Japa Meditation Technique By Mahanidhi Swami. The Vedas Proclaim That Chanting The Transcendental Names Of God Is The Maha-Sadhana, The Best Yoga Practice For This Dark Age Of Terror And Tension.
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    CHANTING THE HOLY NAME:

    Simply by chanting Hare Krishna
    one can be freed from all undesirable habits.
    Chanting Hare Krishna with strong attachment
    one achieves the fruit of love of God very soon.

    By chanting Hare Krishna we are engaging in the devotional service,
    the divine service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Krishna.

    Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra purifies one`s consciousness
    and produces waves of ecstatic love that completely cleanse the soul.

    Harinama is invested with the full potency of the Supreme Lord.
    Harinama is absolutely transcendental and possess
    the power to dissolve the illusion of the entire material creation at will.

    The chanting of Hare Krishna is like a lion`s roar.
    As a lion`s roar frightens all small creatures,
    the chanting of Hare Krishna ends all of one`s sinful reactions.

    Chanting Hare Krishna exerts the deepest and most profound influence
     upon anyone who chants it in a mood of reverential devotion.

    By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra one can attain the perfection
    of associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
    in complete bliss and satisfaction in one`s constitutional state.

    Chanting Hare Krishna makes one fearless,
    bestows supreme peace,
    dissolves sins and puts a stop to the cycle of birth and death.

    Chanting Hare Krishna is the easiest process of meditation in this age.
    It is the easiest means of self-realization.
    And it is the simplest means to spiritual perfection.

    By chanting Hare Krishna, one can be delivered
    regardless of caste, creed, colour or social position.
    It does not depend on any paraphernalia, nor birth in a good family.

    By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    one is purified from the false identification of the body
    as "I" and bodily possessions as "mine" and
    one then transcends the so-called material happiness and distress.

    By chanting the glories of Lord Krishna
    in the association of devotees,
     one becomes satisfied and happy and
    develops a loving friendship with the devotees.

    Chanting Hare Krishna is so attractive that
    anyone who chants it becomes imbued with love of Krishna.
    The fruit of love of God is distributed
    through the medium of chanting Hare Krishna.

    The maha-mantra contains the topmost
    sweet names of the Supreme Lord.
    The mantra reveals that a soul has an
    individual attraction for the Supersoul
    by the connection of love.

    Harinama has appeared solely
    for the benefit of the living entities.
    Harinama is the best form
    of remembrance of the Supreme Lord.
     Nothing is as potent or powerful as Harinama.

    Chanting the Hare krishna mantra
    extinguish the horrible forest fire of
    material existence and removes all material tribulations.

    Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    vanquishes all the effects of sinful activities
    whether they are heavy or light.

    The formula for world peace is
    to develop Krishna consciousness by
    chanting the Hare Krishna mantra.
    It eradicates envy and hatred and
    thus brings real peace, unity and fraternity.

    By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    one can be delivered regardless
    of caste, creed, colour or social position.

    Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    drives away all the darkness of ignorance,
    cures one of worldly desires and
    makes one`s birth in this world successful.

    Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    purifies the mind and heart and
    destroys the six enemies which are
    lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy.

    By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra
    one will automatically develop all good
    qualities like absence of false prestige and
    concern that time should not be wasted.

    Our whole spiritual life develops from our
    chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra,
    like a big tree which grows out of a seed.
  • mathaji,it's very true.Maya always wait to attack us,as soon as we forget KRISHNA
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    DEVOTIONAL LIFE.

    Maya has two powers.
    The first covers us
    and the second throws us down
    into materialistic life.
    When we are covered by maya,
    we lose all power of discrimination,
    and then maya throws us
    into the darkness of ignorance,
    devoid of spiritual knowledge.
    When we wrongly consider ourselves
    to be independent of Krsna,
    we become obsessed
    with enjoying material life,
    and as we grow old,
    we become filled with fear,
    worries and lamentation.
    We are not meant
    to enjoy material life, but
    to engage in devotional life
    in service to Krsna
    in Krsna consciousness.
    This will bring us
    transcendental happiness
    which is on a higher platform
    than material happiness.
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    SINCERITY IN KRSNA`S SERVICE.

