ART OF

MIND
CONTROL
This presentation is based
on the teachings of

His Divine Grace

A.C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupada
Founder Acharya –
International Society for
Krishna Consciousness
 Modern
Advanced
Society
…some
hidden
facts
 ALWAYS ON RISE
l e n c e e n t
V i o p l o y m
U ne m
Drug
M ur A dd i c
de r tion
i d e r r u p ti o n
Su i c C o
Di v o r c e
t r e s s
Rap Mental s
e
Communal
Violence
Public Unrest
Wars
T
e
r
r
o
r
i
s
m
Steadily increasing every year.
 Time Magazine Poll
The main problems facing
the society today ?

1st : Crime

2nd: Lack of Morality

 U.S. prison
population
1,600,000

1,200,000

800,000

400,000

0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
 Gun Sales in America

6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
1997 1999 2001
 Murders

1996 2001
A phenomenal 124% rise
 Average number of
reported rape cases in
South Africa in a year

33,000
 Before finishing school an
average child watches

100,000
8,000
acts
murders
of violence
Number of Drug users in European Union

7.4 million
Number of serious drug addicts
in European Union

1.8 million
No. of divorces per 100 marriages
US 55
Canada 45
Denmark 40
Av. number of suicides
in Japan every year

22,500
Approx. number of
attempted suicides in
US in a year

650,000
 Bangalore
No.1 suicide city of India

Can you guess the number of reported

suicides in Bangalore for the year 2000?

1,938
 Are we really
advancing
in right direction ?
 Why there is much
chaos & confusion in
society

?
Srila Prabhupada explains…

… with pack of dogs in a room

how can we expect peace !!!
 Lord Krishna in
Bhagavad-Gita 6.6

bandhur ätmätmanas tasya

yenätmaivätmanä jitaù
anätmanas tu çatrutve
vartetätmaiva çatru-vat
“For him who has conquered
the mind, the mind is the
best of friends; but for one
who has failed to do so, his
mind will remain the greatest
enemy.”
 Uncontrolled Mind
c k O f s s i o n
La e p r e
i d e n c e D
Con f Stress
Lo ss O
f Tr u s e n s io n
t H y p e rt
n e s s Da n g
Mad e ro u s
Da ma Disea
se s
O n e se g e T o e d
lf, Fam a k e n
And S i ly W e t i o n
o c ie ty m i n a
e te r
D
WHAT CAN IT DO TO YOU ?
 How can we
expect peace &
happiness ?
Solution to all the problems

Controlled
Mind
Before understanding
the MIND…

...let’s answer the most

fundamental question
 Most Fundamental
Question !

Who am
I?
In the early years
of 20 century,
th

a scientist
analyzed the
constituents of the
human body.
Total worth of chemicals

CALCIUM

IRON

PHOSPHORUS

WATER CONTENT

OTHER SUBSTANCES
Total worth of chemicals

Rs. 210/-
 Are we just a
bag of Rs.210/-
worth chemicals
?
dehino ’smin yathä dehe
kaumäraà yauvanaà jarä
tathä dehäntara-präptir
dhéras tatra na muhyati
Bhagavad - gétä 2.13
 A simple analogy from
Bhagavad - gétä

väsäàsi jérëäni yathä vihäya

naväni gåhëäti naro ’paräëi
tathä çaréräëi vihäya jérëäny
anyäni saàyäti naväni dehé
Bhagavad - gétä 2.22
 Car cannot move even an inch
without the driver

Similarly, body cannot function

WITHOUT ITS DRIVER i.e. Soul
 CHARIOT OF THE BODY
INTELLIGENCE SOUL

MIND

5 SENSES
Role of
the
MIND
Can the mind be our friend?

Is Knife
Good or
Bad ?
 In a
surgeon’s
hand :
it can save
life !
In a miscreant’s hand :
it can kill !!
Techniques for Mind Control

Step 1

Do not allow the

senses to wander
stray in any
direction they want.
Withdraw them
from wrong
engagements.
Techniques for Mind Control

Step 2

Engage the senses

and the mind in
topics of God.
Techniques for Mind Control

Step 3

Understand the
meaning of life by
reading thought
provoking books like
Bhagavad-gita.
Techniques for Mind Control

Step 4
Associate with
devotees.
Techniques for Mind Control

Step 5
Make best use of
opportunities for
good association.
 Purify senses by

 Hearing bhajans, kirtans &

devotional songs.

 Visiting temple and having

darshan of Deities.
 Purify senses by

 Honoring and relishing

Krishna Prasadam.

 Chanting Lord Krishna’s

Holy Names.
It isn’t necessary to
The recommended
Even
withdrawif thethemind
mind is
method for
from
diverted,
everything;
it will beit
controlling the
will automatically
forced to
mind is loudly
concentrate
be withdrawn,on the
chanting and
because
sound vibration
it will be
hearing Hare Krsna
concentrated
“Krsna.”on the
maha-mantra.
sound vibration.
 Benefits of Controlled Mind

Clear Intelligence Cool Mind

Purified Senses Peace
Better Concentration & Memory
More Efficient Winner
CHANT ...
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

AND BE HAPPY!!