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Beautiful experience...
Its hard for some to understand how Krsna reciprocates to ones devotion. The person who has faith and devotion to Radha Krsna will live with them. They are the source of all the happiness and knowledge.
Keep your sadhana going mataji. You will find Krsna in every step.
Srila Prabhupada ki jai!!
hare krsna.
Name of God Hare (Radha) Krishna, Hare (Sita) Rama..
When we chant, we are calling on the Lord. He is identical to and none different than His Names, Krishna, Rama, Govinda, Gopala, etc. In Kaliyuga, He descends in the form of His Names.
So, we are having association of the Lord.
Purpose of chanting is not for our happiness, but for the pleasure of the Lord.
If you love the Lord, and when He is pleased, you will be happy beyond measure, by receiving Krishna Prema.
If you only have his pleasure in mind, only then, you will be qualified to receive Krishna Prema.
Even accidental chanting of Lords Name, even without intending to take His Name, can help one escape hell. That sure is something to be happy about. Would'nt you think?
Caitanya Charitamrita Adi-lila 17.022 kali-kale nama-rupe krsna-avatara
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.2.20, Purport: One politician has remarked that the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading like an epidemic and that if not checked immediately, within ten years it may capture governmental power. There is, of course, such potency in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. As stated by authorities (CC Adi 17.22), kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa-avatāra: in this age, Kṛṣṇa has appeared in the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading like wildfire all over the world, and it will go on doing so. Men who are like Kaṁsa are very much afraid of the movement's progress and acceptance by the younger generation, but as Kṛṣṇa could not be killed by Kaṁsa, this movement cannot be checked by men of Kaṁsa's class.
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.3.21, Purport: Kṛṣṇa appears in this world for two purposes, paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām: (BG 4.8) to protect the innocent, religious devotees of the Lord and to annihilate all the uneducated, uncultured asuras, who unnecessarily bark like dogs and fight among themselves for political power. It is said, kali-kāle nāma-rūpe kṛṣṇa avatāra. The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is also an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa in the form of the holy name (nāma-rūpe). Every one of us who is actually afraid of the asuric rulers and politicians must welcome this incarnation of Kṛṣṇa: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
Hare Krsna Mataji,
PAMHO.
I am happy to see your interest and fast responses whenever anyone responds to your query. It shows your sincerity and enthusiasm to learn.
The simple answer to why we feel happy while chanting is - the same reason why we feel happy when we eat food. The way food nourishes the body, chanting nourishes the soul. THe way we feel satiated after eating food, taht same way the soul is satiated when we chant.
To answer your other questions, Krsna is always responding to us - it is our transmitter whihc is at fault. By the process of chanting, we are setting up a connection with Krsna. The way moisture is everywhere or radio waves are everywhere, but to access it, we need to follow a process (sedimentation for moisture and mobile phone for radio waves), that same way, there is a process to connect with the Supreme. That process is chanting in Kaliyuga.
Keep chanting - start with minimum 4 rounds and chant for minimum 6 months before you get any perceivable results. Keep reading Srila Prabhupada books also and ask if you have doubts.
Chanting is not time pass. Remember - the day you dont eat AND the day you dont sleep is the day you dont chant. So, one has to chant every single day, without fail.
Haribol,
Your servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD
There is a beautiful line I read: Dont force yourself to see Krsna, make Krsna see you.
Krsna reveals Himself to you as you surrender.
Chant and be happy.
Hare krsna.
P.s: Sorry I had to keep it to a short reply or my response will span few paragraphs :)
Hare Krishna Mataji, you asked:
but how are they useful for me? , what i have learned and experienced ? am i feeling all the time happy when i chant ? why i am not able to meet god when i really wish ? why i am here in this world and created why ? what i am lacking that i can not be with god all the time ?
