Do we take another birth?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
If you chant the Mahamantra, there is no question of another birth.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
The scriptues say:
The glory of Hari is sung in the Vedas, in the Ramayana, in the Puranas as well as in the Mahabharata, in the beginning, at the middle and in the end.
वेदे रामायणे चैव पुराणे भारते तथा ।
आदौ मध्ये तथा चान्ते हरिः सर्वत्र गीयते ॥
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
This prayer was written by Paramacharya of Kanchi (Jagathguru Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal) to be sung in the U.N. Assembly by Smt. M. S. Subbalakshmi during its 50th anniversary and dealt about universal brotherhood and peace as enshrined by the Sanathana Dharma. When this song was rendered at UNO, all the delegates from the World Nations were given the translation of this song.
| Lyrics | Meaning |
| maitrim bhajata, akhila hrit jaitrim | | Pray for Friendship with Humility, which will conquer the Hearts of Everyone. |
| Atmavad Eva parAnn api pashyata | | Look upon others similar to yourself. |
| yudhham tyajata, spardhAm tyajata | | Renounce War; Renounce unnecessary Competition for Power |
| tyajata parEShu akrama-AkramaNam || | Give up wrongful aggression on others' properties |
| jananI prithivi kAma-dukhArtE | | Mother Earth is wide enough and ready to give us all we desire like a Kaamadenu (celestial cow goddess) |
| Janako dEvah sakala dayALuh | | God, Our Father, is very Compassionate personified |
| 'dAmyata, datta, dayadhvam' janatA | | So, Oh People of the World; Restrain; Donate; Be Kind to others |
| shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm || | May All People of this World be Happy and Prosperous. |
| shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm || | May All People of this World be Happy and Prosperous. |
| shrEyO bhUyAt sakala janAnAnAm || | May All People of this World be Happy and Prosperous. |
Note: Not sure if this was the exact original translation
Motto of Namadwaar
"Nama Dwaar" is an initiative undertaken by the devotees of Global Organisation for Divinity, with the blessings of His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, aimed at propagation of Nama Sankirtan of the Maha Mantra as the universal means of bringing about peace, prosperity and the feeling of universal brotherhood and providing material and spiritual upliftment to humanity at large.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Sant Tulasidas
Meaning
With the utterance of the Name, the ocean of birth and death gets dried up.
O good souls, consider this fact in your mind.
Transliteration
nAma leta bhavasiMdhu sukhAhI |
karahu bicAra sujana mana mAhI ||
Doha
नाम लेत भवसिंधु सुखाही ।
करहु बिचार सुजन मन माही ॥
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Sant Tulasidas
One should repeat the Name voraciously like a man greedy for wealth and should constantly meditate on the Form of Beloved Lord Rama, just as a lover thinks of his beloved.
कामिहि नारि पियारि जिमि, लोभिहि प्रिय जिमि दाम ।
तिमि रघुनाथ निरंतर, प्रिय लागहु मोहि राम॥
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
It is most certain that fire burns wood to ashes. But if the log of wood is huge, it calls for more fire in the beginning, and that very fire expands and grows itself to burn the log completely.
Likewise, Mahamantra is capable of destroying one's Karma whatever they may be.
To start with, one has to chant more and more without faltering. That will verily take care of the rest.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/answers/questions.html
It is rather confusing when you say that Lord Shiva was chanting the Divine Name of Rama. It has been stated in all the scriptures that Lord Shiva existed long before the birth of Lord Rama. Please explain.
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
Rama is not merely the name of a character in our Itihasas. It is a Mantra, just like the 'Pranava' Mantra (Om). The great Sage Vashishta chanted this mantra for a very long time.
Hence he named Dasharata's first child with the name of his favourite mantra, knowing well that he is verily Lord Vishnu's incarnation.
The entire cosmos reverberates to the tune of Rama Nama only. In fact, the all-pervading Rama Nama existed even before the Universe was formed. So it is incorrect to believe that the Rama Nama came into existence only via Ramayana.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Air sustains breathing and food satiates hunger;
Water quenches thirst and medicine cures illness;
Rest is a must for body and so is sleep for mind
For peace and liberation O! friend!
