As stated in the Vedic literature (Srimad Bhagvatam
11.20.17):
nå-deham ädyaà sulabhaà sudurlabhaà
plavaà sukalpaà guru-karëa-dhäram
We, the conditioned souls, have fallen in the ocean
of nescience, but the human body fortunately provides us a good opportunity to
cross the ocean because the human body is like a very good boat. When directed
by a spiritual master acting as the captain, the boat can very easily cross the
ocean. Furthermore, the boat is helped across by favorable winds, which are the
instructions of Vedic knowledge. If one does not take advantage of all these
facilities to cross the ocean of nescience, he is certainly committing suicide.
One who boards a boat made of stone is doomed. To
be elevated to the stage of perfection, humanity must first give up false
leaders who present boats of stone. All of human society is in such a dangerous
position that to be rescued it must abide by the standard instructions of the
Vedas. The cream of these instructions appears in the form of Bhagavad-gétä.
One should not take shelter of any other instructions, for Bhagavad-gétä gives
direct instructions on how to fulfill the aim of human life. Lord Sri Krishna
therefore says, sarva-dharmän parityajya mäm ekaà sharnam vraja: [Bg. 18.66]
"Give up all other processes of religion and simply surrender to Me."
Even if one does not accept Lord Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
His instructions are so exalted and beneficial for humanity that if one follows
His instructions one will be saved. Otherwise one will be cheated by
unauthorized meditation and gymnastic methods of yoga. Thus one will board a
boat of stone. which will sink and drown all its passengers. Unfortunately.
although the American people are extremely eager to get out of materialistic
chaos, they are sometimes found to patronize the makers of stone boats. That
will not help them. They must take the proper boat offered by Krishna in the
form of the Krishna consciousness movement.
Then they will be easily saved. In this regard Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti
Thakur comments: açmamayaù plavo yeñäà te yathä majjantaà plavam anumajjanti
tatheti räja-néty-upadeñöåñu sva-sabhyeñu kopo vyaïjitaù. If society is guided
by political diplomacy, with one nation maneuvering against another, it will
certainly sink like a stone boat. political maneuvering and diplomacy will not
save human society. People must take to Krishna
consciousness to understand the aim of life, to understand God. and to fulfill
the human mission.
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