When we encounter misery, instead of wailing, if we cry out the name of the Lord, irrespective of the condition and situation, He comes down to help us.

Nama Article 27th September 2009

 

Source: http://www.namadwaar.org/articles/powerofkirtan3.html

 

Excerpts from a discourse by our Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

When we encounter misery, instead of wailing, if we cry out the name of the Lord, irrespective of the condition and situation, He comes down to help us.

 

Yogi used to live under a peepul tree in Tiruvannamalai.  One night he was sleeping under the tree with other devotees.  At about midnight, suddenly Yogi arose saying, 'this beggar has an important job' and started walking as others followed him.  A mile or two away, there was a large farm land, and in the center was a huge well that irrigated the land. The well did not have walls, and a horse had fallen into it.

 

We need to save the horse, said Yogi.  Looking at the sheer size of the fallen horse, the people around said, 'Let us call the fire station'.

 

Yogi replied, 'If you can save the horse, go ahead.  Otherwise, leave it to this beggar.'

 

Puranas say that the elephant Gajendran who was in pain, cried out to the Lord and the Lord arrived from Vaikunta to save it.

 

Now, it was this horse, and no one knew how it cried out, and Yogi was there to save it!

 

Yogi went around the well twice and then, swaying his hand-fan, chanted, 'Om Sri Ram! Jai Ram! Jai Jai Ram!' and then, just as we watch it in a movie, the horse gently jumped out and ran away!

 

 This is not a  built-up story! Even today, there are people who have witnessed this event.

 

 People asked Yogi, 'Bhagavan! you are capable of doing such miracles!'

 

Yogi replied, 'No No! This beggar is not capable of doing any miracles. Only Ram Naam is doing miracles!'

 

 In our life we enjoy or suffer depending on our 'paapa' and 'punya'.  The imprints of our past deeds ('prarabda') follow us.

 

No one's life is filled with just happiness or just sorrow.  Life is a mix of both happiness and sorrow.

 

In such a life, when we encounter misery, instead of wailing, if we cry out the name of the Lord, irrespective of the condition and situation, He comes down to help us.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Keep the Name of God always on your tongue.

Nama Article 26th September 2009

 

Bhagawan Yogiram Suratkumar

  

Always remember father. Do not forget father. Keep the Name of God always on your tongue.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Of all the various people who are physically challenged, I get extremely moved when I come across people who are deaf and dumb. This is because they cannot hear or utter the Divine Names.

Nama Article 25th September 2009

 

Source: http://namadwaar.org/diary/?action=entry&id=1198121716

 

The most unfortunate

 

Of all the various people who are physically challenged, I get extremely moved when I come across people who are deaf and dumb. This is because they cannot hear or utter the Divine Names.

 

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

The greatest Maya according to me is that everyone knows in their heart of hearts that there is no other go except chanting the Mahamantra, but they are not willing to accept it and follow it openly.

Nama Article 24th September 2009

 

Source: http://namadwaar.org/diary/?action=entry&id=1186861072

 

Maya

 

I always wonder about two classes of people:

 

One, the person who cremates corpses in the graveyard standing witness to the burning bodies day in and day out 

and another,  the surgeon who tears open the body during surgery to find that it contains nothing but flesh and bones.

 

In spite of their daily experience It is stunning to see how the Maya masks the Truth from them who continue their life as ever before!

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

Source: http://namadwaar.org/diary/?action=entry&id=1191549541

 

The greatest Maya

 

The greatest Maya according to me is that everyone knows in their heart of hearts that there is no other go except chanting the Mahamantra, but they are not willing to accept it and follow it openly.

 

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

If anyone desires to know what you are, instead of telling them that you are an advocate or a doctor or a software engineer, proudly tell them that you perform Mahamantra Kirtan!

Nama Article 23rd September 2009

 

Source: http://namadwaar.org/diary/?action=entry&id=1210717023

 

The noblest work!

 

People are proud of so many things in life.  If someone were to ask us about our educational qualification, we mention only the highest degree that we have earned, don't we?

 

Performance of Namakirtan is the noblest of all work.

 

So, if anyone desires to know what you are, instead of telling them that you are an advocate or a doctor or a software engineer, proudly tell them that you perform Mahamantra Kirtan!

 

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

The oral repetition of the Name leads one to mental repetition which finally resolves itself into the eternal vibration. The mind or the mouth cannot act without the Self.

Nama Article 22nd September 2009

 

THE GREATNESS OF JAPA BY RAMANA MAHARISHI

 

A devotee asked, "How does the repetition of the name of God help Realisation?"

