difficult to revive

Because He knew, in this age, Kali-yuga, who is going to observe this varnasrama-dharma? Everyone is sudra. A sudra cannot understand this, neither it is possible to bring them back again. Although we are trying, but it is very difficult. Once one has become debauch, to reform him is very difficult. But still there is way. And that way is suggested when... Ramananda Raya suggested that... It is the words of Lord Brahma, that jnane prayasam udapasya: "One should not very much endeavor to speculate, speculating process." Just like these theosophist, the philosophers, the scientist, they, instead of having direct knowledge from the superior, they, more or less, speculate. So one has to give up this speculating habit. If one thinks that "I know. I am very educated. I am very advanced. I can discover what is God," that is not possible. That is not possible. Athapi te deva-padambuja-dvaya-prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi janati tattvam [SB 10.14.29]. You cannot understand God by your speculative method.    (More...)