thanks for sankirtan

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Thanks to everyone for posting those sankirtan links. I have found

new strength and serenity in japa and sankirtan. I also just re-read

Jnaneshwar Maharaj's Haripatha which is quite beautiful extolling the

nectar of chanting. If you all don't have a copy of this

poem/scripture, perhaps I can post a piece of it or type the whole

thing up. It is quite awesome as is his Amritanubhav. Here is a

sampling of the last two sections of the 27.

 

 

O my mind, cherish remembrance of Hari's name,

And Hari will shower His mercy on you.

It is no great difficult chore

To chant the name of the Lord.

Therefore, please chant His name

With a voice that is sweet with love.

 

There is nothing greater or more uplifting

Thatn the chanting of His name.

So why should you wander on difficult paths,

Forsaking the sweet path of His name?

Jnanadev says: I keep silence without,

And keep turning the japa-mala of His name within.

Thus, my japa is always going on.

 

There is no pleasure as sweet as His name.

All the Scriptures declare

That it's the secret to be attained.

So do not spend even a moment

Without enjoying the nectar of His name.

This world is only a superficial play.

It is only an imagination, after all.

Without the remembrance of Hari,

it's only a futile round of births and deaths.

 

By remembering His name,

All your sins will go up in flames.

Therefore, commit your mind to chanting Hari's name.

Take the attitude of adeherence to truth,

And break the spell of illusion.

Do not allow the senses to bar your vision of the Self.

Have faith in the power of chanting His name.

 

Be kind, serene and compassionate toward all.

In this way,

You'll become the welcome guest of the Lord.

Jnanadev says: the chant of God's name

Is the means to samadhi

This, I swear, is true.

This wisdom was bestowed upon me by Nivrittinath, my Guru.