 

Sri Ramana Maharishi replied, "The original name is always going on spontaneously without any effort on the part of the individual. That name is aham – 'I'. But when it becomes manifest it manifests as ahamkara – the ego.

 

The oral repetition of the Name leads one to mental repetition which finally resolves itself into the eternal vibration. The mind or the mouth cannot act without the Self."

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

I will not forsake the Name of the Lord.....if I did, I would be going against my Guru.......The Supreme Lord God, the Divinity of the divine...........assumed the form of the man-lion.........no one can know the Lord's limits

Nama Article 20th September 2009

 

Sant Kabir

 

प्रहलाद पठाए पड़न साल ॥	Prahlaad was sent to school
संगि सखा बहु लीए बाल	He took many of his friends along with him
मो कउ कहा पड़्हावसि आल जाल	He asked his teacher, "Why do you teach me about worldly affairs?
मेरी पटीआ लिखि देहु स्री गोपाल	Write the Name of the Dear Lord on my tablet
नही छोडउ रे बाबा राम नाम ॥	O Baba, I will not forsake the Name of the Lord.
मेरो अउर पड़्हन सिउ नही कामु ॥१॥	I will not bother with any other lessons
संडै मरकै कहिओ जाइ ॥	Sanda and Marka went to the king to complain
प्रहलाद बुलाए बेगि धाइ ॥	He sent for Prahlaad to come at once
तू राम कहन की छोडु बानि ॥	He said to him, "Stop uttering the Lord's Name
तुझु तुरतु छडाऊ मेरो कहिओ मानि ॥२॥	I shall release you at once, if you obey my words
मो कउ कहा सतावहु बार बार ॥	Prahlaad answered, "Why do you annoy me, over and over again?
प्रभि जल थल गिरि कीए पहार ॥	God created the water, land, hills and mountains.
इकु रामु न छोडउ गुरहि गारि ॥	I shall not forsake the One Lord Rama; if I did, I would be going against my Guru.
मो कउ घालि जारि भावै मारि डारि ॥३॥	You might as well throw me into the fire and kill me
काढि खड़गु कोपिओ रिसाइ ॥	The king became angry and drew his sword
तुझ राखनहारो मोहि बताइ ॥	Show me your protector now!
प्रभ थ्मभ ते निकसे कै बिसथार ॥	So God emerged out of the pillar, and assumed a mighty form
हरनाखसु छेदिओ नख बिदार ॥४॥	He killed Harnaakhash, tearing him apart with his nails
ओइ परम पुरख देवाधि देव ॥	The Supreme Lord God, the Divinity of the divine,
भगति हेति नरसिंघ भेव ॥	For the sake of His devotee, assumed the form of the man-lion.
कहि कबीर को लखै न पार ॥	Says Kabeer, no one can know the Lord's limits
प्रहलाद उधारे अनिक बार ॥५॥४॥	He saves His devotees like Prahlaad over and over again

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

For inner communion, there is nothing as helpful as the Divine Name. The Name is a pill of bliss.

Nama Article 18th September 2009

 

Swami Papa Ramdas:

 

Sadhana is effort made towards Godrealization.

 

It is possible for the average man i.e. the man in the world also. It has two aspects: (1) inner communion (2) outward vision.

 

For inner communion, there is nothing as helpful as the Divine Name. The Name is a pill of bliss. It is a dose of nectar. It links the mind with the Supreme Being in no time. Only those minds which are deeply attached to worldly objects cannot enjoy its sweetness.

 

When you have fever, sugar does not taste sweet. Similarly when one is suffering from the worldly disease one cannot enjoy its sweetness. Repetition of the Name is so simple and easy.

 

There is no need for any ceremonial, no external aid, no paraphernalia, no rules. The Name is self-sufficient.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

“Certainly, it is good,” said Ramana Bhagavan. “What could be better? The greatness of the japa of the name of Rama is extraordinary

Nama Article 17th September 2009

 

THE GREATNESS OF JAPA BY RAMANA MAHARISHI

 

A devotee asked, "Swami, what is the easiest way to attain moksha?"

 

Bhagavan said with a smile, "As and when the mind goes astray, it should be turned inward and made to steady itself in the thought of the Self. That is the only way."

 

Another devotee said, "To do so, the repeating of the name of Rama is good, is it not?"

 

"Certainly, it is good," said Bhagavan. "What could be better? The greatness of the japa of the name of Rama is extraordinary. In the story of Namadeva he is reported to have told one devotee, 'If you want to know the greatness of the name of Rama you must first know what your own name is, what your real nature (swarupa) is, who you are and how you were born. Unless you know your own origin, you will not know your name!' This idea is found in the Abhangas of Namadeva written in Marathi language and in the Malayalam Adhyatma Ramayana."

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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