Those who are captivated by
the illusory advancement of material civilization (following the way of
phantasmagoria) are certainly madmen. The whole material creation is a jugglery of names only;
in fact, it is nothing but a bewildering creation of matter like earth, water
and fire. The buildings, furniture, cars, bungalows, mills, factories,
industries, peace, war or even the highest perfection of material science,
namely atomic energy and electronics, are all simply bewildering names of
material elements with their concomitant reactions of the three modes. Since
the devotee of the Lord knows them perfectly well, he is not interested in
creating unwanted things for a situation which is not at all reality, but
simply names of no more significance than the babble of sea waves.
Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.3 purport
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