Acting out of duty vs Acting out of Emotions

Become the greatest well wisher of all creatures- HH Radhanath Swami

Main points:

1. If we are serious about self realization it is expressed through our eagerness to hear, to learn , to serve, to put our spiritual practice in the center of lives. 
2. Real tapasya is not that you do something whether you like it or not. Real Tapasya is that you are excited about doing it because it is connected to Krsna. We are eager to do everything we do to facilitate ourselves and others to love Krsna.
3. When one associates with devotees- devotion to Krsna awakens in the heart.
4. While we are on this earth, we can be the greatest well wisher of all creatures. That means to inspire all others to love for Krsna. To see every living being in all species of life in relationship to our own service to Lord Krsna.
5. Any little thing we do, we sweep the floor, we cook an offering, we distribute a book, we speak hari katha, offer a prayer, chant the name, if its done with sincerity and devotion Krsna is personally reciprocating and its an investment Krsna will never forget because Krsna is Supremely grateful.

2014-10-05 SB 10-51-30 Become the Greatest Well Wisher of all Creatures Radhanath Swami
begins with this proclamation, before even understanding what is about to be spoken in the sutras- this is the invocation to wake us up- unless we wake up to this point we will not take our spiritual life very seriousl- having taken this human form of life which is so rare , it is time to inquire into the Brahman, the Absolute Truth.
We chase after things to devote so much of our time for that which has no value to the soul. Human form of life is so valuable but in Kali yuga - we think what is the value- we become depressed, suicidal- bec we do not understand this gift. The human life is actually meant only for one purpose self realization.
Then we crave for those things that were provided to us through all the other species of life- physical comfort, sensual satisfaction, comfortable residence, to prove our strength. Sex life- wealth or power - all these mental and physical pleasures are available for the animals. Some big birds- eat little birds. whats so great about that- big nations conquer little nations, only diff birds are supposed to do that- we are in total ignorance and do that - then we think we are so great. Actually what people are chasing after has very little value- they are available for dogs and hogs and other species- they cannot pursue with full hearts- self realization- how serious really are we ?
If we are serious its expressed through our eagerness to hear, to learn , to serve, to put our spiritual practice in the center of lives. We do have these bodies, we do have these minds and we have to tend to them- we cannot neglect them because if a human being unless one is extremely liberated anyone else if they neglect their body and mind too much their spiritual life becomes unsustainable because the atma is still so connected and still so identifying with the body and mind.
Unless we are really experiencing the higher taste of ecstatic love- then we have to take care but with out purpose in the center- everything in our life is oriented in such a way to facilitate our journey home to the real self to self realization.
That is actual intelligence- it is isn't simply about making deals in which you could make a lot of money or convincing people in whatever you want to convince them of - interesting architectural designs that will not fall down. Real intelligence is how to keep the real value of life in the center and orient everything to that purpose. This is what BG is teaching us.
You have family, home, occupation - man mana bhava mad bhakta - everything you do must be an expression of your devotion and you should be willing to do it. Real tapasya austerity- just because it is difficult you get it sone- Real tapasya is you are excited about doing it because it is connected to Krsna. WE are eager to do everythign we do to facilitate ourselves and others to love Krsna.Mucukunda- he is expressing to Lord Krsna- I am very eager to understand who you are, I am very eager to speak so that everyone understand who you are. The backjground to his eagerness is very instructive. He was a king, not just a king- today most of the kinsgs are symbolic. They get to preside over formal events. Its mostly the political govt that makes all the decision and tells them what to do. Mucukunda was king of Iksvaku dynasty

Background to Mucukunda's eagerness to serve the demigods

Not taking things for granted, its not taking things in an impersonal ungrateful way- its actually trying to reciprocate with all the different gifts on every level we are receiving. 33 mn demigods- in one little tiny universe- they are all just trying to manage what Krsna has created Who is defeated in wrestling by his friends.Takes this many dept heads to keep it going. When we honor the devas we show we are not taking things for granted- things are personally given to us and we are personally reciprocating with us. Those benefits are even required in our devotional service, so we should be grateful. But when we give honor just because we wish to receive some material benedictions then we miss the real purpose of the whole created universes. Devarsi purtra... Krsna tells in the SM just like the root of the tress supplies noursihment to everyu part of the tree. W/o the root no part of the tree can survive.
Place near Washington DC- very beautiful waterfalls. On our way back - large tree- totally holow- just bark- outer shell- you could walk into it. With the two otehr we were just sitting there chanting Japa.We serve Krsna, please Krsna all demigods , all ancestors and all those we are indebted to- all are satsfied. For whatever we recieve we are indebt- but when we surrender and serve Krsna all our debts are fulfilled.
The demigods even in their abode so many difficulties and anxieties.Devas turning to a human king to help them

