If anything along the path should frighten you, Then loudly shout the name of the Lord; For He is Ruler of that road, And even Death must bow to Him.

Nama Article 28th February 2009

 

Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

 

Song sung by Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) during his first darshan of His Guru Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

 

Companionship with holy men will be for you

A welcome rest-house by the road;

There rest your weary limbs awhile, asking your way,

If ever you should be in doubt, of him who watches there.

 

If anything along the path should frighten you,

Then loudly shout the name of the Lord;

For He is Ruler of that road,

And even Death must bow to Him.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

From my experience that, in what we suppose to be times of difficulty, we should resort to Ramanama, even if the mind is not steady. If we keep trying, success is bound to come.

Nama Article 26th February 2009

 

Mahathma Gandhi

 

From my experience that, in what we suppose to be times of difficulty, we should resort to Ramanama, even if the mind is not steady.

 

If we keep trying, success is bound to come.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

No knowledge or education is needed for Chanting the Divine Names. Everyone can follow this.

Nama Article 27th February 2009

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

What learning has one to do in order to do Nãma Kirtan? No knowledge or education is needed for this. Everyone can follow this.

 

Clap both your hands and sing the Name of the Lord.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

You can chant the ‘Rama’ mantra to any deity. In fact, Lord Siva Himself chants the ‘Rama’ mantra all the time.

Nama Article 23rd February 2009

 

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

 

During Sivaratri, Abhisheka is done in all Siva temples. Why did Sri Sri Swamiji choose to perform Abhisheka to Lord Panduranga at Vittalapuram?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

It is believed that Lord Panduranga has the 'amsa' (divine aspects) of Lord Siva. Adi Sankara, in his 'Panduranga Ashtakam' ends every verse with the word 'lingam' signifying the same ('Parabrahma lingam Bhaje Pandurangam!')

 

In general, both Hanuman and Panduranga are considered to have 'Shiva amsa' in them.

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I performed 'Girivalam' at Tiruvannamalai this Sivaratri. I chanted Rama Nama all the while, though the fellow-devotees asked me to chant the Shiva mantra. Am I right in doing what I did?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

You can chant the 'Rama' mantra to any deity. In fact, Lord Siva Himself chants the 'Rama' mantra all the time. Hence you are absolutely right in chanting the Rama mantra.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Truth is that one who chants the Divine Names of the Lord does not do so in vain

Nama Article 20th February 2009

 

Why should we chant the Lord's name repeatedly if it is true that the utterance of His Name just once shall burn up the sins?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

Some chant the Lord's Name for extricating their sins. Some do it for the sheer joy experienced in the mere chanting.

 

There is absolutely no doubt that chanting of the Lord's Name shall remove sins.

 

However high the quality of the seeds be, its growth depends on the quality of the soil it has been sown in. Likewise, the greatness of the Divine Name is unique indeed but the result depends on the maturity of the one who chants it.

 

Yet, the truth is that one who chants Bhagavan Naama (the Name of the Lord) does not do so in vain.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Sin does not touch the person who constantly chants the name of Hari. The person shall also have no dearth for prosperity. Is there an easier way than this?

Nama Article 19th February 2009

 

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

In spite of constantly driving the ants away from sweets they keep coming towards it. But if we put some ant-repellant around the sweets, the ants cannot get inside to the sweets.

 

Similarly, lust, anger and fear would constantly pester our mind. We cannot avoid the attack of these on our mind by our intelligence. But if we keep chanting the names of the Lord (Bhagavan Naama) constantly, the Bhagavan Naama would prevent these detrimental tendencies from afflicting our mind. Bhagavan Naama is our sole refuge all the time, everywhere.

 

Sin does not touch the person who constantly chants the name of Hari. The person shall also have no dearth for prosperity. Is there an easier way than this?

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

The moment a devotee sings the Divine Names of the Lord, the thought about the devotee rises in the mind of the Lord. The Lord immediately considers the devotee as His own. He takes the entire responsibility of the devotee’s life.

Nama Article 18th February 2009

 

There is no penance, meditation or austerities greater than chanting the Divine names of the Lord.

 

The moment a devotee sings the Divine Names of the Lord, the thought about the devotee rises in the mind of the Lord. The Lord immediately considers the devotee as His own. He takes the entire responsibility of the devotee's life.

