The bodily concept of life causes all conflict; chanting Hare Krishna is the liberation for this fallen age.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Prabhupāda: So you expand it. A dog is thinking, "I am this body. I am bulldog," "I am greyhound." And man is also thinking, "I am American," "I am Indian." But they do not know their real identity, and they are fighting like dogs. And this is going on in the name of civilization.
And when we put forward Bhagavad-gītā, the first lesson is that aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñā-vādāṁś ca bhāṣase [Bg 2.11]: "Arjuna, you are talking like a very learned man, but you are lamenting about the body. But actually...," gatāsūn agatāsūṁś ca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ, "so far the body is con..., this is lump of matter. So whether it is dead or alive, nobody seriously think of it, no learned, paṇḍita." Of course, those who are fools, rascal, they can take it. But those who are actually learned, they do not talk about this body.
Now upon this statement, just see the world situation. Everyone is busy on the concept of body. So what is the position of the world? Apaṇḍita, ignorance. And such people are going on as learned scholars, politicians and leaders and so on.
So how there can be peace? If you bring different types of dogs—greyhound and bulldog and Indian dog—and bring them, the "United Dog Association," [laughter] so will there be peace? That is the position. I declared in Melbourne in a public meeting that this United Nation is the unity of barking dog.
I told. It was published in the paper. They also criticized me, "The Swami has come to hound." [laughter] But that is actually the fact. If you become impartial judge, not on behalf of CID or anyone, then you see the actual. CID Chief: That is the truth, eternal truth.
What you have said... Prabhupāda: No, we are speaking about Kṛṣṇa. So if I say that "Kṛṣṇa says like this," and it is a fact, then what is our fault? But they are taking very serious. Just like especially nowadays in Western country, they are opposing, that "This philosophy is brainwash." So this is our position.
Satyaṁ brūyāt priyaṁ brūyāt mā brūyāt satyam apriyam [Sanskrit Proverb]. The world situation is that you can speak truth if it is palatable. And if it is unpalatable, don't speak. But this thing cannot be maintained when you are preaching spiritual life. There we cannot cheat.