This Wicked Mind
This wicked mind, which is never to be trusted, should be broomsticked every
morning with such warnings as, "Be not anxious to find fault with others, or
to declare thyself a true sincere, bonafide bhakta, which certainly thou art
not!" there is an adage to the effect that "para-carccakera gati nahi kona
kale - a man who is habituated to criticize others conduct will never
prosper!" Let others do whatever they like, I have no concern for them. I
should rather find fault with my own damned mind and think like the
Vaishnava mahajana [His father Thakur Bhaktivinode from Saranagati] who
sings:
amara jibana, sadä pape rata
nahiko punyera lesa
para-sukhe duhkhi, sada mithya-bhasi
para-duhkha sukha-karo
"Ever engaged in vicious activity... and without the slightest trace of
virtue in me. A liar as I am, always sorry at others pleasures and merry at
other's sorrows, troubles and cares."
We should always remember this song and engage our mind ceaselessly in
hari-bhajan. We should not run about attacking others with dissuading
policy; such conduct behooves only deceitful persons and not preachers.
By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur
From an English Lecture given at
the Calcutta Gaudiya Math on the evening of 7 Dec 1936
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This wicked mind, which is never to be trusted, should be broomsticked every
morning with such warnings as, "Be not anxious to find fault with others, or
to declare thyself a true sincere, bonafide bhakta, which certainly thou art
not!" there is an adage to the effect that "para-carccakera gati nahi kona
kale - a man who is habituated to criticize others conduct will never
prosper!" Let others do whatever they like, I have no concern for them. I
should rather find fault with my own damned mind and think like the
Vaishnava mahajana [His father Thakur Bhaktivinode from Saranagati] who
sings:
amara jibana, sadä pape rata
nahiko punyera lesa
para-sukhe duhkhi, sada mithya-bhasi
para-duhkha sukha-karo
"Ever engaged in vicious activity... and without the slightest trace of
virtue in me. A liar as I am, always sorry at others pleasures and merry at
other's sorrows, troubles and cares."
We should always remember this song and engage our mind ceaselessly in
hari-bhajan. We should not run about attacking others with dissuading
policy; such conduct behooves only deceitful persons and not preachers.
By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur
From an English Lecture given at
the Calcutta Gaudiya Math on the evening of 7 Dec 1936
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