17 One must have faith in the holy name
A madhyama adhikari has firm faith in chanting the Hare Krsna mantra: While giving instructions to Sanatana Gosvami, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu divided devotional service into three categories. sastra−yukti nahi jane drdha, sraddhavan ‘madhyama adhikari’ sei maha−bhagyavan “A person whose conclusive knowledge of the sastras is not very strong but who has developed firm faith in chanting the Hare Krsna maha−mantra and...
21 Householders can conduct chanting at home
Even householders can achieve perfection by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra: [Narada Muni to King Yudhisthira]: The process of chanting the holy name of the Lord is so powerful that by this chanting even householders [grhasthas] can very easily gain the ultimate result achieved by persons in the renounced order. Maharaja Yudhisthira, I have now explained to you that process of religion. This is a confirmation of the Krsna consciousness...
Do We Chant Because of Tradition or it’s an Essential Part of Bhakti?
We chant because our soul needs the purification of Krsna’s association – we are trapped here in this body, thinking we are this person or that person….an American, Indian, Australian etc. By associating with Krsna through serious Japa – concentrated and precise – then we can feel His spiritual energy and we see a clear path ahead of us on our way back to Godhead. The most evident difference between...
How to Enhance Chanting?
Although one receives immense benefit however and whenever one may chant Hare Krishna, the great spiritual masters who are authorities on chanting suggest that the practitioner employ certain practical techniques that will enhance the chanting and bring quicker results as well. 1. Following the regulative principles of purification: The four regulative principles of Krishna consciousness namely, no illicit sex, no meat-eating,...
27 The holy name protects one from danger and fear
To be free from danger, one should chant the Hare Krsna mantra: [Sukadeva Gosvami to King Pariksit]: My dear King, wherever people in any position perform their occupational duties of devotional service by chanting and hearing [sravanam kirtanam visnoh SB 7.5.23], there cannot be any danger from bad elements. Therefore there was no need for anxiety about Gokula while the Supreme Personality of Godhead was personally present. Srila...
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