Mind Control Tips for the devotees while Chanting & Praying!

Mind Control Tips for the devotees while Chanting & Praying!

A Girl devotee asked like this:  (Name Hidden):

Radheshyam Prabhuji.  Dandavat pranam. Prabhuji nowadays I encounter one problem and that is my mind flickers a lot. There was a time when I used to be focussed and mind not flickered the way it is flickering now and am getting tensed where am doing wrong so that I can rectify.

Even when I close my eyes am seeing worldly things. Am chanting closing eyes than also am seeing worldly things. On one side am serving my Krishna am singing bhajan in that very moment too worldly things are running so quickly that am being off alot that were am I wrong. Am feeling so sinful that am closing my eyes am serving my Krishna than also am seeing worldly things.
I dont want to forget Krishna even in my dreams but how ? why my mind is playing this game. I dont know 🙁 . I know am wrong somewhere but want to rectify so that I can see Krishna and Radharani only. Pls guide me and hide my name if possible.

REPLY:

This is the problem that Krishna Himself has recognized as difficult but possible. He Himself says that MIND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

But, He also consoles us saying:  BUT, IT IS POSSIBLE WITH SUSTAINED PRACTICE.

So, that means, MIND CONTROL is possible.  But, it seems that we need serious practice.

Let us see some Mind Control Tips for the devotees while Chanting & Praying!

(HOW TO DIVERT OUR MIND AND SENSES INTO KRISHNA’s SERVICE?  – READ THE COMPLETE TIPS HERE!)

Do you know how powerful our mind is?

The scriptures say that physically & mentally spoiling a girl is sinful.  So, a boy may like to violate with his familiar girl, but may not be able to achieve that.  But, he can do within his mind what he planned by imagining even peculiar thoughts about her.  This is the dangerous nature of our mind.

When scriptures say that killing is sinful, a man can kill even thousands of people within his mind though he hesitates to kill directly.

You can not meet the President of the country easily.  But, you can have even a breakfast with the president within mind.

You may not be able to become a Prime Minister of India.  But, you can become even the President of America within mind.

The speed of mind is the fastest of all and it can go to even mars within no seconds, but, even light takes about 20 minutes to travel from earth to mars.

Thus, the mind has no limits.  Its thought process to commit crimes as well as achievements are limitless.

So, do not try to control your mind.  But, divert your mind towards Krishna. Your mind will disturb you only when you allow some gap in working.  So, Try to be busy always.

(10 POWERFUL TIPS TO CONTROL ANGER THAT AFFECTS EVEN THE DEVOTEES! READ HERE)

I give this guarantee:  If you are always sincerely engaged in any productive works, your mind will act like a silent cat.

If you remain idle or involve in unproductive works, your mind will act like a tiger.

So, you must involve ONLY IN Productive acts.  In my case, I have no time to spend for unproductive acts.

Morning, I start before the sun rises.

Chanting, morning duties, bathing, worship, Bhoga  offering, honouring prasadam, dressing and working.

Chanting while travelling.  For this purpose, I mostly use public transports so that I can chant while travelling.

Attending  the comments and messages of this site and Social Media Page and typing the contents for next day’s posts for about 3-4 hrs.

When my mind is tired while working, I chant a few rounds and read books on Krishna, etc.

Then, I have dinner and read about Krishna for some time and then go to bed.

(THE 20 POWERFUL TIPS TO CONTROL THOUGHTS ON OPPOSITE GENDER AND GO CLOSER TO KRISHNA! READ HERE)

Thus, I have no time to think of enjoyments and entertainments.

I consider Krishna Himself as my lifeline as well as entertainments.  Reading and hearing His lilas are the great entertainments.

So, if they engage in productive acts all the time, naturally, there is no need for Mind Control Tips for the devotees.

Can there be any better story than Mahabharatha?  Insulting women?  Cheatings?  Respecting mother?  Blackmailing father? Planning? stealing the wealth? Friendship?  Enemity?  God’s  power?  Benefits of the association of God?  Almost all the present stories are already available in the Mahabharatha.  Nothing is new.

