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Imported quote 16109 In the language of The Bhagavad-gita, people who are engaged in gross sense gratification are "Mudhas"-in darkness like the ass, the symbol of stupidity. People who are simply engaged in the pursuit of sense gratification, without any real profit in life, are in the estimation of Sri Ishopanishad worshiping Avidya. And those who play the role of helping this sort of civilization in the name of educational advancement, are doing more harm than those who are on the platform of gross sense gratification. The advancement of learning by the godless people is as dangerous as a valuable jewel on the hood of a cobra. The cobra decorated with such a valuable jewel is quite as dangerous as one which is not so decorated.
(More...) Imported quote 21561 Karmis are considered like asses because they are working so hard day and night without profit. The Bhagavad-gita states: antavat tu phalam tesam/ tad bhavaty alpa medhasam [Bg 7.23]. "Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary.'' The karmis benefits are temporary and those who are seeking after such benefits are "mudhas.'' Srila Vishvanath Cakravarti Thakura has identified mudhas with karmis. So we are servants of the acharya, therefore we also cannot give any good position to the karmis. According to Narottama das Thakura: karma-kanda jnana kanda kevala visera bhanda. "The paths of karma kanda and jnana kanda are just like pots of strong poison''. Therefore according to the principles, of bhakti, one has to avoid the karmis and jnanis.
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