Category:Becoming Irreligious
Theme Analysis
This category exposes the dangerous degradation of human civilization when it abandons the laws of God. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that becoming irreligious is not merely a change in belief but a descent into animalism, where truthfulness is lost and the world becomes an unbearable burden. The quotes highlight that secularism is often a mask for irreligion, leading to widespread dissatisfaction and confusion. Ultimately, when a population ignores divine authority, nature acts as a police force to punish the miscreants and restore balance.
- Descent into Animalism: Religion is the distinguishing factor between humans and animals. When human beings become irreligious—ignoring the codes of God and engaging in unrestricted sense gratification—they are no better than polished cats and dogs.
- Burden on the Earth: A population that does not abide by the laws of God becomes a heavy burden (bhu-bharah) on the planet. Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that such irreligious societies create a "troublesome situation" that necessitates severe reactions, sometimes even divine intervention or force to rectify.
- Nature's Punishment: Material nature acts as a police force. When citizens become irreligious, they are not free; rather, they are punished by the stringent laws of nature through misery, confusion, and social chaos.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Consequences of Society Becoming Irreligious.
Pages in category "Becoming Irreligious"
The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
I
- If people become irreligious in the name of secularism, then they are simply animals. So it is the government duty to see that the citizens are not becoming animals. He may profess a type of religion. That doesn't matter. But he must be religious
- If people become irreligious or not spiritual, the burden of the world becomes heavier, unbearable
- If the people who are administering justice, they become irreligious, impious, oh, how troublesome situation! This is the first acclamation
- If we want actually deliverance from this material entanglement, so these rules and regulations of kula-dharma we must observe. If we do not observe, then immediately we become irreligious
- It has become a fashion of the modern age that to become irreligious is religious. Yes. That is fact
W
- When human being becomes irreligious, without any religion, then it is no better than the cats and dogs
- When people become irreligious, not abiding by the laws of God, then it becomes burdensome. How one can say that "To cut throat is my religion"? Nobody can say like that. That is not religion. That means he has no sense of God consciousness
- When the royal dynasty, being excessively proud because of the material modes of passion and ignorance, became irreligious and ceased to care for the laws enacted by the brahmanas, Parasurama killed them
- When three fourths of the population of the whole world become irreligious, the situation is converted into hell for the animals
- With the destruction of dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligious practice. BG 1.39 - 1972