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Srila Prabhupada, London, August 28, 1973: […] The soul is the subject matter to be considered. But the modern civilization, they are concerned with this body. Just the opposite. Krishna says: Because the soul is immortal, therefore tasmad evam viditva, understanding of this principle, enam, this body, na anusocitum arhasi (you should not grieve for the body).
The real factor is the soul. We have to take care of the soul, not of the body. So far body is concerned, there are pains and pleasure like climatic changes. Agamapayinah anityah, such bodily pains and pleasures come and go; they are not permanent. Tams titiksasva bharata. So you have to learn how to tolerate these bodily pains and pleasures, but you have to take care of the soul.
But the modern civilization, they have no knowledge of the soul, what to speak of taking care of it, and, like animals, they are in the bodily concept of life, taking much care of the body, but they have no information of the soul, and what to speak of taking care of it.
This is the lamentable condition of modern civilization. Animal civilization. The animals simply take care of the body, has no information of the soul. So this civilization is animal civilization, mudha. Mudha means animal, asses.
Now if we say to the people in general they’ll be angry upon us, but actually this is the position.
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