 

Divine Name can change one's fate

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

It is an undefeated truth that all miseries will come to an end because of the power of Nama Sankirtan.

Source: Vaishnava Samhita

On this earth you chant My Divine Name incessantly and make others also do the same thing.

It is an undefeated truth that all miseries will come to an end because of the power of Nama Sankirtan.

kuru kAraya lokesmin nAmasaGkIrtanaM mama |

tatprabhAveNaiva satyaM sarva dukhM vinazyati ||

कुरु कारय लोकेस्मिन् नामसङ्कीर्तनं मम ।

तत्प्रभावेणैव सत्यं सर्व दुखं विनश्यति ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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

By repeatedly chanting the Divine Name of Lord Hari, one attains all siddhis (powers). When Lord, the Consort of Goddess Shridevi, and the Lord of the world, is pleased, what remains an impossibility on this earth?

Source: Vaishnava Samhita

 

By repeatedly chanting the Divine Name of Lord Hari, one attains all siddhis (powers). When Lord, the Consort of Goddess Shridevi, and the Lord of the world, is pleased, what remains an impossibility on this earth?

 

sarvasiddhimavApnoti harernAmAnukIrtanAt |

kiM durlabhM jagannAthe suprIte manohare ||  

 

सर्वसिद्धिमवाप्नोति हरेर्नामानुकीर्तनात् ।

किं दुर्लभं जगन्नाथे सुप्रीते श्रीमनोहरे ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Lord is not pleased as easily with the diverse practices of yoga, yajna (rituals) and austerities as he is with the recitation of the Divine Names by the devotees.

Nama Article 14th February 2009

 

Source: Vaishnava Samhita

 

Lord is not pleased as easily with the diverse practices of yoga, yajna (rituals) and austerities as he is with the recitation of the Divine Names by the devotees.

 

Yathaa Prasanno Bhagavaan Bhaktaanaam Naamakirtanam

Na Tatha Sadhanaih Anyaih Yoga Yaaga Vrata Aadibhih

 

 

यथा प्रसन्नो भगवान् भक्तानां नामकीर्तनात् ।

न तथा साधनैरन्यैर्योगयागवतादिभिः ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Reciting the Divine Names of Lord Hari, one can overcome the most formidable delusion of mind.

Nama Article 13th February 2009

 

Source: Vaishnava Samhita

 

On this earth, preaching of Vedanta not backed by self-realization and self-experience is a waste. Hence, reciting the Divine Names of Lord Hari, one can overcome the most formidable delusion of mind.

 

Anubhootim Vinaa Loke Vedaanta Bodhanam

Keertayan Hari Naamaani Maayaam Tarati Dustaraam

 

अनुभूतिं विना लोके व्यर्थं वेदान्तबोधनम् ।

कीर्तयन् हरिनामानि मायां तरति दुस्तराम् ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

If you ceaselessly chant the Divine Names, the Lord will render your adherence to dharma successful and meaningful.

Nama Article 12th February 2009

 

Source: Vaishnava Samhita

 

If you ceaselessly chant the Names of Lord Vishnu, who is worshipped by the Vedas and is the Protector of all beings, He, the Lord, will render your adherence to dharma successful and meaningful.

 

Evam Sankeertito Vishnuh Veda Vedyo Janardanah

Karoti Saphalam Noonam Swadharma Aacharanancha Vah

 

एवं सङ्किर्तितो विष्णुर्वेदवेध्यो जनार्दनः ।

करोति सफलं नूनं स्वधर्माचरणन्च वः ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Reciting Lord's Name does not require japa (religious recitations), tapa (austerities) and Sadhana (strenuous religious practices) or the like, nor does it involve any expense

Nama Article 11th February 2009

Sant Kabir

 

O Brother, sing the praises of Lord's Name Rama, Govind, Hari. The effort does not require japa (religious recitations), tapa (austerities) and Sadhana (strenuous religious practices) or the like, nor does it involve any expense. But because of desire for progeny, wealth and pleasures and forgetting God, often lead one astray.

 

Kabir says: He on whose lips the Name of God is not there that mouth is a litter bin.

 

भजो रे भैया राम गोविंद हरी ।

जप तप साधन कछु नहिं लागत, खरचत नहिं गठरी ॥

संतत संपत सुख के कारन, जासे भूल परी ॥

कहत कबीर राम नहीं जा मुख, ता मुख धूल भरी ॥

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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