Do We Chant Because of Tradition or it’s an Essential Part of Bhakti?
We chant because our soul needs the purification of Krsna’s association – we are trapped here in this body, thinking we are this person or that person….an American, Indian, Australian etc. By associating with Krsna through serious Japa – concentrated and precise – then we can feel His spiritual energy and we see a clear path ahead of us on our way back to Godhead. The most evident difference between...
How to Enhance Chanting?
Although one receives immense benefit however and whenever one may chant Hare Krishna, the great spiritual masters who are authorities on chanting suggest that the practitioner employ certain practical techniques that will enhance the chanting and bring quicker results as well. 1. Following the regulative principles of purification: The four regulative principles of Krishna consciousness namely, no illicit sex, no meat-eating,...
What should be the quality of Japa?
By and large, japa is a personal matter. Whether a person is chanting their rounds or not is ultimately very subjective, and should not become a matter for public discussion. For instance, someone might say that they’ve chanted 16 rounds, but who is to know what the quality of those rounds was, or how many offenses may have been committed while chanting? Although Srila Prabhupada recommended that we chant 16 rounds each day, he...
What Feeling Should we Have in Mind While Chanting Maha Mantra?
Hare Krishna! Thanks for your question. Actually the most important thing when chanting the maha mantra is to hear the mantra. Other feelings and thoughts will come naturally as we begin to hear the Mantra and relate deeply to the Lord as He appears in His Holy Name. It is not necessary to try to feel or think about anything. Just chant and hear. According to Lord Chaitanya the most important feeling ultimately, is humility. When one...
What if I Don’t Believe in or Understand Mantra Meditation?
Fortunately, the Hare Krishna mantra works whether we believe in it or not. We don’t have to understand or believe in medicine for it to work, and the science of chanting Hare Krishna is subtler than any chemical process. It has a profoundly beneficial effect on the consciousness, whether or not one is aware of the science at all. Try it and...
Feeling shy to chant in public?
In India today japa is somewhat of a lost practice. Among a great variety of religious activities people perform, japa is almost always absent. Religious speakers promote many ways to express our devotion to God, but rarely does one hear the glories of the personal chanting of the holy names. Japa chanters are mostly devoted widows or renounced sadhus living in places of pilgrimage. “Chanting on japa beads can be embarrassing for some...
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