“Vedic Civilization is meant for stopping these Problems”

Srila Prabhupada

Prabhupada, Hawaii, January 17, 1974: What is the impurification of existence? The impurification of existence is this birth, death, old age and disease. Janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam. Everyone is inclined to live, but nature will not allow you to live. Nobody likes to die, but nature will force you to become dead. Nobody wants to become old man, but nature will force you to become old man. Janma… And nobody wants to suffer from diseases, but nature will force you to suffer from diseases. These are the problems.

But the rascal civilization, they do not know what is the real problem. They’re dealing with petrol problem. Just see. Petrol problem, you have created another problem. Already there is problem. You have created, by so-called civilization, petrol problem. Before these motorcars, the people were living very happily. They were transporting. But there was no such civilization that for your earning livelihood you have to go hundred miles away from your home to work there. Therefore you require vehicle. Then you require petrol. Then you require so many nice road. So many things will be. But formerly, it was village. They will take it, “This is primitive.” But remaining primitive, you were more happy than becoming so-called civilized, creating so many problems. You have already problems, but people are so rascal, so blind, they do not see to the real problem. They artificially create problem and try to solve it. Instead of touching the real problem, that is set aside.

The Bhagavad-gita says that problem, one should be very vigilant to the problem. And what is that problem? He says, Krsna says, janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam. They do not know what is the real problem. Real problem is repetition of birth, death, old age and disease. This is real problem. Whole Vedic civilization is meant for stopping these problems, janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi. The whole Bhagavad-gita is taught… You are reading Bhagavad-gita. You just try to understand what is the real problem. The real problem is birth, death, old age and disease. Therefore, Krsna says that,

janma karma ca me divyam (evam) yo janati tattvatah tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti kaunteya [Bg. 4.9]
This is solution, Krsna consciousness.

Full Lecture: http://prabhupadabooks.com/classes/sb/1/16/21/hawaii/january/17/1974
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.16.21
by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Hawaii, January 17, 1974