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Letusconsidertheexampleofthemobilephones.Inearlierdaysmobilephones

onlyservedasphoneswhichwouldserveasatalkingandhearingdevice.Lateron

there was an in-built camera.Then there were music , mp3 players, recording

facility,video facility,handheld computingcapabilities andsoon.Today mobile

phones are more than an all purpose device and has got immense utility

value.Today, people just cannot live without a mobile phone.People can live

without their wives, however not without their mobile phones.Who will not be

attachedtoaservantwhocandosomanychoresatthesametime.Howeverthe

mobile phones are also candidates that cause severe entanglement and alsocausebraincancer.Onecannotlivewithoutthemobilephone,butoneneedsto

payaheftypricetoownit.

ThebiggestillusionthatmanisluredintoisthatIamthisbodyandeverything

thatisconnectedorrelatedtothebodyismine.Thisgivesrisetofalseego.Butas

one goes on hearing Hari Katha in the association of sincere devotees, from

propersources,thatis,frombonafideauthoritiesandwithapropersubmissive

attitude, with utter eagerness and attention , this transcendental Medicine

gradually humbles one down.This completely eradicates this formidable

illusion.Life changes from a self-centered life to a life that is centered around

Krishna.Onebecomesspiritualinallrespects.Ordinarilyitisalmostimpossibletocontrol the mind.Arjuna reveals this fact tothe Supreme Lord in the Bhagavat

Gita.Themostwellcultured,thebestofthewarriorswhohadtheutmostcontrolof

his senses;who even after seeing Urvashi , the queen among the apsaras,

accepted her ashis mother rather than gettting sensually attracted byher and

offeredhisobesaincesuntoher.TheverysameArjunaadmitstotheLordthathis

mindwasflickeringandthathefeltitwasimpossible tocontrol themind.Hetold

theLlordthathismindwasveryagitatedandwasmostobsitnate.Hesaidthathe

couldeasily control the raging wind in a jiffy but not the mind.KrishnaKatha,

however is so absorbing that it easily captures the mind and engages it.It is

extremely easy to focus on the wonderful pastimes of the Lord.This of course

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happens when we continuously hear the glories of the Lord and chant His

transcendental names.This is the confidential philosophy of the Krishna

Cosciousness Movement.Maharaja Ambarisha was completely absorbed in the

activities that were connected with the Lord. The Lords pastimes and Name

removesthesixdemonsfromtheheartnamelyLust,Anger,Greed,Pride,Envyand

Illusion.Krishna Katha isasure medicine tocureand driveaway thesedemons

from the heart. These frailities of the heart are rendered powerless when one

continuously hears Krishna Katha.There were some devotees whocould never

give up bad habits.The Chanting of the Holy Name of Lord Sri Krishna was

enoughforthemtosayNOtothesefataladdictionsandtheywentontobecome

greatdevoteesoftheLord.

People who walk on earth today , are living dead, walking like ghostly beings

simplybecausetheyhavenottastedKrishnaKatha.Thesebeingsarehauntedby

obnoxious thoughts that simply complicate their entanglements in the material

conceptionoflife.Allauspiciousthingsstarthappeningonlyafterwestartchanting

theholyname,whenwestarthearingKrishnaKatha.Ourheartis like the Lotus

Flower.TherearesomeLotusflowersthatblossomwhenthesunshines.Thereare

someLotusflowersthatblossomwhenthemooncomesupinthesky.Theheart

ofabeingisliketheclosedLotusflower.Thisfloweronlyblossomswheninthe

sky ofour heart , the moonof the holynameappears.This is the only way by

whichpurificationcanhappen.Everybeingmovingonthesurfaceof theearth is

utterlyfearful.TheGluttonisfearfulofdiseases.Peoplewhoareproudofthefamily

arefearfulofbeingwithoutasonwhowillcontinuethefamily.Thosewhohavea

lotofwealthareafraidoftheGovernment,whowillburdenthemwithallkindsof

taxes.Onewhoishonoredinsocietyisfearfulofdishonourordisrepect.Onewho

is powerful is afraid of a competitor who will overpower him.One who has a

beautifulbodyisafraidofoldage.ThewholeoftheCosmeticIndustryisbooming

onthisfearfactor.Anyonewhohasabodyisafraidofdeath.Everyoneinthisworld

isafraidexcepttheonewhohearsKrishnaKatha.

ParikshitMaharajatoldSukadevaGoswamitocontinuesingingthegloriesofthe

SupremeLordalthoughitwastheseventhdayonwhichhewasordainedtodieby

asnakebite.MaharajaParikshitsaidLetthatSnakewhich,asordainedbythe

brahminlad,comeandbitemetodeath,Idonotcare,OgreatSage,please

continuetopourthenectarofKrishnaKathaandletmedrinkitcopiouslyevenas

inevitabledeathapproachedme.Ihavenofear.ThismedicineofKrisnaKatha

thengrantsone, theultimateperfectionoflifeandthatisLoveforGodheador

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TherearetwotypesofpeoplewhodonottakeadvantageofKrishnaKatha.Those

whokillanimals,orthosewhoarecruelhearted,thosewhoenjoykillingothers,

merciless people.Secondly people who offer animal sacrifices to demigods for

enjoying the socalled luxuries of thematerial world.Abeggar can becalledan

unfortunatebeingbecauseheisabeggar.Howeveramoreunfortunatepersonis

theonewhogetsapieceofinvaluablediamondandcastsitawaythinkingthatitis

justapieceofglass.Goingonestepfurther,themostunfortunateisapersonwho

gets apieceof invaluablediamond , recognisesitsworthandthenmisplaces it

onceand for all due tosheer carelessness.Onthe same lines, thosewho are

unawareoftheGloryofKrishnaKathaareunfortunatebeings.Peoplewhoare

awareoftheGloriesofKrishnaKatha,butdonottaketheopportunitytoattendKrishnaKathaaremore unfortunate.Howeverthemostunfortunatearetheones

whoareawareoftheGloriesof KrishnaKathaand take opportunities toattend

Katha,butneglectfullystopattendingKrishnaKathaastimepasses.