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Overcoming Distraction



Overcoming distraction
Distraction in chanting breeds illusion which becomes the cause of further serious offenses against the holy name. This illusion, difficult to overcome, engenders attraction to wealth, women, position, success and the cheating propensity. When these attractions cover the heart, the neophyte becomes neglectful of the chanting of the holy name.
One must make a constant effort to try and drive such attractions away from the mind by diligently following the ways of Vaisnava culture. This will bring back his good fortune.

       "I do not know how much nectar the two syllables 'Krs-na' haveproduced. When the holy name of Krsna is chanted, it appears to dance withinthe mouth. We then desire many, many mouths. When that name enters the holes of the ears, we desire many millions of ears. And when the holy name dancing the courtyard of the heart, it conquers the activities of the mind, and therefore all the senses become inert."
[ Srila Rupa Gosvami's "Vidagdha-Madhava" 1.12 ]

Chant:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare