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Question of our age: the water

A spiritual discourse on environmental destruction and the age of distraction.

"When the asurī śakti comes into power, then distraction begins: wars, earthquakes, floods, droughts."

"When the last tree will be chopped off and the last fish will die, you will realize that you can't eat the money."

The speaker delivers a urgent warning about humanity's path, describing an era dominated by destructive forces (asurī śakti). He critiques modern "development" as planetary pollution and destruction, highlighting the looming crisis over water. He argues that protecting trees and water sources is now a more pressing duty than preaching about God, citing a recent conference remark about pollution from highways and road salt.

Recording location: Hungary, Vep, Summer Workshop

When the asurī śakti comes into power, then distraction begins. When the asurī śakti comes into power, then distraction begins. When the asurī śakti comes into power, then distraction begins: wars, wars, ... earthquakes, earthquakes, earthquakes, earthquakes, earthquakes, earthquakes, earthquakes, floods, droughts. Many times this has been repeated on this planet. Now, in the past 50 years, this planet is suffering or facing very great difficulties and challenges. This planet is threatened by one of the children of this planet, namely humans. This planet is threatened by one of the children of this planet, namely humans. Very rapidly, we are on the way to destruction with the creation of pollution. We are on the way to destruction with the creation of pollution. This destruction we call development, so what to say? The result of this development is in front of us. You get a little more money, but you destroy many lives and this planet. When the last tree will be chopped off and the last fish will die, you will realize that you can't eat the money. When the last tree is cut down, when the last fish is destroyed, then we will come to you, so that you cannot eat the money. When the last tree is cut down, and when the last fish is killed, you will say that you cannot eat the money. There were wars, always, always. There were religious wars. In the name of religion, there was an atomic war, and it seems that now the war will be in the name of water. In the name of petrol, many wars took place, petrol. So water is a question mark for our planet. This planet is a water planet. When we were small at home, the parents or elderly sisters or grandparents were telling stories. And we asked, "How much water is around and in this planet?" So, it was a very simple example from those people, so to say, who have no university academic titles. They said, "Imagine, for example, there is a lid on the cooking pot. And this lid here on the top has a small button to hold, to take off and put on again. So this button is the earth, and the rest all is water." And so, 80% of our bodies is also water, or maybe more. But very soon the question is coming: if this planet will not become that planet which the astronauts are going to research, if there was sometimes water or not. So now the question is, are we developing or distracting? So many industries, so much money, so many technologies, so many manufacturers, what we have done, this and that progress, that is not progress, that is destruction. If you call this progress, then what will you call destruction? So the only hope is to leave the trees, the planet, as green as possible, so that humidity remains, the planet remains cool, and protect the rivers, oceans, and lakes from polluting. And I think it is the time to preach this more than to preach about God. So, water is a question mark already. For the last two decades, international conferences have been going on, and people are already thinking how to solve this problem. Consciously, some control has to be done. In that conference where I was 14 days ago, in the conference where I attended, Krishnananda gave a very, very valuable talk or remark to everyone. Krishnananda gave a very valuable talk or remark to everyone. Most of the destruction of the environment is from highways, what you call the autobahn and roads. The pollution which flows into the ground with the rain from the highways, you can't imagine how much it is. And in winter we want to drive cars, and when the road is frozen, then we put salt on the road because we can drive comfortably, but that salt will destroy the ground and the life in the sweet water rivers and the life in the sweet water rivers. Recording location: Hungary, Vep, Summer Workshop

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