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of all these facilities to cross the ocean of nescience. he is certainly
committing suicide.

One who boards a boat made of stone is doomed. To be elevated to the
stage of perfection, humanity must first give up false leaders who pre-
sent boats of stone. All of human society is in such a dangerous position
that to be rescued it must abide by the standard instructions of the
Vedas. The cream of these instructions appears in the form of Bhagavad-
gita. One should not take shelter of any other instructions, for
Bhagavad-gita gives direct instructions on how to fulfill the aim of
human life. Lord Sri Krsna therefore says. sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam Saranam vraja: “Give up all other processes of religion and
simply surrender to Me.” Even if one does not accept Lord Krsna as the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, His instructions are so exalted and
beneficial for humanity that if one follows His instructions one will be
saved. Otherwise one will be cheated by unauthorized meditation and
gymnastic methods of yoga. Thus one will board a boat of stone. which
will sink and drown all its passengers. Unfortunately. although the
American people are extremely eager to get out of materialistic chaos.
they are sometimes found to patronize the makers of stone boats. That
will not help them. They must take the proper boat offered by Krsna in
the form of the Krsna consciousness movement. Then they will be easily
saved. In this regard Srila Viévanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments:
asmamayah plavo yesam te yatha majjantam plavam anumajanti
tatheti rdja-nity-upadestrsu sva-sabhyesu kopo vyanjitah. If society is
guided by political diplomacy, with one nation maneuvering against
another, it will certainly sink like a stone boat. Political maneuvering
and diplomacy will not save human society. People must take to Krsna
consciousness to understand the aim of life. to understand God. and to
fulfill the human mission.

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athaham amaracaryam

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