If one is not jijnasu, if one is not inquisitive about the miserable condition of his life, if he remains satisfied in miserable condition of life, then he is nothing but animal

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"If one is not jijñāsu, if one is not inquisitive about the miserable condition of his life, if he remains satisfied in miserable condition of life, then he is nothing but animal"

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

Unless a civilized man is trained up to understand these problems of life, what is that life? That is animal life. If one is not jijñāsu, if one is not inquisitive about the miserable condition of his life, if he remains satisfied in miserable condition of life, then he is nothing but animal. Animal cannot understand. Animal is being taken to the slaughterhouse, and they are going very easily, and one animal enters the slaughterhouse shed, every animal will enter. In Hindi it is called bheriyāgasā. One bheri enters, then all the bheris will enter, automatically. He does not know that "Where I am entering? I am entering in this shed for being slaughtered." But he has no knowledge. This is going on. This is called illusion.

761030 - Lecture SB 05.05.08 - Vrndavana

Unless a civilized man is trained up to understand these problems of life, what is that life? That is animal life. If one is not jijñāsu, if one is not inquisitive about the miserable condition of his life, if he remains satisfied in miserable condition of life, then he is nothing but animal. Animal cannot understand. Animal is being taken to the slaughterhouse, and they are going very easily, and one animal enters the slaughterhouse shed, every animal will enter. In Hindi it is called bheriyāgasā. One bheri enters, then all the bheris will enter, automatically. He does not know that "Where I am entering? I am entering in this shed for being slaughtered." But he has no knowledge. This is going on. This is called illusion. Ahaṁ mameti (SB 5.5.8). We, in Hindi it is called ye thak dhol bajakarke bewakoof banana. (Play the drums and make a fool of the person.) When you are married in India, there is some band party, and the bride . . . bridegroom is decorated like king, and he is on the horseback and is taken. But one who knows, he says that "This rascal is becoming more rascal." Dhol bajakarke, (To beat the drums.) So therefore to check him not to become a bewakoof, (foolish), gadhā, (ass,) the first education is brahmacārī—don't enter. Don't enter this puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam. That is education; that is called brahmacārī. Warning, that "It is not good. Better remain brahmacārī," brahmecarati iti brahmacārī. "Remain with Brahman, celibacy. You will be happy." But . . . that is the first education, brahmacārī. Then one, if he is unable to remain brahmacārī, "All right, take wife, regulated, gṛhastha." Don't remain cats and dogs. That is not human civilization. First of all, education is, "Don't unite. Remain brahmacārī." But if you are not able, "All right, take a wife like a gentleman and live like a gentleman." Ekonari brahmacārī, that is also . . . if one is satisfied with one woman, then he is also brahmacārī. He is not 'vyabhicārī.