Mad After God
Satsvarupa: satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas ca drdha-vratah namasyantas ca mam bhaktya nitya-yukta upasate [Bg. 9.14] "Always chanting My glories, endeavouring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship me with devotion." (German) [break] Dr. P. J. Saher: …and when I was in Africa I saw the people are looking for the name and chanting like you...
The Miracle of Chanting Part – 02
In our last article we discussed a disciple of Narada Muni, by name Valmiki. In this article, we will discuss another disciple of Narada named Dhruva Maharaj. His story on the power of the Holy Name is one of perseverance, courage, and inspiration. Though he started out praying to Lord Vishnu to fulfill his material desires, his continued prayers to the Lord destroyed them. Even after many thousands of years, his story...
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada About Chanting
“Bhagavan will not accept anything which is offered by a person who doesn’t chant Harinama one-hundred thousand times daily and such a person is considered a ‘patita’. By sincerely endeavoring to chant Harinama without offenses and remaining fixed in chanting constantly, one’s offenses will fade and pure Harinama will arise on the tongue.” Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur in an article in The Gaudiya,...
Simple Chant – No Time
yaa nishaa sarva-bhutaanaam tasyaam jaagarti samyami yasyaam jaagrati bhutaani saa nishaa pashyato muneh "Simple lyric. Majority of verses in Bhagavad Gita are in this lyric. Now let us see the verse 6.2.8 from Srimad Bhagavatam etenaiva hy aghono 'sya krtam syaad agha-nishkrtam yadaa naaraayanaayeti jagaada catur-aksharam "The Vishnudutas continued: Even previously, while eating and at other times, this Ajaamila would...
India’s unique legacy
Question : Does the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra do any practical good for the world? Certainly. As most of us know, the fundamental problem in economics is to reconcile the unlimited desires of people with the limited resources of the world. All of us perpetually seek happiness by fulfilling our desires. Two conflicting forces within our hearts determine our desires: the centrifugal force that allures us to external objects,...