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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 16]
between trees, animals, human beings and other living entities.  Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ : because they are completely educated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they see all living beings equally. Āryans do not kill even a small plant unnecessarily, not to speak of cutting trees for sense gratification. At the present moment, throughout the world, killing is prominent. Men are killing trees, they are killing animals, and they are killing other human beings also, all for sense gratification. This is not an Āryan civilization. As stated here,  sthira-cara-sattva-kadambeṣvapṛthag-dhiyaḥ . The word  apṛthag-dhiyaḥ  indicates that Āryans do not distinguish between lower and higher grades of life. All life should be protected. All living beings have a right to live, even the trees and plants. This is the basic principle of an Āryan civilization. Apart from the lower living entities, those who have come to the platform of human civilization should be divided into a society of  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras . The  brāhmaṇas  should follow the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  and other Vedic literatures. The criterion must be  guṇa  and  karma . In other words, one should acquire the qualities of a  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya  or  śūdra  and act accordingly. This is the civilization accepted by the Āryans. Why do they accept it? They accept it because they are very much eager to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. This is perfect civilization.
Āryans do not deviate from the instructions of Kṛṣṇa, nor do they have doubts about Kṛṣṇa, but non-Āryans and other demoniac people fail to follow the instructions of  Bhagavad-gītā  and  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . This is because they have been trained in sense gratification at the cost of all other living entities.  Nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma : their only business is to indulge in all kinds of forbidden activities for sense gratification.  Yad indriya-prītaya āpṛṇoti : they deviate in this way because they want to gratify their senses. They have no other occupation or ambition. Their method of civilization is condemned in the previous verse.  Kaḥ kṣemo nija-parayoḥ kiyān vārthaḥ sva-para-druhā dharmeṇa : “What is the meaning of a civilization that kills oneself and others?”
This verse, therefore, advises that everyone become a member of the Āryan civilization and accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should conduct his social, political and religious affairs according to His instructions. We are spreading the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement to try to establish a society the way that Kṛṣṇa wants it. This is