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“The chanting of the holy names of Kṛṣṇa is so sublime that if one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra offenselessly, carefully avoiding the ten offenses, he can certainly be gradually elevated to the point of understanding that there is no difference between the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself.”

Nectar Of Instruction 5

Chanting the Maha-mantra is the greatest blessing – chanting is a privilege.If you have the time, please chant Hare Krishna.ysMuniraja dasa

“You try as usual for reciprocation with the Divine Couple. Have faith that They are hearing you and are pleased with your recitation. This is the most important part of your day. “Of all the orders of the spiritual master, the order to chant sixteen rounds is essential.”

From Bhajana Kutir #101
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

“Chanting Krishna’s sweet names purifies the heart; sanctifies and steadies the mind; destroys the six enemies [lust, anger, greed, envy, illusion, madness]; stops birth and death; dissolves sins; scorches samskaras; annihilates attachment; induces detachment; uproots desires; empowers one; makes one fearless; removes illusion; bestows supreme peace; delivers prema; reveals the Lord and His dhama…”

From Art of Chanting Hare Krsna
by Mahanidhi Swami

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A very important aspect of our Japa is chanting with faith and how we reach that. Mahatma dasa gives a very informative and practical talk on this subject.

“One who has sufficient faith in Lord Krsna’s name is eligible to chant, and only one who chants the name is properly executing the prescribed duties of the human being. He is called an adhikari or possessor of the holy name.”From Harinama Cintamaniby …

“From this we can understand how we have to be very cautious in executing our spiritual duties by observing the rules and regulations and regularly chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. If we neglect doing this, we will eventually fall down.”

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.8.8

“We are committed to this prayer on a daily basis. We refuse to go without it. May Krishna always bless us with taste and determination to chant our japa faithfully, day in and day out, and may He give us the attentiveness to make a decent performance….

“This vibration of Krsna’s flute is represented by the Hare Krsna mahā-mantra. A serious devotee of the Lord who chants and hears this transcendental vibration becomes so accustomed to it that he cannot divert his attention to any subject matter not related to Krsna’s blissful characteristics and paraphernalia.”

Chaitanya Caritamrta Madhya 21.144 purport

Please know that by chanting the holy name all anarthas will be removed. When our heart is cleansed from all this anartha dust, the form, qualities and pastimes of the Lord will automatically manifest themselves on the clear mirror of the purified hear…

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“When a devotee is perfectly qualified in chanting the transcen­dental vibration of the holy name, he is quite fit to become a spiritual master and deliver all the people of the world. The chanting of the holy name is so powerful that it gradually estab­lishes it’s supremacy above everything in the world.”

Teachings of Lord Caitanya

When will I perfect my chanting? If I could do only one thing right, I would like it to be my chanting, since the quality of our chanting the holy name permeates all our activities and consciousness. If I could chant the holy name perfectly, I could be…

A very nice Japa Seminar with Jayapataka Swami in Serbia.

If the soul is crying and crying by uttering Sri Hari Nama,If you chant in this way, then you’ll get the necessary association miraculously and unexpectedly.It is impossible for us, but nothing is impossible for Krsna.Krsna wants that thing, the only l…

I wanted to chant with care in my moral and spiritual feelings toward Nama Prabhu. Seeing Radha-Govinda helped because They are tenderness personified. I wanted to chant like a lover. I chanted in a subdued way, because I had to because of my head. But it also lent itself towards feelings of warmth and sympathy, gentle and delicate. One should handle the holy name in that way. It was a nice feeling. I’d like to always chant in that way.

From Japa Transformations
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

We don’t need to be in a hurry to chant our Japa, we just need to concentrate and steadily chant with determination and conviction to get back to Godhead.Don’t be like the rabbit and race ahead to the end of your 16 rounds….relish the Holy names as y…

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“No matter how much we fight and pray to control our senses and lead a moral life, our envy, greed and lust will keep coming back, unless the holy name of the Lord actually goes right into our heart.”~Radhanath Swami

Chanting with devotion, chanting attentively the names and then the Lord appears. This is the point we were making. So Draupadi called out in all helplessness and the Lord appeared. So when the mood like Draupadi is there, mood of the chanter, then the…

When we chant, we should enunciate clearly. If we are speaking to some important man, we take it as an important occasion; we don’t mumble to him. “What are you saying?” So similarly, Krsna knows what you are saying, what you are thinking.

