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Of Ghosts and the Maha-Mantra

At a recent darshan in Desaru a devotee mentioned to Srila Gurudeva that ghosts are disturbing and the devotee is very much disturbed. Below is an insight of the conversation that transpired between the devotee and Srila Gurudeva.
(Devotee): I feel something of someone touching me. I want to know what it is?
(Srila Gurudeva): Are you chanting your rounds?
(Devotee): Yes
(Srila Gurudeva) I don't believe. If anyone is chanting and remembering, then no ghost will harm them. Now say after me. 'Om Narasimhaya Namah.'
(Devotee repeats the mantra)
(Srila Gurudeva) You are to say this mantra 3 times. Morning, noon and evening time.
This incident reminded me of Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur when he was a magistrate in Puri. At that time a man who practices the occult was wanting to do the rasa dance with other men's wives and young girls. Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur captured the man and had him thrown in jail. Later Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur experienced severe stomach pains in the night. The next day the man asked Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur whether he felt any pain.
Of course the Thakur was not perturbed by all this. He was chanting throughout the night and nothing could touch him.
There's also another story when Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur had to spend a night in an abandoned temple with his son Bimala Prasad (Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur). There was so much disturbance by a ghost but Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur was chanting throughout the night. The ghost was eventually delivered by our great saint.
Whatever happens, we have to keep on chanting. After all that was the FIRST instruction or order by our Spiritual Master. Then nothing can harm us. We will actually start to develop all good qualities.
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Lilavathy said…
I am a living proof that the Maha Mantra can give you strength to over come this. It keep me saint. Without Krsna, without Maha Mantra I will be in Tanjung Rambutan or kill myself.

Always wanted to blog it still thinking about it.
May 4, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Anonymous said…
Last night I foolishly stirred up my house's ghosts conversing about and detecting them with paranormal technology (a phone app. that shows if they are in radar and lets them spell and speak).Needless to say I barely got a wink of sleep as they attacked/paralyzed and general creeped me out all night (in those sleep paralysis attacks).Ive been experiencing these distrubances for years and I dont understand why Srila Prabhupada seemed to declare that ghosts are immediately dispersed by the Holy Name and that they cannot be where Krishna is chanted sincerely etc...Many LA bramacaris know that living in the asrama their may involve being choked in your sleep(by evil spirits) and my experience has been that they often just dont go away until theyve in a sense "ran their course" for a lack of better words.Last night I cried out the maha mantra,to Lord Nrshimha deva,pancha tattva,etc.,etc.,etc.(and good old I rebuke in the name of Jesus!,etc. ... I even went through Allah,Jehova,Yawheh,etc. etc. lol)...I think it helped but it wasnt immediately dispersed....Whats cool though is that this morning I just so happened to be in Krishna Book where He kills/liberated Putana and Srila Prabhupada specificly explains how evil entities are dispersed by the Holy Names ...wich really fueled these inquisitions.Feedback desired. - Bhakta Tom
January 31, 2014 at 11:24 AM
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