Conquer Your Mind, Conquer the World

Sometimes it is said that if one conquers his mind, he can conquer the world. What does this mean?

Conquering the mind is not child’s play. In the Bhagavad-gita Lord Sri Krishna states that it is more difficult to conquer the mind than it is to conquer the raging wind. But one who becomes highly spiritually elevated to the point of absolute spiritual perfection becomes such a powerful influence on this planet that the whole world will follow him. Such a person is known as a saktyavesa-avatar, a living entity who is empowered by God. Such a person can make the whole world Krishna conscious. In other words, he can turn the whole world into a spiritual paradise.

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Conquer Yourself / Conquer the World

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Question: Problematic About Your Religion?

As a fellow person of faith, what is one thing about your religion that you secretly think is problematic?

Elle Thedyn

Answer: No Such Thing as "My" Religion

There is no such as “my” religion. Religion is one, to reconnect with the source of our existence. Just like a lamp has no illumination unless it plugged in, we remain dull and practically lifeless unless and until we reconnect with the source of our existence. The biggest problem I have is that 99.99% of the present day human civilization is disconnected from its source. This is the root cause of the myriad of problems and catastrophes that are torturing our modern day so-called civilized society. Therefore my life is fully dedicated to bringing about the complete, total respiritualization of the entire human society. Another aspect of my biggest problem is that nobody is interested in being reconnected with the very ground and source of their being.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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