Category:Disease Of The Heart
Theme Analysis
The phrase "disease of the heart" in the context of Kṛṣṇa consciousness refers to hṛd-roga-kāma, the deep-rooted material lust and desire for sense enjoyment that afflicts every conditioned soul. According to Śrīla Prabhupāda, this spiritual malady is the fundamental cause of all suffering and agitation in the material world. As long as this disease of lusty desire remains within the heart, a person cannot experience true mental peace or satisfaction. The mind becomes bewildered, and the living entity is forced to endure the continuous cycle of birth and death, just as a physically diseased person suffers from ongoing bodily ailments.
However, this heart disease is entirely curable provided one takes the correct transcendental medicine. The primary cure is hearing the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, particularly the highly elevated rāsa-līlā. When a sincere devotee hears about Kṛṣṇa's intimate affairs with the gopīs from a bona fide spiritual master, the result is completely contrary to material expectations: instead of increasing mundane lust, the material disease of the heart is immediately suppressed and vanquished. This powerful medicine elevates the listener directly to the platform of pure devotional service.
Śrīla Prabhupāda strictly warns, however, that this medicine must be received from authorized sources. Hearing about the rāsa dance from impersonalist rascals or imitating it like the prākṛta-sahajiyās will only worsen the disease. Alongside hearing, the daily chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is prescribed as the ultimate cleansing process (ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam). By constantly vibrating the holy name, the heart disease of material enjoyment decreases, the consciousness is purified, and the soul is naturally attracted to the supreme, healthy state of eternal loving service to God.
- The Definition of the Disease: The heart disease of the conditioned soul is hṛd-roga-kāma, or the intense, lusty desire for material sense enjoyment.
- The Symptoms: This spiritual malady causes mental agitation, illusion, and a complete lack of peace and satisfaction.
- The Medicine of Hearing: Submissively hearing Kṛṣṇa's rāsa-līlā from a bona fide source completely vanquishes the lusty desires in the heart.
- The Cleansing Process: Chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra acts as the ultimate medicine, cleansing the heart and curing the material disease of greed and lust.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Disease of the Heart - The Spiritual Malady of Lust.
Pages in category "Disease Of The Heart"
The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
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- A drunkard, for example, or a person with heart disease, sometimes feels that the land is moving. Similarly, the reflections of trees in a flowing river also appear to move. These are the actions of maya
- Actually, by hearing about rasa-lila the result will be that one will be raised to the platform of transcendental service, and the disease of lust within the heart - that is material disease - that will be completely vanquished
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- If a bona fide listener hears of Krsna's pastimes with the gopis, which seem to be lusty affairs, the lusty desires in his heart, which constitute the heart disease of the conditioned soul, will be vanquished, and he will become a most exalted devotee
- If one becomes Krsna conscious, then he can give up this heart disease; otherwise this disease of lusty desires will continue, and one cannot have peace in his mind
- Inauspicious things means the heart disease for sense enjoyment; this is inauspicious
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- The material world means there is a heart disease which is called kama, hrd-roga-kama
- The more you chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra, your, the heart disease, material enjoyment, that will decrease, and then you will understand what is your position and you will be gradually attracted by Krsna
- 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
- The result of reading or hearing the Rasalila in the devotional mood is stated to become culminated in complete disappearance of the devotee's lust disease in the heart
- The Vedic versions in this connection are, (Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad 6.2.15): "Those who are free from all material desires, which are diseases of the heart, are able to conquer death and enter the kingdom of God through the Arci planets
- To cure the heart disease of lusty desires and greediness is chanting Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam
- To have a satisfied mind, one must give up his heart disease of lusty desires. This can be done only when one is Krsna conscious
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- We have got a heart disease. Heart disease means lusty desire. Hrd-roga-kamam apahinoti: "It becomes vanquished." If one actually hears Krsna's rasa-lila, then no more material lusty desires, this is the result
- When one hears or describes with great faith the pastimes of Lord Krsna, such as His rasa dance with the gopis, the disease of lusty desires in his heart and the agitation caused by the three modes of material nature are immediately nullified
- Where is He who is the real medicine to save Me from dying of heart disease? I must condemn Providence, for he has caused Me so many tribulations by separating Me from Krsna