8/8/2019 August 14 RadhaGopinath Prabhu 3
1/3
1
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
Transcendental Medicine - 3
KalpatararuCo-operative
HousingSociety
CommunityHall
Sector8-B
CBDBelap
urNaviMumbai
8/8/2019 August 14 RadhaGopinath Prabhu 3
2/3
2
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
KrishnaPrem.
8/8/2019 August 14 RadhaGopinath Prabhu 3
3/3
3
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.