11 Great souls chant the holy name
A real mahatma is always engaged in chanting the glories of Krsna, praising His holy name: [Lord Krsna to Arjuna]: Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.The mahatma cannot be manufactured by rubber stamping an ordinary man. His symptoms are described here: a mahatma is always engaged in chanting the glories of the Supreme...
10 One who realizes that the lord and his name are identical is a pure devotee and should be respected
A devotee who believes that the holy name is identical with the Lord is a pure devotee: A devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in the neophyte stage. By his association, others may also become Vaisnavas. – Sri Caitanya caritamrta Madhya lila 15.106 One who has realized that the Lord and His name are identical should be very much respected: The...
07 Even if one cannot read or understand the scriptures, he can attain perfection through chanting
Even if one is illiterate (and thus cannot read Bhagavad gita and Srimad Bhagavatam) he can still perfect his life simply by chanting the maha mantra: A realized student of Krsna consciousness can very easily say what his next life is, what God is, what the living entity is and what his relationship with God is. His knowledge is perfect because it is coming from perfect books of knowledge such as Bhagavad gita and Srimad Bhagavatam....
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