Govindaram Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 SRI HARINAMA CINTAMANI (THE TRANSCENDENTAL TOUCHSTONE OF THE HOLY NAME) by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura TO CONSIDER THE GLORIES OF THE NAME AS IMAGINARY IS THE FIFTH OFFENSE Chapter Eight (excert) The holy name and the Lord Himself are the same. Krsna personally positioned the chanting of His holy name at the very top of all auspicious activities. He is fully independant, autocratic and omnipotent. All processes have come into force due to His energy. He invested karma kanda with his material energy, and jnana kanda with his impersonal energy. <font color="red"> Krsna then invested of His own accord His entire personal potency in the syllables of His holy name. </font color> There is no point in objecting to these arrangements. An intelligent person will therefore carefully avoid offending the allpowerful name of the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haridham Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 That was a very nice way to glorify the holy name of krsna. I have one question however, Now with Karma Kanda and such what if someone considers that devotion. I mean all it is is a ritualistic process. How is chanting different from a ritualistic process, I mean how is that considered devotional and karma kanda ritualistic? I think its a silly question yet I still feel like asking Hare Krsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindaram Posted November 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 SRI HARINAMA CINTAMANI (THE TRANSCENDENTAL TOUCHSTONE OF THE HOLY NAME) by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura CHAPTER ELEVEN TO EQUATE CHANTING WITH OTHER PIOUS ACTIVITIES THE EIGHTH OFFENSE Srila Haridas Thakur continued, " <font color="red"> O Lord, other pious activities can never be equal to chanting the name. </font color> " What is subhakarma? Persons pursuing mundane existence take to the worship of the Supreme Lord out of fear of death. The Lord's lotus feet are the perfect shelter, free from all anxiety, and are the only means to cross over the ocean of nescience. But when the process to obtain the protection of the Lord becomes colored by <font color="blue"> material motives </font color> , then the process itself becomes mundane. <font color="red"> Even though it is the Lord who is being worshiped, because the process of worship is mundane, the worship becomes materially pious activity or subhakarma. </font color> Out of His causeless compassion, the Supreme Lord incarnated as the holy name, making Himself immediately available to the jivas; thus the holy name is accepted by the <font color="blue"> intelligent </font color> and righteous jivas as their only means of perfection. The scriptures recommend chanting the Lord's name as the most effective process of obtaining the supreme goal, but some persons understand this to mean that chanting is one of many subhakarmas. This misconception is similar to Lord Visnu being seen as just another demigod like Siva or Brahma. here are two means to the supreme goal: primary and secondary. <font color="blue"> Subhakarma is the secondary means and the Lord's holy name is the primary means. </font color> Though the holy name is counted as a 'means', it is nevertheless eternally the principle means. Once this point is clearly understood, the differences between the holy name and subhakarma will be clearly seen. The scriptural verdict is that the holy name is the essence of spiritual bliss, and is thus incomparible to any other subhakarma. To read fully go Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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