To do something good, one must have an idealistic mind. How can materialists accept this essential rule of the mind if they do not accept the superiority of mind over matter? Thus neither in theory nor in practice can materialism promote the least welfare of the human race.
If materialism ever comes to power. its macabre dance will perpetuate its temporary reign of terror by creating a fear complex in the people's minds. Crushing the finer sensibilities of the human mind, it will convert people into living dead. At best human beings will become like domesticated animals in the zoo, where they get full meals and move about within the boundaries of the park, listening to monotonous music as entertainment. But they will never have the opportunity to sing freely themselves, with full-throated voices; or cross the boundary fence, and, walking on a soft carpet of green grass, enjoy the sweet fragrance of the vast world outside. Who wants to become an animal in a zoo like this?
Young animals will never be content to remain inside such a zoo, even though the best food and a rather secure life is guaranteed to them; whenever they find any opportunity, they will cross the boundary and escape. They will have to be forced inside the fence with bayonets. Otherwise. they will never remain inside.
(Namah Shiva'ya Sha'nta'ya, 225)
If materialism ever comes to power. its macabre dance will perpetuate its temporary reign of terror by creating a fear complex in the people's minds. Crushing the finer sensibilities of the human mind, it will convert people into living dead. At best human beings will become like domesticated animals in the zoo, where they get full meals and move about within the boundaries of the park, listening to monotonous music as entertainment. But they will never have the opportunity to sing freely themselves, with full-throated voices; or cross the boundary fence, and, walking on a soft carpet of green grass, enjoy the sweet fragrance of the vast world outside. Who wants to become an animal in a zoo like this?
Young animals will never be content to remain inside such a zoo, even though the best food and a rather secure life is guaranteed to them; whenever they find any opportunity, they will cross the boundary and escape. They will have to be forced inside the fence with bayonets. Otherwise. they will never remain inside.
(Namah Shiva'ya Sha'nta'ya, 225)