So, whenever you get a gap after the work or studies, take the literatures related to Krishna and start to enjoy those writings. There are hundreds of books and songs about Krishna. We have no life time to read/ hear all of them. Though you read those books all the 24 hours, you can’t complete all the books within your lifetime.

So, hereafter , change your works. Use TV only for hearing news for just 30 minutes a day and watching selected useful programs.  Everything is about NATURE , ie, the creations of Krishna.  No vulgarity.  So, whenever you see them, your faith and admiration on Krishna will increase.  You will wonder how beautiful the creations of Krishna are!

(Tips for using this human body for Krishna, control emotions and thoughts! READ HERE)

But, you can watch such programs only after completing all the duties related to Krishna.  These are all just extra activities during leisure hours. Not to be used as primary.

Why do you have more involvement in worldly things like T.V, movies, etc?  Because, you like them much.  Since you do not LIKE Krishna that much sincerely, your concentration goes more towards worldly things.

YOU MAY SAY THAT YOU WANT KRISHNA ONLY.  BUT, YOU SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE WORLDLY CHOICES ALSO. SO, ONLY IF YOU DEVELOP A REAL TASTE IN CHANTING AND KRISHNA, YOUR MIND WILL NOT GO TOWARDS OTHER ACTIVITIES.

If you become more dedicated to Krishna, your desire towards worldly things will come down.  This is the symptom of the development of Krishna Prema.

I usually give this example to fellow devotees:

Have you watched the activities of new born couples? The wife and husband will always be thinking of pleasing each other. Such new couples will be laughing/ smiling alone like mad, thinking of their own private activities.

(I am unable to love Krishna,  after I started to love a boy.  What to do? READ HERE!)

Why do they behave so?  Because, among the newly married couples,  ONLY THE WIFE is the best pet for husband and ONLY THE HUSBAND is the best pet for wife.  They will have no other thoughts except satisfying each other.

Similarly, a devotee should always think of Krishna.

(Ha Ha….After one year, the wife and husband will not live in dreams like this.  They can never dream because they can never sleep peacefully because of responsibilities)

So, you too should always think of Krishna. This is possible ONLY IF you love Krishna fully.

When can you love Krishna fully?  Only when you believe that He is existing and He is the Supreme Lord.

So, develop more REAL attachment with Krishna.  Consider chanting as the sadhana to satisfy Krishna who is existing and watching you all the time.  Worship Krishna with real love and faith.

When you start chanting without the offenses from the heart, in due course of time you can develop a taste IN CHANTING. ONCE THIS TASTE COMES, YOU WILL START TO LOVE CHANTING.

(How to Control the Mind from wandering and get Peace of Mind? READ HERE!)

Similarly, develop a taste in reading about Krishna and performing service to Krishna. The taste develops with any thing when we fully believe that thing. So, strongly believe that Krishna is real and He is caring us and expecting our dedication and love. Do your best to satisfy Krishna through all the recommended devotional practices.

When worshiping/ reading/ chanting, etc., becomes your HABIT, you will start to like those activities.  Once you start to LIKE those devotional practices, your mind will silently involve in Krishna Bhakti alone.

So, develop a real taste in serving the lord. The diversions will gradually go.

Till that, do not feel too much for your offenses beyond your control. Krishna will not punish for the innocent offenses.

Try these Mind Control Tips for the devotees while Chanting & Praying and tell.  Your mind will always be with Krishna.

(If Krishna is our intelligence, why should Senses, Mind and False Ego dominate us? READ HERE!)

Author: RAJAN

RAJAN from Tamil Nadu, India, a Life Patron and an Initiated Devotee being in ISKCON for nearly three decades, serves anonymously to avoid Prominence and crowd as an insignificant, Humble and Neutral Servant for all the devotees of Krishna! He promotes Social media forums and this blog-website as e-satsangha (e-forums) blessed with Lakhs of followers, to give Spiritual Solutions for all the Material Problems of the devotees since 2011! He writes friendly and practical tips to practice devotion (i) without hurting the followers of other paths, (ii) without affecting the personal and career life, and (iii) without the blind, superstitious and ritualistic approach! He dedicates all the glories and credits to his Guru and Krishna.

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