09 Devotees must chant (at least) sixteen rounds daily
Jun07

09 Devotees must chant (at least) sixteen rounds daily

The first regulative principle is that one must chant a fixed number of rounds: [Lord Caitanya to Haridasa thakura]: "Now that you have become old," the Lord said, "you may reduce the number of rounds you chant daily. You are already liberated, and therefore you need not follow the regulative principles very strictly." Unless one has come to the platform of spontaneous love of God, he must follow the regulative...

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06 The interrelationship between chanting and studying scripture
Jun01

06 The interrelationship between chanting and studying scripture

By becoming purified by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, the general mass of people can come to understand Bhagavad gita and Srimad Bhagavatam: Saintly people like Jada Bharata do not speak ordinary words. Whatever they say is approved by great yogis and those advanced in spiritual life. That is the difference between ordinary people and saintly people. The listener must also be advanced to understand the words of such exalted,...

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