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Chanting

• Subject: Chanting
• From: cure
• Date: Fri Mar 15 13:35:05 1996
• Message-Id: <199603200811.SAA23139@magna.com.au>
• Reply-to: madhudvisa@krishna.org

> are you saying that repeating the mantra silently has no positive

> effect? its not all i do, i also chant, just not all the time when i

> am walking around.

> 





Hello. Hare Krishna!



No. Thinking about Krishna in the mind has some effect also. There are

nine processes of devotional service:



"Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, 

qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu, ERMEMBERING THEM,

serving the lotus feet of the Lorrd, offering the Lord respectful

worship with sixteen types of paraphernaila, offering prayers to the

Lord, becoming His servantm considering the Lord one's best friend,

and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with

the body, mind and words) -- these nine processes are accepted as pure

devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of

Krishna through these nine methods should be understood to be the most

learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge."

(Srimad-Bhagavatam)



So remembering is certainly one of the nine processes of devotional

service, but this age, Kali-yuga, is a very disturbed time and it is

difficult to fix the mind on Krishna. So in this age the chanting of

the Hare Krishna mantra is specially stressed:



            harer nama hare nama 

                harer namaiva kevalam

            kalau nasty eva nastya eva

                nastya eva gatir anyatha



"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy, the only means of deliverance

is the chanting of the Holy names of the Lord. There is no other way.

There is no other way. There is no other way." (Brhad-naradiya Purana

3.8.126)



So even though Kali-yuga is very disturbed by chanting and hearing the

Hare Krishna mantra we can control our minds. It is a very powerful

process -- it can counteract all the bad effects of this sinful

age"The sixteen words of the Hare Krishna mantra are especially meant

for counteracting the sins of the age of Kali. To save oneself from

the contamination of this age there is no alternative but to chant the

Hare Krishna mantra. After searching through the Vedic literatures one

cannot find a method of religion for this age so sublime as the

chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra" (Kali-Santarana Upanasid) 



So chanting is so nice also that you can do it anywhere, you can chant

while walking, while on the bus, while cooking, etc... There is no

other system of yoga so easy to perform...



So chant Hare Krishna and be happy!



Madhudvisa dasa

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