Religious training for Ksatriyas

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On 14 Apr 1999, Mahanidhi das wrote:

 

 

> Pardon me, but I think that you first got to make it clear with

> yourself wether the names of the Lord's pure devotees are the

> names of God or of God's pure devotees. If you don't distinguish

> here, then the list of other "Names of God" is really flexible.

> You can add any saint or any devotee you have preferences to.

> Like Siva, or Durga, or Maharaja Bharata, or Srila Prabhupada,

> or St. Peter, Mother Teresa, Draupadi, Arjuna, The Six Goswamis...

 

 

True. What are some of the other "hundreds and millions" of Names do you

personally think Lord Caitanya would be referring to. That's all I'm asking.

 

 

 

> Otherwise, chanting any of the Holy Names of the Lord is not of

> the equal and same potency. Even in the Maha Mantra, chanting

> Hare, Krsna and Rama is of different potency. Chanting Visnu's

> name is even less potent than these three names, while chanting

> the names of Panca-tattva is the most potent (though it is

> chanting of Hare Krsna Maha-mantra that is given as process).

> What to speak of the names of demigods (who might be the pure

> devotees, nevertheless). One of the ten offences against chanting

> the Lord's Holy Name is specifically mentioning this.

 

 

Certainly not of "equal" potency but certainly of potency to deliver a fallen

soul. Like varnsrama-dharma, I like to try to think of any possible avenue of

approaching and engaging other fallen souls like myself in the service of the

Lord. We seem to get into a mode of "if they aren't chanting 16 rounds a day

of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, they're useless". In the beginning, I think

Srila Prabhupada was quite happy when new people chanted Krsna's Name even

once a day. He didn't even mention the Name Krsna on 26 2nd Ave. for quite

some time. When the disciples showed a voluntary, personal, and sincere

interest he described more details.

 

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> As far as Christians, if I am not mistaken, Srila Prabhupada

> did encouraged chanting the God's name familiar to them - Jehovah.

 

 

Good. Thank you. I was not sure of this.

 

> For Muslims, that is Allah.

 

Yes, I forgot.

 

 

 

> I would suggest that these you could

> add to your chanting of God's names, if you wish so (though it

> would be much less potent than chanting Hare Krsna, but the

> preferences may be there).

 

 

Please understand, I am simply seeking some additional meditational subject

matter for when I am chanting rounds in the morning. My mind wanders every

which way and I try to keep it at least within the parameters of the Holy

Names and names of the 12 Mahajanas, 6 Goswamis, the 32 paramapara-gurus, the

5 Pandavas, 16 Mataji's, etc. when I'm chanting. I offer obeisances in my mind

to each one as I'm chanting, one by one. It helps me, but it's just my

personal thing. I'm not preaching to anyone that this is THE WAY.

 

 

 

> While to chant the names of the Lord's

> devotees as if supposedly the Holy Names of the Lord Himself, I

> would not think that these devotes would be really please with

> that.

 

I agree. There should be some differentiation in context.

 

> Think wether Srila Prabhupada would approve that you include

> his name in the Siksastaka prayer: "Oh, my Lord, Your Holy Name

> alone.... Krsna, Govinda, Srila Prabhupada,..." Some offense too

> could be involved here.

 

 

I don't want that!

 

 

> It could be also good to remember that

> this prayer was spoken by the Lord Himself, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

> So, He is referring here to Prabhupada, Jesus Christ, Mohammed ??

> I really doubt that Srila Prabhupada would like us to include his

> name in Mahaprabhu's prayer.

 

No doubt. But Lord Caitanya did say "hundreds and millions" of Holy Names ALL

invested with His transcendental energies.

 

But I am so fallen that I have no attraction for Them.

 

 

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