Harer Namaiva Kevalam
In this age of logic, argument and disagreement, the chanting of Hare Krsna is the only means for self-realization. Because this transcendental vibration alone can deliver the conditioned soul, it is considered to be the essence of the Vedanta-sūtra. (Pg no-202 – Last Para) A student is to be considered perfected when he understands the identity of the holy name and the Supreme Lord. Unless one is under the shelter of a realized...
Indians go out for begging – but no, we have to go out TO GIVE
So therefore in this age, krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam sangopangastra-parsadam yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi su-medhasah [SB 11.5.32] This is intelligence, to chant sankirtana. Bahubhir militva kirtayati. Assemble in big assembly. Just like we are trying to introduce. It is very easy. Chant, thousands and thousands of people. Never mind what he is. It doesn’t matter whether he’s learned or fool, rich or poor, or black...
Chanting is the Foundation of a Worthwhile Life
Chanting is the foundation of a worthwhile life. It is the foundation of true success. Nothing in this world or the next can be had without work. One cannot work without energy and enthusiasm. Chanting, when properly done (without the ten offenses), generates such enthusiasm, courage, and energy. Therefore it forms the foundation from which a skyscraper of life is built. There are numerous examples in our...
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...
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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