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duhkhdlayam asasvatam— miserable and temporary. Economic develop-
ment may be pleasing for some time, but it cannot endure. Thus many
big businessmen are now very morose because they are being harassed
by various plundering governments. In conclusion, why should one
waste his time for so-called economic development, which is neither per-
manent nor pleasing to the soul?

On the other hand, our relationship with Krsna, the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, is eternal. Nitya-siddha krsna-prema. The pure
souls are eternally in love with Krsna, and this permanent love, either as
a servant, a friend, a parent or a conjugal lover, is not at all difficult to
revive. Especially in this age, the concession is that simply by chanting
the Hare Krsna mantra (harer nama harer néma harer namaiva
kevalam) one revives his original relationship with God and thus be-
comes so happy that he does not want anything material. As enunciated
by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, na dhanam na janar na sundarim
kavitam va jagad-isa kamaye. A very advanced devotee in Krsna con-
sciousness does not want riches, followers or possessions. Rayah
kalatram pasavah sutadayo grhaé mahi kujjara-kosa-bhitayah. The
satisfaction of possessing material opulences, although perhaps of a dif-
ferent standard, is available even in the lives of dogs and hogs, who can-
not revive their eternal relationship with Krsna. In human life, however,
our eternal, dormant relationship with Krsna is possible to revive.
Therefore Prahlada Maharaja has described this life as arthadam. Conse-
quently, instead of wasting our time for economic development, which
cannot give us any happiness, if we simply try to revive our eternal rela-
tionship with Krsna, we will properly utilize our lives.

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