krishnapremi Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Radhe Krishna!! How do we start chanting maha manthra? Is there any rules? My cousine is doing Japam everyday in the early morning with a japamala. Can i ask him and start doing the japam as he does like treating him as a guru or how do i start? Pls can anyone tell me? Radhe Krishna!! Sundaresan.K.R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Srila Prabhupada writes in his purport to Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 13.18: If a devotee accepts Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the universal guru and Lord Jagganatha as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna, he is benefited by the combined mercy of Krsna and guru. Your cousin to you could be seen as a type of instructing spiritual master that has shown you the way. No need for some formal guru disciple relationship. That may actually slow his progress. Lord Caitanya is your guru. The holy name is also your eternal guru. The Lord in your heart is is your guru. Srila Prabhupada's instruction, his books, are your guru. And if the Lord in your heart desires it based upon your sincerity of purpose , He may bring someone else, His purified devotee, bodily into your life for even more association. No one is without guru. It is only a question of are we sincere enough to accept guru' instructions. As far as your desire to immediately start chanting God's names please do so. Even now as you are reading this post you can say Hare Krsna Hare Rama and even systematically start chanting on some beads. There is NO prior purification necessary. NONE. Krsna is the very source of your being. Your dearmost friend. You don't require anyone's permission to speak to your Lord who resides in your heart. He is the Soul of all souls. Who could be more intimate? Who is the most likely to steer us straight without fail? Many guru's will come into your life to teach you valuable lessons. Put your faith in the Lord in the heart to guide you. That guidance will be harmonious with what Prabhupada taught and we can pray to Him to hook us up with those that can help us understand Prabhupada and the previous teachers. Chanting Krsna's name is more natural than our next breath, so don't delay and start now. The details will follow in due course. Hare Krsna Hare Rama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 I like what you wrote, Theist. - muralidhar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Muralidhar prabhu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 The instuctions of one situated in practicing Krishna Consciousness thank you Hare Krishna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Please Chant: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thanx very much ........will start immediately chanting. Also i got baghavatham book.how to start reading that? pls help me......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Hare Krishna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I offer my humble obeisance unto him! Please read the Srimad Bhagavatam only after reading the Bhagavat Gita As it is. It is like a pre-requisite course we take to take higher classes. In other words, we will not understand anything properly in the Srimad Bahgavatam by not reading the Gita first. So our first goal is to thoroughly read the Gita written by Srila Prabhupada and understand it and then take the mantle of reading the volumnous Srimad Bhagavatam. This will help you in your spiritual quest! Haribol! anand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Here's a link to the Srila Prabhupada-authorized edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is: 1972 edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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