Hari-Nama-Sankirtana IMPORTED FROM THE SPIRITUAL WORLD
Feb14

Hari-Nama-Sankirtana IMPORTED FROM THE SPIRITUAL WORLD

Material affairs have herein been compared to an ocean of poison. They have been described in a similar way by Srila Narottama dasa thakura in one of his songs: samsara-visanale, diva-niSi hiya jvale, judaite na kainu upaya "My heart is always burning in the fire of material existence. and I have made no provisions for getting out of it." golokera prema-dhana, hari-nama-sankirtana, rati na janmila kene taya "The only...

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What I Do Today Affects My Chanting Tomorrow
Feb13

What I Do Today Affects My Chanting Tomorrow

What I do when I am not chanting affects the quality of my rounds. For example, if I am critical of devotees (or even of non-devotees), it will be more difficult to chant good rounds. If my mind is engaged in activities from morning to night that have nothing to do with Krishna, my attraction to chanting the next day will diminish. However, if I make an effort to be as Krishna conscious as possible during the day, my rounds the next...

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Top Most Yoga
Feb12

Top Most Yoga

It is an offense to consider the holy name to be an ordinary pious activity: One who says that ten million asvamedha sacrifices are equal to the chanting of the holy name of Lord Krsna is undoubtedly an atheist. He is sure to be punished by Yamaraja. In the list of the ten kinds of offenses in chanting the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hare Krsna, the eighth offense is...

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Prabhupada’s Practical Tips on Chanting
Feb11

Prabhupada’s Practical Tips on Chanting

Sruti-kirti Prabhu, a disciple and former personal servant of Srila Prabhupada, recounts Prabhupada's practical instructions regard¬ing chanting rounds."It was easy to understand that Srila Prabhupada enjoyed chanting japa. He always stressed the importance of chanting our 16 rounds. He once told me that as a householder, he used a simple process for completing 16 rounds that we could apply.  'When I was a...

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No, No God has Name
Feb10

No, No God has Name

Vedavyasa : He says from the Old Testament that Jesus said, "Hallowed be Thy name," so he didn't say a particular name because, he says, God has actually no name because if we… Srila Prabhupada : So how He can be no name? He says, "Hallowed be Thy name." He has name. Therefore he says like that. Vedavyasa : But there's no name in the Bible… Srila Prabhupada : That doesn't mean… He...

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Supreme virtues of Lord Gauranga’s devotees
Feb09

Supreme virtues of Lord Gauranga’s devotees

Supreme virtues of Lord Gauranga's devotees… trinad api nicata sahaja-saumya-mugdhakritih sudha-madhura-bhashita vishaya-gandha-thuthutkritih hari-pranaya-vihvala kim api dhiranalambhita bhavanti kila sad-guna jagati gaura-bhajam ami (24) Verse 24: "Humbly thinking oneself more fallen than a blade of straw; natural, spontaneous, charming and gentle bodily features; sweet speech full of relishable nectar; repeatedly...

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