God is a wonder. His name is a greater wonder. RAM mantra gradually destroys all your desires and purifies you through and through

Nama Article 29^th November 2014

 

Source: Madhuramurali July 2014

 

Swami Papa Ramdas

 

God is a wonder. His name is a greater wonder. As a worm bores through the wood until it makes the inside hollow, the RAM mantra gradually destroys all your desires and purifies you through and through.

 

By chanting it, a new strength, a new joy and a new light will reveal themselves in you. Then you will realize you are an immortal and radiant Spirit ever identical with God.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

We Bhagavathas feel blissful by our devotion to our Kannan which is a result of gush of love towards Him. Even absentminded, will never insult other Gods.

Nama Article 28^th November 2014

 

Source: Madhuramurali February 2014

 

மஹாரண்யம் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ முரளீதர ஸ்வாமிஜி

 

பாகவதர்களாகிய நாங்கள், எங்கள் கண்ணனிடம், எங்களிடம் ஊற்று எடுக்கும் ப்ரேமையால் பக்தி செய்து ஆனந்தப்படுவோம்; மறந்தும் பிற தெய்வ நிந்தனைகளை செய்ய மாட்டோம்

 

We Bhagavathas feel blissful by our devotion to our Kannan which is a result of gush of love towards Him. Even absentminded, will never insult other Gods.

 

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

 

We should not destroy any one's true faith in God. Those who seek this, those who have no other go, those who are ready to accept this simple Mahamantra, we shall give this Mahamantra to those with love.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Sastras have said that Namakirtan will eliminate sins and bestow virtues and various Mahans have treaded this same path of Bhagavatha Dharma and have attained liberation.

Nama Article 27^th November 2014

 

Source: Madhuramurali August 2014

 

நாமகீர்த்தனம் எப்படி பாபத்தை போக்கி புண்யத்தை தரும்?

 

மஹாரண்யம் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ முரளீதர ஸ்வாமிஜி

 

சாஸ்திரங்கள், நாமகீர்த்தனம் பாவத்தை போக்கும், புண்யத்தை தரும் என்று சொல்லி உள்ளது. இதே பாகவத தர்மத்தை, பல மஹான்கள் கடைப்பிடித்து முக்தியை அடைந்துள்ளார்கள்

 

How does Namakirtan eliminate sins and bestows virtues?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

 

Sastras have said that Namakirtan will eliminate sins and bestow virtues.

 

Various Mahans have treaded this same path of Bhagavatha Dharma and have attained liberation.

 

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

 

The way to Liberation though rational should be a path shown by the Vedas there is no other recourse: all other methods are of no use

 

The greatness of this Dharma is evident from the fact that it is bestowed by the Lord himself. Moreover, it is very simple. No obstacles can come while adhering this Dharma. We can go blind folded while following this path and even a layman, who knows nothing, can attain the supreme state in spirituality by following this path.

 

The Sanathana Dharma is universally true. While the Dharma cannot be changed, the alternative is to adapt the right kind of Dharma, apt for the age. That is verily the Bhagavata Dharma, which is nothing but chanting of the Divine Name of God

 

What is Bhagavata dharma? Showing the way to the Almighty even to the lowliest of the lowly is Bhagavata dharma.

 

Bhagavata Dharma is a reformation measure indeed!

 

Would it not amount to grave injustice if one shows a difficult path to the world ?

 

Therefore, who is a Sadguru? The one who calls all the people in this Kali Yuga and gives the 'upadesa', "Utter the Name of the Lord. You can attain God!" Only such a one is a Sadguru.

 

We come across many Gurus. Each one of them prescribes a path. Which one should be followed? What is to be done?

 

All those who are associated with this Sath Sangam should lead the life of Dharma; should do Naama Japam and Naama Sankirtanam every day; should be ever helpful to one and all; should be disciplined and in control always.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

ill will get cured, bound will be free, Afraid will get rid of fear, Who is in danger, will be safe

Nama Article 26^th November 2014

 

Source: Sri Vishnu Sahasaranama Stotram English Translation by Swami Krishnananda

 

यश: प्राप्नोति विपुलं ज्ञातिप्राधान्यमेव च।

अचलां श्रियमाप्नोति श्रेय: प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्॥

न भयं क्वचिदाप्नोति वीर्यं तेजश्च विन्दति।

भवत्यरोगो ध्युतिमान्बलरूपगुणान्वित:॥

रोगर्तो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्।

भयान्मुच्येत भीतस्तु मुच्येतापन्न् आपद:॥

 

He who sings the Chants the Divine Names, With utmost devotion

"Will get fame without fail,

Will be first in what he does,

Will get riches that last,

Would attain salvation from these bonds,

Will never be afraid of anything,

Will be bubbling with vim and valour,

Will not get any ills,

Will be handsome forever,

Will have all the virtues in this wide world,

And he who is ill will get cured,

He who is bound will be free,

He who is afraid, will get rid of fear,

He who is in danger, will be safe."

 

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

 

Having compassion of the Lord as the foundation, the one which has no rules, the one which can eradicate the force of Kali, Namakirtanam is the only resort.

 

You have wished for 'Dharma', 'Artha' (wealth), 'Kama' (ambitions) and 'Moksha' (God). All these four can be attained by performing service to Lord Sri Hari.

 

I am not able to find any way other than the repeated chanting of the Divine Names to gain the purushartas of dharma, artha, kama and moksha in this age of Kali

 

For him who seeks his own good in the shape of what is known by the names of Dharma (religious merit), Artha (wordly riches), Kama (desires) and Moksha (final beatitude), adoration of Sri Hari's feet is the only means to that end.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

Who Sings Narayana and Narayana, All his cares would be taken care of.

