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Therefore we refuse to accept any
controller of this universe, because as soon as we accept some
controller, then we'll have to account for our sinful
activities. As soon as there is a government, then we shall be
responsible for our unlawful activities. But our position is
that we want to continue our sinful activities. As such it is
very good to deny any controller. That is the basic principle of
godlessness. Why these rascals, they deny there is no God, God
is dead? Because they want to continue their rascaldom without
any restriction. That is the basic principle, they deny. But do
you mean to say that denying the God, the God will die or God
will..., there will be no God? No. There is a nice Bengali
proverb, sakuni svape garu more na. Sakuni means the vulture.
The vulture wants some dead carcass of animal, a cow especially.
So for days together they do not get it, so it is cursing some
cow, "You die." So does it mean that by his cursing the cow will
die? Similarly, these vultures, sakuni, they want to see God is
dead. At least, they take pleasure, "Oh, now God is dead. I can
do anything nonsense I like." This is going on. Sakuni is
cursing, the vulture is cursing the cow.
So this sort of knowledge will not do. One must know that there is a controller. That is the beginning of knowledge. Why should you deny? In every field of activity we find some controller. How can I deny that there is no controller of this creation?
[Srila Prabhupada Lecture from
Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.9.12, Montreal, August 18, 1968]
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