Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Dvaraka vs. modern civilizaiton!

Verse 1.11.12 (Harisha Mji):
* The fantastic beauty of the city of Dvaraka is given.
* In the purport, SP is comparing the current modern civilization with the civilization in Dvaraka.
* Perfection of human civilization is made possible by utilizing the gifts of nature in their own way.
* Both humans and animals are doing the same 4 things: eating, sleeping, mating and defending. But the human being is doing it in a sophisticated way. And even that humans are not doing well - fast foods are there because they don't have time, then so many ppl are sleepless these days, so much the modern man is afraid in these days.
* Whereas, in Dvaraka, there were hermitages, orchards, flower gardens, parks and reservoirs of water breeding lotus flowers all over. The description of Dvārakā-dhāma is the ideal of human civilization.
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