The Richer A Society, The More Impossible

If Greed Were Not The Master Of Modern Man, How Could It Be That The Frenzy Of Economic Activity Does Not Abate As Higher Standards Of Living Are Attained, And That It Is Precisely The Richest Societies Which Pursue Their Economic Advantage With The Greatest Ruthlessness?

After All, For Mankind As A Whole There Are No Exports. We Did Not Start Developing By Obtaining Foreign Exchange From Mars Or The Moon. Mankind Is A Closed Society.

From A Buddhist Point Of View, This Is Standing The Truth On Its Head By Considering Goods As More Important Than People And Consumption As More Important Than Creative Activity. It Means Shifting The Emphasis From The Worker To The Product Of Work, That Is, From The Human To The Sub-human, Surrender To The Forces Of Evil.

The Most Striking About Modern Industry Is That It Requires So Much And Accomplishes So Little. Modern Industry Seems To Be Inefficient To A Degree That Surpasses One's Ordinary Powers Of Imagination. Its Inefficiency Therefore Remains Unnoticed.

Man's Needs Are Infinite, And Infinitude Can Be Achieved Only In The Spiritual Realm, Never In The Material.