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Written by Pragosh das
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 22:57 |
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Chanting the Maha mantra
Although "Hare Krsna" has become a household word, practically nobody knows what it means. Is it merely a repetitious incantation designed to hypnotize its practitioners? Is it a form of escapism? Or is it a genuine meditation that can actually summon higher awareness? In this short essay, recorded on his first LP in late 1966, Srila Prabhupada illuminates the inner meaning of the Hare Krsna mantra.
The transcendental vibration established by the chanting of Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare is the sublime method for reviving our transcendental consciousness. As living spiritual souls, we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now adulterated by the material atmosphere.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 14 February 2010 11:26 |
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Stories from Srila Prabhupada |
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Written by Manohar Krishna dasa
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 18:35 |
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One saintly person was giving his blessings to different kinds of persons. So he first of all saw one boy, he was a prince, son of a king. So he blessed him, raja-putra. "My dear prince," ciram jiva, "you live forever." Then he saw one brahmacari, a disciple of a spiritual master, he said, ma jiva muni-putraka: "Oh, you are the disciple of a saintly person. You do not live. You die immediately." Raja-putra ciram jiva. "Oh, the prince, son of a king, you live forever; and you are a brahmacari, muni-putra, a son of a saintly person, so you die immediately." Then there was a saintly person, and he said to the saintly... He offered his blessings to the saintly person, jiva va mara va sadhoh. Sadhoh means saintly person, sadhu. "My dear saintly person, either you live or you die as you like." And there was a butcher. He told for the butcher, ma jiva ma mara iti: "You neither live nor die." So what is the significance of these four kinds of blessings?
The significance is that he blessed the raja-putra, royal prince, to live forever because whatever enjoyment he's having, this is for this life. Next life is very horrible for him, next life. Just like generally in the opulent countries like America and other European countries, they are materially very opulent, they do not care for anything. They do anything, whatever they like, because they are very much proud of their material opulence. But they do not care what they are going to be next life, you see. Therefore so long they live, that is good for them. As soon as they die, they are going to the darkest region of the hell. Therefore the prince, the king's son, was blessed, "You live forever," and so far the brahmacari, brahmacari or the son of a muni, he is undergoing penance, austerities, fasting, not very comfortable life. So he was blessed that "You die immediately." Because by his pious activities he has elevated himself so high that as soon as he dies, he goes to Vaikuntha, kingdom of God.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 07:59 |
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Written by Manohar Krishna dasa
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Saturday, 31 October 2009 19:57 |
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Prabhupada Vani "Take a Test" Production Team
Hare Krsna! The Prabhupada Vani "Take a Test" production team formed with the help of enthusiastic volunteer devotees, recently created over 300 tests in last five months since its inception, averaging over two lectures per day as a team! The current team consists of Banke Bihari dasi, Shivali Mataji, Madhava Das Prabhu, Prem Prakash Pathak prabhu, Svayam Prakash Krishna das, Nimai das, SSN Raju prabhu and Mukherjee prabhu. Currently, the quiz masters are located across the globe and are preparing test questions on each of the transcribed English lectures of Srila Prabhupada appearing in this web site. “Take a Test” link can be found in most of Conversations (CNV001 to CNV225), Caitanya-Caritamrita (CC001 to CC072), Morning Walks (MW001 to MW189) and Srimad Bhagavatam (SB550 to SB619). Thanks to the loving contribution from above mentioned devotees so far, we have completed tests for about 600 of the 1700 lectures in this site.
The idea behind this project is to encourage attentive listening to Srila Prabhupada lectures, since listening is the most important aspect of devotional service. Each and every lecture of Srila Prabhupada if listened carefully is potent enough to transform our lives for the better.
Contributing test question is easy. You will derive deeper meaning in the lectures as you listen to them attentively and form questions that will force attentive listening to prospective test taker. If you want to join the “Take a Test” production team, please contact us.
Please listen to Srila Prabhupada lectures and make yourself fortunate!
Hare Krsna. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 February 2010 22:46 |
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Written by Madhava dasa
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 19:04 |
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Prabhupada: No, no. they may chant but they must understand that the chanting process, that will be more effective. That they must know. Chanting is open. Anyone can chant, but they must know it, that “If I chant in the proper process, then it will be effective.”
Devotee 1: It must be clear to them that the goal of love of God, not something material.
Prabhupada: Yes. Prema pum-artho mahan. That is wanted. There is one book by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, namaksara bahir haya nama nahi haya: “The…Simply the alphabets are coming, but that is not nama.” Namaksara, Hare Krishna, the alphabets, are coming out, but it is not the holy name.
Devotee 2: We wanted to make a distinction that a non-devotee chanting is different from when a pure devotee chants.
Devotee 1: So that distinction should be there?
Prabhupada: Yes.
(Room Conversation. Mayapur, February 25, 1977) |
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