Modern society is facing increasing problems such as crime, lack of morality, violence, drug addiction, unemployment, and mental stress. Some statistics that illustrate societal issues include rising prison populations in the US, increasing gun sales and murder rates, high divorce rates, and large numbers of drug users and suicides. The document argues that an uncontrolled mind is the root cause of these problems and discusses how controlling the mind through techniques like chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and associating with devotees can lead to benefits like peace, better concentration, and a purified consciousness. It provides perspectives from religious texts and prominent individuals on the benefits they have experienced from chanting the holy names.

2. Modern Advanced
Society

3. …some
hidden
facts

4. ALWAYS ON RISE
Murder
Violence
Drug
Addiction
Rape
Unemployment
Corruption
Mental
stress
Suicide
Divorce

5. Communal
Violence

6. Public Unrest

7. Wars

8. T
e
r
r
o
r
i
s
m

9. Steadily increasing every year.

10. Time Magazine Poll
1st
: Crime
2nd
: Lack of Morality
The main problems facing
the society today ?

11. U.S. prison
population
0
400,000
800,000
1,200,000
1,600,000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

12. Gun Sales in America
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
1997 1999 2001

13. Murders
1996 2001
A phenomenal 124% rise

14. Average number of
reported rape cases in
South Africa in a year
33,000

15. Before finishing school an
average child watches
8,000 murders100,000 acts of violence

16. Number of Drug users in European Union
7.4 million
Number of serious drug addicts
in European Union
1.8 million

17. US 55
Canada 45
Denmark 40
No. of divorces per 100 marriages

18. Av. number of suicides
in Japan every year
22,500
Approx. number of
attempted suicides in
US in a year
650,000

19. Are we really
advancing
in right direction ?

20. Why there is much
chaos & confusion
in society
?

21. … with pack of dogs in a room
how can we expect peace !!!
Srila Prabhupada explains…

22. How can we
expect peace &
happiness ?

23. Solution to all the problems
Controlled
Mind

24. Before understanding
the MIND…
...let’s answer the most
fundamental question

25. Most Fundamental
Question !
Who
am I ?

26. Know Who You Are
AmI This Body?
AmI This Hair?
AmI This Hand?
Am I This Nose?
AmI This Coat?
Who AmI?
It Is Easy To Point To Your Eye Or Nose,
But Can You Point
Before You Know Your Mind

27. In the early years of 20th
century,
a scientist analyzed the
constituents of the human body.

28. ARE YOU A BAG OF FLESH WORTH Rs.
110 /- ?
You Must Be Somebody Certainly Much Superior To
The Filthy Flesh, Bones, Mucus And Stool
CALCIUM
IRON
PHOSPHORUS
WATER
CONTENT
OTHER
SUBSTANCES

29. Are we just a bag
of Rs.110/-
worth
chemicals ?

30. dehino ’smin yathä dehe
kaumäraà yauvanaà jarä
tathä dehäntara-präptir
dhéras tatra na muhyati
Bhagavad - gétä 2.13

32. Car Cannot Budge One Inch Without The Driver;
The Body Cannot Do Any Function
WITHOUT THE DRIVER I.E. Soul
Mouth To Speak
Eyes To See
Heart To Pump Blood
Hands & Legs To Move
Horn To Sound
Headlights To See
RadiatorTo Supply Water
FourWheels To Move
Driver Of The Car
You Are Not The Car, You Are The

33. väsäàsi jérëäni yathä vihäya
naväni gåhëäti naro ’paräëi
tathä çaréräëi vihäya jérëäny
anyäni saàyäti naväni dehé
A simple analogy from
Bhagavad - gétä
Bhagavad - gétä 2.22

35. GOD’S
ENERGIES
Inferior
Material Energy
Superior Spiritual
Energy
Gross Elements
1. Earth
2. Water
3. Fire
4. Air
5. Ether
Subtle Elements
1. Mind
2. Intelligence
3. False Ego
Spiritual Body (Soul)
1. SAT (eternal)
2. CIT (full of
knowledge)
3. ANANDA (full of
bliss)

36. Mechanism Of The
Mind
Intelligence
The Decision
Maker
EYES
SKIN
TONGUE
EARS
NOSE
THE SENSES
Mind
Storehouse Of Thoughts,
Unfulfilled Desires,
Previous Experiences

37. CHARIOT OF THE BODY
5 SENSES
MIND
INTELLIGENCE SOUL

38. NATURE OF
THE MIND
IT IS YOUR
BEST FRIEND
IF IT IS
UNCONTROLLED
IT WILL BE YOUR
GREATEST ENEMY
IF IT IS
CONTROLLED

39. bandhur ätmätmanas
tasya
yenätmaivätmanä
jitaù
Lord Krishna
in
Bhagavad-Gita
6.6

40. “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

41. Can The Mind Be Our
Friend?MIND IS COMPARED TO A KNIFE.
In A Surgeon’s
Hand : It Can Save
Life !
In A Miscreant’s
Hand: He Can Kill
With It !!
Is The Knife
Good Or Bad ?

42. Disturbed Senses, Fickle Mind
& Lusty Intelligence
MADNESS
DEPRESSION
DANGEROUS
DISEASES
STRESS
HYPERTENSION
DAMAGE TO ONESELF,
FAMILY AND SOCIETY
WEAKENED
DETERMINATION
LACK OF
CONFIDENC
E
LOSS OF TRUST
Uncontrolled Mind: What It Can Do To You

43. DISTURBED SENSES, FICKLE MIND
& LUSTY INTELLIGENCE
SUICIDE
LIQUOR
CIGARETTE
PROSTITUTES
BREAKING
TVS
BURNING
HOUSES
PICKING QUARRELS
RAPE
MURDER
Result Of Action With
Uncontrolled Mind

44. Techniques for Mind Control
Step 1
Do not allow the
senses to wander
stray in any
direction they
want.
Withdraw them
from wrong
engagements.

45. Engage the senses
and the mind in
topics of God.
Step 2
Techniques for Mind Control

46. Understand the
meaning of life by
reading thought
provoking books
like Bhagavad-
gita.
Step 3
Techniques for Mind Control

47. Associate with
devotees.
Step 4
Techniques for Mind Control

48. Make best use of
opportunities for
good association.
Step 5
Techniques for Mind Control

49. Purify senses by
 Hearing bhajans, kirtans &
devotional songs.
 Visiting temple and having
darshan of Deities.

50. Purify senses by
 Honoring and relishing
Krishna Prasadam.
 Chanting Lord Krishna’s
Holy Names.

51. Even if the mind is
diverted, it will be
forced to
concentrate on the
sound vibration
“Krsna.”
The recommended
method for
controlling the
mind is loudly
chanting and
hearing Hare Krsna
maha-mantra.
It isn’t necessary to
withdraw the mind
from everything; it
will automatically
be withdrawn,
because it will be
concentrated on the
sound vibration.

52. BENEFITS OF CONTROLLED MIND
Purified Senses
Cool Mind
Clear
Intelligence
Peace
Better Concentration & Memory
More Efficient
Winner

53. CHANT ...
HARE KRISHNA HARE
KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE
HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
AND BE HAPPY!!

54. What do the major
religions say about
chanting the holy
names of Lord?

55. Christianity
Christ glorified the
Lord’s holy name by
saying “Our Father
who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy
Name”

56. Sikhism
Guru Nanak
prayed “In the
ambrosial hours of
the morning I
meditate on the
grace of the true
name”

57. Islam
Muslims
repeatedly chant
the sacred name of
God - “Allah”

58. Buddhism
Buddhists also
practice repetition
of the name of
Lord Buddha
(namu amida butsu)

59. Sanätana dharma
It also
recommends
repetition of the
holy names of the
Lord, in form of
mantra

60. MAN + TRA
MIND
DELIVE
What is a
mantra?

61. “Everything
started happening
for me when I
began chanting
Hare Krishna.”
Jean Claude
Halliche
Youngest Director
of 3M Inc. - France
(29 year old)

62. “Chanting Hare
Krishna has
made a
tremendous
impact in my
life.”
Albert Brush
Ford
Owner - Ford Motors

63. “I've been chanting
Hare Krishna for
many years, and
I've never found
anything more
pleasurable.
N.D. Desai
Leading Indian
Industrialist
(Apar Limited, GE Apar
Lighting, CEMA Tubes,
Apar Infotech)

64. “Chanting Hare
Krishna has helped
me face all the ups
and downs in my
life with a great
confidence and
peace of mind.”
Hrishikesh
Mafatlal
CEO - Mafatlal
Fabrics

65. “Chanting helped
me give up bad
habits. It changed
my vision of
things.”
Anne Schaufuss
Dutch Model

66. “By starting to
chant Hare Krishna,
I feel tremendous
happiness.”
Vicki Overton
leading European Model

67. Marco Ferrini
Italy’s top furniture
designer
“Chanting
makes me feel
close to God.”

68. “Mahä-mantra
significantly
reduces
stress,
depression, &
the mode of
ignorance and
considerably
increases
mode of
David Wolf
Master of Social
Service Program at
Florida State
University
Researcher for
studying the effects
of chanting Hare
Krishna Mahä-
mantra.

69. “When I am
stressed out, I
chant. It’s one
thing which
charges my
batteries. It
clears my mind
and brings me
back in focus.”
Paul Bleier
Printing Executive

70. “Chanting makes
me more
perceptive, more
in harmony with
everything and
everyone around
me.”
Jane Lahner
Jewelry Designer

71. “Chanting Hare
Krishna and
reading
authorized books
on Krishna
Consciousness
has brought me
great peace.”
Ramesh Lal
Toronto Health Spa
proprietor

72. Hare Krishna