ime jana-padah svrddhah
supakkausadhi-virudhah
vanadri-nady-udanvanto
hy edhante tava viksitaih
All these cities and villages are

flourishing in all respects because the

herbs and grains are in abundance, the

trees are full of fruits, the rivers are

flowing, the hills are full of minerals,

and the oceans full of wealth. And this

is all due to Your glancing over them.

—Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.40
Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts and not by gigantic in-
dustrial enterprises. The gigantic industrial enterprises are products of a
godless civilization, and they cause the destruction of the noble aims of
human life. The more we go on increasing such troublesome industries
to squeeze out the vital energy of the human being, the more there will
be unrest and dissatisfaction of the people in general, although a few only
can live lavishly by exploitation. The natural gifts such as grains and
vegetables, fruits, rivers, the hills of jewels and minerals, and the seas
full of pearls are supplied by the order of the Supreme, and as He desires,
material nature produces them in abundance or restricts them at times.
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