Saturday, November 26, 2016

Here, sadhana means continuously chanting Nama, and Nama alone!

Nama Article 26th Nov 2016


Source: NAMA AND JNANA

Mahatmas say, as one chants Nama incessantly, his ignorance will be wiped away, and he will attain wisdom in his anthima kaala. We may question, if one chants incessantly, why should Bhagavan wait till his last breath to bestow wisdom? Why not during his lifetime? 'Anthima kaala' mentioned here in this context is not 'death-bed'. When one takes to continuous chanting, there is a beginning phase of sadhana (spiritual practice), there is a mid phase wherein he delves into sadhana, and an end phase wherein he perfects sadhana. It is during this final stage, that God will bestow wisdom on him. Here, sadhana means continuously chanting Nama, and Nama alone!


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


True Bhagavathas wish for children who would perform Hari Nama Sankirtan devoutly

Nama Article 25th Nov 2016


HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji


Parents wish for children who would perform their last rites and shrardham devoutly. But true Bhagavathas wish for children who would perform Hari Nama Sankirtan devoutly.


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Sunday, November 20, 2016

Initiation puts you in possession of the direct means of attaining the grandest and the highest thing which can be attained

Nama Article 19th Nov 2016


THE GLORY OF MANTRA DIKSHA

By Swami Sivananda

Initiation puts you in possession of the direct means of attaining the grandest and the highest thing which can be attained, attaining which you obtain everything, knowing which you know everything and gaining which nothing more remains to be gained.

Initiation leads you to the full knowledge and experience that you are neither the mind nor the body, that you are Satchidananda Atman, full of Light and full of the highest Bliss. May the Grace of the Sadguru, the visible God, bestow upon you all the highest fruit of Selfrealisation.


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Saturday, November 19, 2016

Don’t worry if you are not able to think of God; but avoid thinking too much of the world. Also recite the favorite Names of God.

Nama Article 18th Nov 2016


BHAGAVATHA DHARMAM - First Skandham - Swami Abhedananda


Don't worry if you are not able to think of God; but avoid thinking too much of the world. Vision of God is not possible without service of the Lord. If at first darkness is seen while meditating on God, steadily go ahead, thinking of the favorite form of God. Also recite the favorite Names of God. Mind will come under control soon. Establish the form of the Lord in Budhi. (Memory). When it is well established, mind will become steady. At that time, the form of God will also appear clearly in the mind. This is Bhakti yoga (union with God through devotion)


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Thursday, November 10, 2016

If you can completely forget worldly objects while reciting the Names of God, you will get a very special and unprecedented experience of bliss

Nama Article 10th Nov 2016


BHAGAVATHA DHARMAM - First Skandham - Swami Abhedananda

If you can completely forget worldly objects while reciting the Names of God, you will get a very special and unprecedented experience of bliss. Good qualities like control of the mind, righteousness, love, and service-mentality cannot be acquired without Satsang


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Monday, November 7, 2016

Man should remember, recite and praise the Names of God till his last breath

Nama Article 7th Nov 2016

BHAGAVATHA DHARMAM - First Skandham - Swami Abhedananda

He who lives a life devoted to God, should necessarily give up the habit of accumulating wealth. We are bound to continue our service to God even after getting the vision of God. Man should remember, recite and praise the Names of God till his last breath.


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Sunday, November 6, 2016

As a pearl oyster patiently and eagerly awaits the drops of rain when the star Svati is in ascendency, receives the drop and converts it in itself, through its own efforts and processes, into a very valuable pearl, the Sadhaka eagerly and devoutly awaits Mantra initiation from the Guru

Nama Article 6th Nov 2016


THE GLORY OF MANTRA DIKSHA


By Swami Sivananda


Mantras are in the nature of unfailing keys to give access into the transcendental realms of Absolute Experience. Mantras are potent givers of direct experience of the highest Reality, handed down to us from those far off ancient times. Mantras have been carefully handed down to us down the centuries, generation after generation, right up to the present modern age of materialism, by the long succession of saints, through the system of Guru Parampara.


 


A most tremendous transformation begins to take place in the innermost core of the conscience of the initiated or the receiver of the Mantra. The initiated is himself unaware of this fact because of the veil of ignorance or Mula Ajnana that still covers him, even as a poor man sleeping soundly in his humble cottage at night, carried silently and deposited upon a royal couch in the Emperor's Palace, remains completely unaware of his transfer, because he is still in deep sleep. But, nevertheless, this transformation starts with initiation, and like unto a seed that is sown in the earth, ultimately culminates in the grand fruit of realisation or Atma Jnana. To reach fruition, even as the seed has to pass through a process of developing into a seedling, a plant, a sapling and then a full grown tree, even so the Sadhaka, after receiving initiation, must make earnest and continuous effort in the form of spiritual Sadhana if the Diksha is to become blissfully fruitful as Self-realisation. This part is the Sadhaka's sole responsibility in which task he will doubtless receive the help, guidance and grace of the Guru in the measure of his firm faith and loyalty to him. As a pearl oyster patiently and eagerly awaits the drops of rain when the star Svati is in ascendency, receives the drop and converts it in itself, through its own efforts and processes, into a very valuable pearl, the Sadhaka eagerly and devoutly awaits Mantra initiation from the Guru, receives the sacred Mantra from him on the rare auspicious occasion, cherishes it and nurtures it in himself, and by his effort or process of Sadhana transforms it into a tremendous spiritual power which breaks the fort of Avidya or ignorance and opens the door to the blissful Immortal Experience.


