The Real Enemy

The Real Enemies

In the wake of recent happenings in Mumbai, the thought that so many innocent lives were taken is very disturbing. It’s natural to conclude the reason for the brutal acts like this to be the most apparent one. We feel that India is being made a target of hatred by a certain community. We also feel cheated when we see that our own Government was handicap in protecting us from this impending danger. There was a fault in the NSG procedures, police action and good for nothing politicians.

Throughout the history of world we see many such incidents. The primitive America was involved in intertribal wars amongst the Mayans and Incas, Europeans were busy waging wars, annexing neighboring kingdoms. And India has never been a stranger to these plunders. From the ancient history of being attacked by Alexander to Mughals in medieval times and Britishers in the recent history, all we see is human tragedy – millions and millions of humans suffered/died. So the cause of brutalities like the one in Mumbai cannot be restricted to just one community or country, but to something much more global, much more universal.

There are various aspects to these incidents, however if were to find a real and permanent solution we would have to go to the deep depths of human nature, where lies the root of this problem. Real enemies of humanity are not some group or alliance of people, but the very ugly propensities ingrained in them from long. These are lust, greed, anger, envy, illusion and pride. Time and again we have seen that the perpetrators of the most gruesome crimes are driven by one or more of the above mentioned traits. Be it Napoleon (greed), Hitler (envy for Jews), America’s bombing of Hiroshima (anger). And people in absence of real knowledge by their own free will agree to be affected by these. They then become instruments/puppets in the hands of these all destructive propensities and end up using anything and everything to serve their nefarious acts including misuse of religion! This only leads to endless miseries to themselves and this world.

Each one of us is affected to different degree and our real nature is held hostage by these ugly propensities or terrorists! We have no hopes on our own; they are extremely powerful, dangerous and well armed! Our only hope for rescue from such treacherous conditions is external help – the commandos!

The timeless Vedic knowledge from Bhagavad Gita have throughout

history been working like commandos, destroying the ugly propensities (lust, greed, anger, envy, illusion and pride) in the hearts of people who ever sought their sincere help. Bhagavad Gita warns us of the serious consequences if we ignore this most important matter for ourselves and this world: For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy (as it serves as the h

ead quarters for these ugly propensities).

One of the most important practices mentioned in Vedic knowledge for our times(Kali Yuga) to win this war is to incessantly Chant the Maha-Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare and make our lives peaceful, happy and sublime – even amidst all the insanity of this world.

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