Nama Article- 10-02-09

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

Question: We have heard of great Mahans chanting the Rama Nama or the Krishna

Nama towards attaining God-Realization. Are there other Mahans besides Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu who have chanted the Maha Mantra to attain the Lord? Moreover I have

read that a Sadhak should stick to one name and form. The Mahamantra has both

Rama and Krishna 's names. So to avoid the mind from wavering can I contemplate

on my Guru while chanting the Maha Mantra?

 

Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji:

 

The beauty and power of the Divine Name is that it completely takes over. All

you need to do is chant. When you chant do not bother whether your mind wavers

or not. Nama will take care of that.

 

Though there maybe so many names and mantras, this mantra is specifically

prescribed by the Upanishad for this age (Kali Santarana Upanishad). Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu, Swami Sivananda, Swami Abhedananda, numerous sadhus in Vrindavan,

advocate this mantra as the simplest solution in this Yuga.

 

Bhagavan Ramana used to say that the doubt whether one would be able to attain

liberation is the greatest hurdle and nothing else. Faith is the bedrock of

anything in this world. For certain questions, any amount of intellectual

analysis will not help find a decisive answer and they will always remain.

 

The secret is to hold on to a path advocated by the Guru and proceed doubtlessly

with faith in the words of the Guru and the experience the bliss Yourself.

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Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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