“If I become Greedy, I shall get More”

Prabhupada, Bombay, October 3, 1973: Everyone is thinking if I become greedy, I shall get more. That is not possible. You cannot get a farthing more than what you are destined. But it is ignorance. He’s thinking by simply struggling hard I’ll get more. The sastra says, “No, don’t do it. So far your material condition is concerned, it is already destined with your body. You have got a certain type of body and according to that body you’ll get certain amount of pleasure and pains, that is already destined.” This is called adrsta, daiva. Your main business is if you want to make success, your life, then save time for advancing in Krishna consciousness. That is proper utilization of life. That does not depend on destiny. That you can do. That you can do. So far other things are.

Therefore sastra says tasyaiva hetoh prayeteta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatam upary adhah. You have traveled, sometimes up, sometimes down. Up means upper planetary system, down means lower planetary system. Urdhvam gacchanti sattva-sthah. If you develop sattva-guna then you are promoted to the higher planetary system. Madhye tisthanti rajasah. If you remain in the passion modes of nature then you may remain within this world or few others. And jaghanya-guna-vrtti-stha adho gacchanti tamasah. If you habituate jaghanya-guna-vrtti.

Just like nowadays people are being taught drink wine, eat meat, and do whatever you like. Jaghanya-guna-vrtti-sthah. So they will go down, animal life. So they have no knowledge. And the leaders, andha yathandhair upaniyamanah. The leaders are blind and they are leading other blind men. So it is a very dangerous civilization. In spite of being born in India, in spite of having the privilege of studying Bhagavad-gita, they are not taking advantage of it, and they are being misled like cats and dogs. Very regrettable condition.

So the Krishna consciousness movement is the only challenge to this devilish life of the human society. So I request everyone to study this philosophy very carefully and take advantage of it. Thank you very much. (end)

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