Similarly in Bhakti, only this same idea that the Lord is 'mine' can nurture and nourish bhakti towards the Lord.

Nama Article 23rd January 2011

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/diary/?action=entry&id=1292967219

 

'Mine' is special!

 

When a child is beautiful or does something wonderful we enjoy and appreciate it. But appreciation of someone else's child can never come even close to the appreciation and adoration of a child that we consider 'mine'. Our adoration and appreciation is truly huge for even a small act by our own child! This is because of the strong idea we hold that the child is 'mine'.

 

Similarly in Bhakti, only this same idea that the Lord is 'mine' can nurture and nourish bhakti towards the Lord. Without this idea, the devotion still remains within banal limits.

 

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

 

I can love my friends, my parents and whoever I meet and admire. I can worship God, but how can I love LORD KRISHNA?

  

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

You can love Him if you understand that Sri Krishna is pure love and love alone.

 

In order to realize that you have to continuously chant the Maha Mantra. Listen to the stories of Sri Krishna.

 

That is the best way to develop love for Him.

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/08/only-through-causeless-mercy-does-he.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/08/we-bow-down-to-him-by-his-grace.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/04/lord-should-desire-to-take-you-unto-him.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/10/desire-to-see-god-and-mukthi.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-one-can-attain-jnana-knowledge.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-when-can-we-see-god.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/01/that-love-can-sprout-only-by-his-grace.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/07/steadiness-is-what-is-requiredand-wait.html

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

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Divine Name will not only shield you from all harm, but also grant you the power of endurance and peace.

Nama Article 23rd January 2011

 

Swami Papa Ramdas

 

Depend upon it that the Lord's Name is all powerful. It will not only shield you from all harm, but also grant you the power of endurance and peace. To take refuge in the Name is to take refuge in God, because God and His Name are not different.

 

With the Name on the lips you can withstand all the storms of life, you can brave all the dangers, all the disappointments and all the losses that attend on life.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Lord Shri Krishna takes upon His shoulders the responsibility of looking after the welfare of those noble souls who do not identify their self with the physical body, who are engrossed in the path of devotion

Nama Article 22nd January 2010

 

Vaishnava Samhita: Madhavendra Charitam. Vol II Book 2 Chp 3 Shloka 5

 

त्यक्तदेहभिमानानां भक्तिमार्गानुगामिनाम् ।

लोकवेदपराणां तु योगक्षेमवहो हरिः ॥

 

Tyakta Deha Abhimaanaanaam Bhakti Maargaanugaaminaam

Lokavedaparaanaam Tu Yogakshemavaho Harih

 

Lord Shri Krishna takes upon His shoulders the responsibility of looking after the welfare of those noble souls who do not identify their self with the physical body, who are engrossed in the path of devotion and who have risen above the code of mundane obligations.

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2011/01/but-pity-indeed-it-is-that-we-who-have.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

But, pity indeed it is that we who have come to the omnipotent Sri Vasudeva do not hold on to Him and lead a carefree life!

Nama Article 20th January 2010

 

Source: http://namadwaar.org/ - Thought for the day

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

A person who works for a wealthy man is relaxed with the thought that the employer would take care of all his needs, be it his daughter's marriage or son's education. He enjoys a sense of security in the mere thought, "My master will take care of me!"

 

But, pity indeed it is that we who have come to the omnipotent Sri Vasudeva do not hold on to Him and lead a carefree life!

 

Please check these: 

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-secure-what-is-not-already-possessed.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/11/of-numerous-people-oppressed-by-cold.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/04/essence-of-gita-easiest-way-to.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/11/howsoever-devotees-approach-me-i-meet_23.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/11/with-mind-and-intellect-fixed-or.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Hereafter, the Divine Name Rama is my only companion, nothing else.

