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SRILA
PRABHUPADA
SPEAKS
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Drugs, Prostitution and War.
Prabhupada:
Drug is killing the whole Western nation. You will be spoiled,
you will be finished with this drug habit. You are already
finished. America is finished. They cannot do anything anymore.
Neither industrialists nor big scholars, neither big fighter.
Anything. Simply spoiled. The only shelter is this Krsna
consciousness. Papi tapi yata chilo hariname uddharilo. They can
be only saved by this process. They have no other... otherwise
they are going to hell. All Americans, the so-called puffed up
materialist. This is a fact. So if you want to do service to
your country, introduce this Krsna consciousness to the younger
generation. They will be saved. You be saved and save your
brothers. And otherwise this poison, this intoxication, heroin,
cocaine, and LSD and this and marijuana, finished everything.
But if you become steady in one life without deviating for maya,
then you make solution of all problems. That is the duty of
human being . Instead of suffering this repeated birth and
death, one life sacrifice. What is that sacrifice? What is
inconvenience to live nicely, avoiding these four rascal habit,
taking Krsna prasadam, and chanting Hare Krsna mantra and
reading all these nice books. Where is the difficulty? Nice
life. First class life. Wherever you will go you will be
respectable. Anyone will worship you.
Syamasundara: Materialistic life is so bothersome. All the time some trouble. Prabhupada: Just like in hog civilization. That's all. They are thinking that "We are very happy eating stool." But others know that what kind of happiness he is enjoying. Similarly these rascal karmis, materialists, they are thinking by... What is called? Kini...What is called? Naked skirt? Devotees: Miniskirt? Prabhupada: Miniskirt, trying to show the private part and people will be attracted and she will be happy. This is regular prostitution. Regular prostitution. Still they are not getting husband. Even they walk naked... That will come. Say after fifty years it will come like that. Syamasundara:They are starting already some places, walking naked. Prabhupada: And the law is you cannot marry more than one wife. The rascal lawgiver. So many women, there must be... One husband, at the present moment, must marry at least one dozen wives, otherwise they're going to hell. At least, she will know that "I have got a husband." Maybe the husband of twelve wives, but they are anxious to have a husband. That facility should be given to them. They are anxious. Parivrajakacarya: But they don't want to have any children. Prabhupada: That is next program. Why not? Now we are having our wives, so many children. Los Angeles full of children. So natural way should be accepted. They require husband. The law is, "No. You cannot have more, you cannot marry one wife." The girls have become prostitute. That's all right. "The girls are becoming prostitute. That's all right. But you cannot marry more than one." What is this? Syamasundara: They have contraceptive pills even for young children. Kulasekhara: One barrister, one of the top judges in England, a top man, top doctor, he said children should have sex life at fourteen. He said this in the newspaper two days ago. He said children at fourteen should be allowed to have sex life. He said this should be made legal. He's a top doctor or judge. Prabhupada: Children? Syamasundara: Children should be allowed to have sex life at fourteen years old. Prabhupada: Yes. That is psychological. They develop... Sex life, sex urge is there as soon as twelve years, thirteen years old, especially women. So therefore early marriage was sanctioned in India. Early marriage. Boy fifteen years, sixteen years, and girl twelve years. Not twelve years, ten years. I was married, my wife was eleven years. I was 22 years. She did not know what is sex, eleven years' girl. Because Indian girls, they have no such opportunity of mixing with others. But after the first menstruation, the husband is ready. This is the system, Indian system. Syamasundara: So they are not spoiled. Prabhupada: No. And the psychology is the girl, after first menstruation, she enjoys sex life with a boy, she will never forget that boy. Her love for that boy is fixed up for good. This is woman's psychology. And she is allowed to have many, oh, she will never be chaste woman. These are the psychology. So these rascals, Westerners, they do not know and they are becoming philosopher, scientist, and politician, and spoiling the whole world. They can be saved only by this Krsna consciousness movement. There is no other way. Otherwise they will lick up their skyscraper building and everything will go to hell. We have seen in New York, so many houses fall down. In New York. Yes. So many. Simply garbage. I have studied. Simply full of garbage. Nobody is going to take care. And the boys and girls loitering in the street as hippies. This is a very, very, bad sign. You see? No home, home neglected, no regular life. The whole nation will be spoiled. It is already spoiled. The poison is already there. Fire. Now it is increasing. Just like you set fire, it increases. So that fire is already there. Syamasundara: And the Russians and the Chinese, they are training to take over. They are marching, practicing war. Prabhupada: Hm? Syamasundara: In Russia we noticed every day they're practicing for war, young people, marching. Prabhupada: Mechanical. Syamasundara: Yes. In China too, marching, ready to take over. Kulasekhara: When we were in New York, one boy... Prabhupada: No, there will be fight. That is the prediction of great politician. There will be war between these Communist and anti-Communist. There are two parties now. The anti-Communist will be defeated. The Communists will come out victorious.
Syamasundara: We don't want to fight. None of our boys want to
fight.
Prabhupada: They also do not want fight but they are forced. They do not want to fight. Because they're... Kalau sudra-sambhavah. In the Kali-yuga everyone is sudra. What he'll fight? Fighting is not the business of a sudra. It is meant for the ksatriya. And nobody is being trained as ksatriya or brahmana. Everyone is being trained as sudra or utmost vaisya, how to make money. That's all. One class of men is being trained how to serve and get some money, another class is being trained how to make money by exploitation. That is capitalist and communist. The communists are the sudras. They are protesting that "You are exploiting us and getting money. It must stop." That is Communism. Is it not? And the vaisyas, they are trying to exploit others. Some way or other bring money. So there are these capitalists and sudra and vaisya. There is no ksatriya, there is no brahmana. Therefore the whole social structure is lost. So we are trying to create some brahmanas. And people if follow our instruction then whole social structure is again revived. Hare Krsna. So we have got very serious mission. Don't be fickle. When you have come and sacrificed your life for the mission, don't be fickle. Be very steady and capture Krsna's lotus feet tightly. You'll never be attacked by maya. Otherwise as soon as you give up Krsna, maya is ready. Just like side by side there is sun... shadow and light. If you push little from light then go to shadow. This is already side by side maya and Krsna. So as soon as you forget Krsna--maya. As soon as you give up maya, then Krsna.
[S.P. Room Conversation, August 15, 1971, London]
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