Civilization means anartha-nivrtti syat because we are complicated by the anarthas, unwanted things. ...in this way there is bulls, horses for transport. But what is the use of these big, big motorbuses and acquire petrol, machine, factory, so many things? But nature's way there is already means of transport. The horses are there. The bulls are there. But they will eat them, and they will create these motor big, big buses and then petrol, then fight... ...and so much useless labor for growing tea, that will be stopped. You can grow food. You drink tea, you'll require sugar. Then unnecessarily producing so much sugarcane. And the by-product of sugarcane, molasses, you'll have to utilize. Then produce wine, liquor. One after another...
Morning walk, Mauritius, October 2, 1975