    The chanting of Krsna`s holy name is like
    the sun rising in our darkened heart.
    This world is full of darkness,
    and only by Krsna`s arrangement for sunshine
    do we see light. As soon as the sun sets,
    the world comes under the the influence of darkness.
    Likewise, our heart is full of the darkness of ignorance,
    but there is light to dispel the darkness,
    and that light is Krsna consciousness.
    Due to impious activities we are in ignorance,
    but to those who constantly engage in
    the service of Krsna with love and affection,
    Krsna reveals Himself in the heart.
    By Krsna`s special mercy,
    the devotees are always kept
    in the light of Krsna consciousness.
    Krsna knows everyone`s intention or motive,
    and His mercy is especially meant for those
    who are sincerely engaged in His service.
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    ELEVEN OM PRAYERS FROM THE SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM.

    oḿ namo bhagavate narasiḿhāya
    namas tejas-tejase āvir-āvirbhava
    vajra-nakha vajra-daḿṣṭra karmāśayān
    randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa oḿsvāhā;
    abhayam abhayam ātmani bhūyiṣṭhā oḿ kṣraum
    I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for fruitive activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world.



    oḿ hrāḿ hrīḿ hrūḿ oḿ namo bhagavate hṛṣīkeśāya
    sarva-guṇa-viśeṣair vilakṣitātmane ākūtīnāḿ
    cittīnāḿ cetasāḿ viśeṣāṇāḿ cādhipataye
    ṣoḍaśa-kalāyacchando-mayāyānna-mayāyāmṛta-mayāya
    sarva-mayāya sahase ojase balāya
    kāntāya kāmāya namas te ubhayatra bhūyāt

    Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, the controller of all my senses and the origin of everything. As the supreme master of all bodily, mental and intellectual activities, He is the only enjoyer of their results. The five sense objects and eleven senses, including the mind, are His partial manifestations. He supplies all the necessities of life, which are His energy and thus nondifferent from Him, and He is the cause of everyone's bodily and mental prowess, which is also nondifferent from Him. Indeed, He is the husband and provider of necessities for all living entities. The purpose of all the Vedas is to worship Him. Therefore let us all offer Him our respectful obeisances. May He always be favorable toward us in this life and the next.

    oḿ namo bhagavate mukhyatamāya
    namaḥ sattvāya prāṇāyaujase
    sahase balāya mahā-matsyāya nama iti

    I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is pure transcendence. He is the origin of all life, bodily strength, mental power and sensory ability. Known as Matsyāvatāra, the gigantic fish incarnation, He appears first among all the incarnations. Again I offer my obeisances unto Him.

    oḿ namo bhagavate akūpārāya
    sarva-sattva-guṇa-viśeṣaṇāyānu-palakṣita-sthānāya
    namo varṣmaṇe namo bhūmne
    namo namo 'vasthānāya namas te
    O my Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who have assumed the form of a tortoise. You are the reservoir of all transcendental qualities, and being entirely untinged by matter, You are perfectly situated in pure goodness. You move here and there in the water, but no one can discern Your position. Therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. Because of Your transcendental position, You are not limited by past, present and future. You are present everywhere as the shelter of all things, and therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.

    oḿ namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-lińgāya
    yajña-kratave mahā-dhvarāvayavāya
    mahā-puruṣāya namaḥ karma-śuklāya tri-yugāya namas te

    O Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You as the gigantic person. Simply by chanting mantras, we shall be able to understand You fully. You areyajña [sacrifice], and You are the kratu [ritual]. Therefore all the ritualistic ceremonies of sacrifice are part of Your transcendental body, and You are the only enjoyer of all sacrifices. Your form is composed of transcendental goodness. You are known as tri-yuga because in Kali-yuga You appeared as a concealed incarnation and because You always fully possess the three pairs of opulences.

    oḿ namo bhagavate uttamaślokāya
    nama ārya-lakṣaṇa-śīla-vratāya
    nama upaśikṣitātmana upāsita-lokāya
    namaḥ sādhu-vāda-nikaṣaṇāya
    namo brahmaṇya-devāya
    mahā-puruṣāya mahā-rājāya nama iti