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If Krsna immediately does not reciprocate with us, often times out of His sincere love this is really for our benefit and for the =benefit of those around us. To have faith in this is very important for our spiritual development. Any little thing we do, we sweep the floor, we cook an offering, we distribute a book, we speak hari katha, offer a prayer, chant the name, if its done with sincerity and devotion Krsna is personally reciprocating and its an investment Krsna will never forget because Krsna is Supremely grateful. He doesn't reveal in a very personal way that reciprocation on a physical level, that we may sensually experience or even mentally experience immediately because He wants us to understand the value- He wants us to take shelter in a deeper and deeper way in this apparent separation.
So How did Krsna give this ultimate experience of Himself to Mucukunda.In His lila He wanetd to orchestrate so many different pastimes to harmonize for a particular purpose.
Mucukunda, Jarasandha, Kalyavana

Mucukunda Asks for a benediction

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Krsna asks Mucukunda to ask for any benediction. Now Mucukunda is about to speak:
He tells, first Krsna tells about Himself. This is so beautiful -Krsna says "SB 10.51.36 — The Supreme Lord said: My dear friend, I have taken thousands of births, lived thousands of lives and accepted thousands of names. In fact My births, activities and names are limitless, and thus even I cannot count them.SB 10.51.37 — After many lifetimes someone might count the dust particles on the earth, but no one can ever finish counting My qualities, activities, names and births.SB 10.51.38 — O King, the greatest sages enumerate My births and activities, which take place throughout the three phases of time, but never do they reach the end of them."This is special feature about our SB in particular and are vedic literartures in general. The concept of Sanatana Dharma. Its so deep profound, although infinitely concise, so universal. We find such an incredible understanding specific of the personality of Godhead. Shyamsundar , His beautiful form, what His eyes, nose, ears look like, what He is wearing, what His voice sounds like, where He lives, great details about the nature His abode, what He does, what He likes, the Vedic Literatures give such details about that Supreme God and how that one Supreme God who we understand so specifically and so personally with such incredible detail, and its revealed in this way because Krsna is all attractive and by hearing about this our love awakens. We find little Dhruva Maharaja - 5 years old- Narada Muni described in great details the form of the Paramatma. Little Dhruva began meditating on that form and through that meditation he began chanting Krsna's Holy Names.He became completely pure and saw the Lord face to face .And while we are getting such a specific incredible expln and understanding of the POG His abode, His activities, Body and Qualities we also learn He manifests incredible forms, Narasimha, Varahan Kurma, Rama, Narayana and Vamana- these are just the prominent forms that we understand. Krsna is explaining here that the amount of names that He has and the forms He manifests when He descends into this material creation are limitless. How many particles of dust are on the earth. Even if you could calculate specifically how many there are , infinitely more is Krsna's names, Forms and activities. SP is explaining that this is a great opulence and it is so unifying. If you do not understand the essence, but you try to have a very universal concept then it becomes nothing. Just being universal without specific essence, but if you are specific and you understand the universal nature of that specific then you become very arrogant and sectarian. But in the principle of Sanataana Dharama wherever we find the essence of the Truth - we understand that that is true dharma and the Lord can appear in so many ways to manifest that true Dharma.
In Sanatana Dharma all the true religions of the world can be identified by the quality of by what is actually being taught and what the realization is based on the Vedas ,and its inclusive.BVT he understands that the Lord of Christianity, Judaism, even Lord Buddha Himself are all manifestign from Krsna. These are just a few of the religions around today. What to speak about the whole creation. Acc to time, place and circumstance, - the Lord appears- we can love Krsna in all of these forms because we understand what the essence is . BVT says -0 when I go to another religious place where the Lord is being worshiped, even if I may not understand what is going on, I feel my beloved Krsna being loved and worshiped in another way and another form. This is very much being confirmed here and this is why the Vedic Culture is so necessary to be understood around the world. Even people of other faiths can understand the universality by understanding the essence of who Krsna or who God is , and rise above arrogance and hatred. 

