So actually, that is the position of all living entities within this material world. Encaged by maya, illusion, they have forgotten what is the self-interest. The self-interest is: go back to home, back to Godhead. That is real-self interest. So every intelligent man should first of all see to his self-interest, how to become free from this repetition of birth and death and go back to home, back to God. That is self-interest. And if we do not know, we do not execute in that way -- that means Krsna consciousness -- then however we may be philanthropist, affectionate, very good economist, very good philosopher, everything is nonsense, mudha. That is the statement, that we should not remain mudha; we should become intelligent and see to our self-interest, and that is the success of life.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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