Page 124 - Shri Venkateswara Book

His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
writes, “This planet earth is but an insignificant spot
in the cosmic structure. Yet foolish men, puffed up
by a false sense of scientific advancement, have
concentrated their energy in the pursuit of so-called
economic development on this planet, not knowing
of the variegated economic facilities available on
other planets. According to modern astronomy, the
gravity of the moon is different from that of earth.
Therefore, one who goes to the moon will be able to
pick up large weights and jump vast distances. In the
Rāmāyaṇa, Hanumān is described as being able to
lift huge weights as heavy as hills and jump over the
ocean. Modern astronomy has confirmed that this is
indeed possible.

The disease of the modern civilized man is his
disbelief of everything in the revealed scriptures
such as the Vedas. Faithless nonbelievers cannot
make progress in spiritual realization, for they cannot
understand the spiritual potency. The small fruit of a
banyan contains hundreds of seeds, and in each seed
is the potency to produce another banyan tree with
the potency to produce millions more of such fruits.
This law of nature is visible before us, although how

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