is all right, this side or that side. That philosophy, that the dry side of stool is better than the wet side, this will not help. So first, first of all, human society must know what is the aim of life. Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇu [SB 7.5.31]. We are part and parcel of God, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu. We are suffering on account of our relationship with God. This is the cause of our suffering. Then we have to make plan how to revive our lost relationship with God. Then the… Everything is there in the Vedic literature. All directions are there. So we have to… Just like when we are in danger, we consult some learned man or physician or a lawyer, similarly we have to consult the Vedic culture, how perfect it is. This way?

So what can we conclude by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada words?

Who do you want to control your life ?

1. The actual intelligentsia 

2.An administration independent of the intelligentsia

3. The global capatilist

4. The working class .

Who has the way & wherefore & knows the principles of fairness and sensitivity towards all life ?

The intelligentsia?

First qualification , they must understand body mind and consciousness as well as  the various sciences related to them , they must understand various psychological conditions of human existence and know  processes of improving & elevating everyone  according to time place and circumstances , setting everyone on a path of social mobility and spiritual and philosophical education .


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