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Sometimes people misunderstand, thinking that sages who try for self-realization are lazy. In a high court a judge is sitting soberly, apparently doing nothing, and he is getting the highest salary. And another man in the same court \u2013 he\u2019s working hard all day long, rubber-stamping, and he is getting not even one-tenth of the judge\u2019s salary. He\u2019s thinking, \u201cI am so busy and working so hard, yet I am not getting a good salary. And this man is just sitting on the bench, and he\u2019s getting such a fat salary.\u201d The criticism of Hinduism as \u201cinhibiting progress\u201d is like that: it comes out of ignorance. The Vedic civilization is for self-realization. It is meant for the intelligent person, the person who will not just work like an ass but who will try for that thing which he did not achieve in so many other lives \u2013 namely, self-realization.\n\nFor example, we are sometimes labeled \u201cescapists.\u201d What is the charge?\n\nDisciple: They say we are escaping from reality.\n\n\u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, we are escaping their reality. But their reality is a dog\u2019s race, and our reality is to advance in self-realization, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness. That is the difference. Therefore the mundane, materialistic workers have been described as m\u016b\u1e0dhas, asses. \u2022\u2022\u2022 if you\u2019d like to find links to read for free or purchase: sravanamdiaries.com/civilization-and-transcendence