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Saturday, November 5, 2016

To receive the Guru Mantra from a realised saint and Sadguru is the rarest of good fortune and the most precious of the Divine blessings that may be bestowed upon the aspirant

Nama Article 4th Nov 2016


THE GLORY OF MANTRA DIKSHA


By Swami Sivananda


Initiation into the Divine Name or the solemn Mantra Diksha is one of the holiest and most significant of the sacred rituals in spiritual life. To receive the Guru Mantra from a realised saint and Sadguru is the rarest of good fortune and the most precious of the Divine blessings that may be bestowed upon the aspirant. The full glory of this Mantra Diksha, specially when it is given by a realised soul, can hardly be imagined even fractionally by the initiated who has not yet got a proper idea of what the Mantra and Mantra Diksha really imply. The process of Mantra Diksha is one of the most ancient in this sacred land and is the grandest jewel in the treasure of our peerless culture. The sacred Mantra or the Divine Name is a vital symbol of the Supreme Divinity directly revealed in the innermost depths of Divine communion to the sages of Self realisation in the hoary Vedic and Upanishadic times.


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Thursday, November 3, 2016

Make it a habit to perform Japa before retiring to bed at night

Nama Article 3rd Nov 2016


BHAGAVATHA DHARMAM - First Skandham - Swami Abhedananda


Make it a habit to perform Japa before retiring to bed at night. Practice Japa through the mouth during the first year, through the throat during the next three years, and mentally during the next three years. By this practice, you can reach the state of Ajapa.( a stage at which japa becomes natural to you, without any effort)



Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Ramayana is in a way an expanded form of the Name and glory of Sri Rama.

Nama Article 2nd Nov 2016


POWER OF 'RAM NAM' by Swami Sivananda


The Valmiki Ramayana is the standard history of Sri Ram:


"Vedavedye pare punsi jate Dasarathatmaje; vedah prachetasadasit sakshadramayanatmana.—Verily, a Veda by itself was revealed by Maharshi Valmiki, in the form of Ramayana when the Supreme Being, to be known through the Vedas, manifested Himself as the son of Dasaratha." The Ramayana of Valmiki is a majestic epic, expounding Dharma by way of depicting the great heroic life of the ideal person, Sri Rama. The greatness of the Valmiki Ramayana cannot be adequately described. It is a huge didactic poem which has its main aim in constraining people to follow the path of righteousness, and towards this end, it employs the popular technique of appealing to the hearts of people by narrating in a homely style, the story of a life devoted to Dharma. The picturesque life of Sri Rama described by Valmiki is a grand glorification of the greatness of Sri Rama. Hence the Ramayana is in a way an expanded form of the Name and glory of Sri Rama.


The hearing or the study of the Ramayana is a contemplation on the various divine qualities of Sri Rama, which purifies the mind of man and renders it spiritual.


May Sri Ramachandra bless all with spiritual illumination, prosperity and Kaivalya Moksha!


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

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


Tuesday, November 1, 2016

தனிமையில் அமர்ந்துனை பாடுவதையே - என் பணியாக என்றும் பணித்திடுவாயே

Nama Article 1st Nov 2016


Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji's Kirtan


ராகம்: செஞ்சுருட்டி                                தாளம்: ஆதி

 

பாவங்களை மன்னித்தருள்வாய்

என் தந்தையே வந்தனம் உந்தனுக்கு

அன்று முதல் இன்று வரை நான் செய்த

                                                            (பாவங்களை ...)

 

சந்த்ரபாகா நதிக்கரையில் கோவில் கொண்டவனே

பண்டரிநாதனே பாண்டுரங்கனே

                                                            (பாவங்களை ...)

பாதம் இரண்டையும் ஆற தழுவிக் கொண்டேன்

தாமரை கைகளை தலையில் வைத்தருள்வாய்

பாவங்கள் இனி ஏதும் நான் செய்யாமல்

பக்கம் இருந்தெனை காத்தருள்வாய்

                                                            (பாவங்களை ...)

உனை விட்டால் எனக்கு கதி வேறில்லை - இதை

நினைவில் கொண்டு அருள் செய்திடுவாயே

தனிமையில் அமர்ந்துனை பாடுவதையே - என்

பணியாக என்றும் பணித்திடுவாயே                  (பாவங்களை...)                 


Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

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