There are no hard and fast rules for chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.One can chant anywhere, anytime, in any situation.In fact, the Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya-lila, 20.18) describes that chanting the holy name at any time or place, even during
'eka' kṛṣṇa-nāme kare sarva-pāpa nāśapremera kāraṇa bhakti karena prakāśaSimply chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without offenses vanquishes all sinful activities. Thus pure devotional service, which is the cause of love of Godhead, becomes manife
The attitude of the disciple should be to satisfy the bona fide spiritual master.Then it will be very easy for him to understand spiritual knowledge.This is confirmed in the Vedas, and Rūpa Gosvāmī will further explainthat for a person who has unflin
Mantra: "man" means "mind" and "tra" means "to deliver".Thus a mantra is a transcendental sound vibration with potency to liberate the mind from material conditioning."Hare" is the vocative case (addressing form) of "Hari". This is another name for K
As Prahlada Maharaja appeared in a family of demons and Hanuman appeared as a monkey, Sri Haridasa Thakura appeared amongst the lower caste. Haridasa had a handsome form with all aristocratic features. Highly intellectual, he won all debates in Sansk
bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktiranyatra caiṣa trika eka-kālaḥprapadyamānasya yathāśnataḥ syustuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kṣud-apāyo 'nu-ghāsamDevotion, direct experience of the Supreme Lord, and detachment from other things — these three occur simultaneously for one
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(1) gita sastram idam punyam, yah pathet prayatah pumanvisnoh padam avapnoti, bhaya sokadi varjitahOne who, with a regulated mind,recites with devotion this Bhagavad-gita scripturewhich is the bestower of all virtue,will attain to a holy abode such a
kadacit kalindi-tata-vipina-sangitaka-ravomudabhiri-nari-vadana-kamalasvada-madhupaharama-shambhu-brahmamara-pati-ganesharcita-padojagannathah svami nayana-patha-gami bhavatu me"Sometimes in great happiness Lord Jagannatha, with His flute, makes a lo
kṛtam ekatareṇāpidam-patyor ubhayor apipatnyāḿ kuryād anarhāyāḿpatir etat samāhitaḥBetween the husband and wife, one person is sufficient to execute this devotional service. Because of their good relationship, both of them will enjoy the result. Ther
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atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś caprajalpo niyamāgrahaḥjana-sańgaś ca laulyaḿ caṣaḍbhir bhaktir vinaśyatiOne's devotional service is spoiled when one becomes too entangled in the following six activities:(1) eating more than necessary or collecting more funds tha
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ahaḿ mamābhimānotthaiḥkāma-lobhādibhir malaiḥvītaḿ yadā manaḥ śuddhamaduḥkham asukhaḿ samamWhen one is completely cleansed of the impurities of lust and greed produced from the false identification of the body as "I" and bodily possessions as "mine,"
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Mental equilibrium is to fix the mind on Lord Krishna.Mere peacefulness without Krishna consciousnessis dull and useless state of mind.Discipline means first to control one`s own senses.If one wants to discipline one`s children, disciplesor followers
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As the chariot of air carries an aroma from its source and immediately catches the sense of smell, similarly, one who constantly engages in devotional service,
sa vai puḿsāḿ paro dharmoyato bhaktir adhokṣajeahaituky apratihatāyayātmā suprasīdatiThe supreme occupation (dharma) for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service mus
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Śuddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper, in other words,engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord,is performed in a liberated condition.(The Nectar of Instruction).māḿ ca yo 'vyabhicāreṇabhakti-yogena sevatesa guṇān samatītya
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sā tv asmin parama-prema-rūpā(Devotional service manifests as the most elevated, pure love for God.(Sri Narada Bhakti Sutra).amṛta-svarūpā caThis pure love for God is eternal.(Sri Narada Bhakti Sutra).yat prāpya na kiñcid vāñchati na śocati na dveṣṭi
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kecit kevalayā bhaktyāvāsudeva-parāyaṇāḥaghaḿ dhunvanti kārtsnyenanīhāram iva bhāskaraḥOnly a rare person who has adopted complete, unalloyed devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can uproot the weeds of sinful actions with no possibility that they will revive
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There are six characteristics of pure devotional service,which are as follows:(1) Pure devotional service brings immediate relief from all kinds of material distress.(2) Pure devotional service is the beginning of all auspiciousness.(3) Pure devotion
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