178 - Sweet & Purifying Cure to The Jaundice of Nescience (Nectar of Instruction Text 7)

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 2:44 p.m.

The entire atmosphere is surcharged with nescience. In such a condition, people do not become very enthusiastic to receive this K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness movement, just as a diseased person suffering from jaundice does not relish the taste of sugar candy. However, one must know that for jaundice, sugar candy is the only specific medicine. Similarly, in the present confused state of humanity, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord \u2013 Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, Hare Hare/ Hare R\u0101ma, Hare R\u0101ma, R\u0101ma R\u0101ma, Hare Hare \u2013 is the only remedy for setting the world aright. Although K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness may not be very palatable for a diseased person, \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b nonetheless advises that if one wants to be cured of the material disease, he must take to it with great care and attention. One begins his treatment by chanting the Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a mah\u0101-mantra because by chanting this holy name of the Lord a person in the material condition will be relieved from all misconceptions (ceto-darpa\u1e47a-m\u0101rjanam). Avidy\u0101, a misconception about one\u2019s spiritual identity, provides the foundation for aha\u1e45k\u0101ra, or false ego within the heart. The real disease is in the heart. If the mind is cleansed, however, if consciousness is cleansed, a person cannot be harmed by the material disease. To cleanse the mind and heart from all misconceptions, one should take to this chanting of the Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a mah\u0101-mantra. This is both easy and beneficial. By chanting the holy name of the Lord, one is immediately freed from the blazing fire of material existence.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to read along: www.biglink.to/nectarofinstruction