Aindra prabhu’s realizations on chanting the holy names is a must read for every aspiring devotee of Lord Caitanya. Many thanks to Dhanurdhara Swami for conducting the interview with Aindra prabhu last year. The following is an interview with Aindra dasa done last year for the forthcoming book, ‘Kirtan Meditations – The Mood and Technique [...]
Chanting
The Power of Chanting of the Holy Name“At the moment of death, when a person calls out, ‘Krsna! Krsna! Krsna!’ the first name of the Lord gives him the gift of liberation, while the other two repetitions of the name Krsna humbly bow before him – debtors that owe him a favor.” [Srila Sanatana Goswami, Hari bhakti vilasa, 11th vilasa, Volume 2, [...] |
Real Ekadasi Means Fasting and ChantingIn preparation for Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi – just 5 days away: “Why just 25 rounds? You should chant as many as possible. Real Ekadasi means fasting and chanting and no other business. When one observes fasting, the chanting becomes easier. So on Ekadasi other business can be suspended as far as possible … unless there [...] |
Merits obtained by Chanting“Even if one distributes ten million cows in charity during an eclipse of the sun, lives at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna for millions of years, or gives a mountain of gold in sacrifice to the brahmanas, he does not earn even one hundredth part of the merit derived from chanting Hare Krishna.” [...] |
A rare opportunityToday was a quiet day – a rare opportunity for me – so I spent the whole morning chanting japa in my room. I enjoyed it very much and remembered Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words: “As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.” |
