Hare Krishna Prabhuji all glories to Srila Prabhupadaji, from about 9 months I am associated with Krishna consciousness at the beginning I did'nt felt any problem in my chanting and forget to watch tv, but now a days I dont know why, again I seat before tv and not able to concentrate on my chanting, please prabhuji kindly help me in this because I want completely to put an end of habituation of watching tv and want to concentrate as much as in my chanting.
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His divine grace, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, has given several recommendations for improving concentration and becoming more krsna conscious in many books, such as Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita and others.
The quotes below should help understand these recommendations.
From the Srimad Bhagavatam, Second Canto:
"Only attention engaged in the service of the Lord, especially in dressing and decorating the temple, accompanied by musical kirtana and spiritual instructions from scriptures, can save the common man from the hellish cinema attractions and rubbish sex-songs broadcast everywhere by radios. If one is unable to maintain a temple at home, he should go to another's temple where all the above performances are regularly executed.
Visiting the temple of a devotee and looking at the profusely decorated forms of the Lord well dressed in a well-decorated, sanctified temple naturally infuse the mundane mind with spiritual inspiration. People
should visit holy places like Vrndavana where such temples and worship of the Deity are specifically maintained."
Any member of the family who is above twelve years of age should be initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, and all the members of the household should be engaged in the daily service of the Lord, beginning from morning (4 a.m.) till
night (10 p.m.) by performing mangala-aratrika, niranjana, arcana, puja, kirtana, srngara, bhoga-vaikali, sandhya-aratrika, patha, bhoga (at night), sayana-aratrika, etc. Engagement in such worship of the Deity,
under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, will greatly help the householders to purify their very existence and make rapid progress in spiritual knowledge. Simple theoretical book knowledge is not sufficient for a neophyte devotee. Book knowledge is theoretical, whereas the arcana process is practical. Spiritual knowledge must be developed by a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge, and that is the guaranteed way for attainment of spiritual perfection."
"The eyes which do not look at the symbolic representations of the Personality of Godhead Visnu [His forms, name, quality, etc.] are like those printed on the plumes of the peacock, and the legs which do not move to the holy places [where the Lord is remembered] are considered to be like tree trunks."
His divine, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, mentioned how his spiritual master, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura embraced technology in the spirit of service (yukta-vairagya) with a willingness to employ everything in the service of Sri Guru and Gauranga.
So, TV in itself is not bad but it depends on what you watch. The Internet, especially youtube contains several nice TV serials such as Ramayan, Krishna Story, Mahabarat which are great ways of learning how to live in society and how to behave in difficult circumstances.
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Hare Krsna,
His divine grace, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, has given several recommendations for improving concentration and becoming more krsna conscious in many books, such as Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita and others.
The quotes below should help understand these recommendations.
From the Srimad Bhagavatam, Second Canto:
"Only attention engaged in the service of the Lord, especially in dressing and decorating the temple, accompanied by musical kirtana and spiritual instructions from scriptures, can save the common man from the hellish cinema attractions and rubbish sex-songs broadcast everywhere by radios. If one is unable to maintain a temple at home, he should go to another's temple where all the above performances are regularly executed.
Visiting the temple of a devotee and looking at the profusely decorated forms of the Lord well dressed in a well-decorated, sanctified temple naturally infuse the mundane mind with spiritual inspiration. People
should visit holy places like Vrndavana where such temples and worship of the Deity are specifically maintained."
Any member of the family who is above twelve years of age should be initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, and all the members of the household should be engaged in the daily service of the Lord, beginning from morning (4 a.m.) till
night (10 p.m.) by performing mangala-aratrika, niranjana, arcana, puja, kirtana, srngara, bhoga-vaikali, sandhya-aratrika, patha, bhoga (at night), sayana-aratrika, etc. Engagement in such worship of the Deity,
under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, will greatly help the householders to purify their very existence and make rapid progress in spiritual knowledge. Simple theoretical book knowledge is not sufficient for a neophyte devotee. Book knowledge is theoretical, whereas the arcana process is practical. Spiritual knowledge must be developed by a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge, and that is the guaranteed way for attainment of spiritual perfection."
"The eyes which do not look at the symbolic representations of the Personality of Godhead Visnu [His forms, name, quality, etc.] are like those printed on the plumes of the peacock, and the legs which do not move to the holy places [where the Lord is remembered] are considered to be like tree trunks."
His divine, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, mentioned how his spiritual master, Om Vishnupad Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura embraced technology in the spirit of service (yukta-vairagya) with a willingness to employ everything in the service of Sri Guru and Gauranga.
So, TV in itself is not bad but it depends on what you watch. The Internet, especially youtube contains several nice TV serials such as Ramayan, Krishna Story, Mahabarat which are great ways of learning how to live in society and how to behave in difficult circumstances.
Hari Bol,