Krsna reveals Himself to Mucukunda in this way and asks ask for any benediction you like. I have come in this form as the son of Vasudeva and my name is Vaasudeva, motehr bhumi along with Brahma called me to cleanse the world of the demons and to perform my pastimes, so this is how I have appeared today. And when he asked for a bebediction, Mucukunda's reply- he says

Krsna tells in the past you have prayed to me therefore I have appeared to you. Mucukunda tells SB 10.51.45 — Śrī Mucukunda said: O Lord, the people of this world, both men and women, are bewildered by Your illusory energy. Unaware of their real benefit, they do not worship You This is the only thing of real value, everything else will come and go . I have wasted all this time, becoming more and more intoxicated in my domain and opulence as an earthly king. Each and every one of us is our own king in our own domain- little house or strawmaton the street, whatever we have , we have this conception that I am the king of my domain- we have to catch ourselves. I remember at one time- I was sleeping when I wanted to renounce everything of this world- seek God. Sometimes I was in the jungle sleep under cave/tree.Sometimes I would see another sadhu sleeping in the same cave and I would catch myself thinking "What is this?"- my cave! It was a really nice flat , spot under a tree , which is pretty rare and you would see another sadhu sleeping on that spot- "He is under my tree" . In whatever situation we are the king of our own little domains. Mucukunda is actually a king who had a massive kingdom- we are intoxicated - He says "SB 10.51.48 — With deep arrogance I took myself to be the body, "He explains his realization - not much difference between His body and a pot or a wall- just so happens that the soul is present in this . ""Thinking myself a god among men, I traveled the earth surrounded by my charioteers, elephants, cavalry, foot soldiers and generals, disregarding You in my deluding pride."SB 10.51.49 — A man obsessed with thoughts of what he thinks needs to be done, intensely greedy, and delighting in sense enjoyment is suddenly confronted by You, who are ever alert. Like a hungry snake licking its fangs before a mouse, You appear before him as death."Body of the greatest beauty queen or king ultimately becomes ashes, nourishes worms or becomes the excrement of those wormsConquered all directions, free of all conflict, still even the greatest conquerors are all conquered by their senses and the mind.Then he comes to the conclusion:SB 10.51.53 — When the material life of a wandering soul has ceased, O Acyuta, he may attain the association of Your devotees. And when he associates with them, there awakens in him devotion unto You, who are the goal of the devotees and the Lord of all causes and their effects.

When one associates with devotees- devotion to Krsna awakens in the heart. bhaj hure ... durlabha manava janama sat sange- my dear mind please worship sri nanda nandana- the most valuable thing in all of human life is the association of devotees.Even attainment of 8 mystic powers, liberation from all suffering, elevation to heavenly worlds- cannot compare to a monet's association of devotees- because none of these things awaken devotion to Krsna in our hearts. We should not take for granted the association of devotees.Artha and anartha- comes from an ungrateful heart- we take human life for granted because there are so many humans- don't understand the incredible value of human life, take association of devotees for granted because often times its so easy to have the association of devotees or they maybe a lot of devotees around- so what- we deal with each other in very wasteful ways- each moment is more precious than everything in creation. To hear about Krsna from devotees, to speak about Krsna to devotees, to serve devotees, more precious than anything in all of creation- to the degree we actually appreciate that association - to that degree Krsna will reciprocate and our love for Him will awaken, our devotion will manifest.Mucukunda is appreciating that after wandering through this world in so many ways nothing is of value- palaces, elephants,power, chariots ,e ct but the association of devotees since that awakens my devotion . This is the only benediction I want from you - is to serve You. you are beyond the 3 modes of material nature, you are beyond the powers of time in this world, I only want to take shelter of You. Krsna was so placed. Na dhana na janam .... Sri CM in his SS prayers- He prays- I do not want wealth or beautiful opp sec, fame or great knowledge, I don't even want liberation I only want to serve you birth after birth - it is the same prayer Mucukunda is asking for I only want to serve You. Krsna is pleased" I only offered material benediction to show how great you are"Krsna gives him such a benediction "SB 10.51.60 — The minds of non devotees who engage in such practices as prāṇāyama are not fully cleansed of material desires. Thus, O King, material desires are again seen to arise in their minds."Other words, if we do those same practices with the desire for PDS under the guidance of pure devotees of the Lord - we do not want anything bu to take shelter and serve with love.SB 10.51.61 — Wander this earth at will, with your mind fixed on Me. May you always possess such unfailing devotion for Me.Then He tells Mucukunda through your life you will always be fixed in loving rememberance of me. In your next life you will become an excellent brahmana and the greatest well wisher of all creature and certainly come to Me alone. This is the greatest benediction Krnsa gives. While we are on this earth, we can be the greatest well wisher of all creatures. That means to inspire all others to love for Krsna. To see every living being in all species of life in reln to our own service to Lord Krsna.And this was the principle that Sri CM put great emphasis on and sP took as his lfie and soul.To be instruments of SP and CM compassion , the greatest well wishers of all creatures and naturally we come to Krsna alone and of course it begins among ourselves to be the greatest well wishers of each other. That is what the society of devotees is , the greatest well wisher of each other and as a family we expand that well wishing affection, toward all creatures.Thank you very much.

