SB 01.05.27 – Persist prayerfully in mind control while the holy name does mind conversion

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so here Narada Muni is continuing his description of how he attained attraction to Krishna and thereby the shelter of Krishna so in the previous verses he has described how he served the great devotees the Bhakta Vedantas and how he accepted their prasad so then the chant the singing the recitation of Krishna katha uh when the sages were doing it and when he was hearing it he found that so by their mercy it became it became relishable for the mind now we may find bhakti sometimes devotionally relishable that means when we actually pray to Krishna and try wholeheartedly and purely to glorify Krishna according to our capacity we experience some happiness so that is when we are satisfying Krishna and we are getting satisfaction ourselves some aspects of Krishna consciousness we may find intellectually enjoyable we hear philosophical points which stimulate our intellect sometimes some points are presented using nice play of words that also stimulates us so all this is good somehow or the other if we can keep finding happiness within the safe zone of Krishna consciousness then we are healthily situated but eventually our goal is our mind should find Krishna consciousness relishable so that requires purification of the mind so right now our mind finds pleasure in many other things and sometimes it finds pleasure in Krishna also although the pleasure in other things is temporary short-lived and treacherous treacherous in the sense that that very same pleasure leads to misery in the long run as Krishna says eventually misery will come and the pleasure itself will cause us misery so when we understand that actually being manohar like that letting our mind delight in worldly things is not going to be of any benefit to us or for anyone else for that matter also the only benefit for anyone including ourselves will be attachment to Krishna and when we focus on those activities that help us develop the attachment even if they are not very likable for us we do them because then we will be able to move forward in our spiritual life with the mercy of the spiritual master in fact when the mercy of the spiritual master is there Krishna’s mercy automatically follows but this does not mean that we don’t endeavor by our endeavor we ensure that we make steady spiritual advancement on this on the path back to Krishna Priyashravasya that lord who actually is very dear who is the worthy object for hearing who is the supreme lord who is the lord of our heart ultimately when our mind becomes manohara in him starts delighting in him then that is the supreme auspiciousness for us so initially when we are practicing our um sadhana chanting is like a battle with our mind in fact our whole spiritual life is a battle with our mind and actually it’s not the spiritual life it’s all of life which is a battle with the mind materialistic people may not know with whom they are battling but even they are troubled and even tormented and sometimes destroyed by their mind even in their material plans what to speak of their spiritual endeavors but the process of bhakti is such that it not only controls but eventually it converts the mind so to the extent we can connect with Krishna we serve devotees we remember Krishna as much as possible by meditating on how bhakti has this magical potency to not only control but to also convert the mind that this mind which is acting in such inimical ways will eventually if i just keep exposing it to Krishna again and again and again the mind will realize that actually thinking about Krishna gives me far greater happiness than doing anything else so why am i bothering with so many other things why am i troubling myself by doing so many other things in the pursuit of pleasure let me just absorb myself in Krishna so the mind may take time to learn this lesson but it will learn this lesson by Krishna’s mercy the repeated exposure to his holy names and to stimulate connected with him will eventually convince the mind so we have to be patient and persistent and the association of devotees who have taste for Krishna whose mind has become converted is a great inspiration in our efforts to convert our mind and by looking forward to this that not thinking that oh everyday chanting just has to be a struggle yes it is a struggle but one day it will become a joy pure joy right now also it doesn’t have to be just a struggle it can be a joyful struggle because if through the struggle we somehow persevere and connect with Krishna then there is joy available even in the sadhaka stage and that joy will increase as we make greater and greater more and more advancement so by remembering the magical potency of bhakti