Chanting is very beneficial to you whether you chant with or without purpose. Just like the medicine acts without the knowledge of a patient when prescribed by a Doctor. Yes, chanting is the only source of pleasures when it is chanted offenselessly.
what qualification do you have to see the Supreme Personality of God Head Krishna face to face? Even you can not see the materialistic powerful persons like President or PM of your country without going through several security checks, criminal records, and back ground checks,etc. Similarly, you need spiritual qualifications under a bona fide spiritual master to see Krishna.Originally, you were with God-Head Krishna all the time in Golakha; however, you tried to be independent of Krishna and committed mistakes by such acts. So, you lost Krishna's association and thrown into this material world as a prisoner where no question of real happiness. To go back to the God-Head, please chant sincerly without offenses under the instructions of a bona fide spiritual master.
Hope you will take this as a sincere effort.
Haribol!
Because the chanting is transcendental devotees tend to not employ (yoga) but I find it to be expeditious in capturing His awareness! Yoga is a way to become more commanding & afterAll acquiring Krishna's awareness can be considered a competitive situation.
Don't be sad get Mad,-just kidding
But getting intense might bear the results you seek?
Thank you for your association!
Hare Krsna,
My obeisances to all devotees, guru and gauranga.
An attempt to respond to your original query:
Krsna is the source of everything and He possess all the opulences in FULL. So, when we chant Hare Krsna maha mantra, we connect to Krsna through His names. Just like, if you want attention of your mom, you call her and she responds. Similarly, Krsna also hears every time you call His name.
Now why is happiness associated with chanting? Because Krsna is Sat-Chit-Ananda and since we are His fragmental part, we also possess those attributes to a smaller degree. We already know that we are Sat (eternal souls), we are trying to gain the Chit aspect through scriptural studies (relating to Krsna) and through chanting we experience the Ananda aspect. Hence, chanting gives you Ananda or happiness.
Hope that answers your query mataji. I will try to answer your other questions from your responses later..
Chant and be happy.
Srila prabhupada ki jai..
Hare krsna
Hare Krishna Mataji!
Spiritual means the consciousness of the living entities pertaining to the spirit soul which is a part and parcel of the Supreme personality of God Head.Non spiritual consciousness means the bodily consciousness. such as materialistic people who give importance to the comfort of the body and they are worried about their self interest only;they don't inquire any thing about the nature of soul and its relationship with Krishna.
Transcendental means something existing beyond human knowledge, understanding, and experience. ( Defination from Longman American Dictionary)
Krishna's name is powerful like Krishna. Because Krishna is non different from its holy name.
Lord Caitanya in His Siksastakam states,
namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-shaktis
tatrarpita niyamitah smarane na kalah
etadrishi tava kripa bhagavan mamapi
durdaivam idrisham ihajani nanuragaha
O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like Krishna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily approach You by Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for them.
So,Lord Krishna has invested all of His spiritual potency in His holy names.
Srilla Prabhupada gave example that when one will chant "coca cola" several times, he will be tired and disgusted; however, if one chants the Holy names of Krishna " Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna ,Krishna,Krishna, Hare Hare,Hare Rama, Hare Rama,Rama Rama,Hare Hare," you will experience the transcendental pleasure and you will not be tired. Please read the book "Chant and Be Happy" of our ISKCON for further enlightenment.
Thank you,
Hope it will bring you home about Krishna and its Holy names.
Haray Bolah !
nāma cintāmaṇiḥ kṛṣṇaś
caitanya-rasa-vigrahaḥ
pūrṇaḥ śuddho nitya-mukto
’bhinnatvān nāma-nāminoḥ
Translation:
“ The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is transcendentally blissful. It bestows all spiritual benedictions, for it is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the reservoir of all pleasure. Kṛṣṇa’s name is complete, and it is the form of all transcendental mellows. It is not a material name under any condition, and it is no less powerful than Kṛṣṇa Himself. Since Kṛṣṇa’s name is not contaminated by the material qualities, there is no question of its being involved with māyā. Kṛṣṇa’s name is always liberated and spiritual; it is never conditioned by the laws of material nature. This is because the name of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical.”( CCM Madhya 17:133)
Haribol!