(1) Chant these 100 Names of Lord Gaura daily.
(2) Chant a minimum of 16 rounds of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra daily
on a tulasi mala with 108 beads. If possible gradually try to increase
the quality & quantity of your chanting till you can chant 64 rounds
daily as per the instructions of Lord Caitanya and all acaryas.
3) Follow the four regulative principles:
A) No eating of meat, fish, eggs, onion, garlic, etc.
B) No intoxication including tea, coffee, etc.
C) No gambling including frivolous sports.
D) No illicit sex (sex outside of marriage or in marriage not meant
for the procreation of God conscious children).
4) Associate, hear, serve and do sankirtana with devotees who are
purely chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without any duplicity.
5) Daily read the scriptures like Bhagavad-gita As It Is,
Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sri Caitanya-caritamrta by Srila Prabhupada and Sri
Caitanya-bhagavata, Sri Caitanya-mangala, Hari-nama-cintamani, Bhakti
Ratnakara, etc. which describe the pastimes of Lord Gaurahari.
6) Worship the Deities or Picture of Sri Sri Nitai-Gauranga in your
home. Whatever vegetarian food is cooked daily, please offer it to the
Deities and then partake the divine remnants (prasada) of the Lord.
7) Regularly visit the holy places of the Lord's pastimes like
Navadvipa, Vrndavana & Puri in the association of devotees.
8) Observe fasting twice a month on the holy days of Ekadasi and on
Janmastami, Gaura-Purnima, Nityananda Trayodasi, etc.
9) Daily worship the the most holy Tulasi plant in your home.
10) Practice all the above nine items by taking shelter of and
accepting initiation from a living self-realized spiritual master in
the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya of Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada.
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