{"id":81,"date":"2025-12-09T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconsaidapet.org\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=81"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:01:17","slug":"civilization-and-transcendence-a%e1%b9%89mika-va%e1%b8%bbkkai","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/iskconsaidapet.org\/shop\/product\/civilization-and-transcendence-a%E1%B9%89mika-va%E1%B8%BBkkai\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilization and Transcendence (\u0100\u1e49m\u012bka v\u0101\u1e3bkkai)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">Summary of Core Themes<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"7d5cd10b-f9a9-43be-8aee-f6880d6a4e3a\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=NPu7rb_l\/C5gNJc;class=NPu7rb_l\/UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiuvLzd47eRAxWZwzgGHXsaGisQye0OegYIAQgCEAA\"><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAxAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\">The book is a collection of essays and lectures that contrasts contemporary materialist civilization, which focuses primarily on economic development and sense gratification, with a &#8220;God-centered&#8221; or transcendental civilization.<span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"NPu7rb_p,NPu7rb_q,NPu7rb_r\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=NPu7rb_p\/TKHnVd;\" data-sae=\"\">\u00a0<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"3dc85060-7d8f-40e8-b137-1bc6a511a3af\" aria-label=\"View related links\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=NPu7rb_p\/C5gNJc;class=NPu7rb_p\/UpSNec;\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiuvLzd47eRAxWZwzgGHXsaGisQye0OegYIAQgDEAE\"><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Critique of Modern Civilization<\/strong>: The central argument is that modern civilization, while technologically advanced, is fundamentally flawed because it ignores the spiritual needs of the soul and promotes an &#8220;eat, drink, be merry&#8221; philosophy focused on the temporary body. This leads to anxiety, conflict, environmental degradation, and a perpetual struggle for material resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Defining &#8220;Real&#8221; Civilization<\/strong>: Prabhupada asserts that true civilization is one that helps humanity understand the difference between the body (temporary) and the soul (eternal), and guides individuals toward self-realization and liberation from the cycle of birth and death. Any civilization that neglects the spiritual purpose of life, he argues, is no better than an advanced animal society.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">The Vedic Solution (Var\u1e47a\u015brama-dharma)<\/strong>: The book proposes implementing a structured social system based on the Vedic\u00a0<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-complete=\"true\">var\u1e47a\u015brama<\/em>\u00a0principles. This system organizes society according to individuals&#8217; natural qualities and work (<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-complete=\"true\">var\u1e47a<\/em>) and stages of life (<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-complete=\"true\">\u0101\u015brama<\/em>), providing a framework where everyone can cooperatively work toward a common spiritual goal under the guidance of wise, spiritually realized leaders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">The Problem of Meat-Eating<\/strong>: The text strongly connects a truly civilized and peaceful society with the practice of vegetarianism. It argues that a society that systematically kills animals for food cannot simultaneously cultivate compassion, which is a prerequisite for spiritual advancement and universal brotherhood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-hveid=\"CAEIBhAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Transcendental Knowledge<\/strong>: The path to a higher civilization is achieved through embracing transcendental knowledge (knowledge of God and our relationship with Him), particularly through the practice of Krishna consciousness and chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, which Prabhupada presents as the universal method for achieving a peaceful, God-conscious society.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"NPu7rb_1y,NPu7rb_1z,NPu7rb_20\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=NPu7rb_1y\/TKHnVd;\" data-sae=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em class=\"eujQNb\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Civilization and Transcendence<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(sometimes published as\u00a0<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Vedic Culture: The Modern Paradigm<\/strong><\/em>) is a book by\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">A. 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