Mental ilness

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> Dear Devotees,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances.

> *·*All glories to Srila Prabhupada!*·*

>

> Does anyone have any information on scientific research(or any research)

> of the effects that chanting of Maha Mantra has on the mentally diseased

> persons?

>

> Your servant,

> Mayapur das

 

 

Here is an article that we featured in the August issue of the

Congregational Preaching Newsletter which shows the effect of chanting on

schizophrenics:

If you wan't more details about this, I can find out and let you know.

 

 

 

"The outreach program in the Schizophrenia clinic at Chennai (Madras, India)

is attended by 50 patients. This program which was being conducted by one of

our Bhakti Vrksa leaders

 

Bhakta Ramanathan Prabhu and his wife, got expanded into two in a week on

the request of the doctors. Now HG Leelavathi Radha Devi Dasi and Bktn. Dr.

Vasanthi Sekkizhar are conducting these outreach programs who are giving

this amazing report:

 

Whenever I enter that place the patients are able to recognize that we are

Hare Krishna people.

 

We do kirtans, narrate pastimes of Krishna, perform Arati. They love to hear

Krishnas pastimes. They answer the questions that are asked after hearing

the pastimes. At the end of the program they like to sing Narasimha kirtan.

The Doctor has said that there is lot of improvement in patients. So they

have introduced the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra as a regular prayer in the

morning everyday.

 

The Director of Schizophrenia clinic has reported that the patients are

improving and started responding very well for the treatment with the

chanting of Hare Krsna. We were amazed when the doctors remarked that the

patients who were depressed and had no reactions in their faces earlier for

anything that was happening around them, had miraculous changes in them!

 

They show facial expressions like smiling, saying Thank you, brushing,

combing, dressing on their own. They also relate to their family members

about our Hare Krsna program which is making them joyful.

 

- Leelavathi Radha Devi Dasi

 

 

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Your servant,

Prema Padmini dd