Chanting Is Out Of This World

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was a little disturbed by a conversation, and it distracted me from the

finer mood of the chanting. I kept up my determination in counting the

rounds and accumulating the numbers. I’ve chanted twelve rounds. One

should lead one’s life in such a way that the mind is unagitated for

chanting. It’s a whole art of living. A chanter is a person who has a

peaceful mind and can go deep, savoring the mahamantra during his japa

session. If we’re worried or disturbed by different agitations, we’re

not with Radha and Krishna. Chanting is out of this world. You have to

go there and leave the concerns of the material world, at least when we

chant. It is our sacred time.Taken from Bhajan #228-- At the present moment our minds are polluted with the dirt accumulated over millions and millions of lifetimes of sense gratification. Even though our original pure nature is eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss, due to our mental contamination we are presently suffering in the realm of temporality, ignorance, and misery. By the purificatory process of chanting the holy names of God we can revive our original, pure nature and thus relish the sweetest happiness at every minute.

Chant:Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare HareHare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare