The tounge our Greatest Enemy | The Power of the Tongue & The Path to Liberation | Srila Prabhupad

The Tongue – Our Greatest Enemy | The Power of the Tongue & The Path to Liberation | Srila Prabhupāda

In this transformative lecture, Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda reveals how one of our smallest senses—the tongue—is actually our greatest enemy and the key obstacle to spiritual advancement. Drawing from Bhagavad Gītā 1.8–1.10, Prabhupāda explains the deeper meaning behind Duryodhana’s pride, the destiny of the warriors at Kurukṣetra, and how uncontrolled senses lead to suffering, ignorance, and repeated birth and death.

But he also reveals the simplest and most powerful solution:

✨ Control the tongue → Control the senses → Attain liberation.

🔥 Highlights From the Lecture

🛡️ Duryodhana’s Illusion & the Fate of Kurukṣetra

Duryodhana proudly glorifies his warriors like Bhīṣma, Karṇa, and Aśvatthāmā, convinced of victory.

Yet the Gītā foretells their destiny: tyakta-jīvitāḥ — all would give up their lives according to Krishna’s plan.

Even expert fighters cannot escape divine arrangement.

🌍 Misused Power & Modern Civilization

Prabhupāda explains how:
Kings became demons when they misused strength for selfish purposes.

Modern civilization makes the same mistake—focusing on temporary gains, ignoring the real problems: birth, death, old age, and disease.

🕉️ The Secret of Liberation

Krishna Himself gives the solution:

janma karma me divyam — understand Krishna’s divine nature

tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti — no more rebirth, no more suffering

👅 The Tongue: Friend or Enemy?

According to Prabhupāda and Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura:

Of all senses, the tongue is the most dangerous

Uncontrolled tongue → uncontrolled belly → uncontrolled genitals

This leads to sin, violence (slaughterhouses), and karmic bondage

But the same tongue, when purified, becomes our greatest opportunity:

🌼 Two Simple Practices to Achieve Perfection
1️⃣ Chant the Hare Krishna Mahā-mantra
2️⃣ Honor only Krishna-prasādam

With these two actions:

The tongue becomes purified

All other senses follow

Krishna reveals Himself

Liberation becomes possible

Prabhupāda beautifully says:

“By chanting and taking prasādam, anyone can become perfect.”
🎉 A Movement to Save the World

Prabhupāda emphasizes:

Organize festivals of chanting and prasādam (like Ratha-yātrā)

Encourage everyone to chant — even if the world replies “Can’t! Can’t! Can’t!”

This alone can elevate humanity and solve all suffering.

✨ Chant Hare Krishna & Be Happy.

🙏 All glories to Srila Prabhupāda.