01 The Krsna Consciousness Movement and the Holy Name
The Krsna Consciousness movement is based upon the chanting of the holy name Chanting the holy name is the basis of the Krsna consciousness movement: The simplest process of purification is to assemble in congregation and chant the holy names of God. This is called sankirtana and is the basis of our Krsna consciousness movement… The age we live in is called Kali−yuga, the age of forgetting God. It is an age of misunderstanding...
12 Before chanting the Hare Krsna maha mantra, one should chant the Panca tattva maha mantra
To chant the Hare Krsna maha mantra, one should first take shelter of the Pancatattva maha mantra: If one chants the exalted holy name of the Lord again and again and yet his love for the Supreme Lord does not develop and tears do not appear in his eyes, it is evident that because of his offenses in chanting, the seed of the holy name of Krsna does not sprout. But if one only chants, with some slight faith, the holy names of Lord...
19 The process of chanting is very simple
One can perform kirtana without musical instruments by clapping and chanting: Anyone can chant Hare Krsna. There is no need for instruments, although Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced the mrdanga (drum) and karatalas (cymbals). Otherwise, clapping in itself is sufficient. Anyone can sit down with his family, clap hands and chant Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare This sankirtana is very...
01 The three stages of chanting
The three stages of chanting the holy name: The simple process of offenselessly chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord will gradually promote one very soon to the stage of emancipation. There are three stages in chanting the holy name of the Lord. The first stage is the offensive chanting of the holy name, and the second is the reflective stage of chanting the holy name. The third stage is the offenseless chanting of the holy...
11 The holy name counteracts the effects of the kali yuga
The chanting of the maha−mantra is especially meant for counteracting the contaminations of Kali: In the Kali−santarana Upanisad it is stated: hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare iti sodasakam namnam kali−kalmasa−nasanam natah parataropayah sarva−vedesu drsyate “The sixteen words−Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare−are...
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