Nama Article 25^th November 2014

 

Source: Sri Vishnu Sahasaranama Stotram English Translation by Swami Krishnananda

 

श्रीभगवानुवाच

अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥

 

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे ॥

 

आर्ता विषण्णा: शिथिलाश्च भीता:

घोरेषु च व्याधिषु वर्तमाना:।

संकीर्त्य नारायणशब्दमात्रं

विमुक्तदु:खा: सुखिनो भवन्तु॥

 

Sri Bhagavan says:

I would take care,

Of worries and cares of Him,

Who thinks and serves me,

Without any other Thoughts,

 

To take care of Dharma,

To protect those who are good,

And to destroy all who are bad.

I will be born from time to time.

 

If he who is worried,

If he who is sad,

If he who is broken,

If he who is afraid,

If he who is severely ill,

If he who has heard tidings bad,

Sings Narayana and Narayana,

All his cares would be taken care of.

 

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

 

For those men who worship Me alone, thinking of no other, for those ever-united, I secure what is not already possessed and preserve what they already possess.

 

Food is the first need of Man. While Krishna has taken care of all worldly necessities why should one seek another deity's help? Sri Krishna whom you worship will bless you with all round welfare.

 

Those who Chant the Divine Names of Hari, Udupi Krishna blesses them with adequate food.

 

Sri Hari, the bestower of salvation, gives beauty, health, wordly possessions and appropriate enjoyments to those who constantly medidiate on Him.

 

We should either do bhakti deeply and attain God or be in the world enjoying worldly things. What is the use of remaining in-between ('rendungkettan') the two? -- Neither here nor there?

 

If you want God alone, why do you accept the existence of anything else ?

 

If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for an instant, what sort of devotion is that?

 

As your heart beats as you sleep, dream or being awake let your tongue always Chant the Divine Names of Hari.

 

If you become that anxious on forgetting to chant the Divine Name even for a second, then you are blessed.

 

One should constantly repeat the names of God irrespective of any activity that he might be involved in

 

We should Chant and remember the Divine Name every breath we intake and we need not try to do anything else.

 

kalakshebo na kartavyah, kshenamaayuh kshane kshane, yamasya karuna naasti, kartavyam hari kirtanam.

 

Every moment of your life should be taken as His gift.  Be rest assured that every incident that happens is by His grace and happens for your well-being.

 

Guru Nanak felt that it would be improper to postpone Nama Smarana or remembering the Name of the Lord, even by a single breath

 

The thought that seize out one's mind for life long period would surely, strongly surface during the last breath

 

That unshakable faith in Rama Nama remained with him till his last breath.

 

The human body is a rare boon to embodied souls and that too is very transient (momentary, short-lived, temporary)

 

Your last breath should ensure that this is your last birth

 

The thought that seize out one's mind for life long period would surely, strongly surface during the last breath. Likewise we ourselves can have a test to determine whether it's possible to have an active remembrance of the lord when our soul departs the body.

 

This exercise should go on continually until doing japa has become as natural as breathing.

 

Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

He who has unshakable faith in the Name is saved

Nama Article 24^th November 2014

 

Swami Papa Ramdas

 

He who has unshakable faith in the Name is saved

 

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

 

Faith is even greater than God.......Unshakable faith and patience are the two coins that one should offer to Guru as offering

 

It is not enough if you have faith in God but you should have faith in yourself; the faith that you would see God

 

If there is faith, then there is no fate.

 

Once you acquire faith, your work is done. There is nothing higher than faith

 

If we call out His Name with complete faith, Krishna will certainly appear before us.

 

Power of Faith! Story of a Hunter, who ceaselessly with a single pointed focus, with all other thoughts removed from mind, had the vision of Lord.

 

Faith is more powerful than knowledge

 

When a trouble befalls you, it is only to test your faith. Win over it by your faith on God. He will never let you down.

 

Vibhishana who held faith He was Rama! Ravana who did not He was Yama!

 

The way – Faith

 

the man without faith (is ruined and) comes back to this transmigratory cycle again and again" ...Bhagavad Gita

Our faith in the living God is to be measured by the extent of freedom from anxiety of any kind whatsoever.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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

One should try to satisfy his hunger somehow and engage in the chanting of the Divine Name of Shri Krishna.

Nama Article 23^rd November 2014

 

Source: Vaishnava Samhita - Haridasa Charitam. Vol II Book V Chp 14 Shlokas 11 - 14

 

येनाकेनप्रकारेण क्षुद्वयाधिश्च निवर्त्यताम्  

कृष्णनामजपेनैव क्रियतां कालयापनम्

 

यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टाः केचिन्माधुकरान्विताः

साधवोsर्थविरक्ताश्च वसन्ति यतयो वने

 

शिलोञ्छवृत्या तुष्यन्ति वैष्णवा गृहमेधिनः

तेषामनन्यभक्तानां योगक्षेमवहो हरिः  

 

तस्मादर्थपरं जन्म भगवद्भक्तिनाशनम्

उपेक्षन्ते भागवता लोकवेदपरा हि ते

 

One should try to satisfy his hunger somehow and engage in the chanting of the Divine Name of Shri Krishna. Satisfied with whatever they get providentially and through alms, the saints neglect wealth and perform austerity in the forest. The Vaishnavas lead the life of householders accepting alms. Shri Bhagavan takes up on His shoulders the responsibility of their maintenance. Those Bhagavatas who have lost all consideration for the precepts of the Vedas and the opinion of the common people, hate that life which has the only aim of amassing wealth that destroys devotion.

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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