How to Defeat Maya

Maya, the material energy, is always trying to keep us tightly in her clutches. But if we will intensely call out to Lord Krishna like a child crying for its mother, "Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare," we will be able to defeat Maya just like a soldier defeats an enemy. She will no longer we able to keep us in her grip. Therefore every day we should chant Hare Krishna as much as possible. This sincere chanting will save us from Maya's deluding influence.

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Only by the Mercy of the Spiritual Master


Answers According to Vedic Wisdom

Question: How to Control Anger?

Dear Guru Maharaja,

Please accept my humble obeisances.
All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

My understanding from lectures is that we feel down from the spiritual world because we wanted to enjoy separately from dearest Krishna.

My question is that if we go back to the spiritual world, is there the possibility of our having the same desire again and thus falling back to material world?

If the answer is "yes," then how to prevent this from happening?

If the answer is "no," then why we fell down in the first place?

Many thanks for your guidance.

Regards,
Gaurav

Answer: See Everything as Krishna's Mercy

From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USA

My Dear Gaurav,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

A foolish, curious child may stick his hand in the fire once and get burned. But having learned his lesson he won't do it again. In the same way, we may make the mistake once of trying to enjoy separately from the Lord, but having learned our lesson and having gone back to Him, we will not have the same foolish mistake again.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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