Mahamantra is a must!
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Sri Suka narrates the various incarnations of the Lord and His 'upadesa' in each of His incarnations out of sheer Compassion to the 'jiva'; and, the lives of the Lord's devotees in Srimad Bhagavatham.
More touching are the lives of devotees of the Lord – Little Dhruva, blessed by His Guru Sage Narada, drawing the Lord with his intense tapas. Little Prahlad's steadfast devotion to the Lord notwithstanding innumerable brutal punishments inflicted on him by his Asura father Hiranyakashipu
Little Prahlad by the Grace of His Guru Sage Narada, had an inexplicable love in Chanting the name of Lord Narayana.
Prahlad was subjected to a number of ordeals by his Asura father Hiranyakashipu.
He was thrown into a lime kiln; was given food mixed with poison; was sentenced that he should be trampled to death by an elephant; was then dragged over to the top of a steep mountain and thrown down; was thrown in a fire, the child was tied to a big rock and thrown in to the deep sea. He came unharmed by God's grace from all these.
Angered by defeats, Hiranyakashippu challenges Prahlad (pointing to a pillar), "Does Lord exists in this pillar?" Prahlad in full faith says, "Yes, of course, I see the Lord in this!" and immediately The Lord is to be found in the pillar!
Prahlad did not do any puja, 'prãna pratishta' (installation of the Presence), Lakshãrchanai (lakh archanai) to acquire the presence of Lord Nrisimha Swami there. Prahlad's unstinted faith was the reason for The Lord to appear there.
Coming out of the pillar, Lord Nrisimha Swami calls Prahlad, "Come! My child! I will take you to Vaikuntam (Lord's abode)."
Prahlad says, "I am not selfish. I will not feel elated, 'Oh! Lord is calling me,' and follow you. Crores of people are slogging in 'samsara'. What is the way out ('gati') for all of them? I may come to your place along with all of them. I am not one to sit on your lap just because you have called me, and make merry. I will come only along with all (the others)."
Is it not true that Mahans are of such nature?
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Saint Appar (one of the foremost Nayanmars) was a convert to Jainism and came back to Saivism. He was consequently persecuted by the then Pallava King, at the instance of some Jains. He was subjected to a number of ordeals like; He was thrown into a lime kiln for 7 days; was given food mixed with poison; was sentenced that he should be trampled to death by an elephant. He came unharmed by God's grace from all these.
Finally, they decided to kill Saint Appar by tying him to a big rock and throwing him in deep sea. When thirunAvukkarasar sank to the bottom of the sea, he prayed to Lord Siva and sang the following padhigam; the rock rose again to the top of the sea and floated back like a boat to shore.
Meaning
He is the word. He is the support. He is the essence of the vedas. He is the light. He is the heavenly one. When I focus my mind on his golden feet and fold my hands in prayer, the God's name, Namashivaya, will certainly protect me even if I am tied to a big rock and thrown in the sea.
Transliteration
sotRuNai vEdhiyan sOdhi vAnavan
potRuNai thirundhadi porundhak kaithozhak
katRuNai pUttiyOr kadaliR pAyccinum
natRuNai Avadhu namaccivAyavE
Pathigam
சொற்றுணை வேதியன் சோதி வானவன்
பொற்றுணை திருந்தடி பொருந்தக் கைதொழக்
கற்றுணை பூட்டியோர் கடலிற் பாய்ச்சினும்
நற்றுணை ஆவது நமச்சிவாயவே
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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Though I believe, Nama Sankirtan is one of the ways to travel smooth in the divine path, I am unable to practice the same. Is there any other easy way to practice?
Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:
If you are not able to perform Nama Sankirtan, at least listen to Nama Sankirtan.
Hear the Nama regularly or go and sit in a place where Nama is being chanted. That will also give you spiritual advancement.
Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
