If one does not chant the divine Name of the Lord, the Lord will not interfere with his life. If he does chant the Name of God continuously, the Lord makes his life favorable to him.

Nama Article 19th January 2009

 

If one does not chant the divine Name of the Lord, the Lord will not interfere with his life. If he does chant the Name of God continuously, the Lord makes his life favorable to him.

 

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/answers/questions.html

 

 

It is said that the past karmas get burnt by chanting the Lord's Name. Whatever happens in this birth is because of past karmas and is called 'prarabdha'. Does prarabdha change by regular chanting or merely prepares the ground for the prarabdha of next birth?

 

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

Everything in this world happens according to Prarabhda only. If one does not chant the divine Name of the Lord, the Lord will not interfere with his life. If he does chant the Name of God continuously, the Lord makes his life favorable to him.

 

For instance, if a person possesses qualities like wealth, power, beauty etc. by virtue of his prarabdha, then, by chanting the Nama, the Lord ensures that he does not get a 'head-weight'. If a person is already poor and leads a life in penury owning to his prarabdha, by chanting the Nama, the Lord keeps him away from bad thoughts and deeds like stealing, gambling, alcohol, suicide and so on.

 

If one's Bhakti is intense, the grace of the Lord has the power to change one's Prarabdha too. That, however, calls for strong devotion.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare