2. Dedicated to
HDG AC Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada
HDG AC Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada
Founder Acharya:
International Society
for Krishna Consciousness
Founder Acharya:
International Society
for Krishna Consciousness

3. We with the
tremendous potential
of mind can accomplish
extraordinary things.
Viswanathan
Anand
Viswanathan
Anand
Shakuntala DeviShakuntala Devi
Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein

4. However to liberate
the power of mind,
you must be able to harness
it and direct its focus.
However to liberate
the power of mind,
you must be able to harness
it and direct its focus.

5. Leading behavioral researchers
have told us that as much
as seventy-seven
percent of everything
we think is negative,
counter productive
& works against us.

6. On an average
day the average
person runs about
sixty thousand
thoughts through
his mind most
of which are
random & unnecessary.

7. Ninety-five percent
of those thoughts
were the same as the ones you
thought the day before.

8. Medical researchers
have said that seventy-five
percent of all illnesses
are self-induced.

9. In a recent article in Cosmopolitan magazine,
"The Drive toward Self-Destruction,"
Alice Mulcahey pointed out that upwards of 30,000
Americans commit suicide each year and another
100,000 attempt to take their own lives.

10. She went on to say,
"There is shocking evidence that
millions of other people are
killing themselves by slower,
less obvious methods.
She went on to say,
"There is shocking evidence that
millions of other people are
killing themselves by slower,
less obvious methods.

11. When we learn to master our minds
& control our thoughts, we quickly
ignite the flames of our personal
potential & produce startling results.

12. Today we are able to
control remote
satellites in space

13. Unfortunately, we
are not
able to control
our own minds!

14. Lord Krishna instructs
in the Bhagavad-gita

16. A big
question?

17. How to make
mind our friend?

18. Whenever we have a problem
with a gadget or
an instrument, for e.g. a projector
Who can help me
in repairing the machine?

19. Manufacturer or certified
engineer from the company
Answer:

20. In case of our minds,
who is the manufacturer?

21. KrishnaKrishna

22. And who is
a certified engineer?

23. A genuine spiritual master
like Srila Prabhupada
A genuine spiritual master
like Srila Prabhupada

24. They have given
us a manual with
practical guidelines
about how to control
our minds

25. Also, when we find a problem
we call for manufacturer
or service engineer
We dial a number
& speak to him

26. How do we call the
manufacturer of this mind?

27. harer näma harer näma
harer nämaiva kevalam
kalau nästy eva nästy eva
nästy eva gatir anyathä

28. “In this Kali-yuga the only means of
deliverance is chanting the holy
name of the Lord. There is no other way.
There is no other way.
There is no other way.”
REF. Bg 6.11

29. In the Kalisantaraëa
Upaniñad it is stated:
In the Kalisantaraëa
Upaniñad it is stated:
hare kåñëa hare kåñëa
kåñëa kåñëa hare hare
hare räma hare räma
räma räma hare hare
hare kåñëa hare kåñëa
kåñëa kåñëa hare hare
hare räma hare räma
räma räma hare hare
iti ñoòaçakaà nämnäà
kali-kalmaña-näçanam
nätaù parataropäyaù
sarva-vedeñu dåçyate
iti ñoòaçakaà nämnäà
kali-kalmaña-näçanam
nätaù parataropäyaù
sarva-vedeñu dåçyate

30. “The sixteen words of Hare Krishna maha-mantra
are especially meant for counteracting
the contaminations of Kali. To save oneself,
there is no alternative but the chanting
of these sixteen words.”
“The sixteen words of Hare Krishna maha-mantra
are especially meant for counteracting
the contaminations of Kali. To save oneself,
there is no alternative but the chanting
of these sixteen words.”

31. MAN + TRAMAN + TRA
MINDMIND
DELIVERDELIVER
What is a
mantra?
What is a
mantra?

32. This Hare Krishna maha-mantra
delivers the mind from all
impurities & makes it
calm and controlled.
This Hare Krishna maha-mantra
delivers the mind from all
impurities & makes it
calm and controlled.

33. CHARIOT OF THE BODY
5 SENSES
MIND
INTELLIGENCE SOUL

34. Today we are living
in a society where we
think happiness means to
enjoying our senses
more and more
Today we are living
in a society where we
think happiness means to
enjoying our senses
more and more

35. Eat gorgeously
and satisfy
the demands
of the tongue
Eat gorgeously
and satisfy
the demands
of the tongue

36. See beautiful forms
& satisfy the
demands of the eyes

37. Hear beautiful sounds &
satisfy the demands of ears
Hear beautiful sounds &
satisfy the demands of ears

38. Smell varieties of aroma
& satisfy the demands of nose

39. This is like a chariot is which the horses are
allowed to go wild, each desiring
to pull the chariot in different directions
This is like a chariot is which the horses are
allowed to go wild, each desiring
to pull the chariot in different directions

40. the mind(reins) and intelligence(chariot driver)
becomes weak
the mind(reins) and intelligence(chariot driver)
becomes weak
As a result,As a result,

41. Therefore
Bhagvad-gita
recommends us to
regulate & control
our senses

42. By regulating our senses, we gain
control over our mind & intelligence.
By regulating our senses, we gain
control over our mind & intelligence.

43. Srila Prabhupada
instructs

44. Conditioned soul means
one who is being
controlled by the mind.

45. Mind says,
“Why not smoke
one cigarette?”

46. And when you’ll be able to say,
“No cigarette!” then you
have controlled the mind.

47. Mind will always ask
for some sense gratification.
But when you control the mind,
then you are liberated person.
REF. Çrémad-Bhägavatam
6.1.50 -- Detroit, June 16, 1976

48. Lord Krishna instructs
in the Bhagavad-gita

51. Let us say a person can afford
only a simple meal
with few dry chappatis

52. If you ask him to give
up eating them,
it will be very difficult.
He needs to fill
his hungry stomach

53. However, if you give him a plate of
sumptuous meal & ask him
to give up eating dry chappatis

54. He will joyfully give up
as he has a better option!

55. Similarly we experience
a higher taste by chanting
the Holy Names of the Lord

56. In comparison to which the pleasures
of this material world seem insignificant!
In comparison to which the pleasures
of this material world seem insignificant!

57. Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu instructs
änandämbudhi-vardhanaà
prati-padaà pürëämåtäsvädanaà
sarvätma-snapanaà paraà
vijayate çré-kåñëa-saìkértanam

58. “All glory to the Sri Krishna sankirtana,
which cleanses the heart of all the
dust accumulated for years and
extinguishes the fire
of conditional life, of repeated
birth and death.

59. This sankirtana increases the ocean
of transcendental bliss, and it
enables us to fully taste the nectar
for which we are always anxious.”
REF. SB 9.1.17

60. By chanting
the Holy names
one experiences
real happiness!

61. Automatically
our agitated
minds & senses
become pacified.

62. Krishna instructs
in the Bhagavad-gita

65. Krishna instructs
in the Bhagavad-gita

67. When we chant the
Holy names
of Lord Krishna,
When we chant the
Holy names
of Lord Krishna,
He takes charge of our life,
thoughts, mind
& intelligence
He takes charge of our life,
thoughts, mind
& intelligence

68. Benefits of Controlled Mind
Controlled Senses
Calm mindClear Intelligence
Peace
Better Concentration & Memory
Efficiency Positive attitude

69. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
You can also chantYou can also chant
& experience the benefits
of controlled mind!