Television .. Killing peoples minds.

Television a invention made as a entertainment for men , has turned into a controlling force of peoples life. People rush from their work in a hurry so that they do not miss their favorite shows. Once a person sits in front of the Television , it becomes very difficult to drag him from there. People get annoyed when they are told to switch off the television . So it is evident that television has captured people's mind in such a manner that it has become almost impossible for some to live without television. Television and media has become a force which is directing people's life and pushing them into darkness of ignorance.

Every show or movie and even the so called news channels are broadcasting useless information, which is occupying the minds of the general populace and making them idle in every respect. People have become lazy and are constantly anxious. Bhagvad Gita says inorder to live a happy and a peaceful life, it is utmost neccessary to free ones mind from lust, anger and greed. And our friend Television is broadcasting only these three things with a sweet coating so that people may swallow it. All the shows are filled with sexual scenes whcih invoke lust into persons mind,even so called love stories are based on lust. All the movies have violence, which is a emblem of anger and greed. And the so called news channels which are supposed to be informative are informing about famous people's lusty , greedy and angry behaviors , so that the general populace should become the same.

Sometime ago, somebody told me, it is very important to watch Television, for it gives news and for entertainment. For me , I see no entertainment in Television, I only see demoniac propensities , which put you into further illusion and increase, three vital enemies of the self , namely, lust, greed and anger.

As per the Vedic wisdom, Out of 8400000 species of lives, human form of life obtained by a living soul, is supposed to be the most valued and a rare chance to understand the self and its relation with the Supreme consioness, but as humans , what are we doing is wasting our human form by developing out propensities for greed, lust and anger ,these very same propensities, which are so dear to people in the young or you can say healthy state of its existence, wil pinch and become a nigthmare during the old age, and make everyone think about the wastage they caused during their whole life time.

The civilization has reached to such a point , where is not watching Television is considered a negative point and people look at you will a sarcastic wonder as if you were somekind of a fool , to not participate in the worldwide display of lust, greed and anger. Out of ignorance about the nature of the true self, the older generation also thinks that Television is a ultimate source of enjoyment and people have become addicted to it and which influences the younger generation to follow the same. The so called humour showed on the television represents a sarcastic humor which also induces anger in some corner of the heart. Qualities like, mercy, truthfullness, honesty, tolerance , self control, respect which at some time were prevelant in the society have become alien to the younger generation , which is bought up in the atmosphere of hate, greed, lust, anger , no respect of elders.

Television had killed the imagination of the people and puts people in a illusory plane which just makes them daydreamers.

All the effects of Television are bad , So It is very important to break the jinx and come out of the illusory world of television. It requires a initaite from the elders in the society to control their watching of the television and divert their attention to learning their place in the existance by referring to religious scriputres and teach the same to their kids in order to mend a better society. Thats the only way, to become God conscious.