58 On the Way to Krsna

was given to man to understand the problems of
life, but it is being misused. People are thinking that
they have acquired knowledge because they know
how to manufacture and drive cars, but before the
car was here people were still going from one place
to another. It is just that the facility has been in-
creased, but along with this facility come additional
problems—air pollution and over-crowded highways.
This is maya; we are creating facilities, but these
facilities in their turn are creating so many problems.

Instead of wasting our energy to supply ourselves
with so many facilities and modern amenities, we
should apply intelligence to understand who and
what we are. We do not like to suffer, but we should
understand why suffering is being forced upon us.
By so-called knowledge we have simply succeeded
in manufacturing the atomic bomb. Thus the killing
process has been accelerated. We are so proud to
think that this is advancement of knowledge, but if
we can manufacture something that can stop death,
we have really advanced in knowledge. Death is al-
ready there in material nature, but we are so eager
to promote it by killing everyone at one drop—this
is called mayayapahrta—jiiana, knowledge carried
away by illusion.

The asuras, the demons and proclaimed atheists,
actually challenge God. If it were not for our Su-
preme Father, we would not see the light of day, so
what is the point of challenging Him? In the Vedas
it is stated that there are two classes of men, the
devas and asuras, the demigods and demons. Who are
the devas? The devotees of the Supreme Lord are
