Chaitanya Charana dasa - Morality becomes pointless to a pure materialist

H.G. Chaitanya Charana dasa

'The Bhagavad-gita (16.8-15) explains that a materialistic worldview leads to insatiable lust and greed, which impel corrupt actions. When people are surrounded and bombarded by matarialistic allurements, they may feel that by being moral they stand to lose a lot and gain nothing tangible. Moreover, our godless education gives no knowledge about any higher natural laws of cosmic accountability. And the fallibility of our penal system is all too well known. The result? Morality appears dispensible, especially for the shrewd or powerful. In such an environment, how can we expect mere platitudes to inspire people to be moral?'

From Back to Godhead magazine, Jan/Feb 2006, p.28.
Chaitanya Charana dasa is based at ISKCON Pune, a disciple of H.H. Radhanath Swami, and runs a free cyber magazine, The Spiritual Scientist.
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