Transforming Demons Into Demigods Through Chanting, Natural Living Replaces Modern Artificial Systems

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Prabhupāda: ...and asura means tad-viparyaya, just the opposite. So anyone... [break] ...Kṛṣṇa, he's a demon. Viṣṇu-bhakto bhaved daivaḥ. Daiva means devatā.

So there are two classes—daiva asura eva ca: one devatā and one asura. One who is devotee, he is devatā. One who is not devotee, he's asura. That's all—in different names.

So our this movement is making the asuras to become devatā. This is our movement. This is, therefore, the most prominent welfare activities within the human society. We are trying to make demon to become devatā.

And actually they are becoming. The demons are becoming devatā. Is it not? Devotees: Yes, Śrīla Prabhupāda. [laughing] Prabhupāda: And the so-called education, they are making devatā demons.

We want to check it. The human being, he has got the opportunity. Human being is there to become a devatā. Therefore the Vedic knowledge is there.

Because he's coming from lower species of life, and they also admit they are coming from monkey. That's all right. But now make him man really. Where is that arrangement?

You are keeping him monkey, jumping like monkey. That's all. So your, this so-called educational system, society, is good, or we are making the monkey to become to become devatā, this is good? What they will say?

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