The mind is the principal cause of bondage and the same mind also could become the cause of our moksha, liberation. So this mind factor is a very meagere factor in our lives. In fact, we are governed by the mind’s dictations, knowingly or unknowingly we will follow them all the time.
In between the ear and atma there is mana you should take care that mana does not create disturbance in hearing.
Srila Prabhupada spoke out strongly against anything or anyone opposed to Krishna consciousness. His words were razor sharp, his books bombs smashing illusion. His Bhaktivedanta purports will continue to devastate atheistic opponents for thousands of years to come.
The problem is that we are caught, we are bound and we are being tossed by the waves of this illusory existence, thrown from one body to another, one planet to another, one species to another.
Give your ears to the Lord. In fact, this is how we take darshan. Taking darshan is not with the eyes, darshan is with the help of the ears.
Not to be affected by the play things, toys, when you are a child. Not to be affected by young man or young woman when you are young. And not to get into the anxiety business, free from anxiety in your old age, that is Krishna consciousness.
