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CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Suddha-krsna-nama is krsna-nama that has arisen throughundivided bhakti resulting from full faith. Other than that, thechanting of sri-nama will be experienced as either namabhasa ornama-aparadha.When one takes hari-nama in the course of sadhana-bhak Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
One should constantly perform hari-nama by counting the names properly on a tulasi-mala or in the absence of that, counting on the fingers.One should always stay far away from offenses.The fruit ofsri-hari-nama—krsna-prema—is attained by chanting su
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One may give cows in charity on the day of a solar eclipse;
one may reside in Prayaga on the banks of the Ganga for a kalpa;
charity a mountain of gold as high as Mount Sumeru.
CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Chanting Hare Krsna is the only remedyto relieve the heart from the burning poisonof sense gratification. Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
The chanting of the Hare Krsna mantrais a transcendental vibration;it is not a material thing.It is imported fromthe transcendental abode of Krsna.From there the transcendentalsound of Hare Krsna has come.This sound is like thesunshine coming from t
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As one progresses through the second stage, a person begins to get a taste for the chanting, and begins to feel the nectar of joy and bliss within the names.As a person enters the third or pure stage of chanting, the layers of ignorance that keeps on Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
The proper way to chant is to give up all of our internal thoughts.
It is almost impossible to meditate on the void and empty our mind of all thinking.
Our mind is always being pulled here and there by something.
But the chanting process is easy because Read more…
CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
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 Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
For one who takes shelter of the maha-mantra, he is sure to reach the Supreme because such mystic meditation engages the mind and intelligence in Krishna.By such continued remembrance of Krishna, even though one may seem to be engaged in so many duti Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
The name "Krishna" literally means "the greatest pleasure," or "He who is all-attractive."All living entities are looking for pleasure and happiness.God is the storehouse of all pleasure and whatever happiness we feel in this material world is simply Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Some Benefits Of ChantingTHE HOLY NAME:• Evokes love of God• Links one directly with the Lord• Revives one’s dormant, eternal Krishna consciousness• Eradicates material desires and sinful activity• Cleanses the heart and frees one from material conta Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
The reason that chanting the Lord's names is such an effective process is because the Lord and His names are identical: they are the same spiritual energy.By chanting Hare Krishna we are in immediate contact with God. If we chant someone else's name, Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Krishna, which is feared by fear personified. (Bhag.1.1.14)When instructing King Pariksit, the great Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
All mantras and all processes for self-realization are compressed into the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. (Narada-pancaratra)Chant the holy names, chant the holy names, chant the holy names. In this age of Kali [the age of quarrel and confusion] without a Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Constant chanting of the holy name will make one free of offenses.The sacrifice recommended in this age is saṅkīrtana, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord.People in general in Kali-yuga are so fallen that it is not possible for them to obt Read more…CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Transcendental qualities of the Lord attract even the liberated souls and carry them to the assembly of devotees where the Lord's glories are constantly chanted.By constantly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and remembering the transcendental pastimes
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By constant chanting, then one come to realize Parabrahman (the Supreme Brahman), or the Absolute Truth.Any person, under any circumstances, can reach an elevated state of consciousness by properly hearing the Bhagavad-gītā, and then, by constantly c Read more…
CHANTING THE HOLY NAME.
Chanting involves the activities of the upper and lower lips as well as the tongue.All three must be engaged in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.The words "Hare Kṛṣṇa" should be very distinctly pronounced and heard.Sometimes one mechanically prod
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