    Let me please Your Lordship by chanting the bīja-mantra oḿkāra. I wish to offer my respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, who is the best among the most highly elevated personalities. Your Lordship is the reservoir of all the good qualities of Āryans, people who are advanced. Your character and behavior are always consistent, and You always control Your senses and mind. Acting just like an ordinary human being, You exhibit exemplary character to teach others how to behave. There is a touchstone that can be used to examine the quality of gold, but You are like a touchstone that can verify all good qualities. You are worshiped by brāhmaṇas who are the foremost of all devotees. You, the Supreme Person, are the King of kings, and therefore I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

    oḿ namo bhagavate upaśama-śīlāyoparatānātmyāya
    namo 'kiñcana-vittāya
    ṛṣi-ṛṣabhāya nara-nārāyaṇāya
    paramahaḿsa-parama-gurave
    ātmārāmādhipataye namo nama iti

    Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the best of all saintly persons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the most self-controlled and self-realized, He is free from false prestige, and He is the asset of persons who have no material possessions. He is the spiritual master of all paramahaḿsas, who are the most exalted human beings, and He is the master of the self-realized. Let me offer my repeated obeisances at His lotus feet.

    oḿ namas te 'stu bhagavan
    nārāyaṇa vāsudevādi-puruṣa mahā-puruṣa
    mahānubhāva parama-mańgala
    parama-kalyāṇa parama-kāruṇika
    kevalajagad-ādhāra lokaika-nātha
    sarveśvara lakṣmī-nātha paramahaḿsa-parivrājakaiḥ
    parameṇātma-yoga-samādhinā
    paribhāvita-parisphuṭa-pāramahaḿsya
    -dharmeṇodghāṭita-tamaḥ-kapāṭa-dvāre citte 'pāvṛta
    ātma-loke svayam upalabdha-nija-sukhānubhavo bhavān

    O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O Nārāyaṇa, O Vāsudeva, original person! O most exalted person, supreme experience, welfare personified! O supreme benediction, supremely merciful and changeless! O support of the cosmic manifestation, sole proprietor of all planetary systems, master of everything and husband of the goddess of fortune! Your Lordship is realized by the topmost sannyāsīs, who wander about the world to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness, fully absorbed in samādhi through bhakti-yoga. Because their minds are concentrated upon You, they can receive the conception of Your personality in their fully purified hearts. When the darkness in their hearts is completely eradicated and You are revealed to them, the transcendental bliss they enjoy is the transcendental form of Your Lordship. No one but such persons can realize You. Therefore we simply offer You our respectful obeisances.

    oḿ namas tubhyaḿ bhagavate
    vāsudevāya dhīmahi
    pradyumnāyāniruddhāya
    namaḥ sańkarṣaṇāya ca
    namo vijñāna-mātrāya
    paramānanda-mūrtaye
    ātmārāmāya śāntāya
    nivṛtta-dvaita-dṛṣṭaye

    O Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are addressed by the oḿkāra [praṇava], I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. O Lord Vāsudeva, I meditate upon You. O Lord Pradyumna, Lord Aniruddha and Lord Sańkarṣaṇa, I offer You my respectful obeisances. O reservoir of spiritual potency, O supreme bliss, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are self-sufficient and most peaceful. O ultimate truth, one without a second, You are realized as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān and are therefore the reservoir of all knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

    oḿ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya
    mahānubhāvāya mahā-vibhūti-pataye
    sakala-sātvata-parivṛḍha-nikara-kara-kamala
    -kuḍmalopalālita-caraṇāravinda-yugala
    parama-parameṣṭhin namas te

    O transcendental Lord, who are situated in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Your two lotus feet are always massaged by a multitude of the best devotees with their lotus-bud hands. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, complete in six opulences. You are the supreme person mentioned in thePuruṣa-sūkta prayers. You are the most perfect, self-realized master of all mystic power. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

    oḿ namo bhagavate tubhyaḿ
    puruṣāya mahātmane
    haraye 'dbhuta-siḿhāya
    brahmaṇe paramātmane
    O my Lord, full of six opulences, O Supreme Person! O Supreme Soul, killer of all miseries! O Supreme Person in the form of a wonderful lion and man, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
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