Protect Yourself by chanting Holy Names

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nityaṁ dadāti kāmasya cchidraṁ tam anu ye ’rayaḥ
yoginaḥ kṛta-maitrasya patyur jāyeva puṁścalī

An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed by her paramours. If the yogī gives his mind a chance and does not restrain it, his mind will give facility to enemies like lust, anger and greed, and they will doubtlessly kill the yogī.

These words by Srila Sukadeva Goswami are of primary significance for those on the path of yoga.The actual meaning of yoga is to control the mind and what is the perfection of yoga man mana bhava mad bhakto- to always think of Krishna . Of all scriptures, rules regulations and teachings are meant to serve the primary essence which is to always Remember Krishna and never forget rishna. This remembering is the function of the mind. ant kae ca mamaeva , yam yam vap smaran bhavan- what we remember at the time of death is what we will attain. If we remember Krishna at the time of death that is what we will attain. Therefore in the Vedic civilization from the beginning of life one is taught how to train the mind.

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Because  the mind by nature is very flickering , very easily disturbed. The mind wants to wander into the realm of dictations of the senses. That is the very conditioned nature of the conditioned soul. How to curb that tendency and direct the mind in such a way that it will elevate us rather than degrade us. Human society there is unlimited influence to degrade our minds, to drag our thinking process towards egoistic selfish sense gratification. Therefore the mind must be trained to say no to those dictations and as a positive alternative to fix itself on those words, activities which bring about purification. The mind is to be controlled through the intelligence. Intelligence has a very important function- it is the function of giving the mind the proper information to make the right choice. what life really is from the time of birth to the time of death is a series of momentary choices and according the the choices we make we will either be elevated or degraded. every choice we make at every moment will either karmically bind us to passion or ignorance or bring us closer to God. This is what training the mind is about- moment after moment after moment the intelligence guiding the mind to make the right choice. When the mind contemplates the objects of the senses lust develop.s This is the system of how material nature works in a human being. It is infallible, no exceptions. This is how it works. When one contemplates the objects of the senses this contemplation is the function of the mind. It is not something you can see, it is not something anyone knows about. Contemplation  Worshipping the Deity on the altar everything thinking you are a wonderful pujari, but your mind can be in a permit room. Really where are you. You are where your consciousness is. Contemplation is very subtle, nobody knows what you are contemplating,- very hidden , very private- contemplation of the mind.

According to what we contemplate will define the direction of the rest of our lives. While contemplating the object of the senses lust develops.what is lust , it is a subtle energy  lust isn't the object of the senses, it is not the act- it is the disposition of the mind, When lust enters and takes control of the mind then we act accordingly. Arjuna asks Krishna - why is an intelligent person forced to act immorally. Good person dragged to engage in sinful activity. Krishna very boldly replies - kama ese krodha ese- he doesn't explain in a flowery way- he says it is lust only the deadly sinful enemy which later transforms to wrath. Three gates lead to hell- lust, anger and greed. These gates only lead in one direction to hell. When contemplation of the objects of the senses in the mind then lust develops . We strive to satisfy

 our lust on gross platform our subtle platform when it is frustrated it transforms into anger or wrath develops. What is anger- anger is not the act- acts is acts of anger. Anger is a disposition within the mind. You cannot see anger - you can see the manifestation  Contemplation, Lust, anger are very invisible things that are only within ones own mind, Only when you give way to these things can other people see them. You maybe raging with anger but you may not show it. When you surrender to it it is perceived outside to yourself. That is what happens. We surrender our minds in contemplating the objects of the senses, then we surrender to lust and when that lust is frustrated automatically that lust transforms to wrath- anger. Krishna continues that due to anger we become bewildered in memory. That means our intelligence - we forget- what is to be done and what is not to be done- we forget what is going to be the consequence if I engage in this type of activity. SP explains here and it is a very common thing in this world- when a wife is exploited by another man- sometimes the other man kills the husband and sometimes the husband kills the other man. It is the most common reason for murder in this world. Even years ago- I knew of someone whose wife was exploited by another man he went and shot that other man with a gun and he only got three years in prison. He didn't deny it- there was no question he did it. and he only got a few years in prison. because the jury understood that this man went insane- psychologically he was a fit person. But because that type of violation to one's lust frustration to one;s lusty propensities is so powerful they understood he is not really a bad person. He just gave in to anger. Hare Krishna.

