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Western civilization refers to the culture present in societies which are not spiritually inclined in life. It is dominant in western countries which facilitate and encourage sense gratification. A materialistic person thinks, "It is my duty to live comfortably, to give all facilities to the family or to the society or to the nation, earn your livelihood and spend for sense gratification." And knows nothing more as it is their "philosophy". They only know how to adjust in the material world, aloof from spirituality. This is the defect of Western civilization. However, this human life is not meant for this purpose, rather it is meant for spiritual advancement and being liberated from all this suffering. | |||
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Western Civilization|Western Civilization]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following | Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Western Civilization|Western Civilization]]''' category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 2 quotes. | ||
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== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books == | == Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books == | ||
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{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|In Western civilization, these three things (wine, women and gambling) are very prominent because of an unnecessary increase of wealth|In Western civilization, these three things are very prominent because of an unnecessary increase of wealth. Nārada Muni considered all this in the case of Maṇigrīva and Nalakūvara because he found in them so much pride in the wealth of their father, Kuvera. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.10.8)'''}} | ||
{{VaniQuotebox| | {{VaniQuotebox|The entire world is imitating the materialistic civilization of the West, and therefore the Krsna consciousness movement is very much interested in giving the Western people knowledge|Western people are very sophisticated in temporary activities for the advancement of material civilization. A sane man, however, can see that all such grand activities, although perhaps very important for temporary life, have nothing to do with eternal life. The entire world is imitating the materialistic civilization of the West, and therefore the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is very much interested in giving the Western people knowledge. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.5.18)'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 22 November 2020
Western civilization refers to the culture present in societies which are not spiritually inclined in life. It is dominant in western countries which facilitate and encourage sense gratification. A materialistic person thinks, "It is my duty to live comfortably, to give all facilities to the family or to the society or to the nation, earn your livelihood and spend for sense gratification." And knows nothing more as it is their "philosophy". They only know how to adjust in the material world, aloof from spirituality. This is the defect of Western civilization. However, this human life is not meant for this purpose, rather it is meant for spiritual advancement and being liberated from all this suffering.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Western Civilization category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 2 quotes.
Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books
Western Civilization - explore more within this category.
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