Nondevotees chase temporary material illusions, unaware they are eternal beings with spiritual necessities beyond death.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Morning Walk — October 29, 1975, Nairobi 751029MW-NAIROBI [02:55 Minutes] Walk_751029MW-NAIROBI Prabhupāda: Harāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇā mano-rathenāsato dhāvato bahiḥ [SB 5.18.12]. Nondevotees, they are simply pulled on by the mental speculation: "This will be very nice. This will be very nice." Mano rathena, on the chariot of mind... Asataḥ, material.
Asat means material, "that will not exist." They will be busy in such things. Real, eternal necessity, they'll not be interested. They do not know. "Now this beautiful city, it is my city, my country.
Everything all right." But he has no knowledge that "After fifty years, when I shall die, where will be my city next?" That he does not know. For the time being, I shall be able to live here for twenty-five years or fifty years. That's all right. And next time, where I am going...
Cyavana: That's a third-class mentality, to be satisfied with that city...
Cyavana: Simply to have a city and be satisfied.
Prabhupāda: Yes. He's eternal. He does not know his eternal necessity. This is called ignorance.