How to overcome base passions like anger, hate, fear etc?

From: Birendra

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question by Birendra how can one overcome base passions like anger, hatred fear etc short answer is by cultivating Krishna Consciousness Krishna Surya Sama Maya Hyaan Dekar, Krishna Tahana Hi Maya Dekar all these base passions are the results of our forgetfulness of Krishna they are all like darkness so when the sun of Krishna remembrance arises all of them get removed at a practical level we can do three things first is introspect to find out what are the circumstances in which we succumb to these base passions and prepare for those circumstances in advance if there is a particular person who irritates us if there is a particular place where we start becoming fearful then plan in advance how to deal with that before only we should make a resolution if this sort of situation happens I will chant Hare Krishna I will recite some verses from Bhagavad Gita some way by which I can connect with Krishna so in a war to be forewarned is forearmed we have to be prepared so first is observe the situation when we succumb to these base passions and prepare for them by connecting with Krishna in a way that is easily accessible to us that brings us to the second point that in the wide variety of activities that are there in Krishna consciousness every one of us has the freedom and even the responsibility of choosing those activities with which we can connect naturally and easily and which enable us to joyfully absorb ourselves in Krishna consciousness so when we do it this way then remembrance of Krishna becomes easy and when remembrance of Krishna becomes easy and habitual for us then we can remember Krishna even in those situations when we are troubled by such passions so the second point is recognizing which are the ways in which we can easily naturally and joyfully absorb ourselves in Krishna and practicing to absorb ourselves in Krishna in those ways so that in emergent situations in difficult and dangerous situations we can actually connect with Krishna and the third is that we can pray to Krishna and especially pray to lord Narasimhadev for protection and the Narasimha Kavach Mantra or the Narasimha Stotras especially the 7th Canto, 9th Chapter, Srimad Bhagavatam prayers by Prahlad Maharaj to lord Narasimhadev are very helpful for especially dealing with fear actually Prabhupada even said that if you feel angry remember lord Narasimhadev when you see how your anger is insignificant in comparison to his then your anger will also go away so if we do these three things which are basically methods of cultivating Krishna Consciousness in a serious and sustained way then we will find that over a period of time we will be able to curl and eventually conquer these base passions