The Sathguru has given me the diamond of the Name of God. I have nothing to pay for that diamond to my Guru.

Nama Article 11th November 2011

 

Sant Kabir

 

रामनाम कै पटंतरै देवै कौ कुछ नाहिं ।

क्या ले गुरु संतोषिए हौंस रही मन माहिं

 

The Sathguru has given me the diamond of the Name of God. I have nothing to pay for that diamond to my Guru.

 

I have a keen desire to satisfy my Guru by paying something, but sad to say that I don't possess such valuable thing.

 

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

 

The rarest of the rare is getting a Uttama Guru. When you have a Guru, you can peacefully rest.

 

How do we know that the Guru is pleased with us?

 

No one else pleases me the most than the ones who Chant Mahamantra!

 

When a disciple leads his life with the clear understanding that it is the Guru who is running his life - adverse or otherwise, completely emptying the mind of personal likes and dislikes, seeing everything as Guru's leela, attains realization

 

Guru's Word is the root of Mantra

 

God is for all. Each and everyone have the right to attain God. Bhagavan Nama japa is the universal way

 

'Gurohu anugrahenaiva puman puranah prasantaiye'

 

We would feel that there is none as rich as we are because we have got such a Guru Ratnam

 

Bhakti is all about showing gratitude.

 

It is the Guru who shows that way, and the gratitude shown to such a Guru is Guru Bhakti

 

How to show our gratitude to our Guru?

 

The only act a true devotee can do is to chant Nama to express the gratitude to the Guru for the grace showered on the devotee.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

One's body, home, relatives all becomes holy by Chanting the Divine Name

Nama Article 9th November 2011

 

Haripath - Sant Gnyaneshwar

 

Mavuli Gnaneshwar Maharaj says, "The body of those who sing HARIPATA by their mouth gets purified. By the powerful effect of this penance (recital of Hari's name) their home becomes verily the Vaikunta (Divine abdode of Lord), that will endure for ages and ages.

 

By chanting His name, even one's parents, brothers, and other loved ones will become united with god.

 

Jnanadev says: The secret of His Name's infinite power was laid in my hands by my Guru, Sri Nivruththinatha.

 

हरिपाठ कीर्ति मुखे जरी गाय ।

पवित्रचि होय देह त्याचा ॥ १ ॥

तपाचे सामर्थ्य तपिन्नला अमूप ।

चिरंजीव कल्प वैकुंठी नांदे ॥ २ ॥

मातृ पितृ भ्राता सगोत्र अपार ।

चतुर्भुज नर होऊनी ठेले ॥ ३ ॥

ज्ञानगूढ गम्य ज्ञानदेवा लाधले ।

निवृत्तीने दिधले माझे हाती ॥ ४ ॥

 

HARiPATA keerthi mukhe(m) jaree gaya l Pavithrachi hoya deha thyacha ll

Thapache samarthye(m) thapinnala amoopa l

Chiranjeeva kalpa Vaikuntee(m) nanthe(m) ll

Mathru pithru bhratha sagothra apara l chathurbhuja nara hovoona tele ll

Gnana goodha gamya Gnanadeva ladhale(m) l

Nivruththeene(m) dile(m) majhya hathee(m) ll

 

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

 

பாடிடும் பக்தரையும் பாடிடும் தலத்தையும்

பாவனமாக்கிடும் கீர்த்தனம் பாடீரே !

 

A good family is a family which chants Nama regularly

 

Chanting the Mahamantra in one's home alone or with Family members and friends daily is the best service one can do to me.

 

Thirumangai Ãzhwãr gives a big list about fruits of Namakirtan

 

Wherever the chanting of Năma is performed, wherever a japa is done, a wave is created. The atmospheric wave here is very calm.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

When we are idle, mind starts to play its game. If we do not want the mind to go astray, one should chant the Mahamantra kirtan incessantly. This is the easiest path.

Nama Article 6th November 2011

 

Source:  Madhuramurali – Oct 2011

 

மனதின் ஓட்டங்கள், நம் கையில் இல்லை. சும்மா இருந்தால், மனது அதனுடைய வேலையை காட்ட ஆரம்பிக்கும்.  ஆகவே,அதற்கு இடம் கொடுக்கக்கூடாது என்று ஆசைப்பட்டால், விடாமல் மஹாமந்திர கீர்த்தனம் சொல்லி வா. இது சுலபமானது. மனது கண்ட படி ஓடி புதிய வாசனைகளை சேர்த்துக்கொல்வதையும், சம்பாதித்த வாசனைகளை திடமாக்கிக் கொள்வதையும்,இது சுலபத்தில் தடுத்துவிடும். அந்த அளவிற்கு எதிர்கால துக்கம் குறையும்.

 

We do not have control over the thoughts that arise in our mind. When we are idle, mind starts to play its game. If we do not want the mind to go astray, one should chant the Mahamantra kirtan incessantly. This is the easiest path.

 

This easily helps the mind not to run astray and accumulate any new latent impressions (vasanas) and prevents the latent impressions already formed to get hardened. Thus it helps to reduce our future sufferings.

 

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

 

I feel ashamed to stand before God and seek for his blessings the next time. What should I do?

 

If you sincerely pray to get the obstacle removed, your prayer shall be fulfilled

 

To protect one from five senses one need to keep a vigilant watchman or a ferocious dog and that is nothing but the divine names of the Lord.

 

The Mahamaya (greatest illusion), the mind, can be brought under control slowly and steadily by Namakirtan alone.

 

Drench your senses in the enchanting form of Krishna, His stories, His glory and His Divine Name. The mind is effortlessly controlled!

