Everything belongs to Krishna, not nations; chanting purifies the heart and brings all virtues naturally.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Hari-śauri: It's recording now. Indian man: Kṛṣṇa has made lot of things for human beings to enjoy—the trees and rivers and... [break] Prabhupāda: That is the Vedic version—pūrṇam idam [Īśopaniṣad, Invocation], everything is complete. Indian man: It says in the Bible that animals were given to the mankind for protection and for service—you can take service from the animals. And they think the slaughtering of an animal is all right on that basis, that God gave the animals to the human beings. Prabhupāda: And how intelligent they are. I give you my child for your protection, and you cut his throat.
And how intelligent you are. Just see. That is the proof. Something is given for protection, and they're cutting the throat.
This is their intelligence. [break] Indian man: ...the article in Back to Godhead there was a question raised, that "What is purpose of life?" And if I'm right, it was stated that the purpose of life is to realize God. Could you kindly explain a little more on that? Prabhupāda: That I was explaining last night, that human life is meant for understanding what is the goal of life. The goal of life is to go back to home, back to Godhead.
If they do not go back to home, back to Godhead, then remain here, become a tree. Stand, for five thousand years. Sthāvarā lakṣa-viṁśati [Padma Purāṇa]. Two millions you have to pass through.
And each species, some thousands of years. And such two millions. So, how many years? Hmm?
There are two millions of varieties of vegetables. And each item, if you pass, say hundred years. Then? Puṣṭa Kṛṣṇa: Two hundred million. Prabhupāda: Two hundred millions years only for passing through the vegetables. Then you become, what is called, insects.
That is also 1,100,000. In this way you'll get chance again to become a human being. These rascals are wasting, four-wheel dog. [laughter] Dogs are four-legged, and we are four-wheeled.