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more powerful and will become victorious. Although it is not fac-
tual, it is very strong. It covers the constitutional position of the
soul. O King, please try to conquer this mind by the weapon of ser-
vice to the lotus feet of the spiritual master and of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Do this with great care.
PURPORT

There is one easy weapon with which the mind can be conquered —
neglect. The mind is always telling us to do this or that: therefore we
should be very expert in disobeying the mind’s orders. Gradually the
mind should be trained to obey the orders of the soul. It is not that one
should obey the orders of the mind. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Thakura used to say that to control the mind one should beat it with
shoes many times just after awakening and again before going to sleep.
In this way one can control the mind. This is the instruction of all the
Sastras. If one does not do so, one is doomed to follow the dictations of the
mind. Another bona fide process is to abide strictly by the orders of the
spiritual master and engage in the Lord's service. Then the mind will be
automatically controlled. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has instructed Srila
Rapa Gosvami:

brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija

When one receives the seed of devotional service by the mercy of the
guru and Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one’s real life
begins. If one abides by the orders of the spiritual master. by the grace of
Krsna he is freed from service to the mind.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Eleventh
Chapter of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “Jada Bharata Instructs
King Rahigana.”’