Nama Article 16th January 2010

 

Meerabai's Song

 

अब तो मेरा राम नाम दूसरा न कोई॥

माता छोडी पिता छोडे छोडे सगा भाई।

साधु संग बैठ बैठ लोक लाज खोई॥

सतं देख दौड आई, जगत देख रोई।

प्रेम आंसु डार डार, अमर बेल बोई॥

मारग में तारग मिले, संत राम दोई।

संत सदा शीश राखूं, राम हृदय होई॥

अंत में से तंत काढयो, पीछे रही सोई।

राणे भेज्या विष का प्याला, पीवत मस्त होई॥

अब तो बात फैल गई, जानै सब कोई।

दास मीरा लाल गिरधर, होनी हो सो होई॥

 

Hereafter, the Divine Name Rama is my only companion, nothing else.

I have renounced all my close relatives like father, mother and brother.

Now I keep the company of saints day and night. I do not care about any gossip this generates.

My heart rejoices at the sight of a saint but feels dejected with the worldly people.

I am in deep love with the Lord to whom I offer a necklace of pearls .... tears of Love and Joy.

Along the way, I come across many saints who bless me with a vision for Spirituality.

I bow to them with gratitude .... after all they are the ones through whom I connect to Lord Krishna.

I now conclude that surrendering to real saints (i.e. the Lord) is my destination. It is no longer necessary to wander from place to place for happiness .... all I need to do is to settle down at one place, relax and enjoy my life as directed by the Lord. Even though, I do not bother anyone, the materialistic world continues to place hurdles on me. However, nothing deters me anymore. I am more and more absorbed in my own Self. (Rana sent some poison so she could end her life and stop being an embarrassment to the family. With full knowledge that the drink was life-threatening, she consumed it without any hesitation. Surprisingly, nothing happened to her. This reinforced her conviction in what she was doing, i.e. surrendering to the Lord.)

The matter of my spiritual passion is no longer a secret. Everyone knows that I am devoted to serve my master, Lord Giridhari without any fear of consequences.

I no longer care of what others talk about me .... I am sure that my path leads to the Ultimate.

 

Please check these: 

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-have-found-yes-i-have-found-wealth-of.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2008/05/drink-nectar-of-divine-name-rama-and.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Don’t forget Krishna and He will not forget you then.....Leaving Krishnaji, everything you will go to love with a whole heart, shall undoubtedly show the back in time of need

Nama Article 15th January 2010

 

Source: Pagal Harnath letters

 

Catch hold of His sweet Name firmly and your success is certain. Don't forget Krishna and He will not forget you then. He will always be with you and guide you through proper path. Love Him heartily and you will feel His presence always.

 

Some day or other we must have to leave this world with all its so-called beauty and bounty; nothing in this universe will go with us to the end.

 

Krishnaji never leaves us and so must try to love Him the most and make Him only, our nearest and dearest one.

 

Leaving Krishnaji, everything you will go to love with a whole heart, shall undoubtedly show the back in time of need.

 

Beware of those treacheries and always try to take the safe side. Do this yourself and ask others too to follow.

 

Please check these: Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/06/catch-hold-of-divine-name-and-do-your.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-know-only-maha-mantra-is-it-enough-if.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2010/09/when-you-are-dependent-on-others-you.html

http://guruandnamakirtan.blogspot.com/2009/02/rama-is-help-of-helpless-surdas-says.html

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

In the times of good and bad I will not forget you and my tongue will never forget to Chant your Divine names

Nama Article 14th January 2010

 

சலம்பூவொடு தூபம் மறந்தறியேன் தமிழோடிசை பாடல் மறந்தறியேன்

நலந்தீங்கிலும் உன்னை மறந்தறியேன் உன்னாமம்என் னாவில் மறந்தறியேன்

உலந்தார்தலை யிற்பலி கொண்டுழல்வாய் உடலுள்ளுறு சூலை தவிர்த்தருளாய்

அலந்தேன்அடி யேன்அதி கைக்கெடில வீரட்டா னத்துறை அம்மானே.

 

"Heaven or hell, be with me!" is a saying of Bhagavan Yogiram Suratkumar.

 

Thirunaavukkarasa Nayanar (Appar) says in his first set of verses while praying to Lord Shiva to bless him for a cure of his acute stomach ache prays, "In the times of good and bad I will not forget you and my tongue will never forget to Chant your Divine names"

 

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Wish you all a Happy Sankaranthi

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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