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How Can We Stop Prajalpa (gossiping)???

Posted by pramita chodankar on April 6, 2011 at 9:19am in Material Miseries

Hare krishna to everyone....

please accept my humble obeisances... dandavat.

a few days back i was trying to overcome the problem of gossiping. my neighbor and my college friends always gossip about other people... and i try to avoid it very much. but still i cannot stop it. how can i avoid gossiping and stop others from gossiping with me??? i know prajalpa is very bad in our sadhana, and i just want to stop it immediately!!! please help me out with this...

i will be the most thankful, hare krsna...

an insignificant servant,

pramita.

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  • Vaibhav Fadte April 11, 2011 at 10:56pm

    hare krishna mataji ...!!

     

    discuss about Krishna and his pastimes when you come in contact with  your college & neighbours

    this will help  u to advance in devotional service

    & it will help them to become pure ......and god knows they may become the servant of lord..

     

    Dandavat... 

     

  • SATYA DEV DAS April 10, 2011 at 10:43pm

    hare krishna prabhu

    dandavat

    we can stop prajalpa by simply adopting satsang

    and by asatsang tyag

    hare krishna

    • Hari Lila Devi Dasi > SATYA DEV DAS April 10, 2011 at 10:57pm

      yes I have had this problem too. the only thing we can do is continue to do our seva and sadhana well. Just be careful what you say to others if it's private don't tell anyone about it. Also be careful of what you do around the temple. It's hard for me to do that here as well in New Vrndavan. I was told to be aware of fault finders in temples. Just be on your guard. Krishna will help you through this. What I do is I usually keep to myself most of the time and only associate with those I can trust fully. Hope this helps.

       

      Hare Krishna

      your servant

      -Hari Lila Devi Dasi

      • pramita chodankar > Hari Lila Devi Dasi April 11, 2011 at 6:48pm

        thank you so much all of you for your kind help

        i really appreciate it alot!!!

        please pray to Krsna that i can follow all the tactics to save myself from gossiping...

        i will surely follow them....

        hari bol, dandavat...

  • Pranay Pawar April 10, 2011 at 9:28pm

    Prabhuji,

     

    Its a very serious problem that even i come across.... even im seriously looking to over come it. Please also let me know about any solution that u come across.

     

    Hare Krishna.

    • Pranay Pawar > Pranay Pawar April 10, 2011 at 9:34pm

      Thank you sudha mataji...just read ur comments....

       

      I'll surely try this... hope it works for me...

       

      Hare Krishna.

  • Sudha Nikhil Mehta April 9, 2011 at 8:36pm

     

    Hare Krsna Mataji,

    All Glories to Srila Prabhupada

    As you rightly said gossiping is bad for sadhana. We should avoid association of Non devotees. So once you start talking about your spritual activities, chanting uninterested friends will be weeded out. They will no longer want to associate. Even if you are dragged into gossip then do not contribute to gossip. Just be physically present while make the mind think of Krsna and start chanting Mahamantra softly. This is my tested formula. The moment they come for Gossip I start chanting and the gossipers move away magically. While cooking etc keep listening to lectures of HDG Srila Prabhupada. Mind will be engrossed in analysing the discussions that you heard even while gossipers keep blabbering. Keep your self busy with chanting, reading and associating with devotees.

    Hope this helps

     

    Hare Krsna

    Sudha Mehta

    From Bosnia

     

    • Divya Dhvani > Sudha Nikhil Mehta April 10, 2011 at 9:11pm
      You are right Mataji.
      • narasimha dasa > Divya Dhvani April 5, 2012 at 11:17am

        DIVYA JI YOU ARE A FALLEN WOMEN...THIS I CAME TO KNOW THROUGH YOUR REPLIES IN VARIOUS DISCUSSIONS...PLEASE DO TRY TO ADJUST YOUR CHARACTER FIRST BEFORE FAKING VAISHNAVISM!!!

  • amarnath das April 8, 2011 at 10:18am

    hare krishna!

    please accept my humble obesciences!

    all glories to srila prabhupada and guru maharaj!

    This is quite a practical problem that all devotees face in the beginning stages....However the ways to eliminate this anartha is not posible overnite....but only thru months of sheer sadhna..we must ensure that we hear more, more krsna katha..more lectures...more chanting of the holy names...gradually this will become our gossip which is favourable...anartha nivritti...taste only prasadam...dats olso imp...hope these things help u..n hope i cud serve u pleasingly...

    your servant,

    amarnath das

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