Hare Krishna, today article: The supreme, pure way to chant Harinama, is from Aniruddha Das Adhikari, disciple of Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami
Śrī Guru-Praṇāma:
oṁ ajñāna-timirāndhasya
jñānāñjana-śalākayā
caksur unmīlitaṁ yena
tasmai śrī-guruve namaḥ
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the torchlight of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance.”
Two important verses:
suna suna nityananda, suna haridasa
sarvatra amara ajna karaha prakasa
prati ghare ghare giya kara ei bhiksa
‘bala krsna, bhaja krsna, kara krsna-siksa’
“Listen, listen, Nityananda! Listen, Haridasa! Make My command known everywhere! Go from house to house and beg from all the residents, ‘Please chant Krishna’s name, worship Krishna, and practise what Krishna teaches.’” (Sri Chaitanya-bhagavat, 2.13.8-9)
harer nāma harer nāma
harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
nāsty eva gatir anyathā
“In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverence is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way.”
Mahā-mantra Hare Kṛṣṇa:
Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare
Article: The supreme, pure way to chant Harinama
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself has revealed the following instructions to me. Those who follow them will definitely achieve God realization in this very birth. They will attain the fifth and most important goal of life (pañcama-puruṣārtha), which is Śrī Kṛṣṇa prema, or love of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; of this there is no doubt.
After completing each round of chanting, touch the beadbag to your forehead and offer pranāma to Mother Mālā. Pray to her that your mind will be fixed in chanting the holy name. I guarantee that this will greatly help you to increase your concentration and speed in chanting harināma.
Now I will tell you about a powerful sequence of meditation to apply to your chanting. Even if you have already been chanting for a while, if you follow this sequence you will notice a definite improvement. First, chant four rounds while meditating that you are sitting at the lotus feet of your Śrīla Gurudeva. Feel that you are very close to him, and that he is listening to your chanting and is very pleased. In this way, continue chanting sets of four rounds while meditating on sitting at the lotus feet of the transcendental personalities as listed below.
After doing this, you will have completed forty rounds, which is the first half. The sequence of the second half is shown below.
After doing this second half, you will have completed 80 rounds, and you can repeat this process again and again. It will become easier with practice, so you should start now! If you follow this process of chanting harināma, you will be very dear to your Śrīla Gurudeva, to all the ācāryas, to all the great Vaiṣṇavas, and to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. You can try it and see for yourself that it is true.
By the mercy of Śrīla Gurudeva and Śrī Gaurāṅga, I have revealed very confidential subject matter to you because you are very dear to me. If you follow the instructions that I have presented to you, you will be greatly benefitted and I will be very pleased.
Hare Krishna, this article is from the book – Attaining God in this Life by Aniruddha Das Adhikari
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