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	== Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ==		<div class="section" id="Sri_Caitanya-caritamrta" text="Sri Caitanya-caritamrta"><h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2></div>

	=== CC Madhya-lila ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="CC_Madhya-lila" text="CC Madhya-lila"><h3>CC Madhya-lila</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading~~">~~'''~~There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood.~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="CC" link="CC Madhya 8.246" link_text="CC Madhya 8.246, Purport">
			<div class="heading">There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~CC-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.246\|CC Madhya 8.246, Purport]]:''' The greatest reputation a living being can have is to be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa and to act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the material world everyone is trying to be famous by accumulating a large bank balance or material opulence. There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood. But this kind of name and fame is temporary, for it lasts only as long as the temporary material body exists. One may become famous as a brahma-jñānī, an impersonalist scholar, or one may become a materially opulent person. In either case, such reputations are inferior to the reputation of Kṛṣṇa’s devotee. In the Garuḍa Purāṇa it is said:		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.246\|CC Madhya 8.246, Purport]]:''' The greatest reputation a living being can have is to be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa and to act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the material world everyone is trying to be famous by accumulating a large bank balance or material opulence. There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood. But this kind of name and fame is temporary, for it lasts only as long as the temporary material body exists. One may become famous as a brahma-jñānī, an impersonalist scholar, or one may become a materially opulent person. In either case, such reputations are inferior to the reputation of Kṛṣṇa’s devotee. In the Garuḍa Purāṇa it is said:
	kalau bhāgavataṁ nāma durlabhaṁ naiva labhyate		kalau bhāgavataṁ nāma durlabhaṁ naiva labhyate
	brahma-rudra-padotkṛṣṭaṁ guruṇā kathitaṁ mama		brahma-rudra-padotkṛṣṭaṁ guruṇā kathitaṁ mama
	“In this Age of Kali, the fame of one who is known as a great devotee is very rare. However, such a position is superior to that of the great demigods like Brahmā and Mahādeva. This is the opinion of all spiritual masters.”</~~span~~>		“In this Age of Kali, the fame of one who is known as a great devotee is very rare. However, such a position is superior to that of the great demigods like Brahmā and Mahādeva. This is the opinion of all spiritual masters.”</div>
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	== Other Books by Srila Prabhupada ==		<div class="section" id="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Other Books by Srila Prabhupada"><h2>Other Books by Srila Prabhupada</h2></div>

	=== Renunciation Through Wisdom ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="Renunciation_Through_Wisdom" text="Renunciation Through Wisdom"><h3>Renunciation Through Wisdom</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading~~">~~'''~~These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society.~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="OB" link="RTW 1.7" link_text="Renunciation Through Wisdom 1.7">
			<div class="heading">These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~OB-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:RTW 1.7\|Renunciation Through Wisdom 1.7]]:''' These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society. People think they become free and independent through such sensual activities, but factually they become more tightly bound up in chains. The greater their accumulated wealth, the greater their anxiety and depravity. As much as they try to usurp the Supreme Lord's position of being the only enjoyer, that much and more are they drawn into the jaws of a horrible death. And these activities make a Herculean task out of such a simple and basic activity as sustaining the body, which needs a little nourishment only.</~~span~~>		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:RTW 1.7\|Renunciation Through Wisdom 1.7]]:''' These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society. People think they become free and independent through such sensual activities, but factually they become more tightly bound up in chains. The greater their accumulated wealth, the greater their anxiety and depravity. As much as they try to usurp the Supreme Lord's position of being the only enjoyer, that much and more are they drawn into the jaws of a horrible death. And these activities make a Herculean task out of such a simple and basic activity as sustaining the body, which needs a little nourishment only.</div>
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	== Other Books by Srila Prabhupada ==		<div class="section" id="Other_Books_by_Srila_Prabhupada" text="Other Books by Srila Prabhupada"><h2>Other Books by Srila Prabhupada</h2></div>
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== Sri Caitanya-caritamrta ==

=== CC Madhya-lila ===

'''There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood.'''

'''[[Vanisource:CC Madhya 8.246|CC Madhya 8.246, Purport]]:''' The greatest reputation a living being can have is to be a devotee of Kṛṣṇa and to act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the material world everyone is trying to be famous by accumulating a large bank balance or material opulence. There is a steady competition among karmīs attempting to advance in a wealthy society. The whole world is turning in accordance with that competitive mood. But this kind of name and fame is temporary, for it lasts only as long as the temporary material body exists. One may become famous as a brahma-jñānī, an impersonalist scholar, or one may become a materially opulent person. In either case, such reputations are inferior to the reputation of Kṛṣṇa’s devotee. In the Garuḍa Purāṇa it is said:
kalau bhāgavataṁ nāma durlabhaṁ naiva labhyate
brahma-rudra-padotkṛṣṭaṁ guruṇā kathitaṁ mama
“In this Age of Kali, the fame of one who is known as a great devotee is very rare. However, such a position is superior to that of the great demigods like Brahmā and Mahādeva. This is the opinion of all spiritual masters.”

== Other Books by Srila Prabhupada ==

=== Renunciation Through Wisdom ===

'''These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society.'''

'''[[Vanisource:RTW 1.7|Renunciation Through Wisdom 1.7]]:''' These scientists have made available a variety of products meant simply to titillate the senses, thus creating a deadly competitive mood among the materialists, which has in turn caused an obnoxious atmosphere in society. People think they become free and independent through such sensual activities, but factually they become more tightly bound up in chains. The greater their accumulated wealth, the greater their anxiety and depravity. As much as they try to usurp the Supreme Lord's position of being the only enjoyer, that much and more are they drawn into the jaws of a horrible death. And these activities make a Herculean task out of such a simple and basic activity as sustaining the body, which needs a little nourishment only.

== Other Books by Srila Prabhupada ==

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Visnu Murti at 09:31, 5 August 2014

Rati at 18:12, 10 November 2008