Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Somebody should the man to Chant Hare Krsna Maha-mantra and accept Srila Prabhupada as his Guru. >Do you have a particular spiritual practice? >I do quite a few things. I have a mantra that Amma gave me. I'm >supposed to recite it 108 times a day. But I try to do it as much as >I can, when I'm shaving or driving my car. I also try to get up once >in the middle of the night to pray and meditate for an hour or so. >What is your mantra? >I'm not allowed to tell you. It's something between you and the >guru. I could share it with my wife, but I haven't. I may tell her >on my deathbed [laughs] -- I don't know. THAT is the difference between following Srila Prabhupada and someone who has got some cheater. Srila Prabhupada gives a mantra which DELIVERS us ALL : Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare /Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ..NO SECRET! 740505NA.BOM Lectures So our Krsna consciousness movement is preaching this philosophy that "You take to Krsna consciousness; your life will be perfect." And the method is very simple. It can be..., there is no secrecy. Just like this evening I was talking with a boy. He has got a mantra, very secret. But we say have no secret mantra. Our mantra, Hare Krsna, is open to everyone. Why it should be secret? If by chanting Hare Krsna mantra we can approach God, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, why it should remain secret? It should be distributed like anything so that everyone can go. So there is no secrecy. A secret mantra we don't approve. It must be very open. There is no secret. The sastra never says that mantra can be secret. harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha In this age of Kali... Kali means the age of quarrel, age of misunderstanding, age of disagreement. So in this age it is very difficult to come to the right conclusion by philosophy and other methods. Therefore in the sastra it has been openly declared, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha Three times. Three times means yajna-dana-tapah-kriya. There are many other things: meditation, sacrifices, worship in the temple. So in this age all these things are impossible to be performed, but even a child can chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra. That is proved here. Whenever there is Hare Krsna maha-mantra, even the child can take part, old man can take part. So this is the only method for God realization. There is no expenditure, but the gain is very, very great. 710730SB.LON LecturesIndian lady: Is it better to chant the Hare Krsna mantra loud or is it better hide the mantra? (?)Prabhupada: As loud as possible.Devotees: Jaya! Hari bol!Prabhupada: So that others can hear and take benefit of it. There is no secret. It is not that secret mantra, that "I'll give you a special mantra, and you give me $35." (laughter) It is open to everyone. Chant loudly, as loudly as possible. No question of payment. 690426LE.BOS Lectures So it was... It is not very difficult. Because it is composed in Sanskrit words, it does not mean that you cannot chant. We have experimented. Now, I ask my students... They are all American boys and girls. None of them are Indian or Hindu. Not only here in Boston, but in many other cities like New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Santa Fe, Montreal, so they are very nicely chanting and enjoying. Not only that, I have got some restriction. The student who comes to me for initiation, I ask them to restrict some habits. So they are easily doing that also. Just like I ask them not to indulge in any intoxication, including smoking, tea-taking, coffee-taking. So they are following. And I ask them not to eat meat. These things are very usual things in your country, but my students they are very easily following. They don't feel any difficulty. So this formula, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare, this sound vibration, you can practice it. It is not difficult. There is no secret. I don't say that "I have got a secret mantra which I shall give you, and you pay me fifty dollars" or like that. It is open secret. You have simply to accept kindly. Then you see the result. There is no loss on your part, but the gain is very great. Why don't you try it? I request you, most humbly I request you that you kindly chant these sixteen names--Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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