It is Not Difficult to Train the Mind
Just as a determined master can successfully train a dog to be obedient, in the same way a determined devotee can successfully train his mind to be always obey the injunctions of the scriptures such as Bhagavad-gita, Chapter 6, Text 26:
yato yato niścalati
manaś cañcalam asthiram
tatas tato niyamyaitad
ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet
"From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self."
So it is not at all difficult to train the mind to always be Krishna conscious. It simply requires practice, just as it requires practice to master the art of driving or of playing a musical instrument.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Dandavat Pranam Srila Gurudeva.
All glories to your Grace.
All glories to Srimati Gurumataji.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
You have said many times that Krishna bhakti is millions times more pleasurable than material sex. But how to practically understand this? Please enlighten.
Your servant of the servant,
Govardhan Das
My Dear Govardhan,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The way to understand it is to experience it, to taste it first hand. The more we become free from the offenses against the holy name, the more we will taste the nectar of the holy name. The offenses to be avoid are described by Srila Prabhupada as follows in the Teachings of Lord Caitanya:
"The first offense is to blaspheme the great devotees who have tried to spread the glories of the holy name all over the world. The greatest offender at the feet of the holy name is the rascal who is envious of such devotees. The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa, and Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate offenses against a pure devotee who, following the order of his spiritual master, is spreading the holy name all over the world.
"The second offense is to deny that Lord Viṣṇu is the Absolute Truth. Since there is no difference between the Lord and His name, qualities, form and pastimes, or activities, one who sees a difference is considered an offender. The Lord being supreme, no one is equal to or greater than Him. Consequently, one who thinks that the name of some demigod is equal to the Lord’s name is an offender. The Supreme Lord and the demigods should never be considered on the same level.
"The third offense is to consider the bona fide spiritual master to be a common man.
"The fourth offense is to blaspheme the Vedic literature—the Vedas and such corollaries as the Purāṇas.
"The fifth offense is to consider the glories of the holy name to be exaggerations.
"The sixth offense is to imagine a perverted meaning of the holy name.
"The seventh offense is to commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name. It is understood that by chanting the holy name one is freed from sinful reactions, but this does not mean that one should perversely act sinfully on the strength of chanting. That is the greatest offense.
"The eighth offense is to equate chanting the holy name with religious rituals, austerity, renunciation or sacrificial performances. Chanting the holy name is as good as associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas these pious activities are only means of approaching the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they can also be performed for some material reason. It is an offense to equate them with chanting the holy name.
"The ninth offense is to preach the glories of the holy name of God to a faithless person.
"The tenth and last offense is to maintain material attachments even after hearing and chanting the holy name of God. The idea is that by chanting the holy name without offense one is elevated to the liberated platform, where one is freed from all material attachments. Thus if one chants the holy names and still has material attachments, he is committing an offense."
So let us all strive diligently to become free from all of these offenses so that we can unlimitedly relish the nectar of Lord Sri Krishna's holy name.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
yato yato niścalati
manaś cañcalam asthiram
tatas tato niyamyaitad
ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet
"From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self."
So it is not at all difficult to train the mind to always be Krishna conscious. It simply requires practice, just as it requires practice to master the art of driving or of playing a musical instrument.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
A Determined Master Can Successfully Train a Dog
Answers According to the Vedic Wisdom
Question: How is Bhakti Better than Sex?
Hare Krishna.Dandavat Pranam Srila Gurudeva.
All glories to your Grace.
All glories to Srimati Gurumataji.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
You have said many times that Krishna bhakti is millions times more pleasurable than material sex. But how to practically understand this? Please enlighten.
Your servant of the servant,
Govardhan Das
Answer: Practically Experience It
From: Tavua, FijiMy Dear Govardhan,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
The way to understand it is to experience it, to taste it first hand. The more we become free from the offenses against the holy name, the more we will taste the nectar of the holy name. The offenses to be avoid are described by Srila Prabhupada as follows in the Teachings of Lord Caitanya:
"The first offense is to blaspheme the great devotees who have tried to spread the glories of the holy name all over the world. The greatest offender at the feet of the holy name is the rascal who is envious of such devotees. The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa, and Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate offenses against a pure devotee who, following the order of his spiritual master, is spreading the holy name all over the world.
"The second offense is to deny that Lord Viṣṇu is the Absolute Truth. Since there is no difference between the Lord and His name, qualities, form and pastimes, or activities, one who sees a difference is considered an offender. The Lord being supreme, no one is equal to or greater than Him. Consequently, one who thinks that the name of some demigod is equal to the Lord’s name is an offender. The Supreme Lord and the demigods should never be considered on the same level.
"The third offense is to consider the bona fide spiritual master to be a common man.
"The fourth offense is to blaspheme the Vedic literature—the Vedas and such corollaries as the Purāṇas.
"The fifth offense is to consider the glories of the holy name to be exaggerations.
"The sixth offense is to imagine a perverted meaning of the holy name.
"The seventh offense is to commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name. It is understood that by chanting the holy name one is freed from sinful reactions, but this does not mean that one should perversely act sinfully on the strength of chanting. That is the greatest offense.
"The eighth offense is to equate chanting the holy name with religious rituals, austerity, renunciation or sacrificial performances. Chanting the holy name is as good as associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas these pious activities are only means of approaching the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they can also be performed for some material reason. It is an offense to equate them with chanting the holy name.
"The ninth offense is to preach the glories of the holy name of God to a faithless person.
"The tenth and last offense is to maintain material attachments even after hearing and chanting the holy name of God. The idea is that by chanting the holy name without offense one is elevated to the liberated platform, where one is freed from all material attachments. Thus if one chants the holy names and still has material attachments, he is committing an offense."
So let us all strive diligently to become free from all of these offenses so that we can unlimitedly relish the nectar of Lord Sri Krishna's holy name.
I hope this meets you in the best of health.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
The Most Urgent World Deliverance Mission
ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, ordered his disciples to become gurus and deliver the world. Sankarshan Das Adhikari has taken this order very seriously and is thus accepting disciples all over the world and has dedicated himself fully to the mission of making the entire world Krishna conscious as soon as possible. He requests your help in this most urgent world deliverance mission to save the suffering humanity from gliding down to the animal kingdom in their next births.
Sankarshan Das Adhikari email: sd@worldleader.com
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