 

What is difficult for human beings? The constant control of the mind.

 

The name of God is more powerful than the senses. It will become all right in time if you practise regularly.

 

If we think of God and pray to Him for His guidance and His grace, we shall derive strength to battle against these temptations and conquer our weaknesses

 

Likewise, never once does a true disciple doubt, if his Guru has conquered his senses!

 

If the mind troubles?

 

"It is all right even if you do not hold your senses under control. Keep doing Năma Sankirtan. The 'indriyăs' (senses) will automatically come under control!"

 

The method, by adopting which he can safely progress on the divine path, is to surrender himself entirely to the all-powerful God within him by constantly thinking of Him and His attributes

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

The method, by adopting which he can safely progress on the divine path, is to surrender himself entirely to the all-powerful God within him by constantly thinking of Him and His attributes

Nama Article 4th November 2011

 

Swami Papa Ramdas

 

The Sadhaka should, in the first place, be fired with an intense aspiration for his spiritual regeneration and the attainment of the highest goal - God. Then, contact of saints should follow. The ego, having its sway on him, refuses to yield and sets up all kinds of obstacles on his path. It often poses as the Supreme Himself and leads him astray.

 

At the beginning the Sadhaka finds it hard to distinguish the divine guidance from the promptings of the mere mind.

 

The method, by adopting which he can safely progress on the divine path, is to surrender himself entirely to the all-powerful God within him by constantly thinking of Him and His attributes. It is by constant remembrance of Him alone that he develops the needed soul-force to put down the mind and its machinations and rise superior to it. Instead of being the slave of the mind, he should be the master of it.

 

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

 

I feel ashamed to stand before God and seek for his blessings the next time. What should I do?

 

If you sincerely pray to get the obstacle removed, your prayer shall be fulfilled

 

To protect one from five senses one need to keep a vigilant watchman or a ferocious dog and that is nothing but the divine names of the Lord.

 

The Mahamaya (greatest illusion), the mind, can be brought under control slowly and steadily by Namakirtan alone.

 

Drench your senses in the enchanting form of Krishna, His stories, His glory and His Divine Name. The mind is effortlessly controlled!

 

What is difficult for human beings? The constant control of the mind.

 

The name of God is more powerful than the senses. It will become all right in time if you practise regularly.

 

If we think of God and pray to Him for His guidance and His grace, we shall derive strength to battle against these temptations and conquer our weaknesses

 

Likewise, never once does a true disciple doubt, if his Guru has conquered his senses!

 

If the mind troubles?

 

"It is all right even if you do not hold your senses under control. Keep doing Năma Sankirtan. The 'indriyăs' (senses) will automatically come under control!"

 

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

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Only God and uttering His Name is the true source of happiness. With out God all others are the accumulation of sorrows

Nama Article 2nd November 2011

 

Sant Kabir

 

कबीर सब सुख राम है, और दुखाँ की रासि।

 

Sant kabir says, "Only God and uttering His Name is the true source of happiness. With out God all others are the accumulation of sorrows."

 

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

 

As long as you search for peace outside yourself, you will not attain it. To find the peace within you, please chant the Mahamantra always, thinking of Lord Krishna and surrendering to Him.

 

The secret that will help you realize happiness

 

Everyone desires peace. But it does not come by easily. Neither the rich nor the poor enjoys peace

 

The true purpose of our existence is to realize God in ourselves. No other purpose is equal to or more significant than this.

 

To think 'What is the purpose of my Creation' is the very purpose of Lord's Creation

 

The true purpose of existence can be understood only if one attains a Guru

 

To forget this mixed results of joy and sorrows, we should be totally immersed in Bhagavan Krishna's eternal bliss.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Serve the elders, poor and needy and people in misery. That is verily Guru Seva.

Nama Article 30th October 2011

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

 

Sri Sri Swamiji has said about the greatness of Guru Seva. I am not fortunate to be by Sri Swamiji's side to serve Him. How do I perform Guru Seva?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

Serve the elders, poor and needy and people in misery. That is verily Guru Seva.

 

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Global Organisation for Divinity has communicated to various Namadwaars and GOD satsangs to do Annadhanam (serve free food) / give free dresses to people in Old age homes, orphanages, home for mentally / physically challenged care centers, home for destitute women on the occasion of Sri Swamiji's Jayanthi. Namadwaars and GOD satsangs are also adviced to conduct Akanda Nama kirtan for world peace, harmony and a prosperous life for one and all on this auspicious day.

 

The same was done in a grand manner as Guru Seva by devotees across the globe.

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

 

As soon the lamp is taken in, the room is lit up in one stroke. It is the same with Guru's blessings. Our ignorance is removed in one stroke. 

Some are family functions, some are religious functions, some are national functions, some are international functions – WHICH IS A UNIVERSAL FUNCTION – Birthday celebrations of a True Mahathma is a UNIVERSAL FUNCTION

 

Guru's boundless grace is immeasurable, limitless and infinite.

 

I am not asking you to do giant tasks, but all I ask of you is, let the task be small, but do this with love and sincerity.

 

We would feel that there is none as rich as we are because we have got such a Guru Ratnam

 

Only a liberated person can awaken and liberate the person who is ignorant.

 

The common question that arises in everyone is 'What is essential to attain God – Grace or effort?'

 

God takes the form of a Guru and appears to the devotee; teaches him the Truth; purifies the mind by his teachings and contact

 

To remain in the Holy Feet of the Guru as a 'nobody' (zero); to remain like a doll in his hand. This is the only effort that can be taken by us.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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