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TEXT 17 sattvat sanjayate jnanam
SYNONYMS  sattvat--from
the mode of goodness; sanjayate--develops; jnanam--knowledge;
rajasah--from the mode of passion; lobhah--greed; eva--certainly;
ca--also; pramada--madness; mohau--illusion; tamasah--from
the mode of ignorance; bhavatah--develops; ajnanam--nonsense;
eva--certainly; ca--also.
TRANSLATION From the
mode of goodness, real knowledge develops; from the mode of passion, greed
develops; and from the mode of ignorance, foolishness, madness and illusion
develop.
PURPORT Since the present
civilization is not very congenial to the living entities, Krsna consciousness
is recommended. Through Krsna consciousness, society will develop the mode
of goodness. When the mode of goodness is developed, people will see things
as they are. In the mode of ignorance, people are just like animals and
cannot see things clearly. In the mode of ignorance, for example, they
do not see that by killing one animal they are taking a chance of being
killed by the same animal in the next life. Because people have no education
in actual knowledge, they become irresponsible. To stop this irresponsibility,
education for developing the mode of goodness of the people in general
must be there. When they are actually educated in the mode of goodness,
they will become sober, in full knowledge of things as they are. Then people
will be happy and prosperous. Even if the majority of the people aren't
happy and prosperous, if a certain percentage of the population develops
Krsna consciousness and becomes situated in the mode of goodness, then
there is the possibility for peace and prosperity all over the world. Otherwise,
if the world is devoted to the modes of passion and ignorance, there can
be no peace or prosperity. In the mode of passion, people become greedy,
and their hankering for sense enjoyment has no limit. One can see that
even if one has enough money and adequate arrangement for sense gratification,
there is neither happiness nor peace of mind. That is not possible because
one is situated in the mode of passion. If one wants happiness at all,
his money will not help him; he has to elevate himself to the mode of goodness
by practicing Krsna consciousness. One engaged in the mode of passion is
not only mentally unhappy, but his profession and occupation are also very
troublesome. He has to devise so many plans and schemes to acquire enough
money to maintain his status quo. This is all miserable. In the mode of
ignorance, people become mad. Being distressed by their circumstances,
they take shelter of intoxication, and thus they sink further into ignorance.
Their future in life is very dark.
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