So this is the power of anger- to lose our memory of what we have been taught and what is the reaction and from such loss of our memory intelligence is lost. That is the end . We lose the power to discriminate we are totally controlled by our lower nature and we fall down to the material pool. From the very beginning we must curb this deadly sinful enemy and how to do that. yato yato niscala ati manas cancalam. Wherever the mind focuses with our intelligence we have to bring it back to the right contemplation and right activity.

Bring the mind 

BG  declares just like a boat on a water is swept away by the strong wind- even one of the senses the mind focuses on can carry away the intelligence of a man. Krishna explains what is intelligence tani sarvani samyamya - one who restrains the senses and fixes the consciousness on me is known as  a man of steady intelligence. To restrain the senses is one of the most difficult things that a person can possible do. People can run for President for on of the powerful nations of the world- raising economic standard, conquer other countries, political parties. But the person cannot restrain senses. Usually these things don not come out. Prev days it will come out after the person died. Couple generations ago, media had some ethics " we shouldn't disgrace him, he is doing good work" even of they knew they would never say. Now we know about it in the histories. 

But today as Kali Yuga progresses, just the mentality of fly is becoming very prominent esp in media.The rest doesn't really involve the public it is his own karma. But today one may do many incredible things but on incorrect thing then the fly of the media...............You can conquer entire nations all oppositions but very difficult to restrain the senses. There is only one way to restrain the sense that can have any continuity by fixing the mind on Krishna.rasavarjam raso pyasa 

Human life is meant for austerity

It is is very difficult to fix the mind unless we have the higher taste. Human life is meant for austerity- means even if it causes trouble  great pain, even of there is no higher taste- we will do the right thing and gradually the higher taste awakens. Being a neophyte devotee is a difficult situation, because to try to give up mental and physical SG is very very arduous  if we are not experiencing a higher taste it is very difficult. A neophyte does not always get the higher taste sometimes we get the hints of the higher taste which can keep us going for our entire life.Sometimes even the hints aren't there. Its like you are in a desert. Maya is presenting fresh poisonous cool water. She is convincing you it is nutritious nectar-Krishna says in BG what tastes like nectar in the beginning is poison in the end and vv. This is actually intelligence to know that what tastes like nectar in the beginning is poison in the end. How many enjoy drinking poison? Poison does not always taste good, by the mercy of Radha Gopinah and the vaishnavas we can get some taste of really nectar. Whether we are tasting the sweet ecstacy of Holy Name we chant with full attention. Whether we are tasting the sweet nectar of the Sb are not we read and hear SB. Whether we can see the three fold bending form we still come and offer our obeisances before the deity.

An idle mind is a devils workshop.In the Bible , before Jesus began his mission of preaching- he was tested in the wilderness by satan- who was giving him so many offerings gross and then he offered him prestige, fame power. He offered him to be the king of the entire world. Jesus "Said get out from here. I never want to see your face". The temptations- Maya will present so many temptations. Therefore to overcome them with sustainability we have to fill our mind and senses with purifying spiritual activities whether it feels good or not, it tastes good or not- it is very important we are busy. Because if our lifestyle is idle then our mind unless we are very strong in our realization our mind becomes very affected. SP was preaching to people who controlling the kind was ever even a thought they considered in their lives. Western Civilization very much is about in its modern context of enjoyment the more you become a slave of your mind and senses- eat drink smoke have sex animalistic. If you go to the colleges in the west- SG is the life of an animal people become offended - we want to e animals. They actually want to be animals. For them it is liberation to be an animal- some may say in a more sophisticated way but that is what it means. Therefore we should keep very busy. Unless we are on a very advanced platform of KC, the mind is an unchaste wife. The senses and their objects there are so many paramours  when the mind focuses on enjoying the sense objects then we should understand that the mind is unchaste wife enjoying others. This is the evaluation of SG Krishna is speaking through him to enlighten the world. One who is a yogi, wants to make spiritual progress- what is the result- this is very strong/. Pls be very careful when you listen to this its too strong - When the mind is allowed to associate with the paramours of the senses and their objects, the mind gives facility to the enemies of lust, anger and greed, they will doubtlessly kill the yogi- for sure- its not if or maybe its for sure doubtlessly the yogi will be killed if we allow the unchaste mind to associate with the paramours of lust, anger and greed three gates that lead to hell. What does it mean kills the yogi?- it means that he is no longer yogi- that consciousness of being a yogi is dead- it kills your spiritual consciousness. Bhakti Yoga is the most sublime process of yoga because only in Bhakti yoga the Lord gives such wonderful ways to immerse the mind and senses in wonderful thoughts and spiritual activities.

