Unfortunately todays less intelligent people think that progress is achieved by the aids of technology and equipments. Not totally wrong, but it is not the fact as experienced by the people who have actually made progress in any field. The real progress or advancement of any organization / Department depends to a greater extent on the state of consciousness in which its employees live.
For example: We see that the Americans have developed very much in technology and other features. But we already know that the majority of people working in the American organizations like NASA and others are Indians. Why do they prefer the Indians??? Due to the brilliance or intelligence of the Indians.
But what is the real base for the good intelligence is the pure consciousness. The Indians are used to tolerate hardships (Tapasya) that in one way purifies the consciousness and hence giving freshness to their minds and intelligence that allows them to make better use of their intelligence. On the other hand a person who is drown in sense gratification has a very dull intelligence.
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकह कुरुनन्दन ।
बहुशाखा हिअनन्तश्च बुद्धयोअव्यवसायिनाम ॥ (Bhagavad Gita 2.41)
Translation: - Those who are on this path of devotional service to Krishna are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched i.e. One who is not firmly fixed in mind is diverted by various types of fruitive acts.
For pure consciousness, it requires to connect with the source of purity i.e. the Supreme god. When our consciousness is connected to the Supreme God it becomes pure and in the light of it we can make out good or bad things or deeds. That keeps us away from sins (all wrong doings) like illicit sex (having a sexual relation outside of marriage), intoxication (wine, cigarettes etc), gambling and meat eating which otherwise makes our consciousness impure.
Hence a good civilization is the one which follows the rules and regulations given by the Supreme authority i.e. God, who created this universe, and live peacefully and happily along with material opulence and spiritual advancement going hand in hand. The supreme God has given his instructions in holy books like Bhagvadgita, Srimad Bhagvatam, Quran and Bible. So we need to follow any one of them if we desire advancement with peace and happiness.
-- From teachings of HDG Srila Prabhupada - Founder Acharya of ISKCON
US President Obama (in Vaishnava etiquette) holding the photo frame of Srila Prabhupada
The Sankirtan movement started by Chaitanya mahaprabhu for degraded souls of Kaliyuga
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