Let us cling to His glorious Name with all love and faith, and let Him do what He pleases with us.

Nama Article 8th April  2015

Swami Papa Ramdas

Let us cling to His glorious Name with all love and faith, and let Him do what He pleases with us. Ours is to realise our immortality

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

When one is afflicted with sorrow, if he persists in prayers and not question the Lord as to why He is putting him into grief, when the difficult times pass, the Lord is pleased and rewards him with a special gift of His grace.

You should not only accept from the bottom of your heart the situation that the Lord keeps you in but also be grateful to Him for that because it is verily the Lord's blessing!

When there is true love, even adversities appear to be blessings

To forget God's Name is adversity; ever to think of His Name is prosperity.

At that stage you realise you do dhyana without any effort on your part, that dhyana is your real nature. Till then, effort is necessary

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

In the other paths, you take some effort and then wait for God's grace. In Bhakti, you depend only on the grace of God and nothing else. That makes Bhakti an easier way to attain the end-state

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

Likewise, God takes hold of his devotee and removes all the hurdles in his/her way.

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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