By constantly chanting the Maha Mantra, one can pray to the Lord to give the sense of discrimination

Nama article 24th June 2007

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/answers/questions.html

Question:

Why is that, people who cheat, hurt and mock others on purpose , who use others for their welfare do better in life than the ones who don’t?

How should one protect himself/herself from getting hurt by actions of people close to them?

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

In this world, there is nothing that happens according to free will. Everything is predestined and happens according to the past deeds of each person.

The only way to protect oneself from getting hurt is by keeping the mind away from the surroundings. By constantly chanting the Maha Mantra, one can pray to the Lord to give the sense of discrimination (‘viveka’). The Lord will heed to the prayers and grant this in due course of time.