From Japa Reform Notebook
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

“Anyone who chants Your name purifies all who hear His chanting, as well as Himself.”Srimad Bhagavatam 10.34.17

“. . .when you chant Krsna, Hare Krsna, actually the fact is Krsna is dancing on your tongue by sound vibration. Krsna is not away.”Srila PrabhupadaBhagavad-gita 4.20-24 Lecture

I recently received a very nice message from a Japa Group member and subscriber:I pray that the Japa Group gets even more members daily and that this group continues to inspire every to chant Japa very nicely. I often think about the daily emails whil…

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Chanting produces a taste
for chanting. It becomes
an indispensable part of
your life, you can not
bear to go with out chanting
early in the morning. Prabhupada
said of his 1 A.M. rising
and writing his books, “This
is taste.” Similarly, this is
taste which drives me to
go around the beads for sixteen
rounds with out letup,
building the strength and
relishing the sounds, and
when I am extra fortunate,
con tem plating on Radha and
Krishna who stand together
on the altar and play in
Their pastimes in my mind.

From Viraha Bhavan #106
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

“While the body is fit therefore, why should we not chant the holy name of the Lord loudly and distinctly? If one does so, it is quite possible that even at the time of death he will be properly able to chant the holy name of the Lord with love and fai…

“Our only strength is chanting Hare Krishna Maha-mantra. So if we stick to the principle of chanting Hare Krishna Mantra, following the rules and regulations, that will give us strength to work on both sides – namely to enlighten people in Krishna Cons…

If we are seriously taking to this chanting on our beads then our connection will be stronger – if our chanting is ritualistic or just something we do because we have to (and not because we want to) then that connection with Krsna will not be strong.Th…

In a recent discussion about Japa this question came up….it was in relation to the wandering mind and if we should think of anything and if so, what should that be?One suggestion by Sacinandana Swami was to meditate on the meaning of the mantra “Oh L…

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“Prayers to Prabhupada help. These are the progressive stages to work at. I keep coming back to the very beginning needs: wakefulness, clear pronunciation, attentive hearing, looking for purity.”From Begging for the Nectar of the Holy Nameby Satsvarupa…

I recently received a nice message from a Japa Group subscriber. Here is the message:”I continue to keep up my daily rounds and adding more rounds. I enjoy being in communion with Sri Krsna. I feel as if in a safe and warm cocoon of the Holy Names…

Simply our prayer should be, “My dear Krishna, please remind me to always chant Your Holy Name, please do not put me into forgetfulness. You are sitting within me as Supersoul, so you can put me into forgetfulness or into remembering You. So please do not put me into forgetfulness. Please always remind me to chant, even You send me into the hell, it doesn’t matter, just so long as I can always chant Hare Krishna.”

Letter to Devananda 1968

“Chanting of Hare Krishna is meant to bring us attachment to Krishna Himself, to please Krishna and eventually to invoke our pure love for Krishna. We should chant with that in mind.”From Viraha Bhavan #94by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

“Japa is an important part of devotional life. If your japa is not up to standard, this is serious. You must reform. That is, out of your regret may come success. Prabhupada used to say, ‘Failure is the pillar of success.’ Assess yourself, and try to improve your chanting of Hare Krishna.”

From Japa Reform Notebook
by Satsvarupa dasa Goswami

Whatever level we set during our Japa one day will determine the level for the next. If we raise the default level of our chanting, then this will become the new default level for our minds – if we try to raise the level of our Japa quality, then we wi…

“The relationship between sound and form is particularly relevant to chanting japa. Just as material sound vibrations produce visible forms, similarly, the transcendental vibration of Krishna’s name produces the visible form of Krishna in the heart of a devotee. “

From The Art of chanting Hare Krishna
by Mahanidhi Swami

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