The Goal of Yoga
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Suppose there is a body without a head—it is a dead body. If the body is now intact, but there is no head, it is called a dead body. The head is considered to be the intellectual part of the body. Similarly, if there is no  brāhmaṇa  in the society, it is a dead body. If there is no spiritual man in the society, it is a dead society.
Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, “I have created the four divisions of society, according to quality and work.” If someone is working as a  brahmacāri-brāhmaṇa  and has acquired the quality of understanding Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, then why should he be called for army action? The arm of the body is the  kṣatriya . Of course that is required; to protect the country, to protect the society, a military arrangement should be there. No one will disapprove. But not the  brāhmaṇas . It is putting a race horse before the work cart. A race horse is required for different purposes. The other beasts of burden—asses, mules, and oxen—are required for pulling carts.
I say this frankly—everyone may read it—that any society where there are no spiritual persons or Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a rascal society, because it has no head. Where there is a headless man, there is a dead body. And if there is no brain, there is no head; if the brain is not working properly then he is a madman; if he has no head at all, then he is a dead man.
Do you think that in a dead society or a mad society there can be any peace? No. If the society is full of madmen, then where is the question of peace? Therefore Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the most important study in present-day society. The men who are leading the society, the President and the Secretary of Defense should have the intelligence to understand this science of the soul.
The other day when coming to your country I met a secretary of the Japanese government in Tokyo. I wanted to explain to him that he should cooperate with this movement, but he said, “Oh, we cannot cooperate with any religious movement.”