Civilization requires restriction and reformation; without samskara, humanity remains locked in animal consciousness.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Morning Walk — September 25, 1975, Ahmedabad 750925MW-AHMEDABAD [29:27 Minutes] Walk_750925MW-AHMEDABAD Prabhupāda: Society has lost this saṁskāra process; therefore they remain in the animal platform. Janmanā jāyate śūdra saṁskārad bhaved dvijaḥ. When a person is born even in human society, he remains a śūdra. Śūdra means almost like animal. Now he has to be reformed.
That is called saṁskāra. Then twice-born. The first-class twice-born is brāhmaṇa. Second-class twice-born is kṣatriya.
And third-class twice-born is the vaiśya. And remaining, who cannot be reformed, they remain śūdra. But there is cooperation between brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, and the society makes progress simultaneously for everyone. That is human society.
At the present moment mostly all of them remain śūdras or less..., caṇḍālas. So how there can be any peace? It is not possible. There is no brāhmaṇa, no kṣatriya, maybe a few vaiśyas only.
They are also half-reformed. And European culture, that is caṇḍāla culture, yavana culture. There is no reformation, no brāhmaṇa, no kṣatriya, no vaiśyas, simply śūdras and caṇḍālas. Mostly caṇḍālas.
So Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is means for thoroughly overhauling the whole human society. [aside:] Hare Kṛṣṇa. Thank you. Brahmānanda: They think it is freedom to be able to do whatever you feel, whatever you want. Prabhupāda: Rascal, where is your freedom? You are kicked out like football from one life to another.
Then where is your freedom, rascal? That they do not know. Therefore they are śūdras. He is being kicked out like football from this pole to that pole, and still he is thinking, "I am free." Brahmānanda: They think reformation is a restriction. Prabhupāda: Yes.