12 Krṣṇa Consciousness: the Topmost Yoga System
He is one of the chief secretaries of the government, and he is such a fool. He is taking this movement as a religious movement, just as we have so many sentimental religions. But this is not sentimental. This is the necessity of society: a class of men should be Krṣṇa conscious. Otherwise the society is doomed; it is going to hell. And, when such rascals are at the head of the government, how can there be peace? How can you expect peace in a dog’s society? The dogs are by nature howling—“Woof! Woof! Woof!”—as soon as they see other dogs. So do you mean to say there will be peace if you turn human society into dog society, into cat society, into tiger society? The tiger is very powerful; he can kill many other animals. But does that mean he is a very important animal? No, he has no use in society. And now we are very powerful, and we have good weapons to fight with, and we can kill many people. But these are no qualifications for good men or a good society.
We are not meant to manufacture a society of monkeys or tigers or asses—or rascals who work very hard. Do you mean to say a society of asses will derive any benefit from life? No.
For those who have developed an attraction to Krṣṇa, attachment can be developed. Before my coming to the West, there was no movement like this Krṣṇa consciousness, but now it is developing. Krṣṇa was not born in your country; you do not accept Krṣṇa as your religious God. But Krṣṇa is so attractive that although you are a foreigner, you are not foreign. To Krṣṇa you are not a foreigner. He claims everybody. We make Him foreign, but this is our foolishness.
In the  Gītā  Krṣṇa says, “My dear Arjuna, there are many different forms and different species of life undoubtedly. But I am their father.” Just see how Krṣṇa is universal. He is claiming not only human society, but animal society, bird society, beast society—everyone. He says, “I am the father.” So how can Krṣṇa be foreign? It is a mental concoction. They