Prabhupada: That is life. This artificial life is no life. Bhaktivinoda Thakura has described this modern civilization of artificial life. So he says, jada vidya sab, mayara vaibhava. He declares all these artificial way of life, advancement of material civilization, means advancement of influence of maya. Jada vidya sab, mayara vaibhava. Expansion of the influence of maya. Then? What is the result? The result is anitya samsare, moho janmeiya. Jada vidya sab, mayar vaibhava, tomara bhajane badha. maya means forgetfulness of God. This is maya. maya means the more you forget Krsna, the more you are involved in maya. Daivi hy esa gunamayi mama maya duratyaya [Bg. 7.14]. So maya's business is to cover you more and more as you forget Krsna. This is maya's business. So therefore, expansion of maya's influence means forgetting Krsna. Tomara bhajane badha. They're all hindrances only to make spiritual progress and to understand God.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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