The Higher Taste

I remember taking years ago taking a Zen Buddhist meditation course. learning to meditate between the crack between the wall and the floor- wasn't very exciting. Another teacher - on meditating the experience of the third eye- imagination, on a flame or a leaf get everything else out of your mind just that. So some people do that it is very difficult  Meditate on something impersonal- Krishna tells in Gits- that this process to meditate on something impersonal is very difficult for personalities- it is really against our nature to meditate on nothing. But in KC Krishna has personally descended into this world to give us such immensely wonderful vibrant alternatives to mediate on. Beautiful forms of the duties dressed differently everyday. So many festivals with different decorations on the altar. Devotees are finding great satisfaction..........some difficult situations no food- eating horse food, no toothpaste, hardly any sets of clothes, what id they have, but when the curtains opened- every devotee knew every detail of the outfit of the deity because there was not anything to meditate on. They knew the details of the outfit, the name of the outfit. I can still remember those outfits. When the curtains would open people would faint to see the Deities and talk about it all day and so many wonderful philosophy , people who are philosophically inclined KC is the greatest SG. SP paraphrases all the great philosophers of our Sampradaya esp JIva goswami - when you read his book tattva sandarbha the thing that will strike you, I already know all these things but he presents in such a simple and palatable way that a common devotee knows all these things even if he is not a philosophers.

Engagement for everyone
 So if you like to indulge your mind in philosophy how deep and how profoundly you can speak on the philosophy of acintya bhada abheda tattva for the rest of your lives. Krishna pastimes- stealing butter, afraid of his mother, Dwarka lila, Mathura Lila, Some devotees ksatriya by nature their lives are all about Narsimha Deva. One devotee he does puja for hours for - he decorates Narsimha Deva. Radha Gopinath we give kadamba, flowers, peacocks, flutes. He decorates Narsimha Deva with swords, axes, bows and arrows, diamond studded chakras to cut of demons heads and ruby studded knives. Every type of weapon you could imagine- and just to dovetail contemporary things I have seen him give narsimha deva machine guns and karate weapons nam chuks. Narsimha deva has ten arms - every arm has a fresh weapon. Krishna has performed such incredible lila and unbelievable services to render. Preaching is one of the occupying service- you really have to engross your mind- just repeat the message of God- it consumes so much of your consciousness and attention that Sense Gratification doesn't exist. there is not time. SP would send people on book distribution you are convincing somebody to do something they do not want to do- praying to Supersoul in their heart to give you the inspiration- its like samadhi, why? - if we understand the nature of the kind and we understand the results and reactions of not proper controlling the mind- then we will take shelter of the process of devotional service,We will be enthusiastic internally and externally and of all ways of completely subduing the mind the most powerful is nama kirtan. - the Holy Name in every situation we could call out Krishna's name whether we are responding to the call of nature.

.... or whether in a taxi, train, wherever we may be laying in bed- we cannot do so many things- we can necessarily worship the deities, preach but somehow or other fill the mind with harinam.

 If we allow our mind to associate with the paramour of lust they will doubtlessly kill our propensities. The enemies are attacking- are we going to surrender to our enemies they are not coming to protect us but to kill us but in that state take shelter of the Holy Name. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna..... and as we become more and more conditioned in training the mind to just always be turning to Krishna and his name then we are liberated, because ultimately if we are sincere who is within in name, bhagavatam deity - Krishna will protect us. To always remember Krishna and never forget Krishna is the ultimate goal of our lives. trnad api sunicena- without practicing this verse it is impossible to qualitatively chant the Holy Names . Krishna reciprocates with the quality of our chanting. Lets put this verse on the string of the Holy Names and chant the holy Name.s

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