Govindaram Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Bg.7.1 Purport {excerpt} "To hear about Krsna from Vedic literatures, or to hear from Him directly through the Bhagavad-gita, is itself righteous activity. And for one who hears about Krsna, Lord Krsna who is dwelling in everyone's heart, acts as a best-wishing friend and purifies the devotee who constantly engages in hearing of Him. In this way, a devotee naturally develops his dormant transcendental knowledge. As he hears more about Krsna from the Bhagavatam and from the devotees, he becomes fixed in the devotional service of the Lord. By development of devotional service one becomes freed from the modes of passion and ignorance, and thus material lusts and avarice are diminished. When these impurities are wiped away, the candidate remains steady in his position of pure goodness, becomes enlivened by devotional service and understands the science of God perfectly. Thus bhakti-yoga severs the hard knot of material affection and enables one to come at once to the stage of 'asamsayam-samagram,' understanding of the Supreme Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead." (Bhag. 1.2.17-21) Therefore only by hearing from Krsna or from His devotee in Krsna consciousness can one understand the science of Krsna. ----- Hearing is most important, either by reading or listening, does 'this' hearing include chanting? Sorry if the question is really abvious to all, it seems simple, but for me it is not. Hare Krsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 chanting is effective when we hear it chanting without listening (=being not attentive) is one of the main ten offences to mahamantra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govindaram Posted May 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Association sometimes I think is like a TEAM. We all need to work together for the same goal. Thankyou for your answer. chanting is effective when we hear it'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 ... if we chant inattentively millions of beings surely benefit from this mahamantra.. but we do not benefit fully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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