Nectar of Instruction points

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Hare Krishna

These are some points I noted:

 

1. text 1 highlights the necessity for controlling the mind and senses. Text 2

describes the implications of not controlling the mind and senses. it further

explains how to meet these basic demands to help us remain in Krishna

consciousness.

 

2. the purpose of ISKCON - to give people an opportunity to associate with

those who have not forgotten Krsna.

 

3. 'those outside of the Krishna consciousness movement are interested in

reading heaps of newspapers, magazines and novels, solving crossword puzzles

and doing many other nonsensical things." I suppose that 'netsurfing' can now

also be added to this point as an example of people spending hours doing

nonsensical things! Netsurfing for non-Krishna conscious material, that is.

 

your servant

shashika

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achintya, "Shashika Chowdhary" <chowdhary1@v...> wrote:

 

> 1. text 1 highlights the necessity for controlling the mind and

senses. Text 2 describes the implications of not controlling the

mind and senses. it further explains how to meet these basic demands

to help us remain in Krishna consciousness.

 

 

Text one and two really go together in that sense.

 

Srila Prabhupada also speaks in the purport of the consequences of

engaging in too much prajalpa -- unnecessary talk. That could also

include talk about politics or gossip. Achintya was made specifically

so that such things are filtered out.

 

Another point that came up in the purport was the concept of moral

altruism, nationalism, humanism, etc. All those "isms" are engaged in

by people who don't want religion but neverthless want to inject some

meaning into their lives. Such "isms" don't help one achieve the goal

of life, and in fact they simply are a distraction.

 

 

> I suppose that 'netsurfing' can now also be added to this point as

an example of people spending hours doing nonsensical things!

Netsurfing for non-Krishna conscious material, that is.

>

 

No doubt on that.

 

- K