Guest guest Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 When you chant Harinaam, you get Krishna's attention.Krishna loves His devotees more than anything else.So when you chant Harinaam, you get the attention of the Lord himself, and what can be greater than that achievement? So chanting incessantly means always being with the Lord at all times.I began to understand this when I unknowingly stopped chanting my beads, and began to spend more time listening to Harinaam through Bhajans.Later I realised that I must strike a balance between one action (chanting with my beads) and the other action (listening to Harinaam). Both actions are equally important, and then the other actions are equally important:- (all nine actions summed up below:) Sravanam Listening to the Lord's stories, Leelas and Mahimas. (in public with devotees or at home) Kirtanam Singing the glories of the Lord's Name. (in public with devotees or at home) Smaranam Remembrance of Lord's Name. (by doing Japa in company of devotees or alone at home) Pada Sevanam Service to the Lotus Feet of the Lord. (in the temple, in the Altar at home) Archanam Worship of the Lord. (In the Temple/Altar) Vandanam Salutation of the Lord. (In the Temple/Altar) Dasyam Master and Servant Relationship (like the one between Sri Rama and Hanuman) Sakhyam Companionship of the Lord. (frienship Bhava like Arjuna had) Atma Nivedanam Offering oneself to the Lord in complete self-surrender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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